This week, Mad in America examines three articles related to negative effects of psychotherapy. The first reviews the ...
When someone seeks therapy, they are often already carrying more than they can comfortably manage. They may be distressed, ...
New analysis suggests logotherapy can ease depression and anxiety while helping people reclaim a sense of purpose, but gaps in evidence and equity remain. A narrative review of 132 studies finds that ...
Mad Law and Human Rights: An attorney and psychiatric survivor, Tina Minkowitz writes on the new perspectives in human rights law that emerged in the work done by users and survivors of psychiatry on ...
Direct-to-consumer (DTC) advertising of pharmaceuticals is a controversial topic within healthcare and psychiatry, with only two countries (US and New Zealand) allowing this practice. Proponents argue ...
Marilyn Wedge, PhD is a family therapist with decades of experience helping children and families. She is the author of three books on child therapy. Her most recent book is A Disease called Childhood ...
“It’s hard to get off narcotics because you love them so much—but it’s hard to get off psychiatric drugs because you fear them so much.” Today, he joins us on the Mad In America podcast to talk about ...
On January 24, 2023, Lindsay Clancy from Duxbury, Massachusetts took the lives of her three young children, Cora, 5, Dawson, 3, and eight-month-old Callan, and was charged with three counts of ...
Mad in Mexico: This essay addresses several debates surrounding “borderline personality disorder (BPD),” a highly stigmatized and gendered psychiatric label disproportionately applied to cisgender ...
“This scoping review synthesises findings from 21 qualitative studies to explore individuals’ experiences of forced medication. The review identifies recurring themes of violence and dehumanisation, ...
Tangible Intangibilities: Sera writes here to share her thoughts on how the language we choose and our apparent need to concretize the inherently complex is leading to violations of rights and ...
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