Category Archives: Disability

NEA President Under Fire From Disability Rights Advocates …

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Medicalising, differentiating between major depressive and bipolar …

Many patients with bipolar disorder, a debilitating mental condition that can take a person from the sluggishness of severe depression to super-human energy levels, are often misdiagnosed as having major depressive …

Piper Meyer-Kalos: Prompt, focused treatment after psychosis is key …

PMK: It was a cluster-randomized trial that was offered at a number of community-based treatment centers in over 20 states across the U.S. that serve people with serious and persistent mental illness. We randomized our …

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Dear Rooted in Rights followers, It's hard to believe that we launched only sevens months ago! Since May, we've made dozens of videos, written countless blog posts, and kept you up to date on the disability rights movement.

UKDHM – In discussion with Disability rights pioneer Lorraine …

As today marks the start of UKDHM (UK Disability History Month from 22 November to 22 December), I sum up and reflect on my interview with Lorraine Gradwell, MBE. Known to many as a leading disability rights 'veteran campaigner', she …