Those of us who agree with Szasz that “mental illness” is a myth will often put quotes around the term to bring attention to its problematic nature. Should we also be bringing attention to the ...

This week, Mad in America examines three articles around peer support in mental healthcare settings, including the creation ...

The March 2025 policy guidance, which called for “urgent transformation of mental health policies,” reflects decades of efforts by both the European and World Networks of (Ex)-Users and Survivors of ...

The main take-home message is that regulatory approval doesn't mean a device works. It means it's safe,” according to Katya ...

I didn't want a diagnosis to be put on meds, I wanted a diagnosis in order to validate the pain I was in and to be taken seriously by the adults around me.

When I noted the worrying incidents I was witnessing as a student nurse, I was advised that my complaints would only make it difficult for me.

From The CT Examiner. "He remembers saying no. No to shock therapy. The procedure was something he had thought about after ...

This week Mad in America examines several articles related to adolescent suicide, including one that finds a link between ...

What stands out is the consistency between individuals’ experiences. Most of the costs were lasting, life-altering ...

From The Guardian. "We have developed a tendency to categorise mild to moderate mental and emotional distress as a ...

Don’t wear this, Don’t walk that way, Don’t ask for help, Don’t look different, Don’t make people around us uncomfortable.

Decades of research on attachment and developmental trauma tells us what happens when we separate children under terrifying conditions.