CounterPunch – A New Vision for Mental Health

Psychiatry’s “Defect Model of Mental Illness:” a Path for Those it Has Failed

Author: Editorial 15th February 2021 0 Comments

“In plain words, many depressed, anxious, and substance-abusing persons think: ‘I feel fucked up because I am essentially fucked up,’ and mental health professionals routinely confirms this.” This article by Bruce E. Levine has been published on the Counterpunch website. It…
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a coherent system

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Mental Illness Weaponry and Shrink Hypocrisy About Abolishing Stigma

Author: Editorial 23rd February 2018 1 Comment

Writing in CounterPunch , Bruce E. Levine, says: “I am a mental health professional, a clinical psychologist, which is not quite as bad as being a psychiatrist but still nothing to brag about. Hypocrisy in U.S. mental health professional policy abounds…
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collaborative practice

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