Info Abuse in Mental Health System Psychiatric Labels Harm caused by unscientific psychiatric diagnoses. Electroshock Information about electroshock, also called electroconvulsive therapy. An Overview of Psychiatric Abuse School of Shock: Inside a school where mentally disturbed students are jolted into good behavior The Village Voice looks at an institution that openly uses pain to…
Info Psychiatric Drugs A variety of information about psychiatric prescribed medications, including neuroleptic brain damage, deaths and psychiatric drugs, and resources about quitting psychiatric drugs. Antidepressants “Antidepressants’ include psychiatric drugs such as SSRI (selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors) such as Prozac and Zoloft. Hazards Neuroleptics Information about traditional and atypical neuroleptic drugs, also known as…
Info Issue includes news about Global, USA, Media, Choice and Mad Pride Campaigns. Available now in paper, PDF, MS Word or Braille versions. Celia Brown, MFI board president, is on the cover of MF Journal #47, shown here speaking at a protest in front of the American Psychiatric Association Annual Meeting. The #47 issue of…
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Info MindFreedom Journal #47 The Fall 2006 issue of the award-winning MF Journal is available in print, MS Word and PDF versions. MindFreedom Journal #47 available Issue includes news about Global, USA, Media, Choice and Mad Pride Campaigns. Available now in paper, PDF, MS Word or Braille versions. MF Journal #47 PDF You may download…
Info We asked two members of the campaign committee, “Why is the MindFreedom Choice in Mental Health Campaign important to you?” Matt Morrissey: I know what it is like to be in emotional distress and to undergo the invalidating “treatments” of the current system. When seeking help, people must be given an array of choices…
Info Learn about the goals of the MindFreedom Campaign for Choice in Mental Health Care News update: Join this campaign on 1 November in Philadelphia for an important symposium called “Creative Revolution: Mobilizing Our Healing Resources.” For more info click here: https://mindfreedom.org/campaign/choice/mfi-creative-rev-philly MFI Choice Campaign Network of Alternatives Definition of self-directed, safe, and humane…
Info Learn about the goals of the MindFreedom Campaign for Choice in Mental Health Care News update: Join this campaign on 1 November in Philadelphia for an important symposium called “Creative Revolution: Mobilizing Our Healing Resources.” For more info click here: https://mindfreedom.org/campaign/choice/mfi-creative-rev-philly MFI Choice Campaign Network of Alternatives Definition of self-directed, safe, and humane…
Info MindFreedom Ireland’s Mary Maddock reports, “Here is a picture of our action in Cork, Ireland. We collected almost 500 signatures for Nuria’s petition ‘We Deserve to Know the Truth about our Prescription Drugs.’ Nuria will be presenting them and many others when she meets the Oireachtas Subcommittee for Health. The title of the report…
Info The MindFreedom Personal Story Project collects histories from psychiatric survivors and mental health consumers about their experiences of survival, resistance, recovery and self-determination in the mental health system. Many participants in the project have struggled through difficult emotional times, and all have suffered through psychiatric labeling and an often abusive and patronizing mental health…
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