Info Psychiatric Advance Directives “Advance directives” on mental health topics can sometimes help prevent forced psychiatric treatment, but too often the psychiatric industry is allowed to override these documents. Washington Post: “Va. Studies Directives Giving the Mentally Ill A Say in Their Care” This Washington Post article about psychiatric advance directives quotes long-time mental health…
Info Document Actions Print this Ben Hansen, of the Bonkers Institute for Nearly Genuine Research, is alarmed by the over-diagnosis of mental disorders and the widespread use of psychiatric drugs in our society. In this interview, Hansen notes that identification and labeling of consumers is essential to the marketing of drugs, and that “In 1997…
Info Ian Parker forwarded the sad news that long-time movement activist Terence McLaughlin has died. Terence edited Asylum magazine and supported MindFreedom’s work. Terence McLaughlin celebrating at the launch of Mary & Jim Maddock’s book “Soul Survivor,” which he helped publish. Update: Click here to see a report by Mary and Jim Maddock of the…
Info In Memoriam Thomas Szasz, MD, dissident psychiatrist, died at age 92 Thomas Szasz was an author, psychiatrist, academic and significant critic of his own mental health profession. He has died at the age of 92. Lynne Salvi Remembered Lynne Salvi arrived at the MindFreedom office in the Summer of 2011, and attended quite a…
Info Document Actions Print this The NY Times investigated the number of USA young people labeled with a “bipolar” psychiatric disorder, and found the number increased forty-fold from 1994 to 2003. More Children Being Treated for Bipolar Disorder Date Published: Sep 03, 2007 01:00 AM Author: Benedict Carey Source: The New York Times For the…
Info Media are widely covering a news story about global mental health. Lancet, the widely-respected medical publication, published a study calling for more money for mental health services in poor developing countries. World Health Organization promptly put out an endorsement of this call for more money. But MindFreedom asks, “more money for what”? MindFreedom Ghana…
Info Once more, the USA Congress is considering a bill to help protect families from being pressured by schools to screen young people for mental health problems. And once more, MindFreedom is issuing an alert to encourage all USA citizens to contact your congressional delegation and support this important bill. In the past, the bill…
Info Screening President Bush called for making mental health “screening” of all young people “common practice.” Looking for troubled kids sounds good. But this is a mental health system without adequate advocacy, information, empowerment, and alternatives. Mental health screening marches thousands of young people to the door of a troubled mental health system. The Parental…
National Public Radio’s show “Justice Talking” featured discussions with representatives of ‘both sides of the story’ about the issue of involuntary psychiatric drugging of people out in their own neighborhoods and homes using court orders. Michael Allen defends freedom of choice in mental health care on National Public Radio. MICHAEL ALLEN, a MindFreedom member in…
Info Pat Risser, who is a psychiatric survivor and a MindFreedom member attended a major national conference about training the police for dealing with citizens labeled with mental health problems. In this exclusive inside view, the author warns of a rising “paramilitary” between police and the mental health system. This psychiatric survivor concludes, “Be afraid,…