My impressions of psychiatry
I have a friend who once said - having met him in a mental health unit - that everyone there had “schizophrenia” but he...
Out & About: growing the movement for radical change
It has been a delight to take up opportunities to gather in person at various events this year, particularly after the restrictions imposed by...
Awais Aftab Responds to the STAR*D Scandal . . . And Digs a New Hole...
First published on Mad in America September 25th 2024
After we published our MIA Report on the STAR*D Scandal and set up a petition urging the American Journal of Psychiatry to...
Brain Stew: An Interview with Myself
First published on Mad in America on 11th October 2024
An interview with myself about my experience taking psychotropic medication. I am an incarcerated author...
Why Does a Parent Medicate a Child? An Interview with My Mother
This report was first published on Mad in America on October 9th 2024
When Brooke Siem was 15 years old, her father died. Her mother,...