Tag: law and psychiatry

Why Lawsuits About Psychiatric Malpractice Are Difficult to Win

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From The Brownstone Institute, written by Peter Gotzsche: "When people under psychiatric care commit suicide or homicide, or are killed or seriously harmed, because...

Guardianship Destroyed My Family

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People who can’t take care of themselves need support and protection, but guardianship provides neither. I know: I've lived it.

United Nations Statement Criticizes Medicalization of Depression on World Health Day

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"There is a need of a shift in investments in mental health, from focusing on 'chemical imbalances' to focusing on 'power imbalances' and inequalities"

“Not Not Guilty: My Brother, Schizophrenia, and the State of Illinois”

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From The Fix: "This is the reality of where mental health remains—just as stigmatized and embarrassingly disentangled as it was last year at this...