Tag Archives: Mental Illness

“Running from Crazy”: Mariel Hemingway Tackles Family History of Suicide, Mental Illness in New Documentary

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Cook County Jail releases shocking video of inmates suffering from symptoms of “mental illness”

By Maria Mangicaro Chicago, Illinois:  At any one time over 11,000 prisoners, a mix of suspects awaiting trial and those convicted of minor crimes, are housed in the Cook County Jail.  Sheriff Tom Dart estimates that about 2,000 of them suffer from … Continue reading

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‘Every Parents Worst Nightmare’: Violent School Behavior Caught On Camera and leads to lawsuit

Published on Oct  4, 2012 A surveillance camera captured a disturbing and violent school beating at a middle school in Indiana. Now, the teenager and his parents are suing the school district because they say it isn’t doing enough to … Continue reading

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Military turning to alternative therapies to combat PTSD: TAT(R) – Tapas Acupressure Technique – for Combat Veterans

Created by Tapas Fleming,  the Tapas Acupressure Technique( TAT® ) is one of many complimentary therapies being used by military veterans to combat PTSD. Click here to learn more about Tapas Acupressure Technique.

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APA President-elect Jeffrey Lieberman, M.D. praised “Silver Linings Playbook” – so what are your thoughts?

Posted by Maria Mangicaro Dr. Jeffrey Lieberman, professor and chair of psychiatry at Columbia University and the president-elect of the American Psychiatric Association, gave this review of the movie Silver Linings Playbook: “It has been a long time since a … Continue reading

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The MISS Foundation on “The Death of Grief, the Birth of Mental Illness”

The DSM5 task force has actually made the decision to move forward with the most offensive, dehumanizing of all their proposals and one which will affect every single person on earth who loves another:  The removal of the bereavement exclusion. … Continue reading

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The Taboo Question: What were the brain-altering psych drugs that the Batman Shooter might have been taking or withdrawing from?

Duty to Warn The Taboo Question:   What were the brain-altering psych drugs that the Batman Shooter might have been taking or withdrawing from? By Gary G. Kohls, MD   An earlier version of this essay was posted on July 25, … Continue reading

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From Tragedy to Crusade—A Mother’s Antidepressant Warning

Published on Jun  1, 2012 by     CCHRInt Maria Bradshaw lost her only child to SSRI antidepressant induced suicide in 2008.  She turned her personal tragedy into a crusade to help other parents on the dangers of antidepressant drugs and is … Continue reading

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Letter to the Surgeon General of the U.S. Army: ISEPP’s Pledge of Support to our Military

SOLDIERS DYING IN THEIR SLEEP Published on May 15, 2012 by     favr8son62 ISEPP member Dr. Fred Baughman investigates why too many soldiers are dying after they return home. Over medicating our troops without closely supervising side effects are leading to … Continue reading

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Aki Imai at Occupy the American Psychiatric Association: Life after Labels

Published on May  9, 2012 by     jimgotts Aki Imai at Occupy the American Psychiatric Association, 5/5/2012 in Philadelphia, PA.   Aki Imai is a 25 years-old Japanese graduate student who studies Clinical Psychology in Ohio.  Aki acts as an ally to … Continue reading

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Harry Lichtenstein at Occupy the American Psychiatric Association, May 5, 2012, Philadelphia

Published on May  9, 2012 by     jimgotts Harry Lichtenstein at Occupy the American Psychiatric Association, 5/5/2012, Philadelphia.  Harry is a long-time New York City activist for human rights in mental health, as well as for a more humane and wholistic … Continue reading

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ISEPP Board Member Jim Gottstein at Occupy the American Psychiatriic Association

Published on May 10, 2012 by     jimgotts Jim Gottstein at Occupy the American Psychiatric Association, May 5, 2012.  Psychiatric survivor, James B. (Jim) Gottstein, Esq. is president and CEO of the Law Project for Psychiatric Rights® whose mission is to mount a strategic … Continue reading

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Robert Whitaker on Imagining A Different Future in Mental Health, Philadelphia May 6, 2012

Published on May  7, 2012 by     jimgotts Robert Whitaker, author of the acclaimed books, Mad in America, and Anatomy of an Epidemic,  speaks about how the data shows, we could have far better outcomes for people diagnosed with mental illness … Continue reading

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David Oaks at Occupy the American Psychiatric Association, 5/5/2012: Nothing can stop a “spirited” advocate

Published on May  6, 2012 by     jimgotts David Oaks, Director of MindFreedom International rallies his troops at the Occupy the American Psychiatric Association rally before marching on psychiatry.

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My Illness Labels are Metaphors for ???

By David Bates Its been 32 years and counting, since my first experience of psychosis was labeled as schizophrenia within 15 minutes – an all-too-quick reaction that left me bewildered and re-traumatized by the subsequent heavy-handed use and sole reliance … Continue reading

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