Coming Off Drugs Guide Now In Spanish! Guia Reduccion de Drogas Psiquiatricas Disponible en Castellano!

Submitted by Icarus Project on Mon, 02/02/2009 - 1:15pm
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guide cover CastellanoThe Harm Reduction Guide to Coming Off Psychiatric Drugs, published by The Icarus Project and Freedom Center, is now available in spanish - thanks to the dedicated translation work of Agustina Vidal from Buenos Aires Argentina.

Discontinuación del Uso de Drogas Psiquiátricas: Una Guía Basada en la
Reducción del Daño, publicado por The Icarus Project y Freedom Center, ha sido traducida al castellano por Agustina Vidal desde Buenos Aires Argentina, miembro de la Asamblea permanente de usuarios del sistema de salud mental.

You can download the guide free online. Puedes decargarla de forma gratuita.

Go to the Resources section to download and read the Guide in spanish.

Vísite la sección de Recursos para bajar y leer la Guía.

 

 

Mystery Suspect in the "Obesity Epidemic"

Submitted by admin on Sat, 11/22/2008 - 12:03pm
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Paula Caplan: 'If you wanted to make someone feel helpless, hopeless, even crazy, one good way to do it would be this: ...give them a pill that may calm them down or pep them up but will have a good chance of increasing their weight. This has been the fate of women in untold numbers but certainly in the millions, and women’s position in American society makes them more likely than men to feel ashamed for their part in what is being called this country’s obesity epidemic."

Icaristas Join Oxford, UK, Conference On Madness

Submitted by Icarus Project on Wed, 09/24/2008 - 5:35pm
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Icarus organizers Eddy and Neil flew to Oxford England for the "First Global Conference on Madness." Read about it here and on Eddy's blog...

The Other Side of Science - Steven Morgan

Submitted by will on Tue, 08/12/2008 - 1:28pm
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Steven Morgan's excellent deconstruction of the scientific myths and politics that go into mental health diagnosis and treatment, including a detailed resource section.

COMMUNITY CRISIS TEAMS: ARE THEY REALLY IN OUR BEST INTERESTS?

Submitted by Graeme on Tue, 06/03/2008 - 10:45am
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Given the strained and occasionally deadly nature of the overall relationship between psychiatric survivors and law enforcement agencies, it really begs the question: should the police even become involved in situations where someone is experiencing an emotional or mental crisis?

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