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Critical Psychiatry Textbook, Chapter 16: Is There Any Future for Psychiatry? (Part Six)

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In 1990-92, 12% of the US population aged 18–54 years received treatment for emotional problems, which went up to 20% in 2001–2003. In evidence-based healthcare, we do not use interventions that do more harm than good, which psychiatry does. They are not medical diseases. Consider involving recovery mentors who have lived experience.

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Upcoming ECT Legislation Needs to Be Revised

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2021; Read & Harrop, 2022; Read & Moncrieff, 2022; Reisner, 2003; Roche, 2016; Rogers, 2021; Schwartzkopff, 2020; Simonson, 2020; Singh, 2016; Sweetmore, 2022; Teixeira, 2020). Then many people want to get away from psychiatry and traditional mental healthcare. ECT is still controversial (Alibhai, 2022; Archer et al.,