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Author Archives: Sarah Smith

Blogs related to changing the mental health system

kb, mental-health-blogs, psychiatry-blog-directoryBy Sarah SmithApril 1, 2008

Info Updated 18 Feb. 2012: Here are just a few of the blogs with entries that question the mental health industry, and explore alternatives beyond psychiatry. Bloggers reflect individual views that are their own, and may be controversial. For blog by MFI director David W. Oaks, click here. Spot a lapsed link? Please tell us. Find…

Blogs related to changing the mental health system

kb, mental-health-blogs, psychiatry-blog-directoryBy Sarah SmithApril 1, 2008

Info Updated 18 Feb. 2012: Here are just a few of the blogs with entries that question the mental health industry, and explore alternatives beyond psychiatry. Bloggers reflect individual views that are their own, and may be controversial. For blog by MFI director David W. Oaks, click here. Spot a lapsed link? Please tell us. Find…

Resources & references for Ron Unger’s commentary in The Register-Guard

Front PageBy Sarah SmithApril 1, 2008

Mental health counselor Ron Unger submitted a guest commentary to The Register-Guard as part of an ongoing debate about the role of neuroleptic psychiatric drugs, also known as neuroleptics. Here are resources and references for readers interested in Ron’s commentary. Resources of interest to readers of Ron Unger’s guest commentary One of the most important…

Antipsychotic drugs are doing harm

antipsychotics, kb, psychiatric-drugsBy Sarah SmithMarch 31, 2008

The main newspaper for Eugene, Oregon, USA published this guest column by long-time mental health worker Chuck Areford questioning the use of neuroleptic psychiatric drugs, which are also known as antipsychotics. Chuck is on the Advisory Committee for MindFreedom Lane County. Update: Chuck’s column led to a response by a psychiatrist, see the link at…

Antipsychotic drugs are doing harm

antipsychotics, kb, psychiatric-drugsBy Sarah SmithMarch 31, 2008

ment Actions Print this The main newspaper for Eugene, Oregon, USA published this guest column by long-time mental health worker Chuck Areford questioning the use of neuroleptic psychiatric drugs, which are also known as antipsychotics. Chuck is on the Advisory Committee for MindFreedom Lane County. Update: Chuck’s column led to a response by a psychiatrist,…

Letter to editor: Hugh Massengill on neuroleptic debate

antipsychotics, kb, psychiatric-drugsBy Sarah SmithMarch 29, 2008

Long-time human rights activist and psychaitric survivor Hugh Massengill weighs into the debate in the pages of The Register-Guard about the role of neuroleptic psychiatric drugs, also known as antipsychotics. The debate began when mental health worker Chuck Areford wrote a hard-hitting commentary critical of neuroleptics that was published 16 March 2008 in the paper.…

Letter to editor: David W. Oaks on chemical-free mental health

antipsychotics, kb, psychiatric-drugsBy Sarah SmithMarch 29, 2008

MindFreedom director David W. Oaks talks about his personal experience in the mental health system in a debate in the pages of The Register-Guard about the role of neuroleptic psychiatric drugs, also known as antipsychotics. The debate began when mental health worker Chuck Areford wrote a hard-hitting commentary critical of neuroleptics that was published 16…

Bruce Levine’s New England Book Tour

kb, mental-health-alternativesBy Sarah SmithMarch 26, 2008

Info A New Englnad tour to promote Bruce Levine’s new book: “Surviving America’s Depression Epidemic: How to Find Morale, Energy, and Community in a World Gone Crazy” What Convention When Mar 22, 2008 01:00 AM to Mar 30, 2008 01:00 AM Where New England Add event to calendar vCal iCal New England Book TourMarch 22…

Debate begun by Chuck Areford about antipsychotic psychiatric drugs

antipsychotics, kb, psychiatric-drugsBy Sarah SmithMarch 25, 2008

Info Debate begun by Chuck Areford about antipsychotic psychiatric drugs Long-time mental health worker began a debate when his guest commentary criticizing neuroleptic psychiatric drugs — also known as neuroleptics — was published in the main newspaper of The Register-Guard on 16 March 2008. You can read the back and forth he started here. Antipsychotic…

On debate, and seeing UFO’s, and not being “fine”

Front PageBy Sarah SmithMarch 24, 2008

Info Filed Under: featured Forced psychiatric drugging got some news coverage that compared two court room cases going on at same time in Alaska. AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS is an interesting report by NY Times reporter Alex Berenson published today, 24 March 2008, in International Herald Tribune, about two court cases going on in…

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