Medication Alternatives

Rufus May is a clinical psychologist who has experienced Schizophrenia. He runs groups focused on alternatives to medication. Here is a link to his website.

 

The following links contains  PDFs to alternatives to medication

The Comprehensive Open-Dialogue Approach in Western Lapland: II.
Long-term stability of acute psychosis outcomes in advanced community care

Jaakko Seikkula on Open Dialogue as a system of psychiatric care (video)

Becoming Dialogical: Psychotherapy or a Way of Life?

Mia Kurtti on Open Dialogue (Open Dialogue Seminar, London, Oct. 2013)

Shared Decision Making and Medication Management in the
Recovery Process

 

The following videos present mindfulness meditation as an alternative method to challenge the hearing of voices

Rufus May: Living mindfully, part 1

Rufus May: Living mindfully, part 2

 

 

The following link contains a PDF to the Coping With Coming Off Report.

Coping with coming off 

 

The following link contains a PDF to a testimony from psychology in the real world community-based group work

Being inspired to come off antidepressants after 28 years’ use- MandyBarratt

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Recovery and Medication: A Service User Perspective

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