by CCHR CO | Aug 5, 2021 | General News, News for Colorado
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,...
by CCHR CO | May 17, 2021 | General News
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...
by CCHR CO | May 5, 2021 | General News
With studies showing that an average of 6% to 10% of psychiatrists and psychologists sexually abuse their patients, including children young as 3 years old, Citizens Commission on Human Rights (CCHR) is encouraging victims of sexual abuse by mental health...
by CCHR CO | Feb 18, 2021 | General News, News for Colorado
Two Colorado psychiatrists had their licenses put on five years’ probation by the Colorado Medical Board for unprofessional conduct under the state Medical Practice Act. The disciplinary action taken against psychiatrist Thomas William Starkey, Jr., of Denver, is the...
by CCHR CO | Aug 8, 2017 | News for Colorado, You be the Judge...
A Boulder psychiatrist accused of overdrugging female inmates at the correctional facility where he worked – in some cases causing them to become delirious – has permanently surrendered his license to practice, under an agreement reached with the Colorado Medical...
