Schizophrenia in Philosophy and Theology
From Socrates to Jesus to Nietzsche, all experienced divine Beatific Visions, just as I have.
Psychiatry, Capitalism, and the Industrial Machine
Psychiatry, under the guise of science, tries to identify and manage those who deviate from industrial society's norms.
Default DepressionâHow We Now Interpret Distress as Mental Illness
The Situational Approach provides an alternative to the poor outcomes seen with the medicalisation of distress.
Illegal Fraud is the Norm for Psychiatric Commitment
Rob Wipond reports on more investigations that reveal systemic abuses of patientsâ rights.
New Book by Courageous Psychiatrist about Her Professionâs Most Damaging Falsehood
Writing in CounterPunch, Bruce Levine reviews Joanna Moncrieff's new book Chemically Imbalanced.
Kyrie Therapeutic Farm: Distress Understood as Part of the Human Condition
KTF aims to combine supportive community, holistic care, and meaningful opportunities for participating in a natural farm setting.
Antidepressant Withdrawal Symptoms Linked to Life-Altering Consequences, New Study Shows
A new study reveals that withdrawal symptoms from antidepressants can last years, disrupting lives and relationships.
Beyond Techniques: The Common Factors That Drive Healing
Common factors, rather than the intricacies of any single modality, are the real engine of therapeutic transformation.
âThereâs No Word for Depression in Zuluâ: Inside South Africaâs Mental Health Crisis
High levels of childhood adversity interact with violent crime, poverty, and lack of access to education.
Kids Are Not the Problem: An Interview With Gretchen LeFever Watson
In this interview, Brooke Siem, who is the author of a memoir on antidepressant withdrawal, May Cause Side Effects, interviews Gretchen LeFever Watson, PhD.
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I Am Looking for People I Miss
Itâs a community of like-minded people; we should stick together. Maybe, hopefully, I will find my hospital friends.
Donât Include Involuntary Commitment as a Treatment Tool in Seattle
As someone who has experienced the trauma of involuntary mental health treatment, I am deeply concerned.
Peter GĂžtzsche’s Video Interviews on Psychiatry
Here are recent interviews by Peter GÞtzsche on his site Broken Medical Science. including a recent interview with Jim Gottstein.
The STAR*D Scandal
Why Forced Treatment With...
The Ouija Board and the Skeptic
Skepticism, especially from those with lived experience, is necessary. It forces us to question whether our tools and methods truly help.
Guided Dreaming Can Transform Psychosocial Issues: 11 Case Studies
Dreaming problem-solves various waking concerns creatively through memory consolidation and emotional processing.
Schizophrenia and Homosexuality: My Experience and Case Studies
During my confinement, I became convinced that the forced repression of my homosexuality was the true etiology of my schizophrenia.
Coroner Issues Warning About Antidepressants After Suicide of Royalâs Husband
A coroner has issued a warning about the effects of antidepressants prescribed by a Buckingham Palace doctor to the son-in-law of Prince and Princess Michael of Kent before his suicide.
Reframing Antipsychotic Discontinuation: A Psychiatristâs Personal and Professional Call for Epistemic Justice
A psychiatrist with lived experience advocates for a more humane, collaborative approach to antipsychotic discontinuation that respects diverse ways of knowing.
For-Profit Healthcare Is a Predator; Its Main Prey Is Our Young
Labeling kids with âbrain diseasesâ sets them up for failure. This explains why the U.S. has so many youth crises.
Peer Support and Resistance: Becky Brasfieldâs Vision for Mental Health Justice
In this interview with Ayurdhi Dhar, Becky Brasfield calls for radical truth-telling in the mental health system.
Summing up the STAR*D Scandal: The Public was Betrayed, Millions were Harmed, and the...
American psychiatry, the NIMH, the larger medical community, and mainstream media have betrayed the American public by failing to make this scandal known.
From Auctions to Moral Treatment
In less than 25 years Oregon moved from auctioning off the âcareâ of the "insane" to the lowest bidder to creating a safe place focused on recovery.
Mad in Americaâs 10 Most Popular Articles in 2024
A roundup of Mad in America's most read blogs and personal stories of 2024 as chosen by our readers.
Modern Psychology and Its Colonial Legacy
I question the modern rhetoric of âprimitiveâ cultures not having enough âknowledgeâ about mental health and needing to be âeducatedâ.
Who Can Consent to Researchâand What Does That Mean for Forced Treatment?
What the doctors are not seeing is the health in peopleâexcept when itâs convenient for them and their research projects.
