Info Dr. Allen Frances was a key architect of the current American Psychiatric Association “label bible” the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual IV (DSM IV). Dr. Frances became one of the main critics of APA’s proposed DSM 5. But a MindFreedom investigation revealed that – behind the scenes – Dr. Frances has “vocally oppose” the protest…
Info Document Actions Print this The conservative newspaper Washington Times published this guest column by two professors concerned that psychiatry’s unscientific labeling may harm attempts to implement universal health care in the USA. Mental health Trojan horse – It’s enough to make anyone sick Date Published: Dec 31, 2009 12:00 AM Author: Richard E. Vatz…
Info The first meeting in the United States of EleMental, an international organization introducing and developing the elements of Recovery and Thriving. What Meeting When Jul 27, 2009 from 12:00 PM to 03:00 PM Where Aurora, Colorado, USA Add event to calendar vCal iCal Where: Community Connections Empowerment Center10004 East ColfaxAurora, Colorado 80010 When: July…
Info Document Actions Print this In the magazine Psychology Today, Professor Christopher Lane has a brief essay skewering one of the latest misadventures of the psychiatric industry, in which the American Psychiatric Association is seriously considering adding “bitterness” to one of their so-called scientific list of labels. Why not just add “dissent” and be done…
Info A MindFreedom member forwards these quotes from leaders in the psychiatric profession who point out that science is still lacking for the neurobiological theories in the mental health field that many falsely assume have been proven. “Although the past two decades have produced a great deal of progress in neurobiological investigations, the field has…
Info This article, by Steven Morgan, is a critical reevaluation of the theory that the brain is permanantly diseasedin psychiatric disorders, and an exploration of the role that neuroplasticity plays in healing and reviving its functioning. It was published in February 2008. RethinkingTheBrain.pdf — PDF document, 158Kb Document Actions Print this