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Rethinking Mental Health in Ireland: Why Not a Trieste-Style Approach?

Mad in America

Institutional Inertia Healthcare systems are complex, and large-scale reforms often encounter bureaucratic resistance. While Irelands Mental Health Act (2001) has undergone review, it still falls short in fully safeguarding rights. Several factors may contribute to this resistance: 1.

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More on homelessness and violence as a public health problem.

Real Psychiatry

The study cohort was 1,786,433 Danish residents between the ages of 15-42 living in Denmark at some point during the ten year between January 1, 2001 and December 31, 2021. The privatization of healthcare in the US has made this kind of research nearly impossible to do. The example below is from Supplementary Table 7a.

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Don’t Call Me a Therapist

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The author, Erik Rudi, voluntarily relinquishes the authority of being a “psychologist” and “healthcare professional.” I cure nothing It is not particularly controversial to say that I personally am not your doctor or healthcare provider. Editor’s Note: This article first appeared on Mad in Norway.

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Power, Privilege & Controlling the Narrative: Vested Interests in ‘Mental Health’

Mad in America

Another example is that in 1896, Freud argued that Hysteria may be caused by people being sexually abused as prepubescent children (Freud, 2001). His entire social existence was so saturated with these power dynamics and vested interests that its possible he was blind to the influence they had on his perspective. Atlantic Books.

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Critical Psychiatry Textbook, Chapter 16: Is There Any Future for Psychiatry? (Part Six)

Mad in America

In 1990-92, 12% of the US population aged 18–54 years received treatment for emotional problems, which went up to 20% in 2001–2003. In evidence-based healthcare, we do not use interventions that do more harm than good, which psychiatry does. They are not medical diseases. Consider involving recovery mentors who have lived experience.

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Depression: Psychiatry’s Discredited Theories and Drugs Versus a Sane Model and Approach

Mad in America

In The Great Psychotherapy Debate (2001), Bruce Wampold notes that while therapists tend to believe their therapy techniques—such as cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT)—are significant, patients believe having someone who understands them and is interested in them is most important.

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Much of U.S. Healthcare Is Broken: How to Fix It (Chapter 2, Part 5)

Mad in America

Healthcare is Broken: How to Fix It. In marketing the “research,” I believe Paxil became GSK’s top selling drug with sales of $340 million by the end of 2001. Recently, in browsing the internet on healthcare blogs, I came across one on the very timely topic of the increasing suicide rate. with drugs and 30.9%