From Mad in Canada: Have you ever been prescribed an antidepressant? And, are you an adult, who lives in Canada? If so, we want to hear from you!
In the fall of 2025 Mad in Canada started the process of investigating the topic of informed consent to treatment and the prescription of psychiatric medications. Our interest in this topic was inspired by years of anecdotal evidence collected by members of our editorial team. It’s been our collective experience that the process of providing people with the opportunity to give informed consent to treatment when they are prescribed psychiatric medications is often incomplete, or even rare. We’ve also found evidence (gathered anecdotally and through research publications) that suggests greater understanding among prescribers and users, about the nature of psychiatric medications, is needed. Because antidepressants are the most commonly prescribed class of psychiatric medications, we’ve decided to focus on them.
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