Professional denial is a form of retraumatization

Anyway -- any mental health professional that doesn't recognize that the mental health system is rife with potential abuse and harm is dangerous to those who've already been harmed and to many who may yet be harmed. There are many folks in the system at this point that actually do understand the reality. Times are, indeed, changing. I see lots of reason to hope. I have many friends who are working in and out of the system as knowledgable and competent professionals. … [click on title for the rest of the post]

March 26, 2015

Musings on that which gets called mental illness. What is it really?

There is often a debate that goes on between those who embrace psychiatry and those who are critical of it...and everyone inbetween for that matter too...as to whether or not mental illness is real. The spectrum of where one stands on the issue of psychiatry is really very broad and diverse though people like to believe it's always an either/or proposition. Little in life is that black and white even if it's easier to imagine it to be the case. So. Mental illness. Is it real? As I suggested above the answer is not a simple yes or no. … [click on title for the rest of the post]

June 12, 2013

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