Psychiatric Diagnosis as Subjective Opinion Rather than Science

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An opinion article by a survivor of forced hospitalization writes in The Irish Times argues that the 30% reduction in involuntary detentions in Ireland following its 2006 Mental Health Act, which resulted in no evidence of worse outcomes, points toward “the bigger picture, and a very disturbing one.” Many interesting comments, including one by Mary Maddock, follow.

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