Art, Poetry, and Humor Galleries
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“How Are You?” The Strangest Question to ask in a Psychiatric Hospital
Inside a psychiatric hospital, the social script doesn’t fit the situation. The location itself undermines the premise.
Peer Advocates Who Made Things Happen in Oregon
We must keep the histories of peer advocates alive, lest they be forgotten for their part in making the recovery model a vision for system change.
Counter Archiving “Mental Health Records”
Standing in front of the mirror, i wonder, “what outfit should i wear for scanning my psychiatric records at the local library?”
Beyond Medication: Meeting People in Their Worlds
Dementia strips away memory and function, but it does not erase the longing for meaning. If anything, it exposes it more starkly.
The Vanity Fair of Magic Potions
When someone is searching for medicine, there will always be someone else ready to sell them the “cure."
“I Can’t Remember a Single Day”: New Survey Shows Disastrous Memory Effects of ECT
114 people told us they lost vital memories like getting married, birthdays, and family events.
RESEARCH STUDIES
Emma Burris from Barnard College is seeking participants for a survey on the direct lived experience of former adolescent psychiatric inpatients, with the goal of improving mental healthcare in a way that’s sensitive to service users’ experiences. Find out more about the project and complete the survey here.
- October 4, 2025, 1:00 pm: Skills and Pills for Depression: What Works and What Hurts, and How to Talk About It
- October 10, 2025, 12:00 pm: Intentional Peer Support Overview
- October 17, 2025, 11:30 am: Antipsychotic Withdrawal - a Spotlight on Research
- October 24, 2025, N/A: International Society for Ethical Psychology and Psychiatry Annual Conference 2025 - Washington, DC
Fifty Years of Grief
September 27, 2025, is the fiftieth anniversary of the ignominious death in prison of my sorely regretted and dearly beloved friend Mark Frechette.
Psychotherapy, Spirituality, and Democratic Socialism: A Conversation with Frank Gruba-McCallister
Frank Gruba-McCallister argues that healing must confront capitalism, reclaim spirituality, and advance justice.
How “Garbage-In-Garbage-Out” Academic Psychiatry Research Has Become Even More Ridiculous, and How Taking It...
An interview with a leading academic psychiatrist reveals that psychiatric researchers are clueless about the scientific method.
The Case for Retraction: Psychedelic Therapy Study Omitted Interviews that Told of Sexual Abuse
The concealing of relevant data from a research project is a form of fraud and the grounds for retraction of the JHP study.
Science Under Pressure, Humanity at Stake: An Interview with John Ioannidis
The Stanford professor behind the most famous paper in modern medicine warns that much of today’s research is unreliable, yet insists the project is worth defending.
Confessions of an Advertising Writer: What I Learned From Your Stories—And Mine
Apologies won’t undo the harm. What I’ve learned might. The current system will not change unless we organize.
Greater Need for Lived Experience in the Dialogue on Euthanasia
In response to the growing debate about euthanasia in cases of mental suffering, the NVvP (Dutch Association of Psychologists) is calling on its members to engage in discussions about this within the professional association in preparation for the revision of the euthanasia protocol in October.
What Would Truly Informed Consent for Antidepressants Actually Look Like?
What would a truly informed consent for antidepressants actually contain – if it truly reflected the research on efficacy, risks and addiction? In an illuminating article, Danish psychologist and researcher Anders Sørensen sketches out what such consent could look like in practice.
We carry the dead within us like unfinished melodies
When those we love leave us, a strange space opens up. There we carry them within us as incomplete melodies that still touch. This symbolic presence reminds us of bottomless longing and longing. And of the power of love.
