This dissertation is an ethnographic examination of how mental distress is read and
understood in Guyana. Through semi-structured qualitative interviews, site observations …

Résumé Ce mémoire en philosophie de la médecine propose une analyse des critiques
ciblant la thèse de Thomas Szasz selon laquelle la psychiatrie n'est pas une discipline …

While debating the important question of whether long term psychiatric drugs cause more
harm than good, 1 we must remember that results from longer term government funded …

​ Abstract: Mental health professionals often prescribe psychotropic drugs to patients
diagnosed with mental health illnesses under the premise that neurochemical imbalance is …

This chapter is concerned with the involvement of mental health service users or survivors in
social work education and research. Our chapter discusses service user involvement in …

The main aims of this contribution are to discuss and describe the role that the performing
arts and storytelling play in the treatment of mental health problems and their utility as a …

The second half of the twentieth century started with a symbolic event. It was the
establishment of the World Psychiatric Association (WPA) in 1950 (Fig. 11.1). The first …

A head-to-head debate published in The BMJ was centered on the question “Does long-
term use of psychiatric drugs cause more harm than good?” One of the debaters stated that …

The board of Cochrane has voted to confirm the dismissal of Peter Gøtzsche from all his
roles in the organisation. The decision means that he ceases to be a member of Cochrane …

He escrito este libro para ayudar a los pacientes y, cuando decidí escribirlo, uno de mis
títulos provisionales era" Escuchar las voces de los pacientes". La mayoría de las personas …