Tag Archives: mental health news
Day Off
As a State employee I have the perk of getting tomorrow off without pay (part of the Furlough Day program to cut budget deficits). I decided to take today off as well, using a vacation day, to make a 4 … Continue reading
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Absolutely Beautiful, plus news clips
Cherry trees in bloom at Oregon State Hospital (click for full size, as usual) Other news from OSH: State Furloughs = Lack of Logic! Controversial Ruling by PSRB! Dying in Plain Sight! Let the Feds Clean it Up! Increased Federal … Continue reading
DSM 5 drafted, Kill Ugly Radio and Friends
In what has to be considered a bold move, the APA has posted the draft of the DSM 5 on the web and made it available for reading and comment here. A variety of changes and non-changes are already attracting … Continue reading
News from MindFreedom
Just sharing- 1 May 2009 – This Friday! State Capitol Rotunda, St. Paul, Minnesota, USA May Day for Ray: Protest Forced Electroshock of Ray Sandford Join MindFreedom International in protesting the ongoing forced outpatient electroshock of Ray Sandford of Minnesota … Continue reading
Filed under CS/X movement, Mental Hell Treatment, mindfreedom news
Ray Update from MindFreedom
MindFreedom News – 15 April 2009 Nonviolent Revolution in Mental Health http://www.mindfreedom.org/ray – please forward Ray Sandford Declares “Guarded Victory” for MindFreedom Ray Campaign Because of Public Pressure, Ray’s Psychiatrist May Quit Case The bad news … Continue reading
Study 15
From the Washington Post: A Silenced Drug Study Creates An Uproar By Shankar Vedantam Washington Post Staff Writer Wednesday, March 18, 2009; A01 The study would come to be called “cursed,” but it started out just as Study 15. … Continue reading
Grist
for the mill. Obtained from various web locations. Concerning Premature death associated with bipolar disorder Evidence of premature death for people diagnosed with bipolar disorder comes from a study published in Psychiatric Services (abstract available). This study adds … Continue reading
News from MindFreedom and other discussions
It’s been a while since I posted information from MFI or other mental health consumer discussion, so, here, from old to newer; have a full bowl- NY Times says minor reform is not enough, but stops short of calling for … Continue reading
Recovery Roundup- News and Views from the Movement
From MindFreedom: Human Rights in Mental Health Alert – Please Forward Calling All Human Rights Activists & Advocates: Support Ann L.! New York State Citizen to be Forcibly Drugged on Outpatient Basis. Ann L. says her forced psychiatric drugging makes her “sick … Continue reading
Events News Release from MindFreedom
Some of the events are already past because I was late getting this up but much of it is still useful. MindFreedom International News – 17 July 2008 http://www.mindfreedom.org/events_listing – please forward A Few 2008 Events About Changing the Mental … Continue reading
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