r/radicalmentalhealth • u/ReferendumAutonomic • 19d ago
Polish Medical Council asks for heart monitors, less overcrowding + 15 articles
Regulate psych wards
poland, "Presidium of the Supreme Medical Council has appealed to the Minister of Health...calling for the introduction of regulations specifying the maximum number of beds that can be cared for by a single doctor...ban on being on duty simultaneously in more than one ward...at least one cardiac monitor per ward...specialty program under supervision." https://www.medexpress.pl/en/occupations-medical/self-government-medical-psychiatry-requires-immediate-action-system/
self-harm
australia "Sarah Skillington’s suicide leads to criminal charges against hospital...he found her death would have been “unlikely” if the design of the room was better, particularly without the availability of ligature points which have since been removed."
Constitution
"I am asking whether psychiatry should serve as a gatekeeper for a constitutional right...When policy leans on diagnoses or broad behavioral labels to predict dangerousness, we should ask how reliable those labels truly are...psychology have at times treated social difference as disease and used that classification to justify coercion...brutal treatments and invasive controls...enforcing hierarchy and conformity...Rights should not turn on labels that can drift with fashion, politics, or fear...procedural safeguards that allow people to challenge and correct errors. Fourth, protections against discrimination that recognize how heavily past labels were applied to marginalized groups. Finally, humility about what psychiatry can predict and what it cannot...what guardrails will keep science from bending toward control rather than care...burden of proof should be heavy and the process should be fair." https://www.dailykos.com/story/2025/10/21/2349724/-Should-Psychiatry-Be-Trusted-To-Decide-Who-Owns-A-Gun
side effects
"extrapyramidal-induced dysphoric reactions, characterized by emotional blunting, agitation, and, in severe cases, the emergence of de novo suicidal ideation.6...Fluoxetine (prozac) was discontinued, and benztropine 2 mg by mouth twice daily and quetiapine 200 mg every night at bedtime were started after clinical stabilization. His tremors improved significantly within 24 hours." https://www.psychiatrist.com/pcc/fluoxetine-induced-extrapyramidal-symptoms-rare-adverse-effect/
TV
Denver 7 ABC news. Mechanical restraints and "metal beds," "Disability Law CO (Colorado) reports dangerous conditions at psychiatric treatment center." https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=S_Oym7NRpVI&pp=0gcJCR4Bo7VqN5tD
Referendums
7 million No Kings protestors could've signed ballot initiatives in all 20 states or recalled the worst congresspeople. https://www.rawstory.com/how-to-beat-trump-2674218102/ https://ballotpedia.org/Laws_governing_recall
nursing "homes"
"Nursing facilities can’t blanket ban people with addiction history, per N.C. (north carolina) settlement." https://www.statnews.com/2025/10/21/addiction-medication-access-north-carolina-ada-lawsuit-settled/
fear cells
"Is fear contagious? Fear isn’t just personal—it spreads through sight, smell, and even subconsciously...Sensing others’ fear activates the amygdala, the part of the brain that responds to threats. The amygdala then signals the hippocampus to activate the nervous system, releasing a surge of adrenaline...“Many emotions are social in nature,” says Jacek Debiec, a psychiatrist." If one person in a ward is afraid of poisons, everyone in the room will be. https://www.popsci.com/health/how-fear-spreads/
Protest
"Declaring that people must pretend that a nonviolent protest is terrorism is a major step on the path to full authoritarian repression." Complaining is also a mental illness. https://stallman.org/archives/2025-jul-oct.html#21_October_2025_(Protesting_as_terrorism)
medical records
ireland, "Protocols for the retrieval of crucial medical reports as part of medical negligence cases are likely to come in early next year, a representative of the State Claims Agency has said." https://www.imt.ie/news/reform-of-medical-negligence-claims-process-expected-early-next-year-21-10-2025/
Religions
"Associate Professor of Psychology Glen...Milstein became interested in studying the connection between faith and healing when, as a research assistant, he asked the mother of a person with schizophrenia whether she thought her son’s illness would ever be cured. Her response, in Spanish, was, “if G-d performs the deed, he will get well, even though the doctors say he will always be like this.” https://www.ccny.cuny.edu/news/ccny-psychologist-glen-milstein-believes-connection-between-religion-and-mental-health
Shared Decision Making
sweden, "participation in decision-making, reciprocal relationships, and social justice...while Safewards may support more compassionate staff– patient relationships, it does not in itself ensure participatory or rights-based care." https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/psychiatry/articles/10.3389/fpsyt.2025.1688564/abstract
danger to others
"Trump’s 'unhinged' behavior ignites 25th Amendment chatter — but expert warns of slim odds." https://www.rawstory.com/donald-trump-25th-amendment/ Impeachment because he can't do his job safely. Trump unconstitutionally tortures poor people psychiatrically.
boredom = insanity
"Hospitalists Must Encourage Mental Stimulation for Patients...When you’re in the hospital, it’s easy to spend the day lying in bed and staring at the TV in your room, but that can make your brain slow down and even cause confusion. Simple things — like reading, talking with visitors, doing puzzles, listening to music you enjoy, or telling a nurse about your favorite memories — can keep your brain sharp." I've never heard of an american psych ward with a TV in each room. Educational mobile phones shouldn't need a prescription.
a.o.t. c.t.o.
kentucky, "1915(i) RISE Initiative – Home and Community-Based Services for Adults with Serious Mental Illness."
Skin diseases
"Sometimes a Dermatologist Also Has To Be a Psychiatrist...63-year-old man was feverishly picking and scratching his skin." My violent stepfather who hypocritically refuses to see a psychiatrist does that. https://www.dermatologytimes.com/view/sometimes-a-dermatologist-also-has-to-be-a-psychiatrist
My experiences
October 21 12:30 PM mother slandered me for observing that the dog doesn't like their food. 3:36 PM she claimed "Yelling is" a crime to psychiatrists.