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Could Lead Exposure Underlie Your Child’s “ADHD”? Study Says Under the Age of 6, Chances Are 50/50
Half of the youngest U.S. children have detectable levels of lead in their bodies, which can go untreated if behavior problems are only diagnosed as “ADHD.” By CCHR National Affairs Office The importance of checking for possible lead exposure in children whose...
Human Rights Group Welcomes World Health Organization’s Stand Against Dehumanizing Involuntary Psychiatric Treatments
WHO cites no proven benefit, but significant evidence of harm from coercive mental health treatments, including forced drugging, restraints, and electroshock. By Citizens Commission on Human Rights, National Affairs Office New guidelines for mental health services...
Denver Psychiatrist Charged with Wrongly Prescribing Drugs
Denver area psychiatrist Howard Weiss has been indicted on 120 federal charges that include allegations he prescribed higher doses of psychiatric drugs without trying lower doses or alternative treatments first. At least one of his patients died of an overdose,...
Summertime… and Psychiatric Drugs Can Put You At Risk
Here in the West, we got a taste of summer heat in June and there is surely more to come. Be aware that if you are taking psychotropic medications, you are at special risk to heat effects and should know the steps you need to take to stay safe. Individuals with...
Juneteenth: Time for American Psychiatric Association to repudiate slave-owning “Father of Psychiatry”
More than 175 years after its founding, the American Psychiatric Association (APA) issued a public apology in January for psychiatry's “role in perpetrating structural racism” and said it hoped to make amends. Here’s a suggestion to the APA: repudiate and discontinue...
For Mental Health Month: The Mental Health Declaration of Human Rights
All human rights organizations set forth codes by which they align their purposes and activities. The Mental Health Declaration of Human Rights articulates the guiding principles and goals of Citizens Commission on Human Rights (CCHR). In 2017, Dr. Dainius Pūras, the...
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Psychiatry: Still shocking after all these years
