Faith healing in India: An ancient way of tending to madness
A small village in one of India’s southern states woke up to a tragic fire 23 years ago. Little did it know that this...
Notes on being labelled ‘paranoid schizophrenic’
On hearing voices, dissociation & being labelled - ugh! - ‘paranoid schizophrenic’.
I may go about my life, like most other people, maintaining my place...
Research: Draft mental health law retains coercive elements, does not realise human rights
A new article in the International Journal of Law and Psychiatry critically examines proposed reforms to Irish mental health law, finding that it falls...
“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...