CCHR International Largest international study finds nearly 60% of electroshock recipients were misinformed about serious dangers, echoing CCHR’s decades of evidence on violations of informed consent. A groundbreaking study published in the Journal of Medical Ethics has revealed that nearly 60% of people subjected to electroconvulsive therapy (ECT), commonly called electroshock, reported they were not adequately informed … Read more
A prestigious award recognized five decades of relentless advocacy for justice and reform fought by CCHR and survivors of electroshock torture at a psychiatric hospital. The Citizens Commission on Human Rights New Zealand chapter and survivors of the now-closed Lake Alice Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Unit in New Zealand have been honored with the prestigious … Read more
A new study reveals widespread misinformation about electroshock therapy among patients. Parents are similarly misled about ECT use on teens and children as young as five. Moreover, antidepressants—often a precursor to ECT recommendations—also carry significant risks. A new study reveals that patients feel misinformed about the risks of electroconvulsive therapy (ECT), reinforcing the argument that … Read more
As the House Appropriations Committee eliminates a loophole that would have allowed punitive electric shocks for behavior control, CCHR calls for a complete ban on all electroshock devices. A loophole slipped into a massive budget bill by a Congressional subcommittee would have blocked the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA’s) proposed ban on a device used … Read more
Group says actress Whoopi Goldberg recently revealed her mother was given electroshock resulting in the memory loss of her children, highlighting that women have been and continue to be over-targeted for ECT. The Citizens Commission on Human Rights, an international mental health industry watchdog, is raising awareness during Mental Health Month on a concerning revelation: … Read more
Group protests the American Psychiatric Association meeting during May’s Mental Health Month, calling for legislation to define forced treatment as torture and to ban electroshock treatment. The Citizens Commission on Human Rights (CCHR), a mental health industry watchdog, has orchestrated a march in New York City to coincide with May’s Mental Health Awareness Month. Simultaneously, … Read more
CCHR urges a ban be extended to all electroshock machines used for behavioral and mental health treatment, citing brain damage and other harms. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is pushing again to ban the use of electrical stimulation devices (ESD) for behavior modification, determining that they present an “unreasonable and substantial risk of … Read more
CCHR joins survivors of electroshock torture in NZ in condemning a very late apology issued by a psychiatric association, spanning half a century of neglecting the abuse endured. The group wants justice for victims of similar abuse in the U.S. The U.S.-based Citizens Commission on Human Rights International joined former child victims of psychiatric electroshock … Read more
Subjecting 100,000 Americans, including children, to electroshock (ECT) constitutes torture, given the risks associated with it, CCHR says. The Citizens Commission on Human Rights International (CCHR), a non-profit organization dedicated to protecting human rights in the field of mental health, is raising alarm over the dangers associated with Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT), commonly known as electroshock. … Read more