The article, published in BJPSYCH INTERNATIONAL in August 2017, reports the findings of a survey of service users regarding their experiences of coercion and restraint in the UK and embeds this in the wider international and institutional environment. The article mentions efforts of ENUSP with...
Research published on 22 June 2017 by the Mental Health Alliance shows that Mental Health Act isn't working. The research includes the views of over 8000 people who use mental health services, carers, and professionals. Half of those who responded did not think that people...
Recovery, empowerment and experiential expertise. In this documentary (ex-)users and survivors of psychiatry speak about their lived experience from hospitalization to recovery. They discuss what is helpful and what is not helpful at all. Among the most brilliant phrases are: "Insanity is a perfectly sane...
According to the study published in CNS Drugs on June 16, 2017, 37 out of 10,000 clozapine users have serious gastrointestinal hypomotility with clozapine the suspected cause, and at least 7 of them actually die (case fatality rate 18 %). Researchers say actual numbers may...
Biased reporting example: a study claims that children with ADHD have smaller brains and forgets to highlight the higher IQ scores. Information about the IQ of childen with ADHD can be found only in the appendix of the study, not available in the free version....
Compulsory admission rates are linked to ethnicity and poverty, the Lancet Psychiatry says. Compulsory admission rates are higher in "more deprived regions" and 3 times higher for black people than for white. The article is available here.
all people are free to be themselves, are valued equally and treated with dignity,
all people have the power to make their own life choices and to speak for themselves,
all people have access to a range of supports which respect their autonomy and dignity,
all people are protected from poverty and have an equal chance to live their lives to their full potential,
human crisis is seen in its social context; it is not medically labelled or feared, but is embraced as an opportunity for individual and community growth,
the knowledge of people who have experienced extreme crisis is valued, cultivated and informs systems of support,
the above conditions are equally true everywhere in Europe
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