Beyond the Hysteria, What “13 Reasons Why” Gets Right
FromĀ Medium: "13 Reasons Why," the most-watched series in Netflix history, raises many important real-life concerns that need to be addressed, such as the impact...
Trump’s Pick to Run Mental Health
FromĀ STAT: President Trump has nominated Dr. Elinore McCance-Katz, a proponent of increasedĀ psychiatric treatment for those diagnosed with serious mental illness, to run the Substance...
UK Trials Body Cameras for Staff in Mental Health Wards
FromĀ Engadget: An early trial has found that staff-worn body cameras can reduce confrontation and aggressive behavior, including incidents of physical restraint, in psychiatric hospitals.
"If...
The Truth About Long-Term Antidepressant Use
FromĀ The Guardian: As antidepressant prescriptions rise and have doubled in the past decade, mental health experts are becoming increasingly concerned about adverse effects and...
AHCA Puts Disabled People One Step Closer to Institutions
FromĀ Talk Poverty: Last week, the House passed the American Health Care Act, which wouldĀ cut funding from in-home care programs and community support for seniors...
Mental Health Awareness Month: Seven Things to be Aware of
In this piece forĀ Truthout, Noel Hunter lists seven facts it is important to be cognizant of during Mental Health Awareness Month, from the influence...
13 Reasons to Watch 13 Reasons Why
FromĀ Acting NT: Many mental health advocates have objected to the Netflix seriesĀ 13 Reasons Why, which centers around the suicide of a teenage girl. Here...
Court-Ordered Psychiatric Tests Used as a Weapon
FromĀ Courier Mail: Divorced parents are increasingly ordering involuntary psychiatric examinations against one another to be used as a weapon in custody fights.
"Family lawyer Deborah...
Donald Trump’s Drug Czar is Very High on Forced Rehab
FromĀ Vice: Donald Trump's expected nominee for director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy, Congressman Tom Marino, is a proponent of mandatory inpatient...
People are Intensely Loyal to Groups Which Abuse Newcomers
In this piece forĀ Aeon, Christopher Kavanagh explores various explanations for why many people are willing to be part of groups and organizations that subject...
Man Sent to Psychiatric Hospital for Criticizing Police Shooting
FromĀ The Province: In April 2015, a man was detained and held involuntarily at a psychiatric hospital after posting a series of angry tweets about...
The Changing Role of the Pharmaceutical Representative
From theĀ Center for Health Journalism: Due to drug safety scandals and risingĀ drug prices, pharmaceutical representatives are increasingly being criticized by physicians, medical schools, and...
Swiss Giant Novartis Likely Bribed Thousands in Greece
FromĀ Medical Xpress: According to Greece's justice minister Stavros Kontonis, itĀ is likely that the pharmaceutical company Novartis has bribed thousands of medical professionals andĀ state officials...
Deadly Drugs Misused in U.S. Nursing Facilities
FromĀ AARP: The family of Bobby Glenn Tweed recently settled a lawsuit with a nursing home over his wrongful death.Ā Tweed was prescribed psychotropic drugs without...
The History of Psychiatry and Gay Conversion Therapy
FromĀ The Huffington Post: Like religion, psychiatry has played a major role in oppressing LGBTQ individuals throughout history.
"Once psychiatry comes along we get horrible ātreatmentsā...
Crazy Talk: The Dangerous Rhetoric of Mental Illness
In this piece forĀ Eidolon, Jessica Wright discusses the ways that labeling people as "crazy" and "mentally ill" has served to justify oppression throughout history....
Fighting the fog of Mental Illness
In this special report for theĀ Journal Sentinel, Meg Kissinger tells the story of Amanda Farrell, a woman labeled severely mentally ill who eventually recovered...
Lawmakers Override Bevin’s Veto of Mental Health Law
FromĀ The Courier-Journal: Last week, Kentucky's General Assembly voted to overturn Governor Matt Bevin's veto of Tim's Law, a mental health law that allows a...
3 Transition Obstacles as Mentally Ill and Transgender
In this piece for Everyday Feminism, Sam Dylan Finch discusses the oppression and obstacles he has experienced as a trans person in the mental...
Group Plans Protest Against the World Congress of Psychiatry
The International Association Against Psychiatric Assault (IAAPA) plans to protest against the World Congress of Psychiatry this October. The IAAPA considers it a "provocation"...
Infamous 1960s Study Repeated: How far Would you go to Obey?
FromĀ Live Science:Ā Stanley Milgram's infamous experiments on the science of obedience to authority figures were recently repeated with very similar results. Participants showed a high...
Two Thirds of Patients See Physicians Who Receive Payments From Pharma
Study finds more patients are visiting physicians who have ties to industry than previously thought.
The Power Thinker
In this essay for Aeon, Kolin Coopman explores the impact and legacy of Michel Foucault.
"It was a bio-power wielded by psychiatrists and doctors that,...
Is Facebook a Structural Threat to Free Society?
FromĀ TruthHawk: Facebook's technology has an unprecedented ability to surveil and manipulate people.
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Radical Disabled Americans Bringing Direct Action to Your Town
FromĀ Pacific Standard:Ā ADAPT, a national direct action disability rights group, recently staged a protest to fight provisions in the GOP's health care plan that will...
