The Certainties of Therapy-Speak Are Contributing to Our Social Collapse
First published by Mad in America on 21/4/25
A provocative new paper argues that therapeutic culture may be entrenching, not healing, our collective wounds.
We are...
Antidepressant Trials Last Eight Weeks, So Why Do We Take Them for Years?
First published on Mad in America on 14/04/25
Antidepressant Trials Last Eight Weeks, So Why Do We Take Them for Years?
The studies are of short...
Summing up the STAR*D Scandal: The Public was Betrayed, Millions were Harmed, and the...
This article was first published by Mad in America on 4/1/25
Last spring, it seemed certain that the story of the STAR*D scandal, which Mad...
Researchers Critique Psychiatry’s Flimsy Evidence for Psychedelic Drugs
First published on Mad In America
November 25, 2024
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In a new article in The BMJ, researchers expose how regulatory bodies approve psychedelic drugs for psychiatric use despite poor...
Service Users Report Psychiatric Professionals as the Least Helpful Factor in Quitting Antipsychotics
First posted on Mad in America November 21, 2024
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In a recent study, patients attempting to withdraw from antipsychotics overwhelmingly described mental health professionals as...