She begged for help, took the drugs, admitted herself to a psych hospital, worked with a psychiatrist. Her doctor treated ...

Sangji uses one woman's story to show that emotional distress in Pakistan is shaped by patriarchy, poverty, trauma, and ...

Science is supposed to be self-correcting. But what happens when the journals entrusted to uphold this principle become its ...

The extensive critique of the biomedical account of ADHD and its treatment with stimulant medication has persisted for decades.

I hope that legal cases like these will encourage psychiatrists to think twice before administering such a potentially ...

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

Involving a patient’s family and friends as part of a new approach to mental health treatment makes it three times less ...

Writing in response to Daniel Duane’s August 9 guest essay, Michaels draws the line. Therapy has imitators: platforms that ...

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 ...

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

A couple from Malmö were denied assisted fertilization after psychiatric diagnoses and previous contact with healthcare ...

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