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Federal Government Suspends Research at NY State Psychiatric Institute After Patient Suicide

Federal Government Suspends Research at New York State Psychiatric Institute After Patient Suicide

All human research trials at New York State Psychiatric Institute are halted while federal regulators investigate possible violations of clinical drug trial protocols following patient…

CCHR Warns New Guidelines to Screen All Adults for Anxiety Will Simply Result in More Needlessly Prescribed Psychotropic Drugs

New Guidelines to Screen All Adults for Anxiety Will Simply Result in More Needlessly Prescribed Psychotropic Drugs

Recent guidelines to screen for anxiety in all adults will medicalize normal emotions and promote dangerous psychotropic drug prescriptions, watchdog says. By CCHR InternationalThe Mental…

Study Reveals Foster Children 4x More Likely to Get Psychotropic Drugs Than Non-Foster Children

Study Reveals Foster Children 4x More Likely to Get Psychotropic Drugs Than Non-Foster Children

CCHR calls for urgent reforms to protect vulnerable foster children from psychotropic drug risks. By CCHR InternationalThe Mental Health Industry WatchdogAugust 9, 2023 A recent…

Arkansas Psychiatrist Accused of Unlawfully Imprisoning Patients Exposes Alarming Coercion and Fraud in Mental Health Care System

Arkansas Psychiatrist Accused of Unlawfully Imprisoning Nearly 100 Patients Exposes Alarming Coercion and Fraud in Mental Health Care

CCHR says the recent exposure of a psychiatrist falsely imprisoning patients, exemplifies how our mental health system allows psychiatrists to employ forced treatment and fraudulent…

Mental Health Apps & AI-Targeted Ads for Psychiatric Drugs Should Raise Alarm

Mental health watchdog highlights potential dangers of AI-driven marketing and apps in the mental health industry. By CCHR InternationalThe Mental Health Industry WatchdogJuly 26, 2023…