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 ...

“There are no objective tests in psychiatry-no X-ray, laboratory, or exam finding that says definitively that someone does or does not have a mental disorder.” “It’s bull—. I mean, you just can’t ...

Psychiatric Drugs—Regulatory Warnings on Violence, Mania, Psychosis, Homicide Fact: Despite 49 international drug regulatory warnings on psychiatric drugs citing effects of mania, hostility, violence ...

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 ...

Although there are numerous reasons for acts of mass violence, funding poured into violence prevention mental health programs has ignored a potential pivotal source, especially in schools: the ...

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 ...

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 ...

A recent national news report on Jack Ruby, who murdered President John F. Kennedy’s assassin, Lee Harvey Oswald, raises questions about the psychiatrist who assessed Ruby as “insane” while conducting ...