Daily Archives: 16/06/2026

The Anti-Psychiatry Movements: From Radical Critique to Consumer/Survivor Advocacy and Platforms Like Mad in America

The anti-psychiatry movement, often traced to the 1960s but with deeper historical roots, represents a sustained challenge to the foundations, practices, and societal role of psychiatry. It questions the medical model of mental illness, the efficacy and ethics of treatments like psychiatric drugs and involuntary commitment, and the power dynamics between professionals and those labeled […]