US Should Mirror NZ Child Shock Treatment Inquiry to Ban “Therapy”
NZ Government is currently investigating allegations of hundreds of children being tortured with electroshock, an inquiry that mental health watchdog says is needed in the…
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New Study Further Confirms Severe Withdrawal Effects of Antidepressants
CCHR spokesperson, Fred Shaw, warns about antidepressant adverse effects and risk of African Americans being prescribed electroshock treatment when antidepressants fail. Calls it “double jeopardy:…
New Research Supports Electroshock Causes Brain Damage: Ban Re-urged
CCHR says new UK research on electroshock “therapy” damage—given each year to 100,000 Americans, including children as young as five—should prompt review of U.S. studies…
Electroshock Death Prompts Watchdog to Call for Increased Mental Health Oversight
Oversight of psychiatric facilities during COVID-19 is being reduced, putting patients at risk of treatment death, watchdog warns. CCHR says electroshock and other psychiatric treatments…
Group Wants Negative Electroshock Studies Made Public in Light of Judge’s Ruling
CCHR says ECT studies showing memory loss and brain damage should be made publicly available; calls on Congress to investigate FDA’s biased research that allows…