Service user perspectives on coercion and restraint in mental health
The article, published in BJPSYCH INTERNATIONAL in August 2017, reports the findings of a survey of service users regarding their ...
England and Wales: The Mental Health Act isn’t working according to research published on 22 June 2017
Research published on 22 June 2017 by the Mental Health Alliance shows that Mental Health Act isn't working. The research ...
Documentary film on recovery “Tree in Psychiatry”
Recovery, empowerment and experiential expertise. In this documentary (ex-)users and survivors of psychiatry speak about their lived experience from hospitalization ...
Popular TV Show in France Insults (ex-)Users and Survivors of Psychiatry
The picture illustrating this post is not taken in a mental institution. It's from a TV show. A French popular ...
Study says Closapine is 37 times more dangerous than pharmaceutical companies admit
According to the study published in CNS Drugs on June 16, 2017, 37 out of 10,000 clozapine users have serious ...
Mental health scandal in Lithuania
Not so long ago two Lithuanian businesswomen were caught organizing "training sessions" during which they would take heads of companies ...
“Laws and policies must ban involuntary treatment”, the joint WHO/UN statement says
Joint WHO/UN statement, issued on June 28, 2017 calls upon all stakeholders to help the UN take actions against discrimination ...
Biased reporting example: Children with ADHD have smaller brains (and higher IQ)
Biased reporting example: a study claims that children with ADHD have smaller brains and forgets to highlight the higher IQ ...
Compulsory admission rates are linked to ethnicity and poverty
Compulsory admission rates are linked to ethnicity and poverty, the Lancet Psychiatry says. Compulsory admission rates are higher in "more ...
Urgent Appeal to Norway to discontinue forced treatment/hospitalization
A petition was initiated by one of ENUSP members in Norway. The aim of the petition is to urge Norway immediately ...