As reported at Pharmalot, the CEO of Forest Laboratories received an unfortunate letter last week, demanding that he explain within 30 days why he should not be excluded from participation in federal ...

The documented risks of these drugs are provided so the public can make informed, educated decisions. Strattera is a newer antidepressant drug though it is marketed for “ADHD”. The U.S. Food and Drug ...

As the country reels in the wake of another tragic shooting, the Citizens Commission on Human Rights International joins in sending condolences to the families of lost children and teachers. And, like ...

November marks the 20 th anniversary of the Fight For Kids (FFK) campaign launched by the mental health industry watchdog Citizens Commission on Human Rights International (CCHR)—the longest-running ...

First formed as the National Alliance for the Mentally Ill (NAMI) in 1979, it later changed its name to National Alliance on Mental Illness. The group has and continues to rely upon pharmaceutical ...

A disturbing new study, “I Can’t Breathe” – A Study of Civil Litigated Cases on Prone Restraint Deaths, published in the Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine, reviewed 229 fatal police restraint ...

Yes, People Can Get Depressed, Sad, Anxious and Even Act Psychotic. That Doesn’t Make Them Mentally “Diseased.” No one is saying that people don’t get depressed, sad, troubled, anxious, nervous or ...

With millions of people prescribed psychiatric drugs, clearly not everyone taking them (or in withdrawal) will experience violence, mania, psychosis or homicidal ideation. However, according to ...

You could argue that the deadliest “drug” in the world is the venom from a jellyfish known as the Sea Wasp, whose sting can kill a human being in four minutes—up to 100 humans at a time. Potassium ...

The mental health watchdog Citizens Commission on Human Rights International (CCHR) launched its online report and resource about failed mental health programs which are impacting psychiatric policy ...

CCHR International, which was among the groups that first helped get electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) banned on minors in California nearly 50 years ago, hails the current decline in psychiatric use of ...

“The drug Las Vegas shooter Stephen Paddock was prescribed, Valium, is a benzodiazepine documented by several studies to cause violence, aggression, homicidal ideation and suicide risk or attempts.