Manyvoicescollective

The Many Voices Collective is a vibrant group of like-minded people helping to change the conversation about experiences often called 'mental illness'. Join us!

[Manyvoicescollective @MVCollective01]

#Imagine
#Mentalhealth services that are not triggering... what would they look like?

[Recovery in the Bin @RITB_]

@Mickholloways Often we hear from people with this diagnosis who have challenged poor standars of practice. Its questionable whether workers need specialist skills or simply to listen to patient who dont shirk from calling out poor standards.

[Recovery in the Bin @RITB_]

MH nurses have the worst attitudes towards service users labelled with personality disorder of any MH profession and no one knows what training would make much of a difference..
.https://t.co/QeSEOmFGVe

[louis appleby @ProfLAppleby]

Our 3rd study this wk found self-harm by middle-aged men rose sharply post-2008 recession, linked to ££, jobs, housing, alcohol. Correlated with rise in suicide in same group, implying same causes. Shows fatal pressures of 10yrs ago & of any future economic shock. @TheBJPsych

[Recovery in the Bin @RITB_]

The vast majority (92%) of service users without a PD diagnosis said they feared complaining about care would result in a PD diagnosis. Raises qu of how PD diagnosis is used as hidden leverage to deter patients from challenging poor care. #RITBpoll

[louis appleby @ProfLAppleby]

3 studies from my unit in last wk on key groups in #suicideprevention: (1) middle-aged men - highest suicide rate (2) young people - highest self-harm rate (3) people discharged from ward - highest risk time. Such national/international collaborations are vital to research.

[Recovery in the Bin @RITB_]

When homosexuality remained in the medical manuals as pathology no equality legislation could provide protection against medicalised discrimination. Currently medicine protects clinicians from challenge over their behaviour towards ppl they pathologise as personality disordered.

[Noel Hunter PsyD @nhunterpsych]

Rather than spend resources on affordable housing, addressing lack of jobs, inequality, they decide to scapegoat the ambiguous "mental illness." Lock em up so we dont have to see them because we care so much but get them away from me. 😡
https://t.co/a1ta0GhcmB

[Duncan Double @DBDouble]

Two Years Tapering an Antidepressant – A Life-Changing Experience That I Didn’t Want https://t.co/mPImjtmVHj

[Recovery in the Bin @RITB_]

More than 3 in 4 people with a psychiatric diagnosis feel an additional diagnosis of personality disorder has been used to justify discharge or reduction in care. #ritbpoll

[Recovery in the Bin @RITB_]

Our Neoliberal Mental Wellbeing scale is available to download and fill out yourself, or share with the MH professionals in your life. Just click on the link below.

[Manyvoicescollective @MVCollective01]

@ProfLAppleby Well said... not over sensitive at all

[louis appleby @ProfLAppleby]

Oversensitive perhaps but could all those debating exactly what represents “political suicide��� reflect that for 6000 families/yr the word is more than a useful metaphor.

[Manyvoicescollective @MVCollective01]

@BPDFFS Belated happy birthday to you 🎂

[CEP @CEP_UK]

We are looking for individuals in the UK with experience of severe antidepressant withdrawal for upcoming newspaper article. Please email [email protected]. Thank you.

[Noel Hunter PsyD @nhunterpsych]

There is profound meaning and healing in being recognized and accepted for the unique person that one is, rather than being forced to be that which someone else assumes or wishes one to be. No diagnosis or lab coat can change this fact. #psychiatry #selfworth #Loveyourself

[Manyvoicescollective @MVCollective01]

@DBDouble @CEP_UK @Derektracy1 @TheBJPsych @Mental_Elf @mentalhealth @drjudeharrison @Psycle_Doc @J_F_Hayes I’ve seen “Antipsychiatry” and “pill-shaming” used as polarising terms... often used to try to marginalise, discredit or quieten valid critique of our field...
#criticalmentalhealthclinician

[Peter Kinderman @peterkinderman]

@DBDouble @CEP_UK @Derektracy1 @TheBJPsych @Mental_Elf @mentalhealth @drjudeharrison @Psycle_Doc @J_F_Hayes Interesting. The term is clearly used in a pejorative sense, but is totally ambiguous. It leaves me sure that I'm not an "antipsychiatrist" (and certainly don't want to abolish the profession) but unsure as to whether I'm regarded as possessing that mindset by others...

[CEP @CEP_UK]

@Derektracy1 @TheBJPsych @Mental_Elf @mentalhealth @drjudeharrison @Psycle_Doc @J_F_Hayes This article refers to a 'minority anti-psychiatry mindset'. Given 'anti-psychiatry' is now being used to label anyone critical of psychiatric orthodoxy, phrases like these feel like attempts to marginalise the legitimately critical voice. Ironic given the editorial's purpose...

[Dr Alys Cole-King @AlysColeKing]

Hugely grateful @Connectwpeople Expert Reference Group who provide deep scrutiny with #livedexp extremely valued. Also profs form different areas. Welcome @farazhmughal @mauriziopompili & @interface4you @MHResearchUniSA & so many more ( @jeffers_anne too we hope!) Thank you all

[Reality & Positivity @nrmentalhealth]

#WednesdayWisdom Can be such an important part promoting good #mentalhealth #education and #socialcare - #politicians policy advisors please take note When a flower doesn't bloom, you fix the environment in which it grows, not the flower. #politics #neoliberalism