Category Archives: International News Section

Book Review: Do You Really Know The Truth About Your Depression?

Posted on March 8, 2012 by

Book Review by: Al Galves PhD. Author, Lighten Up: Dance with Your Dark Side Executive Director International Society for Ethical Psychology & Psychiatry I first met Ian White in Denver in 2002 on his way back to Australia after conducting … Continue reading →

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Erick Fabris, on “Tranquil Prisons”

Posted on March 7, 2012 by

Youtube Credits:  Uploaded by hughlondonon Nov 16, 2011 Erick Fabris is the author of a new book on the controversy of court-ordered forced psychiatric drugging of people in their own homes. After being forcibly treated in Vancouver in 1993, Erick … Continue reading →

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Advocates from Czech Republic alert ISEPP to psychiatric practice of caging

Posted on February 28, 2012 by

By:  Debra Shulkes Prague, Czech Republic Repealing Mental Health Laws on Facebook European Network of (ex-)Users and Survivors of Psychiatry We are trying to get the word out about the situation here in the Czech Republic: a woman died inside … Continue reading →

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“Can” Documentary Film Trailer: What does it take to heal?

Posted on February 6, 2012 by

  “Silence and invisibility go hand in hand with powerlessness”. — AUDRE LORDE What does it take to heal from mental illness when medications don’t work? Can Truong, a war refugee who was among the millions of boat people who … Continue reading →

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Dr. Abram Hoffer Aiming at recoveries for schizophrenia and symptoms of severe mental illness

Posted on January 9, 2012 by

This alternative therapy employs vitamins, minerals, and amino acids to create optimum nutritional content for the body, as well as the right environment and equilibrium. Like most alternative medicine techniques, orthomolecular medicine targets a wide range of conditions. [depression, bipolar, … Continue reading →

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Peter Lehmann on Coming off Psychiatric Drugs

Posted on January 2, 2012 by

Dear Friends, I want to inform you that I have the article “Early warning signs of chronic or lethal diseases due to the administration of neuroleptics” now on the internet:  http://www.peter-lehmann-publishing.com/articles/lehmann/pdf/warningsigns.pdf In October 2011, during the ISEPP-conference in California, I was at the Alternatives-Conference … Continue reading →

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Author Robert Whitaker takes part in events to mark World Suicide Prevention Day during his Fall Speaking Schedule

Posted on September 5, 2011 by

Posted by: Maria Mangicaro Author Robert Whitaker will be presenting at the ISEPP 2011 Conference in L.A. CASPER, a group of families who have lost loved ones to suicide, is planning a series of events to mark World Suicide Prevention … Continue reading →

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German Activist Peter Lehmann Comments on Suicide Rates in Japan

Posted on July 21, 2011 by

Peter Lehmann is a psychiatric survivor activist based in Berlin, Germany. Peter is an editor, author, publisher, and is a liaison from MindFreedom to the United Nations. Hi T.M.K., There is a clear and proven connection between effect of psychiatric … Continue reading →

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ISEPP Member Concerned with suicide rates in Japan

Posted on July 21, 2011 by

According to the World Health Organization, Japan has one of the world’s highest suicide rates — a statistic that has become a matter for national political debate, and a concern for ICSPP. Recently, an ISEPP Member from Japan wrote in … Continue reading →

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ISEPP connects with Mental Health Advocates in Australia

Posted on July 15, 2011 by

By:  Natalie Cermak nataliecermak15@bigpond.com AUSTRALIA:  The Mental Health Action Reform Group (Mharg) was developed out of significant necessity to advocate for systemic changes in the Mental Health inpatient and outpatient hospital environment. Mharg operates an evidence based organization, working to create … Continue reading →

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HORNSTEIN UNDERSTANDS HUMAN BEINGS

Posted on July 15, 2011 by

By Dr. Al Galves The best thing about Gail Hornstein’s interview in the July issue of The Sun is that she knows that human beings are desiring, meaning-making organisms.  That is something which biopsychiatrists don’t know. Biopsychiatrists sees human beings … Continue reading →

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MORE ON HORNSTEIN – THE USE OF LANGUAGE

Posted on July 13, 2011 by

By Dr. Al Galves Another thing I liked about the Gail Hornstein interviewin the July, 2011 issue of The Sun was her ideas on the use of language. In it she says “The term ‘mental illness’ is heavily charged, politicized … Continue reading →

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Gail Hornstein and the Hearing Voices Network

Posted on July 12, 2011 by

By Dr. Al Galves I  read an interview with Gail  Hornstein in The Sun magazine.  Hornstein is a professor at Mount Holyoke College in Massachusetts who has brought the Hearing Voices Network to the United States.  The Hearing Voices Network is … Continue reading →

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Dr. Al Galves discusses Open Dialogue: an alternative Finnish approach to healing psychosis

Posted on July 7, 2011 by

By Dr. Al Galves One of the tricky things about helping persons diagnosed with schizophrenia and other psychotic disorders is how to deal with their families.  Their families in most cases want to continue to be involved with the patient.  … Continue reading →

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THERE IS A BETTER WAY

Posted on July 4, 2011 by

By Carolyn Anderson Many people may not have heard of Loren Mosher and Soteria. I hadn’t myself until fairly recently and what I discovered shocked me to the core.  This amazing man introduced an innovative approach to treating people with mental illness - … Continue reading →

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