American Psychiatric Association Wants FDA to Grant More Power to Electroshock Children
By CCHR International March 21, 2016 While the majority of the public believe electroshock is no longer used, the fact is more than 100,000 Americans…
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Call for Action to Stop FDA’s Plan for Widespread Use of Brain-Damaging Electroshock Treatment
By CCHR International March 10, 2016 A public service announcement (PSA) warning about the documented damaging risks of electroshock treatment has been launched opposing the…
CCHR Warns Parents About Stimulant Adderall Risks: Illicit Use is “Similar to Taking Meth,” According to Neurologist
By CCHR International February 29, 2016 Citizens Commission on Human Rights warns parents to be alert to their teen-aged children being illicitly sold the stimulant…
Sexual Assault of Patients, Restraint Deaths, Billing Fraud… Allegations Against National Psychiatric Hospital Chain Continue
By CCHR International November 17, 2015 The Philadelphia Inquirer reported the ongoing Federal criminal investigations into about 20 psychiatric facilities owned by Universal Health Services (UHS),…
Mental Health Week—Focus on ending patient abuse, not increasing psycho-pharmaceutical profits
Group Charges that the Psychiatric-Pharmaceutical Funded Mental Health “Awareness” Week Ignores Dangers of Psychiatric Drugs and Other Treatments By Kelly Patricia O’Meara September 28, 2015…