Alternatives 2009 Health and Wellness Screening Report
Currently, Americans who have major mental illnesses die an average of twenty-five years earlier than the general population (NASMHPD, 2006
Pillars of Peer Support: Transforming Systems of Care through Peer Support Services
In November 2009, the Pillars of Peer Support Services Summit was convened at the Carter Center in Atlanta, GA. The
Becoming Dialogical: Psychotherapy or a Way of Life?
"After birth the first thing we learn is becoming a participant in dialogue. We are born in relations and those
Inner and Outer Voices in Family and Network Therapy
A paper on the Open Dialogue approach: "In this paper three main themes are considered. First, I analyse the importance
Mad in America’s Withdrawal Resources Page
Mad in America’s Withdrawal Resources Page provides research, information, blogs, personal stories, and videos on the topic of withdrawal from
Report on the FDA Hearing on ECT Devices
The United States government is taking a closer look at electroshock treatment, long a controversial treatment for severe depression and
I GOT BETTER Campaign – Executive Summary of Findings
The I GOT BETTER Campaign seeks to understand the factors contributing to individual recovery. Survey results clearly show that many
Study: Risk of Suicide Increases After Hospitalization
A meta-analytic study published in Jama Psychiatry synthesized over fifty years of research on suicide rates following psychiatric hospitalization. Researchers
Study: Compulsory Treatment Unjustified
This study, published in The Lancet (March 2013), concludes: "In well coordinated mental health services the imposition of compulsory supervision
Dr. Richard Bentall’s Critique of Biological Psychiatry
There is little evidence that the biological approach to psychiatry is benefiting patients. Outcomes for patients suffering from ‘schizophrenia’ have