Art, Poetry, and Humor Galleries
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A Place in the Forest: Mental Well-Being from a Wider Perspective
The whole social system as it is now is not designed with the purpose of well-being. Where has this gotten us?
On Love in America
After I nearly died during open-heart surgery, I realized that there is no room in this second life for anything but gratitude — and love.
Public Citizen, the FDA, and SSRI Safety
The safe and effective treatment for depression is psychotherapy and social support, not prescription drugs.
Beliefs that Create Madness
We know that it is not simply a chemical imbalance or a broken brain. We know how the context plays a large role.
Antidepressants in Pregnancy—Turning a Blind Eye, Again
You might think that telling women about the potential risks of taking antidepressants during pregnancy would be uncontroversial.
A Manner of Speaking
A cinematic prose poem that uses metaphor and symbol to capture the essence of experiences for which there are no words.
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.
Join us for a webinar on Navigating Complex Choices in Antipsychotic Reduction with Dr. Helene Speyer, hosted by Ron Unger, on Thursday, September 25, at 9am PDT, 12pm EDT, 5pm BST, 7pm CEST.
- September 10, 2025, 1:00 pm: How consultant pharmacist Dr. DeLon Canterbury helps patients safely go off psychotropic drugs
- September 19, 2025, N/A: Psychology & the Other 2025 Conference
- September 25, 2025, 12:00 pm: Navigating Complex Choices in Antipsychotic Reduction
Therapy in the Age of Self Management and Public Abandonment: A Conversation with Psychological...
Talia Weiner discusses how conservative politics and market logic reshape mental health care.
The 110-Year “Schizophrenia Genetic Research” Train Wreck
The “genetics of schizophrenia” area of research is currently in disaster mode and awaits its endpoint.
Not Even the Unborn Are Safe from Psychiatric Harm
Medical organizations and the media dismiss the experts and the large body of research telling of fetal harm from exposure to SSRIs during pregnancy.
How to be a Critical Psychologist Without Losing Your Soul: A Conversation With Zenobia...
On the Mad in America podcast, Zenobia Morrill, José Giovanni Luiggi-Hernández and Justin Karter join us to explore the need to raise awareness of psychological approaches that challenge mainstream perspectives.
Confessions of an Ad Writer: How I Helped Turn Atypical Antipsychotics into a Billion-Dollar...
How we redefined schizophrenia, rewrote the safety narrative of antipsychotics, and helped drive one of the most successful (and concerning) pharmaceutical launches in history.
The Deceptive Politics of Civil Commitment in Oregon
A workgroup in Oregon unanimously recommended rights-based mental health care. Then the politicians and those invested in forced treatment splintered off and implemented the exact opposite.
What Diagnosis Left Behind: Towards a Situated, Humane Psychology
Neil Nallan Chakravartulla questions the shortcoming of diagnosis as it separates the person from their world and detaches their pain from their circumstances. He reflects on the troubling consequences of this in South Asia.
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?” the choice is obvious. i reach for my Sinead
O’Connor t-shirt. a sense of pride and gratitude washes over me.
