Mad in America and its International Affiliates: What is Our Mission?
Presenting Author(s): Mr. Robert Whitaker
Date and time: 24 Mar 2023 from 15:30 to 16:30
Location: Wildrose Salon C
Learning Objectives
1. To learn about Mad in America's journalistic mission;
2. To learn about our philosophy and our editorial content;
3. To learn about our growing network of international affiliates and our collective impact.
Abstract
We launched our Mad in America webzine in 2012. We did so with this thought in mind: The disease model of psychiatric care, which originated with the publication of DSM III in 1980, has failed. Our webzine would serve as a journalistic forum for envisioning a new paradigm of care. This presentation will present an overview of our philosophy, our editorial content, and how our affiliate sites—which includes a Mad in Canada-- function.
Literature References
We launched our Mad in America webzine in 2012. We did so with this mission in mind: We believe the disease model of psychiatric care, which originated with the publication of DSM III in 1980, has failed. Our webzine is designed to serve as a forum for envisioning a new paradigm of care. The presentation will present an overview of our philosophy, our editorial content, and how our affiliate sites--which includes a Mad in Canada--function. It will also briefly review our impact, as can be seen in recent publications by the World Health Organization and the former UN Special Rapporteur for Health, Dainius Puras.