May 29, 2014
When Doug Turkington, a UK psychiatrist, first announced to his colleagues that he wanted to help people with psychotic experiences by talking to them, he was […]
May 18, 2014
As we develop critical awareness about the mental health “treatments” that don’t work and that often make things much worse, the question inevitably comes up, what […]
May 10, 2014
Thanks to the work of those who have recovered and of those who have helped them, there now exists an ever growing resource of humane and […]
April 19, 2014
Rachael (Rai) Waddingham has made available a presentation by herself with lots of good ideas for anyone trying to help a child or adolescent do better […]
April 8, 2014
My friend Daniel Mackler has made films recognized around the world, covering a variety of psychological and social approaches to psychosis. They are available in a […]
March 9, 2014
One idea I’ve been intrigued by for awhile is the notion that psychosis can arise from attempts to heal dissociation. Dissociation is all very ordered and […]
February 28, 2014
The World Psychiatric Journal just published an interesting article, Uses and abuses of recovery: implementing recovery-oriented practices in mental health systems . It is available in […]
December 1, 2013
Modern “civilized” cultures do not have a good relationship with the wild. It seems we are always doing everything possible to shut it out of our […]
November 24, 2013
For decades, one of the most prominent voices for radical change, or “non-violent revolution” in mental health care has been David Oaks, former director of MindFreedom […]