MEDIA RELEASE December 17 2010 Research review finds Electro-Shock Therapy ‘cannot be scientifically justified’. A review of ‘The Effectiveness of Electroconvulsive Therapy’ published this week in the international scientific journal Epidemiologia e Psychiatria Sociale has found that: “Placebo controlled studies show minimal support for effectiveness with either depression or schizophrenia during the course of treatment

From Szasz to Foucault: On the Role of Critical Psychiatry In this article we examine the different ways in which Thomas Szasz and Michel Foucault have challenged dominant perspectives within psychiatry. We identify, analyse and compare the central elements of their respective discourses on psychiatry and show that while they are often bracketed together, in

Keep your eyes open for the forthcoming edition of Asylum, due out Spring 2011. A special anniversary edition: SCHIZOPHRENIA 1911 – 2011 REST IN PIECES Including articles by Alec Jenner, Peter Bullimore, Eleanor Longden, Jen Kilyon, Marcel Vige and short stories by Paul Hammersley and Philip Thomas. Subscribe to Asylum at http://www.pccs-books.co.uk/section.php?xSec=280&xPage=1