IS THERE TRANSFORMATIVE MEANING IN MADNESS?
First published by Mad in America in November 2024
No-way-out by J
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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...