April 3, 2011
Psychiatrists working within our current mental health system often complain they have no choice other than to practice as they do, which usually involves, for example, […]
March 27, 2011
Given the recent events in the Middle East, it’s an interesting time to think about revolution. One pattern often seen in revolutions is where when the […]
May 14, 2010
Many of you have probably been aware of two prior World Health Organization (WHO) studies that showed almost twice the recovery rates from “schizophrenia” in developing […]
March 19, 2010
Richard Bentall, in his book Doctoring the Mind: Is our current treatment of mental illness really any good? describes how researchers first noticed and tested the […]
October 10, 2009
[Note: The document below is just a part of the proposed consumer empowerment guidelines for Lane County. I’m posting this separately here, because it is the […]
August 15, 2009
A lot of efforts to transform an often oppressive mental health have focused on “recovery” and making the mental health system more “recovery focused.” Many agencies […]