Category Archives: Opinion

Jared Loughner loses 3 appeals over forced medication in Tucson shooting case

Posted on March 8, 2012 by

ABC 15 report:  Jared Loughner loses 3 appeals over forced medication in Tucson shooting case. By Dr. Al Galves TUCSON, AZ:  The Associated Press reports that Jared Loughner, the man who shot Gabby Giffords, has lost his appeal of the court order … Continue reading →

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“Fluff Journalism”: is it a stifling factor to the injustices within our mental health care system?

Posted on February 20, 2012 by

By Maria Mangicaro TAMPA, FL:  A chilling response came from a Florida state agency last week as it seems the agency is trying to muzzle a parent for speaking out against the state for giving her children dangerous psychiatric medications without her informed consent, … Continue reading →

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Drug Styles of the Rich and Famous: A Guilty Verdict in Michael Jackson’s Murder Trial – what the Jury’s decision could mean for the rest of us.

Posted on November 7, 2011 by

By Maria Mangicaro Los Angeles, CA.:   After six weeks of hearing testimony, closing arguments were made on Friday in the Michael Jackson murder trail claiming involuntary manslaughter and negligence against his cardiologist, Conrad Murray.   The Los Angeles jury began deliberating the fate of Dr. … Continue reading →

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Psychiatric Advance Directives and Joint Crisis Plans: Promoting Patient Empowerment Concepts

Posted on July 23, 2011 by

By Maria Mangicaro Intervention and involuntary commitment laws become major consideration in cases of severe mental illness [1][2] [8].  Some states have the requirement of an “imminent danger” or “immediate danger”, making involuntary commitment difficult. Pete Earley,  an author who … Continue reading →

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“The doctor-patient relationship is the most important therapeutic tool in the treatment of disabling mental disorder”

Posted on July 23, 2011 by

Rethinking schizophrenia:  its original nature, its drug-altered character, and thoughts about its treatment Nathaniel S. Lehrman, M.D. Clinical Director (retired), Kingsboro Psychiatric Center, Brooklyn NY October, 2005 1. Introduction Schizophrenia has long been the loosely defined term for the most … Continue reading →

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A MOTHER SHARES THE TRUTH AND HER PAIN:

Posted on July 22, 2011 by

By Becky Murphy A MOTHER SHARES THE TRUTH AND HER PAIN: I feel like it is never going to end.  I am a mother who everyday has the blessing of having my son, at all.  It is bittersweet, however.  Rarely … Continue reading →

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What’s the Evidence on Evidence-Based Practice?

Posted on July 21, 2011 by

By Tomi Gomory, Ph.D The current enthusiasm in mental health for Evidence-Based Practice (EBP) is examined and found wanting as good science for addressing personal problems but is found to be highly effective as a propaganda tool for the biomedical … 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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Allen Ginsberg at Rockland State Hospital

Posted on July 21, 2011 by

By Ted Chabasinski I have always been aware that Allen Ginsberg had been an inmate at Rockland State Hospital. Recently, after reading Howl, I realized that he and I had been at Rockland at the same time, he as a … Continue reading →

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THE HEALTH OF PSYCHOSIS

Posted on July 20, 2011 by

This is the fourth in a series of articles on the potential meaning, function and usefulness of the symptoms which result in people being diagnosed with depression, bipolar disorder, anxiety disorders and psychotic disorders. THE HEALTH OF PSYCHOSIS By Dr. … 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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THE MEETING OF TWO PERSONS: WHAT THERAPY SHOULD BE: Part I

Posted on July 13, 2011 by

By:  Dr. Dan L. Edmunds THE MEETING OF TWO PERSONS: WHAT THERAPY SHOULD BE Exploring the Social, Familial, and Political Factors Leading to Emotional Distress Presented at the 13th Annual Conference of the International Center for the Study of Psychiatry … 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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