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Tag Archives: psychiatric abuse
Justina Pelletier is returned home
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2014/06/30/no-one-should-be-put-through-that-no-one-justina-pelletier-speaks-out-on-her-treatment-while-under-govt-care/ Here is a link to an article about the court ruling returning 16 year old Justina to her family, after a year and a half of forced psychiatric hospitalization and ‘treatment’. In our view, Justina’s experience raises serious issues … Continue reading
Dan L. Edmunds: Center for Humane Psychiatry
Dan L. Edmunds: Center for Humane Psychiatry Click on the title for an interesting Facebook post about a U.S. service which sounds similar in purpose and ethos to this one. Palace Gate Counselling Service
Posted in Center for Humane Psychiatry, Dan Edmunds, empowerment, ethics, medical model, non-directive counselling, Palace Gate Counselling Service, person centred, political, psychiatric abuse, psychiatric drugs, psychiatry, therapeutic growth, therapeutic relationship
Tagged actualising, actualizing, Center for Humane Psychiatry, Centre for Humane Psychiatry, coercive psychiatric treatment, Dan Edmunds, humanistic psychology, medical model, Palace Gate Counselling Service, person-centred, personhood, psychiatric abuse, psychiatric drugs, psychiatric model
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Leah Harris: First They Ignore You: Impressions From Today’s Hearing on H.R. 3717 (Murphy’s Bill)
Leah Harris: First They Ignore You: Impressions From Today’s Hearing on H.R. 3717 (Murphy’s Bill) Click on the title for the link to beyondmeds.com Thank you, Monica and Beyond Meds for this perceptive, powerful article from Leah Harris, on these … Continue reading
Posted in civil rights, client as 'expert', Disconnection, ethics, internal locus of evaluation, Mad in America, medical model, Monica Cassani, paradigm shift, political, psychiatric abuse, psychiatric drugs, psychiatry, trauma
Tagged Beyond Meds, civil rights, disconnection, forced drug treatment, forced psychiatric treatment, forced treatment, HR 3717, Human Rights, injustice, Leah Harris, medical abuse, medical model, Monica Cassani, Murphy's Bill, Palace Gate Counselling Service, paradigm shift, psychiatric abuse, psychiatric model, social justice, state abuse, US forced treatment
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Forced Treatment with Psychiatric Drugs: Monica Cassani & Beyond Meds
Forced Treatment with Psychiatric Drugs: Monica Cassani & Beyond Meds Click on the title for this appalling U.S. development. We agree with Monica that this is profoundly dangerous legislation, which raises the most fundamental human rights issues. It serves none … Continue reading
Posted in civil rights, Disconnection, ethics, Mad in America, medical model, Monica Cassani, paradigm shift, political, psychiatric abuse, psychiatric drugs, psychiatry, trauma
Tagged Beyond Meds, civil rights, disconnection, Einstein, forced drug treatment, forced psychiatric treatment, forced treatment bill, injustice, medical abuse, medical model, medicare bill, Monica Cassani, Palace Gate Counselling Service, paradigm shift, psychiatric abuse, psychiatric model, state abuse, US forced treatment
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Mad Rad Crisis Intervention Team Training: psych survivors train sheriff deputies – Faith Rhyne
Mad Rad Crisis Intervention Team Training: psych survivors train sheriff deputies – Faith Rhyne Click on the title to go to the post on Beyond Meds. Thank you, Monica Cassani, for this powerful piece from Faith Rhyne. This is the … Continue reading
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Justina Pelletier: Update
Justina Pelletier: Update Here’s an update on more recent events, and here is our original post from last year:- https://palacegatecounsellingservice.wordpress.com/2013/12/28/justina-pelletier-case-shows-that-psychiatric-power-is-out-of-control-ted-chabasinski/ The new article includes a moving/relevant last line in her father’s words:- “The system has failed,” Lou said. “I am … Continue reading
10 Myths about depression & psychopharmacology
10 Myths about depression & psychopharmacology Vital reading from a psychiatrist, Dr David Healy, for anyone:- taking psychiatric drugs; thinking about taking them; prescribing them; or working with people who are taking them or thinking about taking them. From David’s … Continue reading
Beyond Meds: Benzodiazepine withdrawal
Beyond Meds: Benzodiazepine withdrawal Moving film on an important subject. The links within Monica’s articles take you to all kinds of useful information, resources, further links – whether you are yourself seeking to deal with the effects of psychiatric drugs/withdrawal, … Continue reading
Justina Pelletier Case Shows That Psychiatric Power is Out of Control: Ted Chabasinski
Justina Pelletier Case Shows That Psychiatric Power is Out of Control: Ted Chabasinski Disturbing article by Ted Chabasinski, with links to wider coverage of the subject matter. This is one more of many examples I have seen recently that disturb … Continue reading
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