Anti-vivisection and Anti-psychiatry
Mike Hyde presenting at the 3rd Annual Eco-ability Conference (free and online)
A presentation on the connections and opportunities for allyship between the anti-vivisection and anti-psychiatry movements.
For more information on anti-psychiatry, animal liberation, and their connections: http://anpanl.blogspot.ca/
Getting involved:
Letters to legislators on Vivisection: http://www.navs.org/take-action
Support International Foundation for Ethical Research: http://www.ifer.org/support-ifer.php
No New Animal Lab campaign: http://nonewanimallab.com/
Gateway to Hell campaign local groups and help starting your own: http://www.gatewaytohell.net/our-network/find-your-local-group/
Mad Economy: http://www.madeconomy.com/
Toronto based anti-psychiatry group: https://coalitionagainstpsychiatricassault.wordpress.com/
The Icarus Project groups and help starting your own: http://theicarusproject.net/content/groups
MindFreedom International Affiliates and help starting your own: http://www.mindfreedom.org/member-folder/as
Sources:
1. Dr. Francis S Collins quote: http://stm.sciencemag.org/content/3/90/90cm17.full
2. New Scientist article: https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg21628950.200-how-human-biology-can-prevent-drug-deaths/
3. New England Anti-Vivisection Society info: http://www.neavs.org/research/limitations
4. Loren R. Mosher’s resignation letter: http://www.moshersoteria.com/articles/resignation-from-apa/
5. Dr. Stephen Wiseman’s presentation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-7RNJYSD0sI
6. Kenneth Kendler article http://ajp.psychiatryonline.org/doi/full/10.1176/appi.ajp.162.3.433
7. Effects of chemical imbalance explanation: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24657311
8. Thomas Insel leaving NIMH to work for google: http://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/16/health/tom-insel-national-institute-of-mental-health-resign.html?_r=0
9. Thomas Insel’s quote about lack of validity: http://www.nimh.nih.gov/about/director/2013/transforming-diagnosis.shtml
10. 15 year long study on antipsychotic drugs: http://www.accessibilitynews.ca/cwdo/activities/health_committee.php?activities-health=126
11. Dr. Jonathan Abramowitz article, quote on page 3: http://www.abct.org/docs/PastIssue/38n7.pdf
12. Article on the death of Augustine “Leo” Liu: http://www.madinamerica.com/2015/10/8-million-awarded-to-family-of-man-who-died-in-risperdal-trial/
13. 18 year long study on prefrontal cortex atrophy: http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/16/health/research/16conv.html?_r=1&
14. Tardive Dyskinesia article: http://www.currentpsychiatry.com/articles/savvy-psychopharmacology/article/strategies-for-managing-drug-induced-tardive-dyskinesia/6d10e2d8e395155363a0e22eb7b37c2e.html
15. Article on Oxazepam affects on fish: http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/health-and-fitness/health-navigator/psychiatric-drugs-in-water-make-fish-bolder-study-finds/article8694539/
16. New England Anti-Vivisection Society on animal tests relating to mental health: http://neavs.org/research/cbt
17. Report on restraint use in Ontario Canada: http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/restraints-used-on-1-in-4-psychiatric-patients-1.996560
18. Dr. Peter Breggin on ECT: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QOtacCftvcs
19. More info on ECT from Dr. Breggin’s site: http://www.ectresources.org/About-Us.html
20. Dr. Bjӧrn Ekwall toxicity tests: http://neavs.org/alternatives/in-testing
21. Article on 3D stem cell printing: http://www.scotsman.com/news/health/3d-stem-cell-printing-advanced-by-scottish-uni-1-3922232#ixzz3p8UovrLs
22. National Anti-Vivisection Society on the Human Brain Project: http://www.navs.org/science/advancements-in-research-models
23. Bonnie Burstow on psychiatric drugs: http://www.madinamerica.com/2014/10/antipsychiatry-revisited-toward-greater-clarity/
24. Bonnie Bustow’s Grounded Eutopianism video: https://media.library.utoronto.ca/play.php?WjJXQqZmj2MZ&id=19923&access=public
25. Dr. Burstow’s support of Open Dialogue: “Psychiatry and the Business of Madness” page 260
26. Robert Whitaker’s support of Open Dialogue “Anatomy of an Epidemic” page 336
27. Daniel Mackler’s documentary about Open Dialogue: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HDVhZHJagfQ