Tag: revolution
The Revolt Against Psychiatry: A Book Review
The focus of Bonnie Burstowâs new book, The Revolt Against Psychiatry, âis not the problems that psychiatry presents but the attempt to counter them.â Burstow asks, âWhat pressures might we bring to bear to loosen the grip of psychiatry? We habitually seem to be losing the battle; so how do we turn the situation around?â
Itâs Time for a Revolution Within the Revolution: Coming Out of...
If we are to demand justice for our brothers and sisters in hospitals, jails and community-based programs, then we must demand justice for women, Blacks and other POC who are being discriminated against. We cannot continue to be silent while 50% of us are regulated to the back, and not allowed space at the table. Our fellow community members are wounded by the silence. We expect and are now demanding to be treated better.
Understanding Madness as Revolution, Then Working Toward Peace
While some will frame Eleanor Longdenâs story, told in her awesome TED video (which has now been viewed about 1/2 million times!), as the triumph of an individual struggling against âmental illness,â I believe the story might better be seen as a refutation of the whole âillness of the mindâ metaphor, and as an indication of a desperate need for a new paradigm.