Peter Stastny

Alternatives Beyond Psychiatry Peter Stastny

The great book of alternatives to psychiatry around the world. (Ex-)users and survivors of psychiatry, therapists, psychiatrists, lawyers, social scientists and relatives report about their alternative work, their successes, their individual and collective experiences. The book highlights alternatives beyond psychiatry, current possibilities of self-help for individuals experiencing madness, and strategies toward implementing humane treatment. What helps me if I go mad? How can I find trustworthy help for a relative or a friend in need? How can I protect myself from coercive treatment? As a family member or friend, how can I help? What should I do if I can no longer bear to work in the mental health field? What are the alternatives to psychiatry, how can I get involved in creating alternatives? Assuming psychiatry would be abolished, what do you propose instead? Those are some of the questions, which are addressed by the 61 authors from all continents.