An Early Advertisement for ECT Equipment
Info An advertisement from the American Journal of Psychiatry promoting electroshock apparatus. Click to view full-size image… — Size: 3.6 MB Document Actions Print this
An Early Advertisment for Dexadrine
Info An advertisement from the American Journal of Psychiatry promoting Dexadrine. Click to view full-size image… — Size: 6.3 MB Document Actions Print this
American Journal of Psychiatry Image of Lobotomy Instruments
Info An image from the American Journal of Psychiatry depicting lobotomy instruments. Click to view full-size image… — Size: 3.8 MB Document Actions Print this
American Journal of Psychiatry Lobotomy Instructions
Info An image from the American Journal of Psychiatry detailing the process of lobotomy. Click to view full-size image… — Size: 2.3 MB Document Actions Print this
Two Year Outcomes: Finnish Open Dialogue Alternative to Traditional Psychiatry
Info This is a study published in 2000 about two-year outcomes from the “Open Dialogue” alternative in Finland. From “Spiritual Recoveries”: Jaakko Seikkula, Ph.D. is a professor at the Institute of Social Medicine at the University of Tromso in Norway and senior assistant at the Department of Psychology in the University of Jyvskyl in Finland.…
Finland Open Dialogue
Info Finland Open Dialogue A Finnish alternative to the traditional mental health system for people diagnosed with “psychoses” such as “schizophrenia” is “Open Dialogue.” This approach aims to support the individual’s network of family and friends, as well as respect the decision-making of the individual. Here are two follow-up studies: One is a two-year follow-up…
MFI Alert Creates Torrent of Comments to NIMH Asking For “More Choices!”
Info Here are just a few of the e-mails sent to the USA National Instyitute of Mental Health after MindFreedom issued an alert issued an aler about an NIMH Strategic Plan. updated 22 Dec. 2007 Within just six days of MindFreedom issuing alerts, many people contacted the National Institute of Mental Health about their biased…
Tips on Authoring Wikipedia Articles
Info Document Actions Print this How to study and prepare to be a participating author of wikipedia articles, following the guidelines and principles of wikipedia. Tips on Authoring Wikipedia Articles Author: Mike Tierney Get comfortable with being a wikipedia user and reader first. Read our tips on how to do this. You don’t need to…
How to Monitor Wikipedia Articles
Info Document Actions Print this How to use wikipedia. How to monitor wikipedia articles that you care about for accuracy, bias, or possible deletion. How to Monitor Wikipedia Articles Author: Mike Tierney Scenario one: Lets say you’re a big Beatles fan or Wu-Tang Clan fan. Or maybe you like NASCAR or the Iron Chef. Maybe you…
Psychiatric Survivor Musician Works on Album
Info Vara Adams is a psychiatric survivor musician who is working on an album of songs that challenge the current mental health system. She has three of the six songs recorded so far. We’ve been enjoying these first three at the MindFreedom office! Go Vara! Vara Adams has recorded three of six songs for her…