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Horrific Deaths, Brutal Treatment: “Mental Illness” in America’s Jails

Mad in America - September 3, 2018 2

From The Virginian-Pilot: "The Virginian-Pilot tracked the cases of 404 people with mental illness who have died in America’s jails since 2010. The total...

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A Call for Critical Approaches to Cognitive Psychology

June 8, 2023

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Human Rights Education can Shift Medical Students’ Perspectives on Psychiatry

June 7, 2023

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Why Does Research Focus on Treating Depression Rather Than Preventing It?

June 6, 2023

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No Difference in Antidepressant Effectiveness After Genetic Testing

June 5, 2023

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Changing Brains, Changing Minds: Psychiatric Drug Withdrawal and the Marital Relationship

June 8, 2023

Akathisia: Historical Perspective for Healing

June 6, 2023

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Critical Psychiatry Textbook, Chapter 8: Depression and Mania (Affective Disorders) (Part...

June 5, 2023

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Cochrane’s Demise: Misleading Denigration of Benzodiazepines for Acute Psychosis

June 3, 2023

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