‘Toxic culture’ of abuse at mental health hospital revealed by BBC secret filming
The role of mind in neuroscience
After failing to find anatomical or functional correlates of a variety of psychiatric conditions, Dr. Sarah Durston (neuroscientist and Professor of Developmental Disorders of the Brain at the Department of Psychiatry at the University Medical Center Utrecht, the Netherlands) has…
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Can brain anatomy and function account for psychiatric conditions?
Prof. dr. Sarah Durston is a Dutch psychiatrist specialized in developmental disorders. In this in-depth interview, she discusses the limits of materialism in accounting for psychiatric conditions based solely on measurable brain anatomy and function.
Antidepressants Work Better Than Sugar Pills Only 15 Percent of the Time
Are We Homogenizing The Global View Of A Normal Mind?
Professor John Read: Antidepressants & Withdrawal Research
The video below features a conversation with Dr. John Read, Professor of Clinical Psychology at the University of East London. He has published over 180 research papers, primarily on the relationship between adverse life events and psychosis. He also researches…
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Drug Info: Adults: Antidepressants
This information sheet comes from Mad in America. It begins: “This page is about antidepressants as a treatment for depression. It provides a review of the evidence for their short-term use, their adverse effects, and their impact on long-term outcomes. The primary…
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The Myth of Normal: Trauma, Illness & Healing in a Toxic Culture
Mad Knowledges and User-Led Research
“… presents a critical examination of the development of user involvement within research, and investigates the issues currently preventing a productive integration of Mad knowledges within research and practice. Drawing on social, linguistic and critical theories, it proposes the conditions…
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Landmark study finds causal link between nature walks and stress reduction
