Depression treatment: The public was betrayed, millions were harmed, and the mainstream media failed...
Last spring, it seemed certain that the story of the STAR*D scandal, which Mad in America has been reporting on for 14 years, would...
Different countries, same problems: The Guardian newspaper takes a close look at antidepressant withdrawal
This post first appeared on the Inner Compass Initiative website.
As highlighted by Inner Compass: Over the past few days, The Guardian newspaper published a...
Research: “Distress was normalised and understood as part of the human condition”
A new study titled "Designing recovery-oriented care: a qualitative study to inform service design at Kyrie Therapeutic Farm in Ireland" explores how therapeutic farm...
Calls for urgent discussion on psychiatric drugs – but who is listening?
The global consumption of psychiatric medication is increasing by 4% annually, with the greatest increase observed in antidepressant use. For people who wish to reduce...
Institute for Development of Human Arts host Mad Studies Symposium, 8th December, 2024.
2024 marks the publication of the Mad Studies Reader, a book that brings together writing and artwork from service users, daring activists, critical scholars, concerned...