Psychiatric Liberation

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Contents 1 Course Description 2 Readings 3 Syllabus 4 Projects 5 The Outside World

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Exploring the issues surrounding the treatment of the "mentally ill" in institutions and our wider society. Particularly the issues of forced treatment, pharmaceutical drugs, and stigmatization of the mentally ill.

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• Language and "Mental Illness"
• History of Psychiatric Institutionalization
• Psychopharmaceutical drugs and herbal remedies
• Shamanism and Psychosis

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[edit] The Outside World

• Freedom Center
• The Icarus Project
• Support Coalition International