Info Recovery and Mental Health Full and complete recovery — meaning re-integration into society without dependence on the mental health system, is an achievable goal for every known problem labeled as a “psychiatric disorder.” Overcoming the Impossible: My Journey Through Schizophrenia Psychiatric survivor, psychologist and author Ron Bassman wrote this breakthrough article that was published…
Info Quitting Psychiatric Drugs Info Compiled by MindFreedom Suggestions, ideas and tips for those who are choosing to stop taking prescribed psychiatric drugs. Disclaimer: MindFreedom is pro-choice and is not making a recommendation on your personal health care decisions. Nothing here is meant to be medical advice. Author of each item is responsible for content.…
Info Ethics & Mental Health Swiss Court Ruling Allows Euthanasia For Mentally Ill A ruling by Switzerland’s highest court has opened up the possibility that people with serious mental illnesses could be helped by doctors to take their own lives. Revealing Quotes on the Goals of Psychiatry and Psychology This web site has quotes critical…
Info An Investigation by Protection & Advocacy, Inc. into deaths related to the combined use of multiple psychiatric medications. The administration of aggressive polypharmaceutical regimens in these deaths, according to the agency, was not supported by the clinical presentation of the patients, nor by the medical literature. The report, released in June, 2004, concluded that…
Info This 16 State Study reveals increased morbidity and mortality of those diagnosed with serious mental disorders. That is, people with certain psychiatric diagnoses die 25 years or more earlier than others! The study, conducted by the National Association of State Mental Health Program Directors (NASMHPD) and published in October, 2006, attributes the increased mortality…
Info Document Actions Print this A ruling by Switzerland’s highest court has opened up the possibility that people with serious mental illnesses could be helped by doctors to take their own lives. Swiss Court Ruling Allows Euthanasia For Mentally Ill Date Published: Feb 04, 2007 03:00 AM Author: Christopher Claire Source: Source: The Scotsman To…
Sascha co-founded The Icarus Project, a radical mental health support network and underground media project working to reframe societial conceptions of ‘mental illness.’ You may listen and phone in live to MindFreedom Radio this Wed. 14 Feb. at 4 pm EST at www.theprn.org. Sascha Altman DuBrul is the co-founder of the Icarus Project To listen…
Info Document Actions Print this NY Times covers mixed ruling by judge: Web sites would be free to distribute documents, but very harsh language toward the attorney, doctor and NY times reporter who made the information in the documents available to the public. Judge Rules Drug Documents Must Be Returned to Eli Lilly Date Published:…
Info Document Actions Print this A whistleblower from the US Food and Drug Administration told Congress that they ought to investigate the way the FDA has handled the issue of hazards caused by Eli Lilly’s psychiatric drug Zyprexa. FDA handling of Lilly drug needs probe–scientist Date Published: Feb 13, 2007 08:10 PM Source: Reuters WASHINGTON,…
Info Document Actions Print this MindFreedom’s office is in Eugene, Oregon, and the local daily newspaper has provided coverage about the Zyprexa files controversy. Injunction snares mental health activist Date Published: Feb 15, 2007 03:00 AM Author: Susan Palmer Source: The Register-Guard; Eugene, Oregon, USA A New York judge severely scolded those involved in leaking…