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...
Opinion: Stephen Fry says psychiatry saved him, but what about listening to those it...
As a voice-hearer of 30 years – and 27 years as a user/survivor of psychiatry - I could say, like Stephen Fry did this...
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...
Why is the mental health system so reluctant to explore non-medical routes to recovery?
I was delighted to be asked by Liam MacGabhann, a co-founder and member of Mad in Ireland to write a blog about some important...
The UK is helping people stop antidepressants – but still no tapering advice available...
It's now widely accepted that there can be withdrawal effects from antidepressants - but no tapering guidance or advice is currently available in Ireland
Pharmacists...