This week, Mad in America examines three articles related to negative effects of psychotherapy. The first reviews the ...

When someone seeks therapy, they are often already carrying more than they can comfortably manage. They may be distressed, ...

The author and backpacking guide discusses his hospitalization and maltreatment as a teen, and the lessons learned as a guide in Yosemite. Based in California’s bay area, Lyon is an outdoor educator ...

Mad Law and Human Rights: An attorney and psychiatric survivor, Tina Minkowitz writes on the new perspectives in human rights law that emerged in the work done by users and survivors of psychiatry on ...

On January 24, 2023, Lindsay Clancy from Duxbury, Massachusetts took the lives of her three young children, Cora, 5, Dawson, 3, and eight-month-old Callan, and was charged with three counts of ...

“It’s hard to get off narcotics because you love them so much—but it’s hard to get off psychiatric drugs because you fear them so much.” Today, he joins us on the Mad In America podcast to talk about ...

“This scoping review synthesises findings from 21 qualitative studies to explore individuals’ experiences of forced medication. The review identifies recurring themes of violence and dehumanisation, ...

I remember he was a very tall man, yet he seemed so small to me at that moment. We were in the nurse’s office, which I couldn’t stand. I’ve never believed fluorescent lights to do anything to calm the ...

Mad in Mexico: This essay addresses several debates surrounding “borderline personality disorder (BPD),” a highly stigmatized and gendered psychiatric label disproportionately applied to cisgender ...

Sarah White, Chief Executive Officer of Jean Hailes for Women’s Health, is concerned by how many younger women at the organization’s health clinics come in attributing their symptoms to perimenopause, ...

From the MadFreedom Advocates website: On Wednesday, July 8, 2026, the Department of Mental Health terminated our grant, with no notice, with almost two months left in the contract. This grant funded ...