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A piece responding to the idea that mentally ill persons should be forced to take medication for the “protection of the public.” sun article

Is the “placebo effect” really a placebo? Read on…… placebo – davis

A controversial practice, “CTOs” permit the involuntary treatment of psychiatric service-users outside of the hospital setting. This article describes their use in B.C. Extended Leav1

Here is a short article on the potential advantages and challenges concerning psychiatric consumer participation in research. Consumer

Here is more information on CONKER, and the goal of collaboration in research with mental health service users. toronto

The report in the last post was made into a PowerPoint presentation, and here is a link to that. conker2

Hope and Fear- CONKER Report September 2009 The link here is to a report from interviews conducted with 15 current and former psychiatric service-users about their experiences taking medication.

The author of this site works in the mental health system in Canada, and also teaches and writes about mental health issues. The site will contain reflections on mental health practices, and research carried out by a team of service-users … Continue reading →