Date Published: Nov 28, 2011 12:00 AM Author: Anita Guidera Source: Irish Independent You may access the original articles here: http://www.independent.ie/health/health-news/are-antidepressants-the-cure-or-the-problem-2947170.html ARE ANTI-DEPRESSANTS THE CURE …. OR THE PROBLEM? With record numbers of people being prescribed the drugs, doctors on the frontline are divided over their use. Anita Guidera reports. Anti-depressant use is at an…
Kevin McGehee, President of the ShelterCare Consumer Council, appreciated a presentation by David Oaks on 21 October 2011 at the Bill Uhlhorn Program, part of ShelterCare in Eugene, Oregon. David’s commitment to fight “normality,” his desire to help reform mental health services, his empowering others to do the same, and his sense of the absurd……
Rollin Shelton, a long-time advocate for human rights and alternatives of mental health consumers and psychiatric survivors, gives a recommendation on a number of talks he has heard by David, including “Forming a New State-Wide Coalition in Oregon of Mental Health Consumers and Psychiatric Survivors!” at the Portland Public Library on 15 February 2008. (A…
Every three years the World Psychiatric Association holds its World Congress. David W. Oaks was a ‘special lecturer” on the topic of human rights at the WPA World Congress in 2008 in Prague, Czech Republic. The title of the talk was, “An Urgent Need for Dialogue About a ‘Global Emergency’ of Human Rights Violations in…
On 29 October 2011, David Oaks was one of the plenary speakers at the annual conference in Los Angeles of the International Society for Ethical Psychology and Psychiatry (ISEPP). The ISEPP director, author and psychologist Al Galves, PhD recommends Oaks for speaking engagements. David Oaks’s plenary presentation at the 2011 conference of the International Society for…
See a new film, free, about how an individual who heard distressing voices found humane forms of help outside of the conventional mental health system. MindFreedom Lane County affiliate, Opal Network and OCSC co-sponsor this free film showing. what Film when Dec 13, 2011 from 07:00 PM to 08:30 PM where Eugene Public Library, Eugene, Oregon contact name…
David Oaks will be one of the speakers at this gathering to help support the movement led by mental health consumers and psychiatric survivors in California. what Rally when Oct 28, 2011 from 11:00 AM to 02:00 PM where Culver City, California contact name Chuck Hughes attendees All are welcome. Free. add event to calendar vCal iCal Free:…
I heard of a faith-based group that had an individual who was disruptive… and somehow this led to discussions about “mental health.” But let’s slow down for a moment… there are more complex issues involved. “Boycott normal” also means being more conscious about who and how the boundaries of “normal” are set. [This is a…
One of the main networks of dissident mental health professionals, psychiatrists, psychologists is ISEPP (formerly International Center for Study of Psychiatry and Psychology – ICSPP). ISEPP is a long-time sponsor organization of MindFreedom International. Many speakers are MFI members, including MFI director David Oaks. what Conference when Oct 28, 2011 08:00 AM to Oct 29, 2011…
Info A few webinars you can view about changing mental health care Here are a few PowerPoints and webinars you can view about changing the mental health system. Disclaimer: These are a variety of presentations, some by MindFreedom or sponsors or affiliates. The authors are responsible for content. David Oaks on Building Coalition’s 101 This…