Antidepressants: is there a better way to quit them?
Millions of us take SSRIs, and most can give them up without too much trouble. So why do a minority suffer severe side-effects?
Flooding the world with psychiatric drugs could boost the burden of mental disorders
Following the American Psychiatric Association’s publication of the third edition of its “Diagnostic and Statistical Manual” (DSM III) in 1980, there has been a remarkable expansion of the psychiatric enterprise in the United States and other developed countries.
Not My Words, Not My Story | Julia Buxton
From Asylum Magazine: “One of the first things that struck me when I entered mental health services was how little interest staff took in me...
Sharp Rise in Young People Overdosing on Painkillers and Antidepressants
From The Guardian. Soaring numbers of children, teenagers and young adults have been deliberately poisoning themselves with overdoses of drugs such as painkillers and...
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.