From Mad News Today

If one examines one by one the remaining criteria, Diagnosis..., Not being able to judge..., For the good of his health..., he will discover that they are all extremely problematic, scientifically unsubstantiated, ineffective and ultimately dangerous not only for the subject to the humiliation and brutality of coercion, but also to the long-suffering existence of social freedom itself. Freedom can never be just an individual affair.

Some psychiatric practices can have very painful and destabilized consequences, sometimes of enormous suffering, for the person under pharmacological treatment, such as kindling or neuronal sensitization.

A recently published study highlights how adverse social conditions can increase vulnerability to poor mental health over the life course. These conditions, strongly influenced by structural factors passed on across generations, focus on the need to understand and address social factors for better mental health.

"I'm not a therapist. I am only a conversational partner with certain, specific knowledge that can sometimes be very useful. Conversations can be encouraging, give hope and motivation, increased acceptance or possible alternatives for action."

This groundbreaking exhibition serves as a platform for intergenerational dialogue, where children breathe life into the emotional narratives of adults through the vibrant medium of art. Six months in the making, this project began with a bold outreach to adults in China, soliciting their diverse experiences and descriptions of emotions.

“Overall, we strongly believe that the HVM offers a paradigm shift (in the Kuhnian sense) in the area of mental health, that it opens new horizons for a different and innovative understanding of people who have been diagnosed with schizophrenia; and most importantly: IT WORKS!”

MY NAME IS LÆRKE AND I AM A YOUNG WOMAN WITH A LONG AND COMPLICATED HISTORY AS A PATIENT IN DANISH PSYCHIATRY. I HAVE A DIAGNOSIS OF PARANOID SCHIZOPHRENIA, BUT I AM SO MUCH MORE THAN THAT. I LOVE TO EXPRESS MYSELF IN THE FORM OF POEMS, STORIES, NARRATIVES AND DRAWINGS. LIFE ISN'T EASY, BUT I'M NOT GOING TO GIVE UP.

"I'll tell you the story of Marta, which is also the story of thousands of YOUNG PEOPLE like MARTA, deprived of personal freedom, of their dreams, projects and aspirations. Disabled in body and mind."

"The province of Lapland is initially uneven in terms of the mental health service system. Rovaniemi has chosen a traditional mental health treatment culture that is physician-centered, emphasizing evaluation bureaucracy and medication."

In his book Empire of Normality, UK philosopher Robert Chapman, dismisses current critiques of psychiatry as “reactionary and outdated." In a review of the book, John Cromby, a retired  Professor of Psychology at the University of Leicester, provides a detailed analysis of the flaws and historical inaccuracies in Chapman's work.