Info Document Actions Print this MindFreedom member Brian Merrick, speaking for himself and acting on his own, writes about his success in quitting all his many psychiatric drugs, and what the experience was like. The daily newspaper of MindFreedom’s home town — The Register-Guard in Eugene, Oregon — published Brian’s essay as a “Guest Column”…
In an extensive June 2011 article, journalist Rob Wipond shows that more than half of older Canadians in long-term care are getting powerful neuroleptic psychiatric drugs, also called “antipsychotics.” He also questions the values, and outlines the hazards. Here is an excerpt. Crisis Behind Closed Doors: Antipsychotic Drugging of Canada Seniors Date Published: Jun 01,…
The Harvard Mental Health Awareness and Advocacy Group (MHAAG) invited David to speak on the Harvard University campus in Cambridge, Massachusetts on a Sunday afternoon, 4 October 2009. The Lowell House Junior Common Room was about full, as David spoke to a diverse and lively audience that included Harvard students, a professor, and community members,…
On 4 March 2011, David spoke in Capitol Theater in Olympia, Washington, on the subject, “”Curing Normality: The Mental Health Revolution.” The event co-sponsored by several social change and student. Event organizer Levi Chambers said, “David appeals to academics, scientists, and the average person…” Levi Chambers organized an appearance by David W. Oaks in Olympia …
On 7 May 2010, David Oaks provided a keynote to the international activist conference PsychOut in Toronto, Canada. Organizer Shaindl Diamond here provides a positive evaluation and ‘thank you.’ David Oaks is an inspiring leader in the mad movement who bring a contagious positive energy to all the work he does. He was a keynote…
In October 2009, the “Advocacy Initiative Network” (AIN), a state-wide organization in Maine, had David Oaks keynote, present two workshops, staff a panel, and co-facilitate an all-day work session between the two state-wide organizations in Maine. Here’s the review from Melinda Davis, director of AIN: Maine’s statewide networking organization the Advocacy Initiative Network of Maine…
The main organizer of the historic psychOUT international conference in Toronto in May 2010, was Bonnie Burstow, PhD, on the faculty of University of Toronto. Dr. Burstow says, “We were absolutely delighted with David’s presentation.” I am Dr. Bonnie Burstow, faculty member at Ontario Institute for Studies in Education of the University of Toronto and…
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Info Document Actions Print this A two-part review in the prestigious New York Review of Books is making waves in the mental health industry. Three recent books successfully challenge many of the myths about the psychiatric drug industry these past two decades, and are profiled in a significant piece in influential New York Review of…
Info Document Actions Print this Second of a two-part review in the prestigious New York Review of Books that is making waves in the mental health industry. Three recent books that successfully challenge many of the myths about the psychiatric drug industry these past two decades are profiled. Here is Part One, with a link…
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