Critiques of “mental health”, therapy industry, positive psychology, etc. Critical research/writing about DSM. Antipsychiatry as well as critical psychiatry. Resources that show how to "do things differently inside the mental health system" (Open Dialogue, Family Care Foundation, etc.).

The Virtues of Non-Compliance’ talks back to the idea that people who have been given psychiatric labels suffer in a way over which they have no control and that often results in an inability to care for one’'s self. These are stories of hope in the voice of people who have ‘been there...and who have gone on to live their lives on their own terms.

 

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"Beyond the Medical Model examines the impact of a one-model system that has been written so inextricably into our law and language that it has become difficult for many to even hear the evidence supporting a much broader take on what we so often label ‘mental illness.’"

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"Dr Jacqui Dillon is a respected activist, writer and speaker, and has lectured and published worldwide on trauma, abuse, psychosis, dissociation and healing."

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"These are resources written by Ruta Mazelis, national trainer on self-inflicted violence."

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"Blending first-person accounts, riveting case studies, cutting-edge research and passionate argument, In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts: Close Encounters with Addiction...takes a panoramic yet highly intimate look at this widespread and perplexing human ailment."

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The Therapy Industry fundamentally challenges our conceptions of happiness and wellbeing. Moloney argues that therapeutic and applied psychology have little basis in science, that their benefits are highly exaggerated and they prosper because they serve the interests of power.

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"The author's 33 years of experience working as a mental health professional - psychiatric nurse, clinical psychologist and manager - has enabled the creation of a distinctive insider account of the shameful failings of the Western psychiatric system.

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A disorder for everyone (AD4E) is a one-day event for anyone who is challenging the culture of psychiatric diagnosis and exploring trauma informed alternatives.

"A mental health documentary by Mind Wick exploring people's encounters with psychiatric medication. It is not giving advice. It is giving a voice."

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Based in Germany, this website provides critical information about psychiatric drugs via Peter Lehmann’s books, ebooks and journal articles, along with videos, mailing lists, booklets, lectures and posters in German, English, Spanish and other languages.

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