Barry’s story: a tenacious activist
I would like to tell you about Barry Haslam, who is a tenacious activist around the problem of prescription benzodiazepines – a class of...
Another perspective on the Randers case: psychiatry is in deep crisis
Editors' note: republished with permission from Peter C Gøtzsche Professor emeritus.
Introduction
The psychiatric system is so sick that it punishes those who go against the...
The Sickness-Society: either you are well and functional — or sick and dysfunctional
Image by Moondance from Pixabay
I have come to wonder why so many of us seemingly want to be seen as sick, disordered, and dysfunctional?
Why do...
Book review: ‘Drop the Disorder & Do Something’ edited by Jo Watson
Jo Watson’s latest book, 'Drop the Disorder & Do Something' is the second in the Drop the Disorde series, and was published by PCCS...
The Ethics of Long-Term Psychiatric Drug Use and Why We Need a Better Way
First published on Mad in America on 27/2/25
Taking psychiatric medications long-term is like playing Russian roulette. It’s a harsh reality, but one that most...