Recovery and Mental Health

Full and complete recovery -- meaning re-integration into society without dependence on the mental health system, is an achievable goal for every known problem labeled as a "psychiatric disorder."

Overcoming the Impossible: My Journey Through Schizophrenia by David W. Oaks — last modified 2007-08-01 14:29

Psychiatric survivor, psychologist and author Ron Bassman wrote this breakthrough article that was published in the popular magazine, Psychology Today. He describes how despite a diagnosis of schizophrenia and years of lock-ups and abuse and electroshock and insulin coma therapy and psychiatric drugs.... he survived, recovered, became a psychologist. Ron is an advocate for change in the mental health system, and author of the book, "Fight to Be."

It's a beautiful mind: Schizophrenic experience leads man to medicine by David W. Oaks — last modified 2007-08-01 14:34

Oregon's largest newspaper describes a visit by psychiatric survivor/psychiatrist Dan Fisher to eastern Oregon to provide training about 'recovery' following a psychiatric diagnosis.

USA National Empowerment Center by David W. Oaks — last modified 2007-08-01 14:31

A good place to start exploring the concept of "recovery" following a diagnosis with psychiatric label is the federally-funded technical assistance office of National Empowerment Center directed by psychiatrist and psychiatric survivor Dan Fisher.

Pamphlet on recovery by David W. Oaks — last modified 2007-12-10 22:03

Steve Morgan of Vermont created a basic flyer that can be given out about recovery. One version is for reading, the other for printing (there are different layout requirements for both).

Web site based in Vermont about alternatives for recovery by David W. Oaks — last modified 2008-03-21 18:14

"Simple and useful" information about recovery and alternatives for mental health consumers, psychiatric survivors and mental health workers. While the web site is based in Vermont, it has resources that would be of interest to people all over.