Outside Mental Health: Voices and Visions of Madness

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Outside Mental Health: Voices and Visions of Madness reveals the human side of mental illness. In this remarkable collection of interviews and essays, therapist, Madness Radio host, and schizophrenia survivor Will Hall asks, "What does it mean to be called crazy in a crazy world?" More than 60 voices of psychiatric patients, scientists, journalists, doctors, activists, and artists create a vital new conversation about empowering the human spirit by transforming society. "This book is required reading for anyone who cares deeply about mental health and its discontents." -Jonathan Metzl, MD, author of The Protest Psychosis: Schizophrenia and Black Politics "Bold, fearless, and compellingly readable... a refuge and an oasis from the overblown claims of American psychiatry" - Christopher Lane, author of Shyness: How Normal Behavior Became an Illness "A terrific conversation partner." - Joshua Wolf Shenk, author of Lincoln's Melancholy: How Depression Challenged a President and Fueled His Greatness "Brilliant...wonderfully grand and big-hearted." - Robert Whitaker, author of Anatomy of an Epidemic: Magic Bullets, Psychiatric Drugs, and the Astonishing Rise of Mental Illness in America "Must-read for anyone interested in creating a more just and compassionate world." - Alison Hillman, Open Society Foundation Human Rights Initiative "An intelligent, thought-provoking, and rare concept. These are voices worth listening to." - Mary O'Hara, The Guardian "A new, helpful, liberating-and dare I say, sane-way of re-envisioning our ideas of mental illness." - Paul Levy, Director of the Padmasambhava Buddhist Center, Portland, Oregon "You will find clarity, grace, insight, compassion and most of all wisdom in these powerful interviews and writings assembled by long time mental health advocate Will Hall." - Gabriella Coleman, author of Hacker, Hoaxer, Whistleblower, Spy "A fantastic resource for those who are seeking change." - Dr. Pat Bracken MD, psychiatrist and Clinical Director of Mental Health Service, West Cork, Ireland Preface………. Will Hall The Muse’s Call………. Bonfire Madigan The Golden Heart of Contamination………. David M. Burns Body of Poetry, Body of Revolution………. Eddie Bartók-Baratta Shifting Realities………. Miguel Mendías Meaning In Voices………. Eleanor Longden From Paranoia to Wholeness………. Matthew Morrissey Art and Madness………. Louis Sass Salvation By Music………. John Rice Singing in the Dark………. Susan McKeown Breakdown and Breakthrough………. Mel Gunasena Crash Course in Urban Shamanism………. Will Hall Maps to the Other Side………. Sascha DuBrul Communicating With Psychosis………. Dina Tyler Voices of Everyone………. Rufus May The Most Powerful Medicine………. Steven Morgan Awakening in the Dream………. Paul Levy Inbetweenland………. Jacks McNamara Teenage Mental Patient………. Leah Harris A Savage Insult………. Clare Shaw Recovery from Being a Professional………. Daniel Mackler Post-Social Worker Trauma Disorder………. Cheryl Alexander Discovering R.D. Laing………. Adi Hasanbašic Electroshock Deception ………. Linda Andre Medication Liberation………. Laura Delano Psychiatric Drugs and the Rise of Mental Illness………. Robert Whitaker Beyond Meds………. Monica Cassani Myth of the Chemical Cure………. Joanna Moncrieff Socially Constructing Drugs………. Richard DeGrandpre Belief in Pills………. David Cohen What Science Can’t Tell Us………. John Horgan The Gene Illusion………. Jay Joseph Trauma, Not Illness………. Jacqui Dillon Ecology Of Madness………. Will Hall Community Acupuncture………. Lee Entel Hurter Is Shyness a Mental Disorder?………. Christopher Lane Autism Liberation………. Ari Ne’eman Unmaking Diagnosis………. Gary Greenberg Exporting Mental Illness………. Ethan Watters Community Development………. Pat Bracken Depression & Oppression………. Alisha Ali Black Politics and Schizophrenia………. Jonathan Metzl Prison Madness………. Terry Kupers Indian Country………. David Walker Psychology of White Racism………. Tim Wise Afro-Caribbean Black Mental Health………. Philip Morgan Remembering John Brodie………. Inez Kochius Death by Cop………. Jenny Westberg Ending Homelessness………. Marykate Conor Vets Aren’t Crazy, War Is………. Paula Caplan Madness and Social Justice………. Caty Simon The Urge To Die………. David Webb The Cutting Edge………. Ruta Mazelis Time To Stop the Violence………. Oryx Cohen Surviving America’s Depression Epidemic………. Bruce Levine Buy Nothing………. Kalle Lasn Roadmap for Change………. James Gottstein Democratic Psychiatry………. Peter Stastny On Our Own………. Sera Davidow Meeting Different Realities………. Arnold Mindell Madness and Human Potential………. Ilya Parizhsky Somebody Always Home………. Stan Tomandl Christmas Vacation in the Schizophrenia Factory………. Will Hall Supporting Family Recovery………. Krista Mackinnon Open Dialogue for Psychosis………. Mary Olson Family Homes………. Carina Håkansson Sanctuary for Madness………. Michael Cornwall Inside Soteria House………. Voyce Hendrix Letter to the Mother of a “Schizophrenic”………. Will Hall Afterword Acknowledgments About Will Hall