March 21, 2022
You may have noticed that people diagnosed with psychosis are often encouraged to think of themselves as passive victims of their disorder. Psychosis is commonly framed […]
April 24, 2021
In a talk linked to below, award winning medical journalist Robert Whitaker reviews the science that indicates the need for a radical change in psychiatric care, […]
May 14, 2019
I’ve been intrigued by the way the battle against mental health system oppression has drawn on two important and powerful ideas – which happen to contradict […]
August 6, 2017
When someone recently asked this on Quora, the first answer they received was the typical perspective offered by our mental health system. It was stated that […]
July 9, 2017
We seldom have a chance to hear from someone who combines the perspective of a long time psychiatric survivor and activist, with that of being a […]
June 6, 2015
If you are a mental health worker and if your experience is similar to that of many, you may have noticed most or all of the […]
December 26, 2011
At least as of today, if a person Googles “schizophrenia recovery” the first link that is not an advertisement is to a document titled “Understanding Schizophrenia […]
November 27, 2011
When we think that something inside of ourselves is a “symptom of an illness” then we very naturally want to get rid of it. But what […]
May 29, 2011
Over the last few years I’ve been very impressed whenever I have heard parts of Eleanor Longden’s story. Recently I obtained a video of her telling […]