Info Global Issues International activist concerns on human rights and alternatives in the mental health system. Globalization of psychiatry Concern about expansion of the mental health industry to poor & developing countries. Report documents human rights violations in Turkey psychiatric facilities. Mental Disability Rights International (MDRI) released a 2005 report about human rights abuses in…
Info Hazards Anti-depressants: prescription to suicide This is an article critical of “anti-depressant” psychiatric drugs from a publication in Vancouver, Canada called Common Ground. Document Actions Print this
Info Consumer-Driven Resources Directory of Consumer-Driven Services The National Mental Health Consumers’ Self-Help Clearinghouse hosts this federally funded online list of projects run by mental health consumers and psychiatric survivors. PeopleWho … “People Who…”, a non-profit organization based in California, is an online community for people who experience mood swings, fear, visions, and/or hear voices.…
Info Non-Drug Alternatives for Label of Schizophrenia Revisiting Schizophrenia: Are Drugs Always Needed? This NY Times article questions whether psychiatric drugs must always be given to people labeled “schizophrenic,” and quotes Will Hall from the Freedom Center of Massachusetts, a sponsor group in MindFreedom International. Football tackles schizophrenia and depression Illustrating the wide range of…
Info Alternatives to the Traditional Mental Health System Consumer-Driven Resources Read More… Non-Drug Alternatives for Label of Schizophrenia Read More… Mental health system due for radical reform A guest column by dissdent mental health worker and MindFreedom Lane County activist Ron Unger says that a range of real choices in mental health care…
Info Hazards How to Report Adverse Psychiatric Drug Reactions in Several Nations Megan Short has prepared a brief description about how you can file an official report regarding adverse reactions to psychiatric drugs. A few nations are listed such as Canada, USA, etc. However, you may be able to find similar resources in your own…
Info Chemical Imbalance Fraud Advertisements for SSRIs May Be Misleading Medscape reviews an essay in a peer-reviewed medical journal that debunks the “chemical imbalance” myth promoted by psychiatric drug industry. Researchers Debunk Psychiatry’s ‘Chemical Imbalance’ Ads A peer-reviewed medical journal runs an essay showing that claims by psychiatric drug industry about a “chemical imbalance” are…
Info Psychiatric Drug Industry Investigations of the undue influence by huge and profitable corporations that manufacture psychiaric medications. Backstory: A pill they won’t swallow Here’s an inspiring news article in the Christian Science Monitor’s Religion & Ethics section about medical students REFUSING to take drug company gifts for ethical reasons! Chemical Imbalance Fraud American…
Info USA Campaign MindFreedom Statement Warns About Mental Health Screening Here are six brief points about why mental health screening as it is currently planned is potentially harmful to young people. Mother Jones exposes psychiatric drug screening This excellent investigation about drug company influence on “mental health screening” shows that some kids are getting drugs…
MINDFREEDOM NEWS RELEASE: 25 September 2003 A coalition of 100 advocacy groups working in the mental health field is condemning experiments with psychiatric drug implants. The Executive Director for MindFreedom Support Coalition International said, “These psychiatric drug implant devices currently in development are inherently coercive. They violate core principles of self-determination, empowerment and human rights.…