Asylum Magazine – A New Vision for Mental Health

Not My Words, Not My Story by Julia Buxton

Author: Editorial 2nd August 2023 0 Comments

This article has been published in Asylum magazine. It begins: “One of the first things that struck me when I entered mental health services was how little interest staff took in me describing my experiences or how I felt. I couldn’t…
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My take on “A Psychopharmacology Fit for Mad Liberation? by Awais Aftab”

Author: Editorial 13th March 2023 0 Comments

This post by Vincenzo has been published on his blog-site. It begins: “In the latest edition of Asylum Magazine, Dr Awais Aftab published an article on the relation between Psychopharmacology and Mad Liberation and brought it to my attention. The full…
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Psychiatry and experiences beyond consensus reality

Author: Editorial 6th March 2020 0 Comments

“… there is no experiential learning about … unusual states. Psychiatric training does not require that trainee psychiatrists explore their own nature, through counselling or meditation, for instance.” Writing in Asylum Magazine , Dave Barton says: “This article begins with two of my experiences…
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