by Tom Greening QUACK I could lose my license for offering this experimental treatment unproven by clinical trials and double-blind studies. No glossy brochures or stylish advertising with testimonials tout its benefits and safety. Still I go on peddling my home brew to those who suffer, and hope someday scientists will find a way…
Info Filmmaker Daniel Mackler visited the innovative Open Dialogue model in Finland, and made a film available via DVD. Here’s his brief description of Open Dialogue and the film, and how to obtain it. OPEN DIALOGUE: An Alternative, Finnish Approach to Healing Psychosis By Daniel Mackler In the far north of Finland, a stone’s throw…
Info Dr. Benedetto Saraceno is a psychiatrist trained in public health who served as Director of the Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse of the World Health Organization (WHO) until February 2010. While at WHO, Dr. Saraceno has made a number of supportive statements about MindFreedom International and its director, David Oaks. Dr. Saraceno…
Info Dr. Brent Potter has organized a panel to speak about the life and work of R.D. Laing, the controversial psychoanalyst, psychiatrist, and human rights advocate, who Dr. Potter states, “laid the groundwork for therapeutic households, mental health law reform, and the peer recovery movement.” What Panel When Mar 30, 2012 from 12:05 AM to…
Info Document Actions Print this Bruce Levine is a courageous psychologist and author in Cincinnati, Ohio, who makes the connection between changing the mental health system and changing society itself. In this Alternet essay he gives seven reasons why he and many other dissident mental health professionals have chosen to rebel against their own industry.…
Info Eva Peron is alleged to have had a lobotomy toward the end of her life. Click to view full-size image… — Size: 69.2 kB Document Actions Print this
Info Info on abuse by psychiatry in foster care Document Actions Print this Articles, news items, etc. related to misuse of mental health system within a foster care environment for youth. You’ll find a variety of items here related to how young people are especially vulnerable when in the care of the state,…
Info Info on abuse by psychiatry in foster care Document Actions Print this Articles, news items, etc. related to misuse of mental health system within a foster care environment for youth. You’ll find a variety of items here related to how young people are especially vulnerable when in the care of the state, because of…
Info Psychiatry, Children and Young Adults Document Actions Print this The mental health industry has especially targeted young people for unfair marketing campaigns. Youth deserve the best society can offer for mental and emotional well being. Unfortunately, too often, youth are coerced to take multiple powerful psychiatric drugs without adequate information, alternatives and advocacy. News…
Info Document Actions Print this This front page NY Times article is about Mr. Milt Greek, a man diagnosed with schizophrenia who has explored his own beliefs and similar experiences and those of others. This is the latest in a series of articles by NYT journalist Benedict Cary that have been giving voice to mental…