My Boss Retired, etc.

First off, June 30th was the last work day for my supervisor at the Oregon State Hospital. He has been a supportive and wise boss, not something you find everyday. My new boss can’t fill his shoes. My co-worker and I (there is essentially just one other person here doing the same job as myself) [...]

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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 is that this morning, 15 April 2009, Ray Sandford of 
Minnesota had another involuntary, outpatient electroshock, also 
known as electroconvulsive therapy or [...]

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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.
It was a long-term trial of the antipsychotic drug Seroquel. The common wisdom
in psychiatric circles was that newer drugs were far better than [...]

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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 to previous warnings discussing risk factors contributing to chronic illnesses such as heart disease and diabetes. The authors reviewed [...]

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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 what is needed: Laws that criminalize extreme psychiatric
corruption. Please forward. See BOTTOM for actions, including
nonviolent protest, you [...]

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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 and is torture.” But New York State is aggressively pushing for more forced drugging of Ann L. on an [...]

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Mad Radio Tonight!

Mad Liberation
By MoonLight

Tonight! On KBOO Radio 90.7 FM
1- 2 a.m. Late Friday night

(yes, I know that it is technically Saturday morning- relax, it’s just a radio show)

August 15th, 2008

This show is dedicated to Everyone
*who has ever been given a psychiatric label,
*who experiences mental health challenges and of course to
*anybody who has [...]

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Early Warning: Mad Liberation by Moonlight

(you may have to click for animation)

Mad Liberation By MoonLight- this Friday night!
KBOO Radio 90.7 FM
1- 2 a.m. Late Friday night (PST)
(yes, I know that it is technically Saturday morning- relax, it’s just a radio show)
August 15th, 2008
I promise that I will be there!
Dedicated to Everyone
who has ever been given a psychiatric label, to [...]

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If you aren’t Mad you aren’t paying attention

News from MindFreedom and the Bend Weekly News

A State of Oregon study says that Oregonians in the mental health
system die earlier than the general public.
Bend Weekly News in Bend, Oregon, USA covered this news in the below
story, which includes a link so you can download the State of Oregon
study, “Measuring Premature Mortality among Oregonians,” published [...]

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Mad News from MindFreedom & NY Times

Received this from MindFreedom today:
Sunday NY Times: Congress discovers that Harvard psychiatrist
covered up drug money
Tomorrow’s Sunday New York Times (8 June 2008) will have an item
about a drug money cover-up by a world-famous Harvard psychiatrist
who is considered a catalyst for the enormous increase in psychiatric
drugging of USA kids. See the text of the article below.
NY [...]

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