Reality According to Whom? Listening to My Wife—and The Problems with ‘Psychosis’
Sam Ruck shares an excerpt from his book "Healing Companions," which describes his life with, and love for, his wife and her “alters.”
Critical Psychiatry Textbook, Chapter 16: Is There Any Future for Psychiatry? (Part Two)
Peter Gøtzsche discusses how critics of psychiatry are silenced in top medical journals and in the media.
Reflections on the RADAR Study
We still do not have adequate data to guide us on how to best reduce relapse risk; however, I think there are reasons to taper slowly.
Survivors and Families Working Together For Change: A New Project
Based on his lived experience, Ron Bassman describes his efforts to create an educational and support program that links families with survivors.
Medication Overload, Part II: The Explosion of Drugs for Kids
An analysis of the huge increase in drugs for children, the role of Big Pharma, and a look at the impact on families and communities.
Critical Psychiatry Textbook, Chapter 16: Is There Any Future for Psychiatry? (Part One)
Peter Gøtzsche discusses the myths perpetuated by mainstream psychiatrists and the dishonest way they respond to critics.
Not Before Time: Lived Experience Led Justice and Repair
A landmark report has been released exploring possibilities for acknowledging the harms people experience in mental health systems.
The Mental Health Crisis of Today’s Youth—The Hidden Culprit Every Parent and Therapist Should...
A therapist argues that achievement culture hurts youth mental health, and parents should focus on their children's inner wisdom.
Global Psychiatry’s Attempt to Excommunicate the Former UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to...
The UN reflected a middle-ground position for human rights-based mental health, but the response from psychiatric organisations was hostile.
Ten Years Later: Still Shooting the Odds
Unfortunately, the problems that sometimes occur when people try to stop an SSRI antidepressant are still severe and long-lasting.
Students Don’t Need Spying, They Need Trust
Surveillance exacerbates anxiety, destroys trust in relationships, and diverts money away from effective treatment.
Critical Psychiatry Textbook, Chapter 15: Withdrawal of Psychiatric Drugs
Peter Gøtzsche discusses withdrawal and how to taper off psychiatric drugs.
What the RADAR Trial Tells Us About Antipsychotic Reduction and Discontinuation
Although the trial showed that you are more likely to relapse if you stop or significantly reduce your antipsychotic medication, it did not show that relapse is inevitable.
Remembrances of Linda Andre, Leader in the Fight Against ECT
Psychiatric survivors and allies mourn ECT activist and author Linda Andre and vow to continue her legacy.
Report on Improving Mental Health Outcomes
The report is intended to be used to advocate for the elimination of unwanted psychiatric interventions and to promote humane, effective, voluntary approaches.
Awais Aftab Responds to the STAR*D Scandal . . . And Digs a New Hole...
The STAR*D scandal is about how psychiatry peddled a fabricated result to the public, and now Aftab, in his latest post, has added a whopper of his own to the STAR*D story.
Critical Psychiatry Textbook, Chapter 14: Psychotherapy and the Role of Psychologists
Peter Gøtzsche discusses how the textbooks barely mention the role of psychotherapy and therapists, instead focusing almost entirely on pharmacotherapy.
Giving Caregivers a Platform: Chandra, Mother of Sophia
This is the story of Chandra and her daughter Sophia (not their real names), who has been in the mental health system since the age of 10.
Update on Retracting the Fraudulent STAR*D Results
Ed Pigott calls for retraction of 2006 STAR*D article in American Journal of Psychiatry.
Book Review: A History of Fatigue from the Middle Ages to the Present
Fatigue has always been in the background, infiltrating everywhere, ruling our choices and life paths—and the pharmaceutical industry has taken advantage.
Inside the Neuroscience Community: Peter Sterling Responds to Awais Aftab
Dr. Aftab objects to my "tirade against psychiatric neuroscience." What Dr. Aftab does not do is address any of my substantive conclusions.
Critical Psychiatry Textbook, Chapter 13: Forced Treatment
Peter Gøtzsche discusses the way psychiatry violates international ethics laws by engaging in forced treatment and other abuses.
A New Vision for Mental Health Care at Soteria Jerusalem
Despite living in Israel for five years, I had no idea that one of the few Soteria houses in the world was only a short train ride away.
Cochrane Reviews of Psychiatric Drugs Are Untrustworthy
Cochrane is keen to protect guild interests and to comply with official views from governments even when they contradict the evidence in Cochrane reviews.
Critical Psychiatry Textbook Chapter 12: Electroshock
Peter Gøtzsche discusses the poor body of research for the efficacy of ECT and the common effect of amnesia, which indicates brain damage.