Arthur Kleinman
Info Psychiatrist and Director of Harvard’s Asia Center. Click to view full-size image… — Size: 41.0 kB Document Actions Print this
Q&A with Arthur Kleinman
Info Document Actions Print this This interview by the Boston Globe of professor Arthur Kleinman — author, psychiatrist, anthropologist, and Director of Harvard’s Asia Center — touches on the medicalization of psychiatry, and cross-cultural mental health issues. Q&A with Arthur Kleinman Date Published: Jul 22, 2006 08:00 PM Author: Harvey Blume Source: Boston Globe “AFTER…
“Call Me Crazy” Play Challenges Psychiatric Labeling
Info The award-winning play “Call Me Crazy” written by MindFreedom member Paula Caplan demystifies psychiatric labeling. The script is now online. Paula Caplan is a clinical and research psychologist, author, director, actor and playwright CALL ME CRAZY is a comedy-drama written by psychologist Paula J. Caplan, Ph.D., based partly on her book, They Say You’re…
Mad Theater
Info Mad Theater Use of theater in ways that may help human rights and alternatives in mental health system. Call Me Crazy Information about play “Call Me Crazy” by Paula Caplan, including free access to the script. “Call Me Crazy” skewers psychiatric labeling. Document Actions Print this
Eli Lilly lawyers email to suppress Zyprexa documents
Info Below is a copy of an e-mail on 30 Dec. 2006 apparently from Eli Lilly attorneys threatening a member of MindFreedom International, Eric Whalen, with legal action because of allegations that his personal web site made available copies of the suppressed Zyprexa documents for free public download. Eric is acting and speaking on his…
Alert protests NASW link to psychiatric drug industry
Info Nineteen social work academics have signed an open letter protesting the way the National Asociation of Social Workers (NASW) has entered into a financial relationship with the huge psychiatric drug manufacturer Jannsen. Jeffrey Lacasse has also blown the whistle on psychiatric drug company fraud about a “chemical imbalance.” (See “Related Content” at bottom of…
Psychiatric drug maker gives record pay-off
Info Pfizer manufacturers the psychiatric drug Zoloft, and announced they were giving a record “golden parachute” to their top executive Hank McKinnell. http://www.newratings.com/analyst_news/article_1448247.html Pfizer departing CEO to receive record compensation Saturday, December 23, 2006 9:08:48 AM ETfrom: newratings.com NEW YORK, December 22 (newratings.com) – Pfizer Inc (PFE.NYS), the world’s largest drugmaker, Thursday said in a…
Judges Delivers Mixed Decision on Formerly Secret Zyprexa Files
Info US District Court delivered a partial victory and a partial loss for the public right to know about Eli Lilly’s documents regarding their psychiatric drug Zyprexa. [Update 33: 13 Feb. 2007 – 5 PM EST] Jim Gottstein: Psychiatric survivor, attorney, founder of PsychRights and whistleblower on Elli Lilly fraudulent marking of Zyprexa. Judge Jack…
Judges Delivers Mixed Decision on Formerly Secret Zyprexa Files
Info US District Court delivered a partial victory and a partial loss for the public right to know about Eli Lilly’s documents regarding their psychiatric drug Zyprexa. [Update 33: 13 Feb. 2007 – 5 PM EST] Jim Gottstein: Psychiatric survivor, attorney, founder of PsychRights and whistleblower on Elli Lilly fraudulent marking of Zyprexa. Judge Jack…
Onion vs. Psychiatric Absurdity
Info The humorous satire publication The Onion slyly challenges excess and human rights violations in the mental health system in many creative fictional ways, that seem all too-true. Here are some examples. [Updated 22 Dec. 2010] Examples of The Onion satire skewering psychiatric ridiculousness: Check out links below to some of the ‘mental…