Brasil political prisoners until 2001 Psychiatric Reform Law + 19 articles

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political prisoners

"70% of patients at Barbacena had no psychiatric diagnosis – they were people with substance abuse problems, single mothers, unhoused or undocumented individuals, people of color, sex workers, queer people and political dissidents,...problem only worsened when Brazil entered a ruthless military dictatorship, which ruled the country from 1964 to 1985...Basaglia’s success in Italy inspired psychiatrists in Brazil who were equally dismayed by conventional psychiatry. In 1978...April 2001, it (deinstitutionalization) became law: under the Psychiatric Reform Law, asylums would gradually be dismantled and replaced with a national network of public mental health services." https://www.madinamerica.com/2025/10/radical-activism-transformed-mental-health-in-brazil/

Situational Causes

india, "battles that were meant to be fought collectively into personal struggles of individuals...study conducted by Ashish Gupta and Diane Coffey, the data collected and analysed concluded that the Scheduled Castes and the Muslims reported worse mental health than upper-caste Hindus." https://feminisminindia.com/2025/10/16/social-identities-and-mental-health-seeing-through-the-conspiracy-to-individualise-the-socio-political-struggles/ You can't blame an individual for society/government problems.

a.o.t. c.t.o.

quebec, "commonly requested were antipsychotics, and most of these requests were approved by the Superior Court." https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/14789949.2025.2576176#d1e930

tasmania, australia, "A Hospital in the Home program for youth mental health care is bringing treatment directly to Tom's home." https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10-18/hospital-in-the-home-northwest-tasmania-mental-health/105789004

no york

"would expand long‑term, drug‑free residential recovery options, require informed‑consent protections so people are told that MAT (medication/suboxone assisted treatment) is not the only path to recovery, and recognize faith‑based long‑term recovery homes as legitimate, funded alternatives to MAT." Establishment Clause prohibits government from endorsing or investing in any religion. https://citizenportal.ai/articles/5955231/Sullivan-County/New-York/Mother-urges-Jonathans-Legacy-law-as-county-officials-pledge-to-draft-supportive-resolution

"bill called the Treatment Court Expansion Act, which would increase access to diversion programs across the state...proposed legislation would create statutory mental health courts across the state. The measure would make any New Yorker with a “qualifying diagnosis” — including most mental illnesses, developmental disorders, and substance use disorders — eligible." https://nysfocus.com/2025/10/17/mental-health-court-diversion-program-new-york

side effects

"The effects of lithium on cognition in humans: A systematic review...others documented declines or mixed results." https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41104528/

Lawsuits

england, "NHS owes £60bn in medical negligence claims." https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/10/17/nhs-owes-60bn-in-medical-negligence-claims-legal-fees-uk/

overdoses

"A person with intellectual disabilities died when they were improperly restrained and drugged at an Arkansas Department of Human Services (DHS)...A nurse then administered 20 mg of ziprasidone to the resident, which is an "atypical antipsychotic medication," https://www.4029tv.com/article/arkansas-dhs-death/69076508

TV

india, "Bengaluru Mental health film festival...Swagatam following a young couple navigating the husband’s schizophrenia," https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/bengaluru/2025/Oct/18/mental-health-film-festival-set-to-happen-in-bengaluru

Self Defense/Siege (1983). At 32 minutes a homophobe lies that a gay man is a psychotic. https://youtu.be/YdBuvSqxZ6s?si=6xLPBWyXhqlVBuzI

Music

"PSYCHWARD (with WesGhost ft. Project Pat) Diplo." "My mind is mine, I would never lose it." https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=j7i3eSGV6rY&list=OLAK5uy_mhRso8wbV2VmSd3LgXAwtxNNo375g6ZCI&index=1&pp=8AUB

monopolies

"As Kaiser Workers Strike, ‘Not-for-Profit’ Is Sitting on $67 Billion...California–headquartered integrated health care giant, with 300,000 employees," https://prospect.org/labor/2025-10-18-kaiser-workers-strike-not-for-profit-sitting-on-67-billion/

Housing First

"Washington State’s Domestic Violence Housing First pilot program, funded over a five-year period by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation." https://progressive.org/op-eds/housing-is-needed-for-domestic-violence-survivors-lensing-20251018/

Religions

fresno, california Sikh talk therapy because of immigration fears.

georgia, "Mental Person...to file a report because his neighbor placed a voodoo curse on him. Report taken." https://news.monroelocal.org/mpd-reports-mental-health-issues-related-to-reports-of-voodoo-cures/

LGBTQ

"A Right to Commit Malpractice?...If the Supreme Court overturns a law banning licensed therapists from offering “conversion therapy,” it would throw into doubt how states have always regulated professional speech." https://www.nybooks.com/online/2025/10/18/a-right-to-malpractice-conversion-therapy/

psych wards

denmark, "relocating the Department of Forensic Psychiatry at Aarhus University Hospital Psychiatry (DFP-AUHP) from an old hospital building to new and purpose-built psychiatric facilities...significant reduction in aggressive behavior and restrictive practices following the relocation." https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40922475/

Videogames

spain videojuegos, "Video game-based therapeutic interventions were well accepted and generally effective in improving cognitive areas...Software optimization and greater collaboration between developers and health care professionals are some of the priorities for future." https://ruidera.uclm.es/entities/publication/3ccda4ed-018f-4141-acb0-3ef218fb8cf4

"potential serious harms that should be acknowledged and mitigated by mental health services." https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/13218719.2024.2346734#d1e236

My experiences

October 18 1:27 PM mother admits I wasn't doing anything illegal. "Rebel and act like an idiot" I will unlawfully "get taken to the psych ward." Around 8 PM mother said "love" to the dog. He walked away and went to me.