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Big up to The Only Way is Essex! Kirk Norcross speaks openly in reality show about anxiety and panic attacks. Also Charlie King and now Mario Falcone.
TOWIE Tackles Mental Health Difficulties. Lad about town Kirk Norcross has been recently speaking out and seeking treatment for severe anxiety... -
Jacqui Dillon. Survivor. Talking yesterday in Sweden. A must see for the truth about the connection between childhood abuse and and the medical diagnosis of ‘schizophrenia’. Hearing Voice Network.
Jacqui Dillon. Survivor. Talking yesterday in Sweden. Hearing Voice Network. A must see for the truth about the connection between childhood abuse and and the... -
Watch this please! We can all be masters of our own destiny. And the world.
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New production of ‘One Flew over the Cuckoos Nest’ by local media project Vesbim. August 21st- 23rd Floral Pavilion. Book early!
Message from Ben Adams Hello Everyone Hope you are all keeping well, amazing what a little bit of sun does for the... -
“Living with voices in your head” Eleanor Longden at TED conference 2013 California. Recovery is possible with the right support.
Living with voices in your head: Eleanor Longden at TED 2013 Eleanor Longden did well at school, and gleefully entered student life at university... -
Changes in Disability Living Allowance. Here are the facts and check how it may affect you. Let Esther McVey know how you feel!
Changes in Disability Living Allowance Quick Guide: http://www.dwp.gov.uk/docs/pip-quick-guide.pdf Online checking here: How is it different to DLA? https://www.gov.uk/pip-checker PS You do not need to fil in... -
Worried about money? Free Benefits Guide from Rethink.
Your Free Benefits Guide Benefits rules are confusing at the best of times. But this month, we have been deluged with... -
Important research proving childhood trauma as a trigger to psychosis. Richard Bentall. University of Liverpool
Research at Liverpool University has found that children who experience severe trauma are three times as likely to develop ‘schizophrenia’... -
‘Too much coercion in mental health services’ Professor Richard Bentall, University of Liverpool speaks in the Guardian. Coercion has no place in the Recovery Model.
Too much coercion in mental health services Sometimes, coercion of patients may be hard to avoid, but it’s something to which... -
Please sign the petition to stop medicalising distress and normal human emotions. DSM V.
Open Letter to the DSM-5 Please show your support in discouraging the American Psychiatric Association from pathologising normal human responses to distressing life-events and turning them in... -
Antipsychotic drugs and the alternatives. Robert Whitaker author of Anatomy of an Epidemic and Mad in America.
Robert Whitaker speaks about recent findings on antipsychotics and the alternatives Robert Whitaker’s keynote presentation in Brighton, England explores the problems of... -
‘Grief and anxiety are not mental illnesses’ BBC News. Peter Kinderman Liverpool University.
‘Grief and anxiety are not mental illnesses’ By Peter Kinderman Professor of Clinical Psychology Liverpool University Everyday anxieties could become targets for medical... -
Ross Kemp: The Invisible Wounded. Tackling PTSD in armed forces.
Ross Kemp: The Invisible Wounded - Monday 12th November Sky 1 at 9.00pm. Following a string of critically acclaimed documentaries, including the... -
Campaign song to save Wirral Day Centres. “Stand Together!” Inspiring!
CAMPAIGNERS hoping to save Wirral’s day centres have penned a song to take their fight to the next level. Adult students... -
Mad and Bad? The Negative Portrayal of Mental Health Issues on TV.
MAD AND BAD? MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES ON TV Mental health problems have become a great source of entertainment due to a belief amongst... -
‘Psychiatry and the dominance of the bio-medical model.’ Brilliant article from a psychiatric nurse’s view. Sums up the disease/bio-medical model approach. International Critical Psychiatry Network.
Psychiatry and the dominance of the bio-medical model Recent years have seen enormous changes in the provision of services and therapies... -
A diagnosis of schizophrenia shouldn’t be a life sentence. But it will be if no talking therapies offered. Guardian
A diagnosis of schizophrenia shouldn’t be a life sentence. But it will be. Patients used to be given only pills. They respond... -
Lonely? Shy? Sad? Well now you’re ‘mentally ill’, too. New DSM V due for publication this year.
