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Rethinking psychiatric medication: An interview with Will Hall
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Influential mental-health advocate, therapist, and researcher Will Hall talks to us about his latest research on psychiatric drugs, carried out at Maastricht University in the Netherlands with fellow pioneers in the field. Drawing on his own clinical experience as a therapist and personal experience of the mental-health system, Hall’s research indicates that the current pharmaceutical approach to treating mental illnesses needs serious rethinking.
Through his wealth of experience as a therapist and mental-health educator, Will Hall is uniquely equipped to extol the virtues of a sensitive, compassionate, and recovery-based approach to treating mental illnesses. His highly influential guide to coming off psychiatric drugs has provided a lifeline to many, who felt that prescription drugs were becoming debilitating. Hall is the host of Madness Radio, and author of Outside Mental Health: Voices and Visions of Madness. We spoke about the vital importance of a diverse and sensitive approach to treatment.
Please tell our readers a little bit about yourself.
I’m a therapist and PhD candidate in psychiatric epidemiology at Maastricht University in the Netherlands, working with Dr Jim van Os, Dr John Read, and Dr Joanna Moncrieff on patient experiences with psychiatric medications. My interest in medical research came out of my work as a therapist where I primarily help individuals and their families with psychosis, bipolar, and schizophrenia diagnoses, as well as from many years of support group work and human rights advocacy.
researchoutreach.org/articles/rethinking-psychiatric-medication-interview-will-hall/
Influential mental-health advocate, therapist, and researcher Will Hall talks to us about his latest research on psychiatric drugs, carried out at Maastricht University in the Netherlands with fellow pioneers in the field. Drawing on his own clinical experience as a therapist and personal experience of the mental-health system, Hall’s research indicates that the current pharmaceutical approach to treating mental illnesses needs serious rethinking.
Through his wealth of experience as a therapist and mental-health educator, Will Hall is uniquely equipped to extol the virtues of a sensitive, compassionate, and recovery-based approach to treating mental illnesses. His highly influential guide to coming off psychiatric drugs has provided a lifeline to many, who felt that prescription drugs were becoming debilitating. Hall is the host of Madness Radio, and author of Outside Mental Health: Voices and Visions of Madness. We spoke about the vital importance of a diverse and sensitive approach to treatment.
Please tell our readers a little bit about yourself.
I’m a therapist and PhD candidate in psychiatric epidemiology at Maastricht University in the Netherlands, working with Dr Jim van Os, Dr John Read, and Dr Joanna Moncrieff on patient experiences with psychiatric medications. My interest in medical research came out of my work as a therapist where I primarily help individuals and their families with psychosis, bipolar, and schizophrenia diagnoses, as well as from many years of support group work and human rights advocacy.