Michael Simonson, Author at Mad In America

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Michael is a New York-based freelance mental healthcare reporter whose work focuses on involuntary commitment practices and laws. He can be reached at [email protected]

A New York City Psychiatric Hospital Patient Said Staffers Illegally Restrained and Drugged Her;...

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How President Trump and Dr. Drew Got It Wrong on Deinstitutionalization

Michael Simonson & Leah Harris - January 24, 2020 37

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Forced-Treatment Advocacy Group Cherry-Picks Data to Support Agenda (Again)

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Andrew Rich: “I Didn’t Know Stuff Like This Existed”

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Twenty Years After Kendra’s Law: The Case Against AOT

Robert Whitaker & Michael Simonson - July 14, 2019 58

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MIA Survey: Ex-patients Tell of Force, Trauma and Sexual Abuse in America’s Mental Hospitals

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