Search News by Tag: Psychiatry

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Press Release August 14, 2026
Federal deprescribing push and Florida's new guidance underscore CCHR's decades-long call to prevent misdiagnosis, harmful drugs, and needless suffering.
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Press Release August 7, 2026
Call for legal reform in $140 billion U.S. mental health industry following restraint deaths and evidence of harm from coercive treatment
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Press Release August 4, 2026
Buffalo psychiatrist and addiction medicine specialist says trust, compassion, and human connection remain the foundation of effective mental health care.
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Press Release July 31, 2026
The mental health watchdog helped secure a federal ban on school-coerced psychiatric drugging, pressed for antidepressant suicide warnings, and now supports stronger deprescribing safeguards.
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Press Release July 30, 2026
Nkemdilim Nwofor is a dedicated professional with four years of experience in the healthcare industry
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Press Release July 24, 2026
With electroshock now banned for minors in Ireland, several U.S. states, and Western Australia, mental health watchdog calls for global response to eliminate its use
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Press Release July 22, 2026
The eye-opening exhibit raises community awareness of mental health abuses all around us.
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Press Release July 20, 2026
Tianhua "Tim" Niu, MS, ScD, has been endorsed by Marquis Who's Who as a leader in the sciences and higher education
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Press Release July 17, 2026
Decades of Youth Psychiatric Abuse Exposed: Celebrity's Campaign and CCHR's 35-Year Advocacy Fuel Calls to Defund For-Profit Behavioral Empires
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Press Release July 13, 2026
One must know the history in order to confront the present and change the future of abuse in the mental health system.
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Press Release July 9, 2026
The exhibit encourages public awareness of patient rights and calls for stronger legal protections in mental health care.
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Press Release July 6, 2026
Thirty-seven mental health, psychiatric, behavioral health, and substance abuse cases reveal alleged false claims, falsified records, kickbacks, and phantom services—patients harmed while providers pocketed luxury gains.
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Press Release July 2, 2026
The eye-opening exhibit toured in the Phoenix area to educate the community on the harmful treatments in the field of Psychiatry.
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Press Release June 30, 2026
Lili Farinpour, LMFT, is a distinguished leader in the psychiatry and clinical care sector with specialties in substance use disorder treatment and mental health services
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Press Release June 26, 2026
Reports of sexual abuse by psychiatrists, therapists, and psychiatric facility staff demand stronger laws and full accountability
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Press Release June 25, 2026
Ian Rockett is recognized for contributions to research and scholarship
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Press Release June 19, 2026
An analysis of psychiatric hospitals delivering ECT reveals a systemic failure to inform patients of risks the FDA recommended eight years ago. Failed oversight and court findings on brain damage are fueling renewed calls for a ban.
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Press Release June 17, 2026
Groups Decry Abuse; Dedicate Themselves to Protecting and Promoting Human Rights in Mental Health
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Press Release June 17, 2026
Jacob W. Petersen, MSc, is recognized for his distinguished contributions across military service, neuroscience, education, and security — bringing a rare breadth of experience to his lifelong mission of building safer, stronger communities
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Press Release June 12, 2026
Hundreds remain traumatized by electro-skin shocks, as delays banning a device described by the United Nations and patients as torture continue. The inaction highlights the broader failure to also ban electroshock (ECT) devices.
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