Finding Our Voice: How Consumer/Survivor Advocacy is Transforming Mental Health Care
By Daniel Fisher and Lauren Spiro Abstract In the past 30 years, the consumer/survivor movement has been developing
A Look At . . . Coping With Mental Illness. 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
The Empowerment Model of Recovery: Finding our voice and having a say
For most of us consumer/survivor/expatients (c/s/x's) our central issues are discrimination, helplessness, and isolation. We need to overcome discrimination to
People can fully recover from mental illness; it is not a life-long process
These days people are talking about recovery from mental illness. This is a great step forward. Even using the word
What Are the Characteristics of a Person Who has Recovered from Mental Illness?
I am often asked to describe the characteristics of a person who has recovered from mental illness. Such a
Catherine Penney discussed how she recovered from schizophrenia to become a psychiatric nurse
Dec. 1, 2004 at Mt. Holyoke College “We trust the deepest part of ourselves, whatever comes out has value,
Believing you can recover is vital to recovery from mental illness
In our last newsletter I highlighted the importance to recovery of having people in your life who believe in
Learning from Northern Europe
Dan Fisher's Presentations on Recovery In April-May, 2006, I gave a series of talks in Sweden, Netherlands, and
Recovering Humanity in South Korea: Nothing About Us Without Us
Dan Fisher's Presentations on Recovery I realize from this trip that I travel to learn as much as to
Resonating in Japan
Dan Fisher's Presentations on Recovery In many ways I feel I learned as much from the Japanese as they