Women Likely to Be Retraumatised by ECT: Disturbing Findings from a New Survey
A new international survey of 858 electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) recipients has delivered stark findings relating to women’s experiences of this controversial procedure. The paper...
Sucker Punch – a response to systemic failure within Community Mental Health Teams.
This is not an article. It’s not a poem. It’s not an analysis. It’s what comes out when you’re left reeling from the impact...
A Hospital Surgeon Falls Victim to Psychiatry
The author wishes to remain anonymous.
In 2010, I had been a consultant obstetrician and gynaecologist for 22 years at a teaching hospital in England....
Inspiring Community Mental Health Action in Manchester
The positive energy at the recent 'Re-envisioning Mental Health Care' conference organised by the local grassroots group CHARM in Manchester was palpable. Coming up...
How do novelists write about characters who are experiencing emotional distress?
I have just finished working on a novel called ‘The Matchbox Girl’ which is a fictional account of the life of the real Dr...