Psychiatry apologises for failing survivors of child sex abuse. What happens now?
The UK Royal College of Psychiatrists has issued a remarkable position paper, stating that people sexually abused in childhood have been failed by mental...
Documentary challenging medical model of mental health treatment to screen in Ireland
A new documentary exploring the relationship between childhood trauma and mental health diagnoses is set to have its Irish and Northern Irish premieres in...
Open Dialogue approach cuts psychiatric hospital use in major trial
A non-medical approach to mental health treatment – Open Dialogue – can reduce hospital admissions and improve satisfaction with care, new research has found.
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How lived experience has become collective resistance
Merrick Daniel Pilling is an Associate Professor and Interim Co-Director of the School of Disability Studies at Toronto Metropolitan University. He is the author of Queer...
Film festival: “Rethinking Mental Health” takes places in Norway
Meet filmmakers from Norway and abroad who have all contributed to strong and touching productions within the topic of mental health: fiction films, documentaries...