Info Mental Patients Liberation Alliance based in New York State was one of the founding sponsor groups of the MindFreedom International “Support Coalition.” Here is their official position on mental health courts, which are special separate courts for people diagnosed with psychiatric disorders who have been accused of committing crimes. MENTAL PATIENTS LIBERATION ALLIANCE MENTAL…
Info Download a copy of the 4 March 2008 news release from PsychRights and MindFreedom about combining the power of the court of law with activism to challenge the power of the psychiatric pharmaceutical industry. PsychRights-MFI-News-20080304.pdf — PDF document, 101Kb Document Actions Print this
Info NEWS RELEASE: PsychRights & MindFreedom have formed a joint effort to win battles against forced psychiatric drugging in both the court of law and court of public opinion. The effort targets human rights violations in California, Massachusetts and New York. The power of the pharmaceutical industry threatens the USA justice system. Download PDF of…
Info UK’s Guardian newspaper covers the news that a major study says SSRI antidepressant psychiatric drugs are no better than placebo. Capsules of Fluoxetine, the generic name for Prozac. Photograph Joe Raedle/Getty Images Original article click here. UK Guardian – 26 February 2008. A bitter pill Millions of prescriptions for SSRIs are written up in…
Info Psychologist Bruce Levine, longtime member of MindFreedom, evaluates the science behind claims that antidepressants work far better than other alternatives, in this article published by AlterNet. Bruce Levine, PhD is a practicing psychologist in Ohio and author of Surviving America’s Depression Epidemic. For original article click here. AlterNet – 28 February 2008 By Bruce…
Info This is a manual produced by World Network of Users and Survivors of Psychiatry (WNSUP). WNUSP would like feedback about the manual. WNUSPCRPDManual.doc — Microsoft Word Document, 283Kb Document Actions Print this
Info World Network of Users and Survivors of Psychiatry Implementation Manual for the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons With Disabilities This is a manual produced by World Network of Users and Survivors of Psychiatry (WNSUP). WNUSP would like feedback about the manual. World Network of Users and Survivors of Psychiatry WNUSP is a…
Info Here are some of the milestones in the organizational development of what has become MindFreedom International. 22 December 1986 – Incorporation of originating nonprofit project with start-up funding from Levinson Foundation. The goal is to publish a newsletter, Dendron, and provide a “Clearinghouse on Human Rights and Psychiatry,” to help network mental health consumers,…
Info A MindFreedom provided this anonymous story about using the neuroleptic Zyprexa. ZYPREXA Horror Story: by anonymous Back in the year 2000, I abuptly stopped taking my Zyprexa because of the side effects. This abrupt withdrawal has caused me great problems that persist today. My natural sleep is gone and my appetite is gone as…
Info You can easily find larger, higher-quality images of neuroleptic (antipsychotic) pills on the Internet by using the Google image search engine and plugging in various neuroleptic names such as Zyprexa, Abilify, Haldol, Prolixin, Risperdal, etc. Click to view full-size image… — Size: 56.4 kB Document Actions Print this