Mad in Denmark

• FORSKNING • Adhd- och autismdiagnoser som ställts under barndomen kan få negativa konsekvenser långt senare i livet – samtidigt som de kan vara svåra att bli av med. Det visar en svensk intervjustudie där unga vuxna berättar hur tidigare diagnoser begränsat deras möjligheter till utbildning, arbete och vård. Forskarna [...]

Nota do Editor: O Mad in Brasil está publicando uma versão serializada do livro de Peter Gøtzsche,Critical Psychiatry Textbook. Neste blog, ele discute a escassez de pesquisas sobre a eficácia do Eletrochoque (ECT) e o efeito comum da amnésia, que indica danos cerebrais. Quinzenalmente uma nova seção do livro é [...]

Sascha du Brul's interests lie at the intersection of the public mental health system and the mad underground movement. He joins us to discuss his two decades of activism in psychiatric circles. The post Dangerous Gifts: Rethinking Madness, Healing, and Human Connection – A Conversation With Sascha DuBrul appeared first [...]

Recently Gretchen LeFever Watson wrote on Mad in America about the different boxed warnings on SSRI drugs in Canada and the US. Patients in Canada have been warned since 2004 that these medications carry a risk of suicide and violence including ‘harm toward others’. There are no age restrictions on [...]