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...
New Findings Suggest Masculinity is a Risk Factor for Suicidal Thinking
Men who report being self-reliant may be at greater risk of suicidal thinking.
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...
Is Mental Illness Real?
FromĀ The Guardian: Conceptualizing emotional distress or suffering as the result of a biological, genetic illness may be stigmatizing and inaccurate, and may lead to...
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....
Study Shows Link Between Food Insecurity and Mental Health
FromĀ Medical Xpress: A recent study conducted in the northwestern region of Ghana, Africa shows elevated levels of mental distress among heads of households in...
Economic Stress as a Driver of Global Depression and Suicide
FromĀ Truthout: According to the World Health Organization, poverty and unemployment are leading causes of depression and suicide. Still, recommended solutions for depression tend to...
Depression: Let’s Talk About how we Address Mental Health
From the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights: United Nations Special Rapporteur Dainius PÅ«rasĀ calls for our global community to rethink...
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...
United Nations Statement Criticizes Medicalization of Depression on World Health Day
"There is a need of a shift in investments in mental health, from focusing on 'chemical imbalances' to focusing on 'power imbalances' and inequalities"
The People with Psychosis Embracing the Voices They Hear
In this piece for Vice, Laetitia Laubscher discusses the Hearing Voices Network, a non-medical approach to hearing voices and experiencing extreme states.
"...a key goal...
10 Life Lessons I Learned as a Psychiatric Nurse and Patient
In this piece for Wake Up World, Cortland Pfeffer shares 10 life lessons he learned from his experience as a psychiatric patient, a recovering...
Racism as a Public Health Threat
FromĀ Medical Xpress:Ā Racism is a majorĀ public health issue that is correlated with physical and mental health problems including depression, high blood pressure, cardiovascular disease, breast...
This Article Won’t Change Your Mind
From The Atlantic: For some people, believing false information is not a result of low intelligence or lack of education, but the desire to...
The General who Went to war on Suicide
FromĀ Politico Magazine:Ā Having struggled with depression and suicidal thoughts himself, Major General Dana Pittard developed a unique approach to suicide prevention in the military: expanding...
Black man Labeled with Schizophrenia Boiled to Death
From theĀ Miami New Times: On June 23rd, 2012, four corrections officers at Dade Correctional Institution kept Darren Rainey, a black man labeled with schizophrenia,...
Medical Studentsā Racial Biases Lead to Failure to Adequately Treat Patients
False beliefs about biological differences between races are associated with a failure to provide recommended pain treatments to Black people.
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,...
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...
Call for Chapters: Deconstructing Stigma in Mental Health
IGI GlobalĀ is calling for chapters in a forthcoming book,Ā Deconstructing Stigma in Mental Health. The purpose of the book is to provide a historical context...
People With Dementia Press for More Rights
FromĀ STAT:Ā People with dementia are coming together to fight for theĀ right to make their own decisions, to have a voice in public policy, and to...
Gay Conversion Therapy Advocates Heartened by Election
FromĀ ABC News:Ā Advocates for gay conversion therapy have been heartened by the election of President Trump, believing that the new administration will fight off efforts...
Tampa Council Proposes ban on Conversion Therapy for Minors
From theĀ Tampa Bay Times:Ā The Tampa City Council recently moved to ban mental health professionals from providing gay conversion therapy to minors, proposing penalties of...
An Alternative Perspective on Psychotherapy: It is Not a āCureā
Kev Harding argues against conceptualizations of therapy as a ācureā to an āillnessā and instead offers alternative approaches.
