Category Archives: Big Muddy River Newsletter

CCHR Calls on Healthcare Providers to Stop Promoting Scientifically Unsupported Theory of Brain Chemical Imbalance Causing Depression

Posted on February 17, 2025 by cchrstl

New research finds healthcare providers are prime promoters of the unproven theory, which influences the prescribing of antidepressants as treatment for depressed people.  Citizens Commission on Human Rights calls for an end to the continuing use of this misinformation. Continue reading →

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New Research Links Antidepressants to Lower Levels of Nutrients in Mothers’ Milk

Posted on February 10, 2025 by cchrstl

The new study adds to the medical literature linking pregnant women’s use of antidepressants to possible harm to their newborns. Citizens Commission on Human Rights encourages women to discuss any concerns with their prescribers. Continue reading →

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Take Action – Missouri Legislature

Posted on February 5, 2025 by cchrstl

This session of the Missouri Legislature has several bills demonstrating the psychiatric industry’s continued attempts to defraud and abuse citizens. Continue reading →

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CCHR Applauds Call for Human Rights-based Approach to Mental Health

Posted on February 3, 2025 by cchrstl

A new article in Health and Human Rights Journal calls for an approach to mental health in which every aspect of it and its determinants is endowed with respect for, and the realization of, human rights. Continue reading →

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End the Fraud and Abuse of Involuntary Psychiatric Detentions

Posted on January 27, 2025 by cchrstl

Research indicates psychiatric confinements against a person’s will have been increasing at three times the rate of the increase in population. Investigations and U.S. Justice Department complaints have alleged that patients have been held and their insurance billed unnecessarily. Continue reading →

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Missouri Psychiatrist and Co-Conspirator Finally Brought to Justice

Posted on January 6, 2025 by cchrstl

CCHR St. Louis was among the first to spot and make known this psychiatrist’s criminal behavior. Continue reading →

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New Study Finds Antipsychotic Drugs Worsen Behavior in Nursing Home Residents

Posted on December 23, 2024 by cchrstl

New research provides additional evidence that off-label prescribing of antipsychotic drugs for elderly patients with dementia is not effective in reducing behavioral symptoms and exposes them to risks of serious side effects. Continue reading →

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CCHR Calls for Repeal of Laws Allowing Forced Psychiatric Detention Amid Evidence of Abusive and Racist Use

Posted on December 16, 2024 by cchrstl

New study finds requests made under Massachusetts law to transport people against their will for psychiatric evaluation were made by health professionals who had not seen the individuals who were the subject of their requests, and those individuals were disproportionately Black people. Continue reading →

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As International Human Rights Day Approaches, CCHR Urges Adoption of the Mental Health Declaration of Human Rights

Posted on December 9, 2024 by cchrstl

International human rights standards call for human rights-based approaches in the field of mental health.  Citizens Commission on Human Rights is working to make those rights a reality through the promotion of the Mental Health Declaration of Human Rights. Continue reading →

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CCHR Calls on FDA to Require Updated Antidepressant Warnings After Research Finds Withdrawal Symptoms Are Common

Posted on November 25, 2024 by cchrstl

Withdrawal symptoms are experienced by nearly half of the people trying to quit antidepressants, even if tapered over several weeks, research finds. CCHR says prescribing information and medication guides do not adequately convey this widespread risk and calls on FDA to require updates. Continue reading →

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