Overprescribed and Overlooked: A Preventable Tragedy
My friend’s death was entirely preventable. We need more regulation of psychiatric medication in America.
The Core Error of Psychiatrists and Psychologists: Certainty about “Consensus Reality”
Mental health professionals are selected and socialized to accept consensus reality and see a lack of adjustment to it as "mental illness."
“What Matters to You?” – An Antidote to “What’s Wrong” and “What Happened”
Both ‘what’s wrong with you?’ and ‘what’s happened to you’ risk sidelining people’s own understandings and solutions.
How Creativity and Flexibility in Therapy Changed My Healing Journey
This is not meant to be an indictment of DBT, but an example of how important it is to make changes when a treatment doesn’t work.
So-Called Suicide Experts Recommend Antidepressants, Which Increase Suicides
They are biased towards drug use and cherry-pick the studies they quote even when they call their reviews systematic.
A Case for Parallel Mental Health Care
Can people turn against the psychiatric priesthood and find the answers within themselves and their own communities?
International online survey on the positive and negative effects of ECT, for patients and their loved ones. Please see here for more information.
We Should Listen to Our Emotional Pain: An interview with Paul Andrews
Dr. Paul Andrews is an Associate Professor of Evolutionary Psychology in the Department of Psychology, Neuroscience and Behaviour at McMaster University. His research focuses...
Why Does a Parent Medicate a Child? An Interview with My Mother
When Brooke Siem was 15 years old, her father died. Her mother, Dee Barbash, sought help for her daughter that led to a prescription for a psychiatric drug. In this interview, they look back on that fateful decision.
From Freud to Fanon: How Daniel Gaztambide is Redefining Psychoanalytic Practice
In this interview, Daniel Gaztambide discusses how decolonial perspectives can transform psychoanalytic practice.
Faith Healing in India: An Ancient Way of Tending to Madness
In contrast to the colonial legacy of medical psychiatry in India, indigenous and faith healing methods emphasize the interconnectedness of the mind, body, and spirit, using rituals, storytelling, and communal support to create a holistic healing environment.
MindFreedom’s Shield Program: Working to Free People from Psychiatric Incarceration and Forced Treatment
“We need the MindFreedom Shield to have someone in our corner when we are told that it doesn't matter what we want, that someone else can make a choice about our bodies that we will have to live with for the rest of our lives.”
The Path from Trauma to The Power of Nature: An Interview with Banning Lyon
Our guest today is Banning Lyon, author of The Chair and The Valley: A Memoir of Trauma, Healing, and The Outdoors. An account of...
The awareness of voices and visions
In this chronicle, Alan Robinson reviews a 30-year journey working with his voices and visions in directing actors and creative writing.
Psychiatry in South Asia: The Good, the Bad, and the Complicated
Ayurdhi Dhar reports on an elite Indian psychiatric conference which got a lot right, but still fell short.
Improvements needed to fully reform the Mental Health Act, says advocate
On September 19, the long-awaited, new Mental Health Bill 2024 passed Second Stage. It will now be referred to as the Health Committee, where members will discuss proposed amendments to the Bill. So, we are back to waiting for reform, and waiting for rights.