Antidepressants can cause ‘Chemical Castration’
From Maryanne Demasi Reports: “Antidepressants can cause severe, sometimes irreversible, sexual dysfunction that persists even after discontinuing the medication. Sufferers have described it as ‘chemical castration’ — a...
Human rights must be part of everyday practice in mental health social work
Advocating and upholding human rights and social justice are core to the practice of mental health social work. It has been argued that failure...
Antidepressants: from a ‘hidden’ withdrawal scandal to the chemical imbalance row
From The Herald Scotland: “Today, selective-serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) are the most commonly used form of antidepressants but, as a Panorama documentary this week highlighted, there are...
UK mental health review must address ‘lack of compassion’ towards patients, watchdog says
From The Independent: “The government’s national review of mental health hospitals must urgently address the ‘lack of sympathy and compassion’ towards patients if safety is to improve,...
With the launch of Mad in Denmark, a global network for radical change grows...
When we started Mad in America more than a decade ago, we never envisioned that our webzine would one day bloom into a global...