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ISPS votes to ditch the 'Schizophrenia' label

ISPS votes to ditch the ‘Schizophrenia’ label

We have joined other organisations around the world in deciding to stop using an unscientific and highly stigmatising label which, because of its connotations of an irreversible illness (‘brain disease’), has damaged millions of people for a century John Read, ISPS, March 2012 This month I feel overwhelmingly proud to be a member of ISPS […]

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Hi. My name’s Rai. I hear voices, see visions and have a whole host of unusual experiences that have, at times, overwhelmed me. Once labelled as ‘severely & enduringly mentally ill’, I am now an independent trainer specialising in innovative ways of supporting people who struggle with extreme states (including ‘psychosis’, ‘dissociation’ and post traumatic reactions).

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