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,...
Raising awareness of protracted withdrawal -a mental health nurse’s story
During my mental health nursing studies there was a focus on the biological model for depression and the role of ‘antidepressants’ was derived from...