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What the RADAR Trial Tells Us About Antipsychotic Reduction and Discontinuation
Although the trial showed that relapse is more likely if you reduce antipsychotic medication, it did not show that relapse is inevitable.
Can trauma therapies unlock the prison of psychosis?
Traditionally, individuals experiencing both trauma and psychosis have had limited treatment options. Trauma survivors with...
Eighty percent of the population will get treated for mental illness in their lifetime – and they’re worse off afterward
A new study published in JAMA Psychiatry finds that almost everyone will be treated for mental illness...
What does resiliency mean in the context of oppressive systems?
Pop culture, media, books, and research shape our perception of truth through master narratives or dominant storytelling....
Early intervention programs fail to help psychosis patients rebuild careers
A new article published in the Community Mental Health Journal finds service users who had experienced psychosis...
Brain changes from ECT linked to worse outcomes
A recent article in Psychological Medicine reports that the grey matter changes seen in patients who undergo...
Menopause: over-medicalised & over-monetised?
The menopause pendulum has perhaps swung too far in the opposite end of the spectrum;...
PODCASTS
May Cause Side Effects–Radical Acceptance and Psychiatric Drug Withdrawal: An Interview with Brooke Siem
Brooke Siem is a writer, speaker, and advocate for the safe de-prescribing of psychiatric drugs....
Anders Sørensen: Tapering off psychoactive drugs, and what these drugs do to our brains
Anders Sørensen is a Danish psychologist, who also has a doctorate in tapering off psychotropic...
Family Panel Discussion – Supporting a child, teen, or young person in crisis
This week we are sharing the audio from a recently held online discussion on supporting...
Can psychosocial disability transform mental health? A conversation with Luis Arroyo and Justin Karter
This interview is a conversation between Luis Gerardo Arroyo Lynn and Justin Karter.
Luis conducted this...
Tanya Frank on ‘Zig-Zag Boy: Madness, Motherhood and Letting Go: My Family’s Struggles with Broken Mental Healthcare’
Author Tanya Frank discusses her book 'Zig-Zag Boy: Madness, Motherhood and Letting Go', which chronicles the experiences of her son Zach who experienced psychosis as a 19-year-old.
Addressing ADD & ADHD with Child Psychiatrist Dr. Sami Timimi
https://youtu.be/hrsQylpCq8U