Yearly Archives: 2023
America Has Reached Peak Therapy. Why Is Our Mental Health Getting Worse?
From TIME: The issue isnât only that demand is outpacing supply; itâs that the supply was never very good to begin with, leaning on therapies and medications that only skim the surface of a vast ocean of need.
The Radical Politics of Madness: An Interview with Micha Frazer-Carroll
MIA's Justin Karter interviews Micha Frazer-Carroll about her new book, "Mad World: The Politics of Mental Health."
“The Best Minds”: How the Dazzling New Book Falls Short
"The Best Minds" could be seen as a book that is critical of conventional psychiatry, but it falls short on pointing out its true faults.
Reassessing Self-Sabotage | Terry Baranski
From CPTSD Foundation: With any kind of repetitive, maladaptive behavior, itâs critical to get to the root cause â rather than offering a surface-level description â if treatment is to succeed.
Critical Psychiatry Textbook, Chapter 10: Anxiety Disorders
Peter Gøtzsche discusses psychotherapy versus drugs as the preferred treatment for anxiety, panic attacks, and OCD.
Psychiatric Journalsâ Pro-Pharma Publication Bias Hides Suicide Risk of Antidepressants
Selective publication bias in top psychiatry journals was not explained by the quality of the studies, but by financial ties to pharma.
Psychiatryâs Control-Freak Medical Model Versus Healing and Healers
Following psychiatryâs repeated failures, a sane society would not give it increased status and power. However, our insane society uncritically accepts, celebrates, and worships anything promoted as technologies of control.
Harmed by Psychiatric Drugs Prescribed for Acid Reflux
I was unaware that metoclopramide is in the same drug class as antipsychotics with the same potential for serious side effects.
‘The Myth of Normal’: Workaholism, Unresolved Trauma Causing Declining Societal Health
From CBC: "What is considered to be normal in our society in many cases is unhealthy and unnatural for [optimal] human development," says Canadian physician Gabor MatĂŠ, who is coauthor with his son Daniel of a new book on "Healing in a Toxic Culture."
States Look to Involuntarily ‘Hospitalize’ People to Confront Growing Mental Health Crisis
From PBS News Hour: California is taking steps to compel more 'mentally ill' people into 'care,' a practice experts and those with lived experience often say is "traumatic" and like a "hit-and-run."
Good Damage: How Community-Led Healing Challenges the Campus Mental Health System
Being re-grounded in my community reminds me that mourning and love are inseparable, and that ânothing about us, is for us, without us.â
Senior Psychiatrist Harmed by Antidepressants | An Interview With Peter Gordon
From Witt-Doerring Psychiatry: "Itâs been absolute hell trying to get off this medication that I was told I wouldnât find dependence-forming," says Scottish psychiatrist Dr. Peter Gordon.
The Media’s False Narrative About Depression Pills, Suicides, and Saving Lives
When the media tell of a serious harm of a psychiatric drug, they follow a standard script, including that they must also praise the drug.
Dear Doctor by Carley T.
Dear Doctor,
No breath left in my body
I'm writing, trying to think
Something which doesn't speak
Of the craziness I see inside
Tap tap tap I can hear...
Paying Attention to ADHD Prescriptions in Your Community
A national study showed that ADHD drug abuse among U.S. high and middle school students has been rising for the past 20 years.
Critical Psychiatry Textbook, Chapter 9: ADHD (Part Three)
ADHD is a disaster area, in terms of the diagnosis, clinical research, and the harms inflicted on hundreds of millions of healthy people.
Parental Rescue Fantasy: Exploration of the Psychological Concept
From Daniel Mackler: People who were failed in important ways as children often grow up with the hope of finding someone who will finally meet all their unmet childhood needs.
Busting the Deinstitutionalization Myth: We Actually Have More Beds Than Ever Before
New data upends common beliefs about asylum closures, deinstitutionalization, and rates of psychiatric coercion.
An Expert View on PSSD: âI Have a Hunch As to What Might Be...
From Independent.ie: âI suspect that the peripheral nerve endings in the skin are no longer functioning as they should,â said Dr. David Healy.
FDA Approves Antipsychotic That Provides No Meaningful Benefit But Increases Risk of Death
From the BMJ: Robert Whitaker writes on the FDA's approval of brexpiprazole for agitation in Alzheimer's patients. In clinical trials, the drug provided no...
âGravely Disabledâ â How I Narrowly Escaped a Conservatorship
"Whatâs going on? Is the idea for me to live in a locked facility forever?â A silent wail of despair wells up inside me. Whatâs happening to my life?
Reducing Neuroleptic Medication Paid Participatory Research Workshop in London
Survivor Researcher Network is looking for 10-14 people with experience attempting to reduce or withdraw from neuroleptics to take part in a paid one-day workshop in Central London in September.
Healing From Psychiatric Drug Harm, Part 1: First Steps
I needed to teach my nervous system, via different types of neuromuscular reeducation, that it was safe to move again. Before I could walk, I had to crawl, literally.
Depth Psychology for Social Healing
From Psychology Today: In the face of the social crises that afflict our world, we find ourselves at a crucial crossroads. We must call upon a profound understanding of human nature and behavior to navigate these treacherous waters and bring about meaningful transformation.
Can Psychosocial Disability Transform Mental Health? A Conversation with Luis Arroyo and Justin Karter
Mad in Mexico's Luis Arroyo interviews MIA's Justin Karter about how psychosocial disability inclusion can transform Global Mental Health.
