Info A MindFreedom member forwards these quotes from leaders in the psychiatric profession who point out that science is still lacking for the neurobiological theories in the mental health field that many falsely assume have been proven. “Although the past two decades have produced a great deal of progress in neurobiological investigations, the field has…
Info Document Actions Print this The activist media “Dissident Voice” quotes MindFreedom about President Bush and the USA mental health system. Let’s Go Crazy: The Decline in US Mental Health Under Bush Date Published: Feb 11, 2007 01:00 AM Author: Heather Woksuch Source: Dissident Voice Factors linked with mental illness (including poverty, homelessness,violence and social…
Info Document Actions Print this One of the main newspapers for New York City — the NY Sun — ran this brief article about electroshock because the topic came up in coverage of a murder. MindFreedom director David Oaks is quoted criticizing electroshock. Shock Therapy Emerges As Detail in Therapist’s Killing Date Published: Feb 21,…
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…