Lonely? Shy? Sad? Well now you’re ‘mentally ill’, too. Expanded psychiatric ‘bible’ will see more people needlessly medicated. Mild eccentrics, oddball romantics... -
The Chetham music school trial shows therapy is crucial for sex abuse victims. Susie Orbach in the Guardian
The Chetham music school trial shows therapy is crucial for sex abuse victims Frances Andrade faced her trauma without support. Therapeutic help is... -
Billy Connolly talks about childhood sexual abuse which led to a life of alcohol and drug abuse. Guardian & BBC2.
Editors note Tonight I watched the The Review Show on BBC2 which had a very frank and open discussion between Billy... -
A White House petition to address the relationship between school shootings and psychiatric drugs. And Dr Peter Breggin’s defining book from 2009: ‘Medication Madness’.
The recent mass killing of 26 small children and adults at Sandy Hook Elementary in Newtown Connecticut was once again... -
No more psychiatric labels. Campaign to abolish psychiatric diagnostic systems such as DSM and ICD
No more psychiatric labels. Campaign to Abolish Psychiatric diagnostic Systems such as ICD and DSM (Diagnostic and Statistical Manual) I started the campaign... -
Brain damage by anti-psychotic drugs: how the victims are blamed. The case against genetics and the bio-medical/disease model.
Brain Damage by Anti-Psychotic Drugs How the Victims Are Blamed. Psychoactive drugs are used to control symptoms in people defined by psychiatrists as... -
As the Jimmy Savile allegations come to light, it’s time to speak about the strong connection between child abuse and mental health problems. The Independent.
Today’s child abuse victims will be tomorrow’s psychiatric patients. The recent expose of child abuse allegedly perpetrated by Sir Jimmy Savile was... -
‘A new look at psychosis.’ Ivan Tyrrell and Richard Bentall discuss patient-centred new approaches to the understanding and treatment of psychosis.
Ivan Tyrrell and Richard Bentall discuss patient-centred new approaches to the understanding and treatment of psychotic illness. Tyrrell: You have written a... -
Wellness Recovery Action Planning in action! Identify your triggers and make a plan!
In WRAP Planning we learn to identify what triggers our episodes of difficulty with our Mental Health. The article below shows... -
Violence in psychiatric hospitals usually triggered by staff, not patients. International study findings.
Violence in Psychiatric Hospitals Usually Triggered by Staff, Not Patients. Note: Comments of people who have been placed in psychiatric facilities and... -
Church of England claims Jesus Christ ‘may have suffered mental health problems’. The Express.
Church of England claims Jesus Christ: ‘May have suffered mental health problems’. A suggested sermon produced by the Church of England for... -
Another celebrity ‘comes out’ with acknowledgement of depression and mental health difficulties. Brian Conley in jungle stress factor.
Editors note: Brian Conley has spoken out about his depression and his 15 years of taking antidepressants. This may not be such... -
X Factor’s Tulisa speaks about her love for her mother diagnosed with schizo-affective disorder on X Factor.
X FACTOR judge Tulisa Contoslavos was moved to tears by a performance in audition show which reminds her of her... -
Music therapy can help depression
Music therapy can help depression Does music have a role in treating depression? Music therapy can be used to improve treatment of... -
Interview with American journalist and author Robert Whitaker on the the myth of chemical imbalance, pharmaceutical companies and the effects of long term anti-psychotic medication.
Why Psychiatry Embraced Drugs: An Interview with Author Robert Whitaker Kelly Bourdet Tuesday, May 08, 2012 We’ve been told that many psychiatric illnesses are... -
The Guardian view on the Ed Miliband speech. “Time to stop caricatures of mentally ill”
Ed Miliband: time to stop caricatures of mentally ill Labour leader to liken attacks on mentally ill to racism and homophobia while calling... -
The Hardest Hit 2012 Week of Action – ‘The Tipping Point’ report and campaign from National MIND for all those affected by government cuts. Email your MP today!
From my work with Mind over the last couple of years, I know that the impact of cuts and changes... -
Creativity in modern times is classified as part of a ‘mental illness’ or ‘mental disorder’ by psychiatry. BBC News. Surely its not an ‘illness’ or ‘disorder’ just intelligence and sensitivity?
Editors note: Just picked up this article by BBC and it highlights exactly how ridiculous psychiatry can be. When will psychiatry... -
“Do we need a diagnostic manual for mental illness?” Richard Bentall discusses DSM V. Guardian
Do we need a diagnostic manual for mental illness? Richard Bentall discusses the controversial revisions to the US Diagnostic and Statistical...
