Have you ever wondered if one word could destroy your entire life? If so, what word do you think it might be? I had never considered this scenario either—until it actually happened to me. It was one word. One word in the English language. One word out of the roughly 600,000 words in the dictionary. […] The post My $100,000 Life Sentence appeared first on Mad In America.

Abstract: Verändern sich gesellschaftliche Normalitäten in negativer Weise, spiegeln sich diese auch in der Psychiatrie, der Instanz zur Wahrung der Normalität. Dieser Text schlägt einen Bogen vom Kampf um Menschenrechte und humanistisch orientierte Hilfen für Menschen mit psychiatrischen Diagnosen und Problemen hin zu den dadurch vorprogrammierten Konflikten. Im Zuge der politischen Rechtsentwicklung wird hierzulande unter […]

Meet filmmakers from Norway and abroad who have all contributed to strong and touching productions within the topic of mental health: fiction films, documentaries and short films that show personal stories, and describe alternative service models where local and individual adaptations, unique healing paths and human rights are safeguarded – often with a slant on […] The post Film festival: “Rethinking Mental Health” – a unique opportunity to meet filmmakers and activists from all over [...]

  Il consenso informato in psichiatria: tra autonomia negata e conseguenze reali sulla vita dei pazienti Introduzione Il consenso informato è uno dei pilastri della medicina moderna: dovrebbe garantire che ogni trattamento nasca da una scelta libera, consapevole e rispettosa della persona. In psichiatria questo principio assume un peso particolare, perché i farmaci agiscono su […] The post Il consenso informato in psichiatria: tra autonomia negata e conseguenze reali sulla vita dei pazienti appeared first [...]