Author Archives: cchrstl

Heart Disease Risk Increases the Longer ADHD Drugs are Taken, Study Finds

Researchers advise prescribers to keep monitoring patients on ADHD drugs for symptoms of heart disease. Continue reading

Posted in Big Muddy River Newsletter, Press Releases | Tagged , , , , , | Comments Off on Heart Disease Risk Increases the Longer ADHD Drugs are Taken, Study Finds

CCHR Calls on Congress to Align U.S. with International Human Rights Standards and End Coercive Mental Health Treatment

Research indicates coercive practices negatively impact physical and mental health, often compounding a person’s existing condition. Continue reading

Posted in Big Muddy River Newsletter, Press Releases | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | Comments Off on CCHR Calls on Congress to Align U.S. with International Human Rights Standards and End Coercive Mental Health Treatment

Psychiatric Diagnoses, Treatment with Psychiatric Drugs Linked to Worse Socioeconomic Outcomes for Patients, Study Finds

Psychiatric diagnoses and drugs were linked to lower income, increased unemployment, greater likelihood of being single and living alone. Continue reading

Posted in Big Muddy River Newsletter, Press Releases | Tagged , , , , , , | Comments Off on Psychiatric Diagnoses, Treatment with Psychiatric Drugs Linked to Worse Socioeconomic Outcomes for Patients, Study Finds

CCHR Warns New Study Indicates Black Patients in Psychiatric Facilities More Likely to Be Restrained and For Longer

Researchers suggest the racial disparity may be evidence of systemic racism in psychiatry, call for measures to reduce the use of restraints. Continue reading

Posted in Big Muddy River Newsletter, Press Releases | Tagged , , , , , , , | Comments Off on CCHR Warns New Study Indicates Black Patients in Psychiatric Facilities More Likely to Be Restrained and For Longer

World Health Organization Calls Involuntary Electroshock Treatment a Human Rights Abuse

New guidance from World Health Organization and UN High Commissioner for Human Rights also calls for laws banning electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) for children. Continue reading

Posted in Big Muddy River Newsletter, Press Releases | Tagged , , , , , , , | Comments Off on World Health Organization Calls Involuntary Electroshock Treatment a Human Rights Abuse

Failure – The New Psychiatric Success

There is a whole psychological / psychiatric area of interest which we will call “The Embrace Failure” field. Continue reading

Posted in Big Muddy River Newsletter, Press Releases | Tagged , , | Comments Off on Failure – The New Psychiatric Success

World Health Organization Calls for End to Abusive Mental Health Practices It Says Are All Too Common

Report cites evidence indicates that involuntary mental health treatment is ineffective and can worsen an individual’s condition. Continue reading

Posted in Big Muddy River Newsletter, Press Releases | Tagged , , , , , | Comments Off on World Health Organization Calls for End to Abusive Mental Health Practices It Says Are All Too Common

Antipsychotics Overprescribed to Seniors with Dementia in Home Health Care, Despite Serious Risks, Study Indicates

Antipsychotic use by elderly with dementia was also linked to worse outcomes in performing their activities of daily living after home health care ended. Continue reading

Posted in Big Muddy River Newsletter, Press Releases | Tagged , , , , | Comments Off on Antipsychotics Overprescribed to Seniors with Dementia in Home Health Care, Despite Serious Risks, Study Indicates

ADHD Drugs Do Not Enhance Performance, Worsen Cognitive Ability in Some People, Study Indicates

High potential for abuse and overdose of prescription stimulants prompts U.S. Food and Drug Administration to research alternative treatments. Continue reading

Posted in Big Muddy River Newsletter, Press Releases | Tagged , , , | Comments Off on ADHD Drugs Do Not Enhance Performance, Worsen Cognitive Ability in Some People, Study Indicates

Studies Finding Increased Suicide Risk from Antidepressants Less Likely to Appear in Psychiatric Journals

Publication bias contributes to misperception by doctors that antidepressants are safer, more effective than they really are, new study suggests. Continue reading

Posted in Big Muddy River Newsletter, Press Releases | Tagged , , | Comments Off on Studies Finding Increased Suicide Risk from Antidepressants Less Likely to Appear in Psychiatric Journals