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The Fight Against Involuntary Commitment: Are Protection and Advisory Councils Fulfilling Their Mission?

Mad in America

All states and territories and several Native American tribes have a P&Ausually based at a nonprofit organization, and often with Disability Rights in their name. Those sound like constructive developments. In addition, the P&A Board and PAC now share responsibility for bringing on new PAC members.

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Depsychiatrization: Dispelling Harmful, Diagnostical Self-Concepts in Therapy and Community Health Work

Mad in America

I was assigned as Leas therapist, and my official goal was to alleviate her of as many of her borderline symptoms as possible, and to educate her on mentalization and the ramification of her disordered personality. Leas story One of them, Lea, was diagnosed with borderline personality disorder. I opted instead to try to understand Lea.