The False Memory Syndrome at 30: How Flawed Science Turned into Conventional Wisdom ...

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Soon after states finally began providing adults who remembered childhood abuse with the legal standing to sue, the FMSF began waging a PR campaign to discredit their memoriesā€”in both courtrooms and in the public mind.

#RestoreTheirRights: An Update on Guardianship Action

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Itā€™s time to change the conversation around guardianship. The question is not ā€œWhen do we remove someoneā€™s rights?ā€ but ā€œHow can we best support them?ā€
"A Grasp at Knowledge" by HoJin Kwak

Beyond Labels and Medsā€”Closer Look: HoJin Kwak

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This is the first of 4 spotlight interviews with some of the talented youth behind the pieces in MIA's art exhibition. HoJin states: "The original idea for my drawing started with the brain. The complexityĀ of its sudden twists and curves fascinates me."

Cindi Fisher – Short Bio

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M.O.M.S:Ā Cindi Fisher is founder of the organization M.O.M.S. She networks moms and others together to support each other in advocating for themselves or their...
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Beyond Psychiatry: A Trauma-Centric View of Mental Health

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Internal family systems therapy is a non-pathologizing method of working toward healing from trauma, a journey of returning to wholeness by reconnecting with ourselves.

Scott Spicer, MPH, CPSS – Short Bio

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Advocacy to Action:Ā ScottĀ is Founder and Senior Partner of Spicer's Consulting, dedicated to improving health, one step at a time. He has worked in Supported...

Mass Shootings and the News Media: Catching Up to the Science of PACEs

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From ACEs Too High: Over the last 25 years, the main development that has changed our understanding of violence is the CDC-Kaiser Permanente Adverse Childhood Experiences Study.

The Hidden Epidemic of Sexual Dysfunction Experts Are Blaming on SSRI Antidepressants

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From The Daily Mail: Patients on antidepressants are not being warned of the risk that the pills could permanently ruin their sex lives, experts say.

Gary Kohls ā€“ Short Bio

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Dr. Kohls is a past member of MindFreedom International, the International Center for the Study of Psychiatry and Psychology and the International Society for...

Helene Sandstrom – Short Bio

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Helene Sandstrom is a freelance translator, science journalist and former co-editor of The Swedish Journal of Nutritional Therapy and Functional Medicine, specializing in health,...

Why Forced Addiction Treatment Fails | Maia Szalavitz

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From The New York Times: Since the data shows that the best treatment isĀ compassionate and inviting, coercion should be the last resort, not the first.
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Postpartum Anxiety, Psychiatric Drugs and Paternalism

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My postpartum anxiety diagnosis became subsumed by an arbitrary diagnosis of depression. And this diagnosis has followed me for 30 years and counting.

William Schultz – Short Bio

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William Schultz studiesĀ clinical psychology at the Minnesota School of Professional Psychology. His interests center on non-reductive approaches to psychiatry and psychology. His writing has...

Smartphones, Loneliness, and Depression in Teens

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New study finds that smartphone use may precede experiences of loneliness and depressive symptoms among older teens according to longitudinal analysis.

Current Immigration Policies Create Mental Health Vulnerabilities for Families

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Researchers investigate the impact of immigration policies on the mental health of arriving Mexican and Central American immigrants.

Justin Brown – Short Bio

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The Myth of Normal: Justin BrownĀ identifies as a person in recovery who voluntarily takes psychotropic medication. He is a member ofĀ M-Power.org, anĀ organization of mental...

Is ADHD Diagnosis Flawed? Younger Classmates More Likely to Be Diagnosed

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From Sociology Lens: If ADHD is a genetically determined neurobiological disorder, a childā€™s birthdate, gender and other factors should have no bearing on their chances of ā€˜havingā€™ it.

Alison Page – Short Bio

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Alison Page is a benzodiazepine survivor. She took prescribed benzodiazepines off and on for 16 months and was rapidly tapered off. She ended up...

The Shadow Penal System for Struggling Kids

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From The New Yorker: The Christian organization Teen Challenge, made up of more than a thousand centers, claims to reform troubled teens. But is its discipline more like abuse?

Val Marsh, MSW – Short Bio

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Valerie L. Marsh, MSW, is Executive Director of theĀ National Coalition for Mental Health Recovery (NCMHR).Ā Marsh received both her bachelorā€™s and masterā€™s degrees in social...

Researchers Challenge Evidence for Antidepressants in Youth

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Researchers shed light on the precarious nature of evidence from efficacy trials of antidepressant medication to treat symptoms of major depressive disorder in children and adolescents.
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To Promote Mental Health, We Must Teach It

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When we are quick to pathologize suffering, yet do not provide the fundamentals for healthy living, it is inhumanity of the highest order.

Dorrit Cato Christensen – Op-Ed Bio

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Dorrit Cato Christensen is an author, lecturer and chairman of the Danish association Dead in Psychiatric Care. She devoted her life to helping people...

Years After My Son Died in NHS Care, State-Sanctioned Torture Continues

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From The Guardian: Iā€™m still puzzling over the peculiar inability of the government to even discuss whether the CQC report (and others like it) documents torture.

Ed Pigott, PhD – Short Bio

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The STAR*D Scandal: A psychologist who has spent five years ā€œdeconstructingā€ the NIMHā€™s large study of antidepressants tells of his findings, discusses his published...