Part 1: Neurodiversity—What Exactly Does It Mean?
Editor’s Note: Mad in the UK and Mad in America jointly published this four-part series on neurodiversity earlier in the year. It proved extremely...
The REST Service for Benzo and Sleeping Tablet Dependence
As a service user of the REST project at Mind in Camden, I want to celebrate World Benzodiazepine Day 2018 by telling the world a little bit about what REST has done for me. I’m now 18 months off benzos, but I still attend REST regularly to process the anger and grief I feel about what I went through, and to support those who are still tapering.
The Spurning of Knowledge at Mental Health Tribunals: Personal Reflections
Identity prejudice has worked in advance of the Tribunal to adversely impact any hope of a fair testimonial exchange by undermining my credibility to an extent that even my views on what is important to my own quality of life were effectively not considered.
Part two: response to criticism of our chemical imbalance paper
MITUK Editor: On July 20th, psychiatrist Professor Joanna Moncrieff, whose work appears regularly on this site, published a review article along with colleagues Dr...
Calling Someone ‘anti-psychiatry’ is not an Argument – and for Many it Feels Abusive
Since nothing good ever comes of pouring petrol upon a blaze, it is the duty of any mental health professional to avoid attacking, silencing or misrepresenting those they purport to serve, especially when such people have passed through our service. But the anti-psychiatry tag is increasingly being used indiscriminately to do those very things.