We’ve Been Too Patient: Voices from Radical Mental Health–Stories and Research Challenging the Biomedical Model

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25 unflinching stories and essays from the front lines of the radical mental health movement
 
Overmedication, police brutality, electroconvulsive therapy, involuntary hospitalization, traumas that lead to intense altered states and suicidal thoughts: these are the struggles of those labeled “mentally ill.” While much has been written about the systemic problems of our mental-health care system, this book gives voice to those with personal experience of psychiatric miscare often excluded from the discussion, like people of color and LGBTQ+ communities. It is dedicated to finding working alternatives to the “Mental Health Industrial Complex” and shifting the conversation from mental illness to mental health.

From the Publisher

Nothing About Us Without Us

This anthology is about putting power back into the hands of people seeking mental health services, specifically about the types of interventions that we want, that we need, and that work.

The Power of Narrative

From editors L.D. Green and Kelechi Ubozoh: People heal themselves through stories. Stories help combat stigma and also challenge the biomedical model. For people without lived experience with mental health, hearing from survivors humanizes the teller. An epiphany for us was that these stories are not just useful for the reader or audience, they are empowering for the writer as well. In that regard, we as editors engaged in a process of mutual aid with our contributors that helped all involved. Because both mutual aid and narratives are radical mental health interventions, our process reflects our product.

Sonya Renee Taylor on We’ve Been Too Patient

And that we might call forth a world where there’s nothing about us without us, and we’re never asked to or forced to be “too patient” again.

Publisher ‏ : ‎ North Atlantic Books; 1st edition (July 9, 2019)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 264 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1623173612
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1623173616
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.31 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.99 x 0.6 x 8.94 inches