An Audience With an Ally – Ayurdhi Dhar By AD4E Join us for a virtual chat with our ally Ayurdhi Dhar, founder or Mad in South Asia and interviewer for Mad in America. Date and time Wed, 1 Oct 2025 18:00 – 19:00 BST Location Online Good to know Refunds up to 7 days […] The post Oct 1st: An Audience With an Ally – Ayurdhi Dhar appeared first on Mad in the UK.| Mad in the UK
Part of the Challenging the culture of diagnosis & disorder! collection Activist Sophie Olson & poet Jacky Power explore how creativity can help transform experiences of trauma & extreme emotional distress. Date and time Tue, 30 Sep 2025 12:00 – 14:00 BST Location Online Refund Policy Refunds up to 7 days before event. About this […] The post Sept 30th: The power of creative expression in the healing process. appeared first on Mad in the UK.| Mad in the UK
Over the last couple of years, I have become one of many volunteers who give voice to the patient perspective as a peer leader and ‘patient safety partner’ for the NHS. Everyone has their own story to tell and not everyone shares the same perspectives. Predictably many people in this arena believe that psychiatric diagnosis, […] The post The GP Active Problem List: an Active Problem for the Patient appeared first on Mad in the UK.| Mad in the UK
Mad in America Presents a Special Webinar: Navigating Complex Choices in Antipsychotic Reduction Join us on Thursday, September 25, 2025 at 9am PDT, 12pm EDT, 5pm BST, 7pm CEST Dr. Helene Speyer discusses the complications of stopping antipsychotics and possibilities for addressing this issue. Date and time Thursday, September 25 · 5 – 6:30pm GMT+1 […] The post Sept 25th: Navigating Complex Choices in Antipsychotic Reduction appeared first on Mad in the UK.| Mad in the UK
Editor’s note: First published on Mad in America on 15th August 2025 “The biggest gift you can give is to be absolutely present, and when you’re worrying about whether you’re hopeful or hopeless or pessimistic or optimistic, who cares? The main thing is that you’re showing up, that you’re here and that you’re finding ever […] The post Community, Ethics, and Healing Amidst the Great Unraveling appeared first on Mad in the UK.| Mad in the UK
Medical organizations and the media dismiss the large body of research telling of fetal harm from exposure to antidepressants during pregnancy. Editor’s note: First published by Mad in America on August 23rd 2025 On July 21, the FDA convened a panel on antidepressants in pregnancy, with a focus on possible harms to the fetus from exposure to […] The post Not Even the Unborn Are Safe from Psychiatric Harm appeared first on Mad in the UK.| Mad in the UK
How pharma redefined schizophrenia, rewrote the safety narrative of antipsychotics, and helped drive successful launches of their drugs| Mad in the UK
Editor’s note: This is a report by a MIA researcher, first published on Aug 15th 2025 A new approach known as Comprehend, Cope, and Connect is reshaping mental health crisis care in the United Kingdom, with promising early results across inpatient and community settings. Increasing attention has been given to prioritizing alternative ways to support people experiencing […] The post UK Crisis Care Model Prioritizes Trauma, Empathy, and Collaboration appeared first on Mad in the UK.| Mad in the UK
The reflections of a mental health professional on saving her own son from labelling Editor’s note: the writer of this blog wishes to remain anonymous. The context of this piece is me, my own experience and only that. I approach it through a lens shaped early by my childhood visits to the large psychiatric hospital […] The post How not to diagnose your child appeared first on Mad in the UK.| Mad in the UK
This blog is published simultaneously with Mad in America. ECT: New Studies Detail Harms, Lack of Efficacy, Lack of Informed Consent Evidence from a huge survey of what people who have received ECT (and their families) really think—about what they were told, and about how ECT affected them. You can’t just ignore patients anymore in […] The post ECT: New Studies Detail Harms, Lack of Efficacy, Lack of Informed Consent appeared first on Mad in the UK.| Mad in the UK
Editor’s note: This article was first published on Mad in the Netherlands. It was written by Sandra Kouwenhoven, an expert by experience in the side effects and withdrawal symptoms of antidepressants and benzodiazepines. Psychological and relational issues often have their roots in childhood and are closely linked to the attachment patterns we develop early in life. The […] The post Subpatterns: A Deeper Dive into Attachment Theory appeared first on Mad in the UK.| Mad in the UK
Fragile Minds is an important memoir which outlines the experiences of a student mental health nurse training in the NHS.| Mad in the UK
Yearly Archives: 2025| Mad in the UK
Editor’s note: first published by Mad in America on 29th July 2025 In early 2025, Cochrane published a seriously flawed review of antidepressants for generalised anxiety disorder.1 The review was praised in the BMJ by journalist Jacqui Wise under the headline, “Antidepressants are effective for managing anxiety, finds Cochrane review,”2 which looks like the title of a press release […] The post Cochrane Recommends Antidepressants for Anxiety in a Garbage In, Garbage Out Review app...| Mad in the UK
