Anti-psychiatry

Anti-psychiatry is a movement that critiques traditional psychiatric practices and beliefs. Advocates argue that mental illnesses are often misunderstood and that the medical model may oversimplify complex human experiences. They question the effectiveness and ethics of psychiatric treatments, especially medications and institutionalization. Instead, anti-psychiatry promotes understanding mental distress as a response to social, cultural, and personal factors, emphasizing the importance of individual experiences and the need for humane alternatives to conventional psychiatric care. Essentially, it calls for a more compassionate and holistic approach to mental health.