Clients & Patients – Page 2 – A New Vision for Mental Health

The Invisibility of Spiritual Nursing Care in Clinical Practice

Author: Editorial 19th May 2022 0 Comments

Co-written by Dawn Hawthorne and Shirley Gordon, this article – which applies to mental health nursing as a well as nursing in general – has been published in the Journal of Holistic Nursing. The abstract says: “Background and Purpose: Spirituality has been…
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Clients & Patients, Journal of Holistic Nursing, mental health nurses, nursing care, spirituality

Conscientious Objection to forced pharmaceutical interventions: FAQ

Author: Editorial 9th February 2022 0 Comments

This list of FAQs (Frequently Asked Questions) – with a response to those questions – has been put together by Mick Mckeown and Jonathan Gadsby and published by the Critical Mental Health Nurses’ Network. It begins: “Following is a list of frequently asked…
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Clients & Patients, coercive psychiatry, conscientious objection, Critical Mental Health Nurses' Network, forced pharmaceutical interventions, Jonathan Gadsby, mental health nurses, Mick Mckeown, pharmaceutical drugs

Helping People Thrive 2020

Author: Editorial 20th January 2022 0 Comments

This booklet – subtitled “Stories and Lessons in Transforming Care” – has been authored by Alicia Wood, with editing and contributions from Baroness Hollins, David Nuttall, David Towell and Bob Tindall, and design by Henry Iles. The publishers say: “These stories…
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Alicia Wood, Bob Tindall, books, Clients & Patients, David Nuttall, David Towell, Henry Iles, in-patients, involuntary detention, learning disabilities, neurodiversity, person-centred, Sheila Hollins

People with autism are being locked away in institutions. A radical change is needed

Author: Editorial 19th January 2022 0 Comments

This article comes from Dr. Sheila Hollins and has been published in The Guardian. It begins: “When people like my son go into crisis there is a high chance they won’t be supported at home – not because they can’t be…
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autism, Clients & Patients, in-patient experiences, involuntary detention, learning disabilities, neurodiversity, person-centred, Sheila Hollins, The Guardian

At the Forefront of Medicine: My Summer Involuntary Hospitalization

Author: Editorial 6th January 2022 0 Comments

Subtitled “A neuroscience student reflects on the psychiatric system’s failure to care for its patients”, this article by Cassidy Wilson, written within an American context, has been published by The Chicago Maroon. It begins: “Our culture conditions us to keep quiet…
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bureaucracy, Cassidy Wilson, Clients & Patients, psychiatry, The Chicago Maroon, USA

What I have learnt from helping thousands of people taper off antidepressants and other psychotropic medications

Author: Editorial 9th September 2021 0 Comments

Adele Framer has written an article for the journal Therapeutic Advances in Psychopharmacology. The abstract says: “Although psychiatric drug withdrawal syndromes have been recognized since the 1950s – recent studies confirm antidepressant withdrawal syndrome incidence upwards of 40% – medical information…
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Adele Framer, antidepressants, Clients & Patients, deprescribing, discontinuation syndrome, peer support, psychotropic drugs, tapering, Therapeutic Advances in Psychopharmacology, withdrawal syndrome

Why I Can Never “Recover” Under NHS Mental Health Services

Author: Editorial 3rd September 2021 0 Comments

This post is from WrenAves’ Psychiatry Is Driving Me Mad blog. It begins by declaring a content warning: “Mention of self-harm, abusive relationships, assault, psychiatric abuse”, then continues: “I’ve been seeing a private therapist now for 6 months, and it’s been an absolute revelation. After 9…
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Clients & Patients, counselling, diagnostic labelling, NHS, personality disorder, psychiatry, The Samaritans, WrenAves

Listening to the Patient Voice: The Antidepressant Withdrawal Experience

Author: Editorial 30th August 2021 0 Comments

“’A total of 97% of respondents were offered a prescription on their initial consultation with a doctor, 5% reported being offered talking therapy, and 0.6% were offered lifestyle advice (with some patients offered more than one option).’According to the researchers,…
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Anne Guy, antidepressant withdrawal, antidepressants, Clients & Patients, Mad in America, Marion Brown, Mark Horowitz, Peter Simons, Research, Stevie Lewis, Therapeutic Advances in Psychopharmacology

Mental Health Clinical Notes: The Curse of the Paper-Self

Author: Editorial 25th August 2021 0 Comments

This post is from WrenAves’ Psychiatry Is Driving Me Mad blog. It begins: “Anyone working in or accessing mental health services will be aware of the immense amount of notes one single person can collect during their time as an NHS mental health patient. Sometimes it…
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bureaucracy, Clients & Patients, confirmation bias, Psychiatry Is Driving Me Mad

Medications have replaced psychotherapy as first line treatments

Author: Editorial 30th July 2021 0 Comments

“… as a profession, primary care physicians know, or should know, that psychotropic medications are mostly ineffective and potentially dangerous to patients. As such, most physicians who prescribe psychotropic medication do so to the detriment of their patients.” This paper –…
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Clients & Patients, National Alliance of Professional Psychology Providers., primary care doctors, Psychiatric Drugs, psychotherapy, USA