Mad in America (website) explained

Mad in America
Location:Cambridge, Massachusetts
Country:United States
Language:English
Foundation:2012
Website:Mad in America

Mad in America is a webzine dedicated to critical perspectives on modern psychiatry.[1] It was founded in 2012 by Robert Whitaker, who also publishes the site. Whitaker founded the Mad in America website in response to the positive reactions to his books Mad in America and Anatomy of an Epidemic.[2] Its mission statement originally stated, The site has been described as "one important umbrella site for critical engagements with psychiatry" and an example of "active groups and actors with a history of providing robust commentary on the DSM" by Martyn Pickersgill in the Journal of Medical Ethics.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Double . Duncan B. . February 2019 . Twenty years of the Critical Psychiatry Network . . en . 214 . 2 . 61–62 . 10.1192/bjp.2018.181 . 30681051 . 0007-1250. free .
  2. Book: Rosenberg . Samuel J. . Community Mental Health: Challenges for the 21st Century . Rosenberg . Jessica . 2017-07-06 . . 978-1-317-42683-7 . 31 . en.
  3. Pickersgill . Martyn D. . August 2014 . Debating DSM-5: diagnosis and the sociology of critique . . 40 . 8 . 521–525 . 10.1136/medethics-2013-101762 . 1473-4257 . 4112449 . 24327375.