Has autism become another kind of pathology?
The person underneath the diagnosis
Getting sober and finding out I was autistic saved my life.
That is not a metaphor, and it isn’t something I...
Psychiatry cannot learn while it pathologises diversity and dissent
A psychiatric diagnosis is supposed to help people make sense of distress and guide individualised care. Yet psychiatry holds an extraordinary power: criticism of...
Conference to explore alternatives to coercive mental health care
The 18th annual Critical Voices Network Ireland (CVNI) conference will take place at University College Cork November 12 and 13, bringing together speakers and...
Film festival: “Rethinking Mental Health” takes places in Norway
Meet filmmakers from Norway and abroad who have all contributed to strong and touching productions within the topic of mental health: fiction films, documentaries...
Documentary challenging medical model of mental health treatment to screen in Ireland
A new documentary exploring the relationship between childhood trauma and mental health diagnoses is set to have its Irish and Northern Irish premieres in...