Despite closures since 2019, CCHR says the troubled teen industry still endangers kids’ lives, and tougher bans and oversight of both facilities and the youth transport system are needed to ensure no ...

ECT, also known as shock treatment, sends up to 460 volts of electricity through the brain to induce a grand mal seizure. This disruption of the brain’s electrical activity alters its structure and ...

Top Reactions for All Ages: There have been 17,021 Adverse Drug Reactions in connection with ADHD drugs/stimulants that have been reported to the FDA’s Adverse Event Reporting System (MedWatch), ...

Anti-anxiety Drug Side Effects Reported to the FDA: There have been 35,110 Adverse Drug Reactions in connection with anti-anxiety drugs that have been reported to the FDA’s Adverse Event Reporting ...

Welcome to the Citizens Commission on Human Rights (CCHR), a non-profit, non-political, non-religious mental health industry watchdog whose mission is to eradicate abuses committed under the guise of ...

During “Mental Illness Awareness Week” starting October 2, CCHR, a mental health industry watchdog, issues “FACTS TO KNOW ABOUT PSYCHIATRY” as a resource for consumers, media and politicians, ...

A Utah Senate bill passed through the Senate is a step in the right direction but tougher laws are needed nationally to protect children from chemical and physical restraints in state- and ...

In July 2022, a landmark study by scientists at the University College London, finally disproved the chemical imbalance theory of depression. The study, published in Molecular Psychiatry, was a ...

Until the passage of state laws in the United States making it a criminal offense for psychiatrists and psychologists to have sexual relationships with or even rape their patients, mental health ...

Despite record-high spending, mental health outcomes decline—experts say the fault lies with a flawed diagnostic system. Psychiatric diagnoses lack scientific validity, leading to soaring mental ...

Fact: Despite 49 international drug regulatory warnings on psychiatric drugs citing side effects of mania, hostility, violence, aggression and even homicidal ideation, and dozens of high profile ...

NARSAD is, according to its description, “the largest donor-supported organization that supports research on brain and behavior disorders.” Former NIMH director Herbert Pardes has been president of ...