The psychiatric drugs commonly known as antipsychotics (neuroleptics) have been known to cause permanent involuntary muscle movements in many people. Since the 1990’s, the mental health industry has reassured patients and the public that newer neuroleptics known as “atypicals” cause far less TD. However, the actual data is now back. Reuters reports on a Journal…
Info One of the legendary organizers in the ‘mad movement’ was the late Howie the Harp. He wrote a song called “Crazy and Proud.” Thanks to Phoenix Rising, here are the lyrics. These lyrics were found on page 15 of October 1986 Phoenix Rising, the link is here: http://psat2.solidwebhost.com/phoenix_rising_v6_n2.pdf CRAZY AND PROUD Well, they’re…
Info Document Actions Print this The Irish Times carried the news of a psychiatric journal publishing an article by two psychologists questioning the use of electroshock. Risks of ECT outweigh benefits, review finds Date Published: Dec 07, 2010 12:00 AM Author: Carl O’Brien Source: Irish Times A COMPREHENSIVE review of electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) has concluded…
Info The US FDA announced that on January 27 and 28, 2011, a US Food & Drug Administration committee will “discuss and make recommendations regarding the possible reclassification of devices indicated for use in electroconvulsive therapy.” What Forum When Jan 27, 2011 08:00 AM to Jan 28, 2011 06:00 PM Where Gaithersburg, MD Contact Name…
Info MindFreedom Members, Marcela Musgrove, Leticia Villarreal Sosa, and colleague Madalyn Marcus, are working on a special issue of The Journal of Participatory Medicine on Mental Health. They are seeking diverse perspectives from participatory research, opinion pieces, book reviews, writings by survivors/consumers, etc. The Journal of Participatory Medicine (JoPM) is looking for submissions from mental…
Info From 2003 to 2010, MindFreedom International would do an occasional analysis of the NAMI web site using the Google search engine, to determine the number of times nami.org used the term “biologically based.” While not exact, this is an indication of how much the organization was emphasizing its theory that significant mental and emotional…
Info On Saturday, 9 October 2010, MFI held a live, free Internet show with special guest author Robert Whitaker, and you can hear the archive. The US government has funded an annual meeting of mental health consumers and psychiatric survivors for the past 25 years. But when their conference organizers decided to address controversies involving…
Info A long-time advocate in mental health, Ed Knight, is calling for an investigation of the way a US federal agency has been controlling mental health consumer and psychiatric survivor activity. Ed specifically is concerned about the role of Risa Fox, a Public Health Advisor who often oversees mental health consumer grants for the huge…
Info Advocacy to Encourage More Openness at US Mental Health Agency, SAMHSA SAMHSA stands for the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Systems Administration. SAMHSA is a US federal agency, and it is one of the largest entities in history in the mental health field. Unlike its ‘sister’ agency National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) which…
Info Live from Alternatives 2010 in Anaheim, California: MindFreedom director David Oaks says more than 1,000 mental health consumers and psychiatric survivors have registered, and there’s lots of great news. But rather than cover this news, The Huffington Post is once more carrying a political attack by extremist D. J. Jaffe. You can ask The…