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“Gravely Disabled” — How I Narrowly Escaped a Conservatorship – Mad In America

There are so many scary aspects of the matrix of mental health , and the varied epidemic of medical dis eases has very few families untouched.

I realized that ex had way too much power legally over my life , far too late and yet that’s never brought up with creating wills etc as a married couple ..Lots of changes needed ..

“What’s going on? Is the idea for me to live in a locked facility forever?” A silent wail of despair wells up inside me. What’s happening to my life? The next time I breathe fresh air, I promise myself, will be when I’m free.
— Read on www.madinamerica.com/2023/08/gravely-disabled-narrowly-escaped-conservatorship/

Disability Research: Inclusion in Theory, Exclusion in Practice

Duh !?

Research points to an urgent need for inclusivity, broader perspectives, and a deeper understanding of the global disability experience.
— Read on www.madinamerica.com/2023/08/inclusion-in-theory-exclusion-in-practice-a-look-at-disability-research/

In the Courts, a Partial Win for Informed Consent and ECT Justice – Mad In America

Price Hancock views the Thelen verdict as a partial win. “The jury agreed that the manufacturer ‘failed to warn.’ That’s huge.”
— Read on www.madinamerica.com/2023/08/partial-win-ect-justice/

Critical Psychiatry Textbook, Chapter 9: ADHD (Part Two) – Mad In America

Peter Gøtzsche discusses the results of the MTA study on ADHD drugs and the misleading statements textbooks make about ADHD treatment.
— Read on www.madinamerica.com/2023/08/critical-psychiatry-textbook-chapter-9-part-two/

Antidepressants Increase Suicide Attempts in Youth; No Preventative Effect

It’s just not teenagers who are subjected to higher rates of suicide from antidepressants .

Researchers find that SSRIs increase suicide attempts up to age 24, and have no preventative effect at any age, even for those at high risk of suicide.
— Read on www.madinamerica.com/2023/08/antidepressants-increase-suicide-attempts-in-youth-no-preventative-effect/

First Do No Harm: Restraining the Restrainer – Mad In America

I was face down on a cold hospital floor. My submissiveness came before the needle made contact. The shock and shame of such a violation silenced me. I was face down on a cold hospital floor. The shock and shame of such a violation silenced me.
— Read on www.madinamerica.com/2023/08/first-do-no-harm-restraining-the-restrainer/

Nature as Partner, Not Resource: A Call for Ethical Treatment of Therapeutic Environments

Patric Plesa’s ‘ethical ecology’ urges us to rethink therapeutic environments, bridging mental health with environmental ethics.
— Read on www.madinamerica.com/2023/08/nature-as-partner-not-resource-a-call-for-ethical-treatment-of-therapeutic-environments/

Social Work’s Complicated Relationship to Psychiatric Oppression

This is true , the average is 10 years for a social worker before burn out. The more ” business ” they get , the more folks are in the system , the more pay ..

it’s a corruption that shows up in Family services as well.

Suicide vans were discussed in the UK, which gave me pause, because it could be a good thing or it could be bad if a worker made a call on a persons behavior , and let them die , which does happen .

Although primarily seen as a benevolent profession, social work has contributed to coercive practices and psychiatric oppression.
— Read on www.madinamerica.com/2023/08/social-workers-contribute-to-psychiatric-oppression-despite-the-fields-complicated-relationship-with-mental-healthcare/

How to Advocate Effectively for Loved Ones Harmed by Psychiatric Drugs – Mad In America

An advocate in the psychiatric realm is a key witness for the patient and his or her experience, and carries a weight that the doctor cannot easily ignore. An advocate in the psychiatric realm is a key witness for the patient and his or her experience, and carries a weight that the doctor cannot easily ignore.
— Read on www.madinamerica.com/2023/08/effective-advocacy-psychiatric-drug-harm/

Supernatural Beliefs Must be Understood to Treat Psychosis in Pakistan

Researchers find supernatural beliefs and social factors play crucial roles in understanding mental illness, stressing the need for a less Eurocentric approach.
— Read on www.madinamerica.com/2023/08/supernatural-beliefs-must-be-understood-to-treat-psychosis-in-pakistan/