“Disordered eating is a symptom showing us that a person is experiencing distress”
In my opinion, in the area of mental health, we talk too much about disorders and not enough about recovery and freedom.
In 1952,...
Part 4 Neurodiversity: New paradigm or Trojan Horse?
Editor’s Note: Mad in the UK and Mad in America are jointly publishing this four-part series on neurodiversity. The series was edited by Mad in...
“Not once was the possibility of a reaction to medication cessation discussed”
Last month I celebrated being three years free of psychiatric medication. It was my second attempt to withdraw. The first was in 2017. I’m...
Unquestioningly striving to adapt to harmful circumstances may be self-harm
According to the Online Etymology Dictionary resilience comes from the Latin “resileins” and “resilire”. Derived from “re” meaning “back” and “salire” meaning “to jump...
Conflicts of interest: psychiatry under the influence of big pharma?
The President of the College of Psychiatrists of Ireland (CPI), Dr Lorcan Martin, received more than €20,000 in consultancy fees from the pharmaceutical industry...