CCHR, Author at Citizens Commission on Human Rights, CCHR

31 Jul

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ECT Damage: Are Psychiatrists Ignorant or Malicious?

by CCHR in Brian Devices, ECT, All, Electro Convulsive Therapy, Electroconvulsive Therapy, Fraud, Lobtomy, All, Mental Illness, Post-traumatic Stress Disorder, All, Psychiatric Abuse, PTSD, Shock Treatment, Suicide, All, Suicide Prevention, treatment-resistant depression, All, Veterans

Psychiatrist Ugo Cerletti watched pigs being “anesthetized” with electroshock before they were butchered. This seemed a delightful outcome to Cerletti. He proceeded to experiment on hapless dogs and other animals, producing “reliable epileptic fits.” Apparently, this was not enough for ...

31 Jul

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Study Proves Psychiatric Diagnoses are Worthless

by CCHR in All, ADD, All, ADHD, All, Depression, All, Mental Health Screening, All, Mental Illness, PTSD, Suicide, treatment-resistant depression

Neuroscience News has commented on a study published in Psychiatry Research, which concluded “psychiatric diagnoses are scientifically worthless.” Researchers from the University of Liverpool analyzed 5 key chapters of the latest DSM, a controversial edition of psychiatry’s “Bible.” The 5 ...

31 Jul

1

Psychiatric Drugs for Toddlers? Let’s Get Real.

by CCHR in All, ADD, All, ADHD, All, Children, All, Drug Warnings, All, Mental Health Screening, All, Parents Rights, All, Psychiatric Abuse

Health official Jeffrey Brosco is up in arms. He says our sons and daughters (even preschoolers) just aren’t getting enough mental health treatment. Of course, Jeffrey does have a special interest in this area, which may go a bit beyond ...

31 Jul

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Multi-Million Fines Insufficient to Curb Abuse in For-Profit Behavioral Health Industry

by CCHR in Baker Act, All, Foster Care, Fraud, All, Health Care Fraud, All, Psychiatric Abuse, Sequel, Sequel Youth and Family Services, SequelCare, UHS, Universal Health Services

Universal Health Services (UHS), which owns a chain of for-profit psychiatric facilities in the U.S. and the United Kingdom, has agreed to pay $127 million to settle a U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) civil probe into alleged fraud. The settlement ...

24 Jul

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In wake of $1.4B Suboxone Payout, Mental Health Watchdog, CCHR, Says Psychiatric Industry and Hospitals Cash in on Opioid Crisis

by CCHR in Acadia, All, Drug Warnings, All, Drugs in Florida, All, DSM, All, Health Care Fraud, All, Over Prescribing Meds, All, Prescription Drugs, All, Psychiatric Abuse, All, Psychiatrists / Psychologists, All, Psychiatry, UHS, Universal Health Services

A pharmaceutical company’s recent $1.4 billion settlement with the Department of Justice (DOJ) over probes into its addiction treatment drug, Suboxone Film (buprenorphine and naloxone), has raised concerns about psychiatric drug treatments offered as solutions to the opioid crisis, the ...

17 Jul

0

CCHR Says Minority Mental Health Month May Spell Mental Health Slavery

by CCHR in All, Antidepressants, All, Disorders, ECT, All, Electro Convulsive Therapy, Electroconvulsive Therapy, All, Mental Health Human Rights, All, Psychiatric Abuse

While July is recognized as Minority Mental Health Month, Rev. Frederick Shaw, spokesperson for the Citizens Commission on Human Rights International (CCHR) warns that it can be used to stigmatize African Americans and put them at risk of harm from ...

09 Jul

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Anesthetic that Killed Michael Jackson Used as Experimental “Depression” Drug: CCHR Warns of Treatments That Can Induce, Not Prevent Suicide

by CCHR in All, Anti-Seizure Medications, All, Drug Warnings, ECT, All, Electro Convulsive Therapy, Electroconvulsive Therapy, Fraud, All, Mental Illness, All, Over Prescribing Meds, All, Psychiatric Abuse, All, Psychiatrists / Psychologists, All, Psychiatry, All, Psychotropic Drugs, Shock Treatment, treatment-resistant depression

Anesthetics that induce a loss of sensation and awareness are being used as experimental drugs to treat depression, with a recent study using propofol—the anesthetic that killed Michael Jackson. Mental health watchdog Citizens Commission on Human Rights (CCHR) says people ...

02 Jul

1

CCHR Says Psychiatrists Got it Wrong on Electroshock ‘Treatment’ in Wall Street Journal

by CCHR in ECT, All, Electro Convulsive Therapy, Electroconvulsive Therapy, All, Psychiatric Abuse, All, Psychiatrists / Psychologists, All, Psychiatry, Shock Treatment, treatment-resistant depression

Psychiatrists’ misleading claims could deny consumers evidence of ECT’s real damage, inducing suicide By Jan Eastgate President, CCHR International The Mental Health Industry Watchdog July 2, 2019 In a requested statement provided to The Wall Street Journal regarding the use of ...

26 Jun

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CCHR Warns About Antidepressant “Nasal Spray,” Esketamine (Spravato), Use on Veterans

by CCHR in All, Depression, Esketamine, All, Military, Spravato, Uncategorized, All, Veterans

By Jan Eastgate, President CCHR International The Mental Health Industry Watchdog June 26, 2019 Citizens Commission on Human Rights (CCHR) is concerned that President Trump is being misled about a nasal spray depression drug, esketamine (Spravato) being the answer to ...

26 Jun

0

CCHR Says Federal and State Investigations Needed into Soaring Psychotropic Drug Use, Suicides and Violence

by CCHR in All, ADHD, All, Antidepressants, All, Antipsychotics, All, Benzodiazepines, Mass Shootings, All, Prozac, All, Psychiatric Abuse, All, Psychiatrists / Psychologists, All, Psychiatry, All, Psychostimulants, All, Psychotropic Drugs, School Shooting, Suicide, Violence

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