Muckamore Abbey Seclusion Room was ‘Dark Dungeon’
From BBC News. The mother of a severely disabled man who is a patient at Muckamore Abbey Hospital described a seclusion room her son was placed in as "a dark dungeon".
Manchester University Antipsychotic Discontinuation Survey
Manchester University is currently recruiting people to take part in a research study looking at what support people with experience of psychosis want when stopping antipsychotic medication.
Researching, Practising, and Debating Mental Health Care
The field of mental health has generated contested ideas and beliefs as well as polarisation, bitterness, and intransigence. That is why the Royal College of Psychiatrists and the British Psychological Society have come together to affirm a common set of ideals and principles for how we, as professionals, discuss these topics.
Are 1 in 8 Children and Young People Really ‘Mentally Disordered’?
Mental health organisations challenge the language of illness and disorder
Making Inclusion a Reality: Interview Series
From Mad in Asia, a new interview series. Moving away from the biomedical and institutionalisation model, persons with psychosocial disabilities everywhere have demonstrated that there are better alternatives to inclusion of people with disabilities within their community.