The Schizophrenia Genetics Illusion—A Century of Failure and Hype
John Read
The experiences of 585 people when they tried to withdraw from antipsychotic drugs
This research paper from Prof. John Read has been published in Addictive Behaviors Reports. The abstract says: “Introduction Many recipients of antipsychotic drugs try to stop taking them, primarily because of distressing adverse effects. Little research has been undertaken into the withdrawal…
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Do adult mental health services identify child abuse and neglect? A systematic review
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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Remembering a Quarter of a Million “Mental Patients” Murdered in the 1930s and 1940s
This article by Dr. John Read has been published in Psychology Today. It begins: “In 1941, the staff of the Hadamar Psychiatric Institution—psychiatrists, nurses and secretaries—attended a ceremony and were each given a bottle of beer. The occasion was the murder of…
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Professor John Read: Fear and Loathing in the ECT Debate
Depression: why drugs and electricity are not the answer
Creating A Mental Illness Called Schizophrenia
4 activists talk about the campaign for an independent review on ECT
This 36 minute video about ECT (Electroconvulsive Therapy) comes from the AD4E ( ADisorder4Everyone ) Festival 2021. It features Dr. Lucy Johnstone, Prof. John Read, Dr. Chris Harrop, Sarah Price Hancock, and Dr. Sue Cunliffe. You can watch it below:
W.H.O. and U.N. Join Calls to Transcend the Medical Model
“I cannot be the only person to be sickened by the sight of parties of psychiatrists standing at the airport desk with so many gifts with them that they might as well have the name of the drug company tattooed…
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