“Just write a list. It’s easy for somebody of your calibre. You could write a list right now.” The last words she heard from the psychiatrist’s mouth as she tried to stand and gather her belongings ...

A new article published in Health Expectations finds that people withdrawing from psychiatric drugs often experience difficult withdrawal symptoms, a lack of support, trouble finding tapering ...

New study in Brazil, China, and Turkey finds higher trauma among people at clinical high risk, with patterns that differ by country. A new article set to appear in the Asian Journal of Psychiatry ...

The use of coercive practices in psychiatry has been tied to worse recovery and critiqued for lacking ethical and legal justification. A new study, published in the Community Mental Health Journal, ...

Joining us for a roundtable discussion are Brooke Siem, David Antonuccio, Kim Witzak, Angie Peacock and David Healy. They discuss the challenges of openly discussing psychiatric drug withdrawal, the ...

HeartCore Collective is a healing community dedicated to supporting individuals navigating psychotropic medication withdrawal and recovery. We foster honest dialogue about the limitations of the ...

Beckie Child, MSW, PhD, was born March 16, 1964 and passed away on October 25, 2025. I had the privilege of knowing her and working with her for over 25 years. She had a laser-like way of doing her ...

The first thing I’ll say about my experiences with healthcare while having an eating disorder is the fact that my eating disorder went undiagnosed for eight years. I think this fact speaks for itself.

“I withered in the following regimen: padded cell. Injection to sleep. Violence from the orderlies. Padded cell again. More violence from the orderlies. Padded cell (sometimes sleeping on the cold ...

The Wall Street Journal is reporting on the overprescribing of psychiatric drugs in America. They would like to hear about your experiences and any stories they should look into. Share your thoughts ...

Despite years of hype, new research reveals that predictive models often misclassify individuals at risk for suicide and fail to enhance real-world prevention. A review and meta-analysis in PLOS ...

Participants describe fear, seclusion, and stigma in a system that leans on involuntary treatment while underinvesting in community care and peer support. A new qualitative study from British Columbia ...