Monday, May 7, 2012

Coalition of Individuals with Psychiatric Labels Supports Protestors' Efforts to "Occupy" the American Psychiatric Association Convention

Coalition of Individuals with Psychiatric Labels Supports Protestors' Efforts to "Occupy" the American Psychiatric Association Convention


The National Coalition for Mental Health Recovery (NCMHR), a coalition comprising 32 statewide organizations of individuals in recovery from mental health conditions, supports an upcoming peaceful protest of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM), the controversial "bible" of the American Psychiatric Association (APA). On Saturday, May 5, 2012, as thousands of psychiatrists congregate in Philadelphia for the APA Annual Meeting, individuals with psychiatric labels and others will converge in a global campaign to oppose the APA's proposed new edition, the DSM-5, scheduled for publication in May 2013.

NCMHR holds that psychiatric labeling is a pseudoscientific practice of limited value in helping people recover. Studies have shown that psychiatric diagnosis and labeling can result in increased stigma and discrimination in employment, housing, and community relationships.


TONY DIGIROLAMO- I WAS INVITED TO GO BUT THE "OCCUPY" THE APA THING WAS A MISTAKE... I TOOK A PASS.
I'm a conservative and on this issue we're on the same page. Hope we can make a difference but please drop the "OCCUPY" thing.

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