Another Look At Depression: An Alternative Perspective
By: Debbie L. Whittle What if depression was viewed not as an illness, but rather, a call; a
People can recover from mental illness
By Daniel Fisher, M.D., Ph.D. Research carried out at the National Empowerment Center has shown that people can fully recover
Dan’s healing and recovery tree
I see a tree whose roots are in the soil of our common ground, our shared humanity. Presently, many
Meds Alone Couldn’t Bring Robert Back
Experts like to debate the effectiveness of new drugs, but they overlook a key element of recovery. When my brother
We’ve Been Misled by the Drug Industry
I have recovered from schizophrenia. If that statement surprises you -- if you think schizophrenia is a lifelong brain disease
Healing and recovery are real
By Daniel B. Fisher We who have recovered from mental illness know from our personal experience that recovery is real.
Optimizing Medication in the Service of Recovery: Is There a Path for Reducing Over-Utilization of Psychiatric Medications?
By Neil Falk, Daniel B. Fisher, and Will Hall Introduction There was a time when mines in the
Intentional Recovery Planning Presentation – Alternatives 2006
World views are an individual’s highly personal way of looking at almost everything about life, the world and human beings.
An Inquiry about One Peer-Driven Curriculum to Train Peer Coaches: Reflecting on Power, Privilege and Supporting Each Other’s Recovery
A Brief Description of the Inquiry 1. How recovery from a mental illness was addressed in the training – as
How Do We Recover? An Analysis of Psychiatric Survivor Oral Histories by Oryx Cohen
This article analyzes interview and survey data collected during the course of the MindFreedom International Oral History Project from