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 ...

CCHR demands a ban on chemical restraints in U.S. nursing homes and accountability for prescribers, facilities and pharmaceutical companies alike. By Jan Eastgate President CCHR International June 20, ...

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 ...

Despite years of investigations and billion-dollar fines, rampant abuse continues in youth behavioral-psychiatric hospitals. CCHR demands immediate federal and state action—not another three-year ...

Italy’s top court rules part of involuntary psychiatric law unconstitutional; CCHR urges U.S. to adopt legal protections as WHO, UN, and global courts move to eliminate coercive mental health ...

Children Abused, Dying in Psychiatric Hospitals While U.S. Agencies Stall Despite years of investigations and billion-dollar fines, rampant abuse continues in youth behavioral-psychiatric hospitals.