Living beyond labels: the example of a therapeutic community
I am a co-worker at Lothlorien Therapeutic Community in Scotland. Lothlorien provides a temporary home for people with mental health problems and the opportunity...
The “Madness” of Inpatient Psychiatry
Inpatient psychiatry is not a place of psychological healing; it is devoid of compassion and full of human rights abuses. Those trapped there due...
Psychiatric assessments impacted by gender, ethnicity, socioeconomic status, study finds
A new study published in the Scandinavian Journal of Psychology finds that gender, ethnicity, and socioeconomic status affect the outcome of psychiatric assessments in Sweden. According...
For suicide, hospitalisation may harm just as much as it helps
A new study found that hospitalization for suicide harmed about as many people as it helped. However, if done immediately after a suicide attempt,...
How the medical profession pathologises emotions and the damage to patients
Disclaimer: some doctors have excellent bedside manner and a deep and compassionate understanding of the body’s physical responses to emotions. They take care to...