AD4E Ally Hári Sewell joins us to talk about his life and work. Date and time Tue, 23 Sep 2025 18:00 – 19:00 BST Location Online Refund Policy Refunds up to 7 days before event. About this event Event lasts 1 hour Hári joins us for an informal chat and Q&A Bio Hári Sewell is […] The post Sept 23rd: An Audience with an Ally – Hári Sewell appeared first on Mad in the UK.| Mad in the UK
Editor’s note: this MIA report was first published by MIA on 12th July 2025 Many people from very different groups do not like establishment psychiatry. Some of them are my friends, however, some of them belong to authoritarian groups that I dislike as much as I dislike establishment psychiatry. Who are enemies of establishment psychiatry […] The post Psychiatry Criticism Politics: When the Enemy of Your Enemy Is Not Your Friend appeared first on Mad in the UK.| Mad in the UK
David tragically lost his life during his fight to regain his ‘mental health’; published here with permission, are two of his insightful poems By David Kemp July 2024 (As written) Subjugation Tryna think straight Dont wanna dilate These pills youve got me on Telling me i dont belong Im such an alien Cant feel […] The post ‘Subjugation’ and ‘Ostracise Me’: poetry by the late David Kemp appeared first on Mad in the UK.| Mad in the UK
Editor’s note: first published by Mad in America on 10th July 2025 When I first saw Laura Delano’s story was being published by Penguin, a major publisher, I knew that we were on the brink of change by way of the public narrative around mental health in the west. Here was Laura, a powerful and […] The post The Cat Is Out of the Bag appeared first on Mad in the UK.| Mad in the UK
Introductory Note This is a satirical reimagining of a real Mental Health Act assessment, told through the lens of a theatre production. It exposes the contradictions and systemic absurdities in how mental health crises are handled, particularly the overreach of police involvement, the gatekeeping roles of mental health teams, and the reductive diagnostic practices that […] The post Fun House – A Section 136 Pantomime in Five Acts appeared first on Mad in the UK.| Mad in the UK
Medical policymakers acknowledge that pharma-funded researchers endanger patient safety by minimising incidence & severity of withdrawal.| Mad in the UK
Monthly Archives: March 2025| Mad in the UK
Monthly Archives: July 2025| Mad in the UK
Join AD4E ally, Johann Hari for an informal chat and Q&A about his life and work. Date and time Wed, 24 Sep 2025 18:00 – 19:00 BST Location Online Get tickets here Refund Policy Refunds up to 7 days before event About this event Event lasts 1 hour AN AUDIENCE WITH AN ALLY offers an informal, […] The post Sept 24th: An Audience With An Ally – Johann Hari appeared first on Mad in the UK.| Mad in the UK
The author who has lived experience works in an acute setting and witnesses dehumanization, infantilization, judgment, and lack of empathy.| Mad in the UK
Podcast interview with Stijn Vanheule, a clinical psychologist, psychoanalyst, and professor of psychology trained in the Lacanian tradition| Mad in the UK
Join the AD4E ally, the incredible activist and change-maker Mitzy Sky as she speaks about her life and work.| Mad in the UK
Editor’s note: this blog was first published by Mad in America on June 30th 2025 “The part can never be well unless the whole is well.” —Plato Where Medicine Loses Its Mind Modern neuroscience no longer studies the brain. It markets it. Wrapped in scans, loops, and circuitry, it presents diagrams as if they reveal thoughts […]| Mad in the UK
The use of simplified, coherent versions of ourselves decries the actual inner experience which remains messy, contradictory, and complex.| Mad in the UK
Monthly Archives: May 2025| Mad in the UK
Luuk Westerhof discusses how psychiatry can evolve to better meet people's needs by fostering trust and promoting genuine wellbeing.| Mad in the UK
Cathy Wield author of Unshackled Mind discusses issues of consent and the widespread use of coercion in psychiatry| Mad in the UK
A discussion of how vested interests are involved in psychiatry and the treatment or therapies offered in the name of 'mental health'| Mad in the UK
AD4E's Jo Watson interviews author Dr Cathy Wield about her new memoir 'Unshackled Mind a doctor's story of trauma, liberation and healing'| Mad in the UK
Katie Mottram uses art to illustrate that mental distress is a portal to self-actualisation, providing a gateway into inner-consciousness| Mad in the UK
Date and time Wed, 14 May 2025 18:00 – 19:00 BST Location Online Refund Policy Refunds up to 7 days before event About this event Event lasts 1 hour Hári joins us for an informal chat and Q&A Bio Hári Sewell is founder and Director of HS Consultancy and is a former executive director of health and […]| Mad in the UK
In person launch of the ELEPHANT collective, a not-for-profit collaboration between Sameer Patel and Katie Mottram in London on May 12th| Mad in the UK