Learning a Different Way: An Interview with Maori Psychiatrist Diana Kopua
This piece has been written by Dr. Ayurdhi Dar, and was first published on Mad in America on July 18, 2019 and can be accessed here.
Diana Kopua’s life resembles the stories she uses in...
New report published by the UN Special rapporteur on health says relationships and social justice are main determinants of mental health
On the 24th of June, the UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Health, Dr. Dainius Pūras, presented a report examining the multiple ways in which human rights intersect with the determinants of mental health and well-being. The report argues that policy...
“Let’s Not Go Overboard About ECT”
By Peter Breggin, MD
This post was first published on Mad in America on March 3, 2019 and can be accessed here.
In an internet email discussion among a large group of supposedly enlightened mental health...
An Alternative Review Of The Mental Health Act: Mad in the UK
Today Mad in the UK published a coverage of the Mental Health Act and alternative reports surrounding it. The following was first published in Mad in the UK and can be accessed here:
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MEDIA RELEASE: Hearing Voices Network England 6.12.2018
A RALLYING CALL TO MAKE BOLD AND AMBITIOUS...
Trauma Outside the Box: How the ‘Trauma-Informed’ Trend Falls Short: Mad in America
Clinical psychologist, Noel Hunter, writes about the "trauma-informed" approach in mental health practice and the inevitable harm such practice causes and perpetuates. The following was first published in Mad in America and be viewed here →
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Increasingly, it is becoming fashionable for mental health agencies and...
Learning From Each Other As Psychiatric Survivors: Mad in America
Chaya Grossberg writes on the importance of community in seeking emancipation from psychiatry. Her essay was first published by Mad in America and can be viewed here.
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There are common themes among the thousands of psychiatric survivors I’ve known, worked alongside and consulted with over the...
Moving Global Mental Health “Outside Our Heads”: An interview with Dr. Derek Summerfield
As a part of Mad in America‘s ongoing podcast series on the "Global Mental Health" Movement, Justin Karter of the Mad in America team interviews Dr. Derek Summerfield .
The original post can be viewed here on Mad in America.
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This week, MIA Radio presents the fourth in a...
Global Mental Health – Coloniality, Technology and Medicalization
New in Mad in America's ongoing podcast series, Dr. China Mills speaks on the Lancet's proposal, and shares her insights on the role of coloniality, technology, and medicalization in the global "mental health" movement.
The following interview is part of Mad in America's podcast on global mental health,...
Global Mental Health: An Old System Wearing New Clothes
Mad in America is bringing forth a series of podcast interviews on the topic of the global "mental health" movement. To view the last interview in this series, click here.
This week Mad in America speaks to our very own, Jhilmil Breckenridge and Dr. Bhargavi Davar....