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“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... -
Brave New World? Not if DSM V has anything to do with it. Sad or afraid? Sorry but the long-term drugs drugs don’t work.
Brave New World? Not if DSM V has anything to do with it. Sad or afraid? Sorry but the long-term drugs drugs don’t... -
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... -
Passive-aggression. How to recognise and tips to deal with it.
Passive-aggression. How to recognise it and tips to deal with it. Passive-aggressive behaviour is a pattern of indirectly expressing negative feelings... -
‘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... -
It Takes More Than a Pill to Heal From Depression. Insightful personal testimony,
It Takes More Than a Pill to Heal From Depression “To optimize the function of the healing system, you must do... -
Time for the over-medicalisation of mental health to stop. The Independent. Lets stop medicalising distress!
Time for the over-medicalisation of mental health to stop. Report in The Independent ... -
Anatomy of an Epidemic by Robert Whitaker. A must read for all involved in mental health. Why has psychiatric diagnosis risen to epidemic proportions?
Magic Bullets, Psychiatric Drugs, and the Astonishing Rise of Mental Illness in America Anatomy of an Epidemic investigates a medical mystery:... -
NHS recognises that mindfulness meditation is good for depression. Guardian.
NHS recognises that mindfulness meditation is good for depression Scientists have now discovered how mindfulness meditation can give patients control over levels... -
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... -
The Tale of an Ordinary Little Girl. The astounding and moving story of Jacqui Dillon. A survivor of childhood sexual abuse and international educator for Hearing Voices Network.
The Tale of an Ordinary Little Girl Once upon a time there was a little girl, just an ordinary little girl,... -
Advance Statements and Taking Back the Power. A service users account.
Advance Statements and Taking Back the Power Chrys Muirhead As a sometimes conscript of the psychiatric system I have reflected on ways... -
Your body’s natural tranquilizers. Exercise and mental health. Get moving and feel better today!
Your Body’s Natural Tranquilizers In the 1970s, scientists located certain Chemicals in the body called endogenous opioids that have the qualities... -
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... -
Meditation not Medication! Great interview with Russell Brand and Jon Snow. Channel 4 News.
Russell Brand speaking about his addictions and continued sobriety. Also his belief in ancient wisdom and techniques to help stay mentally well... -
Effects of yoga on severe mental health difficulties.
Effects of yoga on severe mental health difficulties. Yoga has positive effects on mild depression and sleep complaints, even in the... -
Do Diagnoses Injure People? The case against ‘labels’. Alice Keys MD
Do Diagnoses Injure People? Yes, a psychiatric diagnosis can be a dangerous thing to have. But, these days, so is having... -
Open Dialogue — Alternative Care for Psychosis In Finland Developed By Jaakko Seikkula. Please watch the video!
Open Dialogue Alternative Care for Psychosis In Finland Developed By Jaakko Seikkula. Over the past two decades, Dr. Jaakko Seikkula’s hospital team in... -
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... -
Why Self-Compassion Matters, and How to Develop It.
Why Self-Compassion Matters, and How to Develop It If something goes wrong in our lives we often berate ourselves with self-critical... -
Where do all the messages of hopelessness come from in Mental Health Care?
Where Do Messages of Hopelessness Come From? By Sophie Faught MindFreedom International Communications Coordinator http://www.mindfreedom.org/ As part of its I GOT BETTER campaign to challenge hopelessness... -
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... -
Information about self-harming from the Royal College of Psychiatrists.
This article provides information about self-harm and is for anyone who is harming themselves, or feels that they might. We... -
‘Defining Recovery’ A new way of thinking by Alice Keys MD.
Defining Recovery Alice Keys, M.D. January 3, 2013 Yesterday, Dr. Daniel Fisher emailed and asked my thoughts with regard to “recovery”. Even before... -
Antipsychotic drugs not best option for people at risk of psychosis, study warns on British Medical Journal website. Guardian.
Drugs not best option for people at risk of psychosis, study warns Counselling and therapies effective in treating psychotic experiences that... -
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... -
‘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... -
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... -
Skyfail. Why the new Bond villain perpetuates mental health stigma. Guardian.
Skyfail: why the new Bond villain perpetuates mental health stigma The baddie in the new Bond film is a stereotypical ‘mad... -
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... -
Channel 4 Homeland’s depiction of mental illness has been a step forward for TV. Guardian.
Homeland’s depiction of mental illness has been a step forward for TV It flirts with the ‘mad genius’ stereotype but overall... -
The truth about schizophrenia and psychosis. Please read for the real causes of psychosis and voice hearing.
I recently came across this short article that really succinctly defines the real causes and effects of psychosis and trauma. What is defined... -
For EVERYONE involved in mental health. A testimony that will change your opinion of ‘schizophrenia’ and all ‘mental illness’ forever!
Eleanor Longden ‘Learning from the voices in my head’ Living proof that schizophernia is not a biological inevitability but a result of early trauma. At...
