From âMadnessâ to Self-Mastery: Overcoming a Life of Disconnection
You are trained to trust a system, to trust a professional⊠But I was always following my intuitive self telling me that there was a way out of the madness and the labels.
Ghosts Popping out Everywhere: The Shifting Times We Live in and the Process of...
We are living in challenging times. Every day we hear or read or hear stories of racism, sexism, inequalities, oppression. Emerging, there are experiences...
When Violence Hits Home, Can We Keep Growing?
We want to share conversation we had coming out of these events in the hopes it might help others explore how to keep growing emotionally in an uncertain and sometimes violent world.
A Brain for Our Emancipation
In times of crisis, we are required to adapt to conditions of suffering to safeguard capitalist production. We are asked to adapt our flexible brains to a hostile environment, and the possibility of transforming that environment is suppressed.
Antidepressants Plus Immune Response Terminate Pregnancies in Mice
Also, male mice born to mothers with an immune response exhibited âautistic-likeâ behaviors, scientists report.
Consumer Advisory Board Chair: NYC Mayor Adams Did Not Consult With Us on New...
I chair the Consumer Advisory Board for the NYC Department of Mental Hygiene (DOMH). And I can tell you firsthand: We were not consulted before this plan came to fruition.
The Bipolar Rollercoaster: Looking Beyond the Labels
Removing assumptions evoked by my family memberâs diagnoses has transformed my understanding of their experience and increased my ability to arrive at solutions applicable to their expressed needs.
Psychotherapy: Less Expensive and Better Than Pills, It’s What the Patients Want but Donât...
Studies with long-term follow-up show that psychotherapy has an enduring effect that outperforms pharmacotherapy. Psychiatry does not deliver what the customers want.
Ten Years of Rocking the Boat: Reflecting on Mad in Americaâs Mission and Work
Continuing our 200th podcast, staff members join us to discuss reinvigorating MIA continuing education, science writing and blogs, personal stories, community commenting and family resources.
Dubious Science: Downplaying the Risks of Antidepressants in Pregnancy
When popular websites, such as Johns Hopkins and the Mayo Clinic, downplay the possible risks of antidepressant use in pregnancy, they are ignoring the evidence.
Researchers Identify Factors to Predict Risk of Antidepressant Withdrawal
Paroxetine, SNRIs, and MAOIs were associated with the highest risk of withdrawal, as was long duration of use and whether the person experienced withdrawal in the past.
Data on Your Mind: Good Public Health or Mental Health Surveillance?
The ethics of data harvesting are murky and echo global concerns around the ways in which profiling technologies can be used to perpetuate discrimination.
Celia Brown, R.I.P.: Psychiatric Survivor, Pioneer, and Global Activist for Change
Celia Brown, a psychiatric survivor and activist who was revered â even beloved â for her foundational and ongoing efforts in mental health advocacy and the peer movement, has died after a battle with cancer.
Changing Narratives: Reflecting on Mad in Americaâs Mission and Work
For our 200th podcast interview, we are joined by members of MIA staff to reflect on Mad in America's mission and work over the last decade.
Number Needed to Treat with a Psychiatric Drug to Benefit One Patient Is an...
The number needed to treat with a psychiatric drug to benefit one patient is largely an illusion, because more patients are harmed than receive a benefit.
The Schizophrenia Genetics IllusionâA Century of Failure and Hype
This is the schizophrenia game. It has been played for over a century, and itâs time to stop.
Animals Exposed to Antidepressants in Utero Are Worse at Taking Care of Their Own...
A new study in rats found that those exposed to antidepressants in utero had an impaired ability to nurture their own children in later life.
And Now They Are Coming for the Unhoused: The Long Push to Expand Involuntary...
Mayor Adams' plan to "involuntarily remove" unhoused people has met with backlash from activists and the unhoused, who say it violates their rights and further entrenches systemic racism.
What Psychiatry Has Done for Me
The stigma and discrimination I have had to endure due to my âdiagnosisâ crushed my spirit and the dreams I had for my life. But the most devastating part of all is how it altered my relationship with my two sons.
On the Brink of Psychosis
Most available narratives are sad stories centred around the aspect of a disease, or terrifying tales about psychiatric treatment. But what if there is also something in between?
Adults Treated for ADHD Report Low Quality of Life
Adults receiving ADHD medications and therapy frequently experience adverse events that interfere with employment and daily life.
Interview: The Need for Trauma-Informed Schools
CTIPP Executive Director Jesse Kohler answers our questions about the organization's new report and what the findings mean for families and communities.
Still Looking For Answers
What is happening in my body? And has being on medication caused long-term side effects or damage? Iâll forever be searching for answers; I want to feel ânormalâ again and live a life of enjoyment vs fear and anxiety.
The Mental Health Industry Speaks Volumes About Our Society’s Priorities
An educated public has a much better chance of advocating from the grassroots for safe and effective treatments in the face of a pharmaceutical industry more interested in profits than people.
Gradual Tapering Recommended for Antidepressant Discontinuation
A new literature review reinforces the need to âdown-titrateâ or taper antidepressants, especially drugs like Celexa and Paxil.
