Spike in number of Australian children put on antipsychotic drugsJoel Magarey news.com.au 18 Dec 2018New figures have revealed a worrying trend among Aussie children, which leaves them exposed to damaging side effects. Doctors are putting more than 1,000 additional...
Restraint is Criminal A Terrifying Experience The terror experienced by those forcibly restrained in a psychiatric ward can have a deep and lasting impact on an already fragile and vulnerable person. From the patient’s perspective, if they don’t die, they certainly...
Orders for forced ‘shock therapy’ breached human rights of schizophrenia patients, court rules ABC News, 1 Nov 2018 Orders forcing two Victorian patients with schizophrenia to undergo electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) were made in breach of their human rights, the...
Are Psychiatric Drugs, Documented to Cause Violence behind the Shooting of Six Members of the Same Family at Margaret River? Media Release, CCHR Australia. 21 May 2018\ Are Psychiatric Drugs, Documented to Cause Violence behind the Shooting of Six Members of the Same...
Grandfather forced to undergo ECT before ‘preventable’ death By Aisha Dow, WA Today, 18 April 2018 In a desperate attempt to treat a crippling mental illness, Gerard Helliar submitted to hundreds of bouts of electroconvulsive therapy. Now a Victorian coroner...
