Psychiatry, Violence, and the State: California’s Systematic Failure of Its Unhoused Population – Mad In America

California has decided to systematically restrain, incarcerate, forcibly strip, and drug its now sizable unhoused population.
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Focusing on Trauma and Involving Families in Care Could Help Prevent Early Death – Mad In America

Lived-experience researchers: Focusing on trauma-informed care and involving families in treatment could help reduce early death.
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Over-stressing Stress: American Psychological Association Report Omits Oppression – Mad In America

Despite noting financial problems, global conflict, and climate crisis, the report was on how individuals could work on their own stress.
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Transforming Mental Health Care with Cultural Narratives and Metaphors

In an influential paper, Laurence Kirmayer explores how cultural narratives and metaphors shape our experience of mental health and recovery.
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The Making of a ‘Madness’ That Hides Our Monsters: An Interview with Audrey Clare Farley

Audrey Clare Farley reveals how our understanding of madness was built to avoid acknowledging sexual trauma, religious abuse, and racism.
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