Electroshock therapy peaked in the 1940s and 1950s. But the controversial practice - with patients sometimes shocked while ...

This week's Song of the Week is suggested by Ivy Wilson: "Ren Gill has lots of songs that would be great for Mad in America's ...

Science is supposed to be self-correcting. But what happens when the journals entrusted to uphold this principle become its gatekeepers? We have collaborated for almost a decade in an effort to ...

This text was written on the occasion of the publication in Greek of Mary Boyle and Lucy Johnstone's book "The Power-Threat-Meaning Framework as an Alternative to Psychiatric Diagnosis: An Honest ...

For more than two decades, Jay Amsterdam was known as a “thought leader” in academic psychiatry for his research and writings on mood disorders. A professor of psychiatry at the University of ...

Ingrid grew up in front of a camera. Her German grandfather, eager to stay connected to the family’s life across the Atlantic ...

This week, Mad in America examines four studies related to patient and psychiatrist characteristics and psychiatric detention ...

A rapid response to The BMJ from Joanna Moncrieff, James Barnes, Lucy Johnstone and James Davies.

If you are willing to take on the challenge of losing your income, your home, your relationships, your reputation, and your ...

The fluorescent lights emitted a low-pitched hum as I paced the hallway of a locked inpatient psychiatric unit in northern Massachusetts. The faces of many other patients reflected the same ...