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By Marvin Ross
Families have long complained of the failure by many in the mental health field to talk to and include family in the care of their ill relatives. This is a problem that has been noted not only in Canada but in other countries as well. The European Federation of Families of People with Mental Illness
By Dr . David Laing Dawson
A young man in the throes of a schizophrenic psychosis broke down the backdoor of his father’s home and then proceeded to destroy the kitchen. He was apprehended by police, brought to the hospital and placed on a form 1 and admitted. He refused treatment and contested his involuntary admission. At the hearing his psychiatrist presented amp...
By Marvin Ross
This is a true story that is happening now although I will keep the identity of the family and the hospital confidential.
According to the Cambridge Dictionary, Kafkaesque is “a nightmarish, surreal situation where an individual is trapped by senseless, bewildering, and overwhelmingly complex bureaucratic systems. It implies a loss of person...
Marvin Ross
Investigative journalism is supposed to serve as the watchdog of society researching hidden problems, crimes, and corruption. It demands accountability from the powerful, exposes societal injustices, and provides citizens with the verified facts needed to make informed decisions and trigger institutional reform.
But not always in the case of a ...
By Marvin Ross
Next to involuntary treatment in the minds of the anti-psychiatry crowd comes ECT as an example of the cruelty and barbarism of modern psychiatry. ECT, of course, has been demonstrated to be quite effective for intractable depression. As long ago as 2004, a