A Mental Health Professional Who Challenges The Whole Mental Health System: Ron Unger

MindFreedom News Show Wednesday, 18 July 2007, 4 pm ET.

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Today’s guest

If you or a loved one ever hears voices that aren’t there… if you have an extremely unusual spiritual experience… if you  are mentally and emotionally overwhelmed… Is it an illness? Is it a medical problem? Is it a chemical imbalance?

Hear from a mental health professional who questions the entire mental health system. Ron Unger challenges the way the “medical model” rules the current psychiatric industry. Hear about alternatives to conventional psychiatry and prescribed drugs that work.

For decades, Ron Unger has been an activist working to change the mental health system. He is a counselor specializing in alternative approaches to helping people who have what are called psychotic experiences.

He has spoken out on numerous topics related to mental health, including consumer empowerment, peer support, cognitive therapy for psychosis, and the delusions of the mental health system. 

Ron’s dream is to travel across the country educating mental health workers on how to understand, collaborate with, and even learn from the people they help, rather than trying to manage people’s emotions and thoughts using dangerous medications.

Ron is coordinator of MindFreedom Lane County.

Also on this show:

Hear a report from David Oaks about the recently-completed MindFreedom International conference/retreat about building alternatives in the mental health system!

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