What Happens When There Is No Help?
My family and my rapists, abusers and psychiatrists all had it in common that they wanted me to ātake somethingā to become more obedient and quiet.
Global Psychiatryās Attempt to Excommunicate the Former UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to...
The UN reflected a middle-ground position for human rights-based mental health, but the response from psychiatric organisations was hostile.
Ten Years Later: Still Shooting the Odds
Unfortunately, the problems that sometimes occur when people try to stop an SSRI antidepressant are still severe and long-lasting.
Students Don’t Need Spying, They Need Trust
Surveillance exacerbates anxiety, destroys trust in relationships, and diverts money away from effective treatment.
Critical Psychiatry Textbook, Chapter 15: Withdrawal of Psychiatric Drugs
Peter GĆøtzsche discusses withdrawal and how to taper off psychiatric drugs.
What the RADAR Trial Tells Us About Antipsychotic Reduction and Discontinuation
Although the trial showed that you are more likely to relapse if you stop or significantly reduce your antipsychotic medication, it did not show that relapse is inevitable.
Remembrances of Linda Andre, Leader in the Fight Against ECT
Psychiatric survivors and allies mourn ECT activist and author Linda Andre and vow to continue her legacy.
Embracing the ShadowāCharlie Morley on Lucid Dreaming as Therapy
On the Mad in America podcast, we hear about the potential of lucid dreaming therapy to aid those struggling with post-traumatic stress.
Report on Improving Mental Health Outcomes
The report is intended to be used to advocate for the elimination of unwanted psychiatric interventions and to promote humane, effective, voluntary approaches.
Awais Aftab Responds to the STAR*D Scandal . . .Ā And Digs a New Hole...
The STAR*D scandal is about how psychiatry peddled a fabricated result to the public, and now Aftab, in his latest post, has added a whopper of his own to the STAR*D story.
The Strength in Sensitivity: Becoming a “Borderline” Psychotherapist
I'm a licensed psychotherapist in private practice. I'm also diagnosed with borderline personality disorder.
Giving Caregivers a Platform: Chandra, Mother of Sophia
This is the story of Chandra and her daughter Sophia (not their real names), who has been in the mental health system since the age of 10.
Family Panel Discussion – Supporting a Child, Teen, or Young Person in Crisis
Supporting a Child, Teen, or Young Person in Crisis - Our guest panel, Ciara Fanlo, Morna Murray and Sami Timimi join host Amy Biancolli to share stories of crisis but also stories of healing and of hope.
Book Review: A History of Fatigue from the Middle Ages to the Present
Fatigue has always been in the background, infiltrating everywhere, ruling our choices and life pathsāand the pharmaceutical industry has taken advantage.
Inside the Neuroscience Community: Peter Sterling Responds to Awais Aftab
Dr. Aftab objects to my "tirade against psychiatric neuroscience." What Dr. Aftab does not do is address any of my substantive conclusions.
Critical Psychiatry Textbook, Chapter 13: Forced Treatment
Peter GĆøtzsche discusses the way psychiatry violates international ethics laws by engaging in forced treatment and other abuses.
A New Vision for Mental Health Care at Soteria Jerusalem
Despite living in Israel for five years, I had no idea that one of the few Soteria houses in the world was only a short train ride away.
Pieces of Shattered Memories
If the sum of my experience exists only as fractured memories that never happened, who am I? It has led me to a near-constant questioning of every aspect in my life.
Cochrane Reviews of Psychiatric Drugs Are Untrustworthy
Cochrane is keen to protect guild interests and to comply with official views from governments even when they contradict the evidence in Cochrane reviews.
‘Sacred Conversations’: A Talk with Susan Swim and a Father Whose Daughter Found Healing
We have two guests today. One is Susan Swim, executive director of the Now I See A Person Institute, which she created in 2007...
Critical Psychiatry Textbook Chapter 12: Electroshock
Peter GĆøtzsche discusses the poor body of research for the efficacy of ECT and the common effect of amnesia, which indicates brain damage.
SSRI Use During Pregnancy Alters the Childās Brain Development
Reduced brain volumes due to SSRI exposure in pregnancy was not explained by maternal depression alone.
Healing My Broken Story: The Power of Compassionate Relationship
Richard was more than a therapist; he was a faithful witness to my spiritual transformation. His faith in me is the sturdy banister I hold on to as I move forward.
Why I Resigned from Mental Health America
When MHA lobbied for expanding forced treatment, I could no longer allow myself to be a cog in the oppressive, profit-driven, psych industry wheel.
Unattached Burdens: IFS Helps Us Understand What Psychiatry Ignores
To heal from unattached burdens requires an understanding of the mind that psychiatry lacks.
