17 & 18 September 2014 Leicester This residential conference will allow delegates to explore the tensions and the gap between the latest developments in psychosis research with the realities of implementation in our contemporary system. It will provide delegates with an opportunity to pause and reflect; explore and debate developments in our knowledge and understanding

Mental Health Europe, the leading independent, pan-European mental health NGO, has for two years been calling for wider recognition of the crisis of confidence in the increasingly biological/neurological approach taken by western psychiatry and for action to change the culture and practice of mental health services to take more account of the views, rights and

Saturday 7th June Manchester. The Reality and Impact of Paranoia: The Ten Year Anniversary Modern living and lifestyles in the 21 st century have ensured that paranoia has become established as a common phenomenon. It has become far more common than medical explanations alone can explain especially when CCTV cameras, media coverage and perceived threats

Phil Thomas, Rachel Waddingham, Adam Juhgroo, Rob Allison have put out a call to recruit people who might be interested to tell their stories about their experience of reducing or coming off antipsychotic drugs. Initial information is available at the Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/comingoff They intend to collect between 30 to 50 stories, and have just