Human Rights in Mental Health: A Paradigm Shift At WHO
Human Rights Model Promoted in New Guidance There is new guidance for mental health clinics published at the World Health Organization that represents a paradigm shift from a biomedical model to a human rights model.
Beyond the Mental Health Paradigm: The power threat meaning framework
Not only is it time to abandon psychiatric diagnosis, it is time to move beyond the medicalised perspective of ‘mental health’. A new framework for understanding how we all cope with distress – the power
According to Scientists–How Psychedelics Hack the Brain
The “pivotal mental state” is described in a mind-blowing new scientific paper that looks at how drugs can reroute people out of psychological dead ends. By Mattha Busby Scientists have shed fresh light on
Time to Change Our Vision of Mental Healthcare
Current Trends in Mental Healthcare Robert Whitaker (above) is an award-winning journalist, most well-known for his impeccably referenced, breakthrough book, Anatomy of an Epidemic. In it he describes the harm of taking psychiatric medications long
Holistic Protocol Validated for Psychotropic Drug Withdrawal
Groundbreaking Holistic Protocol Validated for Psych Med Withdrawal & Symptom Improvement A groundbreaking new study published in Advances in Mind Body Medicine titled, “Psychotropic Drug Withdrawal and Holistic Tapering Strategies: A Case Series,” validates the
How One Generation Z-er Copes with Anxiety & Depression
Hello my name is Olivia. I am a recent graduate of Northeastern University and I struggle with anxiety and depression. [I want to tell you what works for me to feel better. Maybe it can
Resources for Spiritual Emergency: Reboot Your Life in the Pandemic
Resources for Spiritual Emergency: Reboot Your Life in the Pandemic Spiritual Emergency can be seen as a crisis in connection–without resources to re-establish connection. Experiencers (we) feel less connection to “all that is”, aka
The Shamanic View of Mental Health: A Holistic Approach
In November 2014, the peak psychology body in the UK, the British Psychological Association, released its new flagship report Understanding Psychosis and Schizophrenia. It was a watershed moment in the mainstream treatment of mental illness, containing statements such as
Drop the Disorder! A Book Review
Book Review: Drop the Disorder! Challenging the Culture of Psychiatric Diagnosis. Editor: Jo Watson. Foreword: Paula J. Caplan. Published by: PCCS Books, Ltd, UK in September, 2019. The message of this book: Labeling people who