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May 29, 2010
Massachusetts Comment on Rotenberg Torture? Silence.
MFI Sponsor Mental Disability Rights International (MDRI) proved that a mental disability facility in Massachusetts, the Judge Rotenberg Center, is torturing young people diagnosed with psychiatric and other mental disabilities using extreme and repeated pain from electrical jolts. So what is the response from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, via their Dept. of Mental Health General Counsel Lester Blumberg? Silence. But why? read more...
May 25, 2010
Another phone call to the office - family says father threatened with forced electroshock.
We are contacted all the time by people experiencing human rights violations in mental health. But it really stands out when there's a threat of involuntary electroconvulsive therapy, also known as ECT or electroshock. read more...
May 03, 2010
On "witch hunts," and unity for human rights in psychiatry
Working for human rights in mental health can have a lot of side effects. For instance, you can be named a "witch" publicly on a strange web site! read more...
May 01, 2010
Dissident psychiatrist Peter Breggin splits with group he founded.
The International Center for the Study of Psychiatry and Psychology (ICSPP) has been one of the main organizations to bring together concerned mental health professionals who seek to signifiant change. Apparently their founder, Peter Breggin, has a dispute with ICSPP, and redirected their web site to his own. read more...
