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Jul 23, 2010
I'm very glad to be proven wrong by organizers of Alternatives 2010!
Today, maybe because of a MindFreedom International public campaign, it looks like the federal funders of Alternatives 2010 will allow author/journalist Bob Whitaker keynote and criticize the claims of psychiatric drug companies. A month ago, I was skeptical if this important conference would include such criticism -- I'm very glad to be proven wrong! read more...
Jul 02, 2010
Psychiatrist Alan Stone Complains About Term "Psychiatric Torture"
The Judge Rotenberg Center (JRC) in Massachusetts uses pain to try to change behavior of young people in Massachusetts diagnosed with mental disabilities. Mental Disability Rights International (MDRI) investigated, and told the UN it's "torture." ABC-TV reports that a UN representative agreed it's "torture." MindFreedom International called it "psychiatric torture." But psychiatrist and Harvard law professor Alan Stone has complained to MindFreedom about this phrase, arguing no psychiatrists are involved. read more...
