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The New WHO and UN Guidance: Psychiatry Must Entirely Change

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In practice, however, this broad definition attracts little more than lip service. The agenda of the launch event is here , and the full video here ). At present, the foundation for international law is the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities ( CRPD , 2006), of which Australia is a signatory.

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Part 4: Neurodiversity: New Paradigm, or Trojan Horse?

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Editor’s Note: Mad in the UK and Mad in America are jointly publishing this four-part series on neurodiversity. The series was edited by Mad in the UK editors, and authored by John Cromby and Lucy Johnstone (with part three written by an anonymous contributor). The series is being archived here.

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‘A Playground for Predators’: Diane Dimond on The Abuses of Guardianship

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Guardianship is a legalized system whereby states help with their citizens who need help, those who need protection because of various maladies, disabilities, physical or mental. The transcript below has been edited for length and clarity. The transcript below has been edited for length and clarity. Listen to the audio of the interview here.

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Arrested Development: Britney Spears’ Memoir Is a Survivor’s Tale of Generational Trauma, Psychiatric Abuse, and Resilience

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S emi-retired pop star Britney Spears is almost as famous for her 13+-year conservatorship —during which all personal, professional, and medical decisions were under legal control of her father—as for her music. So as a longtime reporter on her case , I was eager to read her autobiography, pointedly titled The Woman in Me. Spoilers ahead.)