Welcome to Mad in Canada!

A catalyst for rethinking psychiatric care, scientific research
and social justice across Canada.

Mad in Canada is one of a growing group of Mad in America’s Mad in the World Network.

We believe the current paradigm of mental health care has failed our society and that scientific research, as well as the lived experience of those who have been diagnosed with a psychiatric disorder, calls for profound change.

Mad in Canada is dedicated to providing a forum for progressive writing which reconsiders the public discourse on mental health in Canada.

CALLING ALL PEOPLE LIVING IN CANADA WHO HAVE BEEN PRESCRIBED AN ANTIDEPRESSANT!

Mad in Canada has created a short survey aimed at shedding light on the informed consent process experienced by adults who are living in Canada, and who have been prescribed antidepressants at some point in their life. Our survey is not about whether people should or should not take antidepressants. It’s about what people are being told about the potential effects of antidepressants, when they are prescribed.

Take the survey here!

Mad in the World

Artigo Coloca em Debate os Conceitos de “Normalidade” e “Patologização” na Contemporaneidade

Júlia Goulart - 11/11/2026

O artigo “Do surgimento da psiquiatria à lógica neoliberal: a mercantilização do sofrimento contemporâneo” coloca em debate os conceitos de normalidade e patologização na contemporaneidade, contextualizando historicamente o surgimento e crescimento da psiquiatria como ordem política e o desenvolvimento da lógica neoliberal. Busca-se compreender como essa lógica se associa ao saber psiquiátrico e, consequentemente, influencia […]

Be More Human: Why Mental Health Care is Broken and What We Can Do to Fix It: An Interview with Sir Norman Lamb

James Moore - 11/11/2026

Mental health campaigner and UK MP Sir Norman Lamb joins us to explain how personal accounts of mistreatment and abuse motivated him to think differently about the human element so often missing from mental healthcare. The post Be More Human: Why Mental Health Care is Broken and What We Can Do to Fix It: An Interview with Sir Norman Lamb appeared first on Mad In America.

Be More Human: Why Mental Health Care is Broken and What We Can Do to Fix It: An Interview with Sir Norman Lamb

James Moore - 11/11/2026

Hello, this is James and welcome to the Mad in America podcast. This week, we are asking why people with mental health conditions die 15-20 years earlier than people without. Why does the UK spend £100 million every year placing patients far from home? How did the question, ‘What matters to you?’ transform mental health […] The post Be More Human: Why Mental Health Care is Broken and What We Can Do to Fix It: [...]

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Articles

A Tapering Success Story with Lauren

MIC - 13/06/2026 0

This is a success story Of coming off antidepressants - enduring severe withdrawal - and reclaiming life. By Dr. Anders Sørensen, originally posted to his Substack, Crossing...

Keep on keeping on: The joys of solidarity

Irit Shimrat - 05/06/2026 0

Irit Shimrat was a keynote speaker at the Mad Pasts, Mad Presence conference put on by Andrea White at the University of Victoria in...

CALLING ALL PEOPLE LIVING IN CANADA WHO HAVE BEEN PRESCRIBED AN ANTIDEPRESSANT!

MIC - 21/05/2026 0

Have you ever been prescribed an antidepressant? And, are you an adult, who lives in Canada? If so, we want to hear from you! Between 2020 and...

What is “Psychosis”? A Hypothesis and Psycho-social Implications of the Condition

MIC - 18/01/2026 2

The author has asked to remain anonymous and has asked readers to please note, this article is not advice. There are different hypotheses about what...

Review of “Beyond Reason. Chronicle of a personal experience of madness”

Alan Robinson - 16/08/2024 1

This book review is reprinted from Mad in Argentina. ‘Beyond reason’, with a foreword by RD Laing, was published in 1964 and describes the...

THIS WEEKEND! Neuroplasticity: A Path for Healing from Protracted Withdrawal Symptoms

MIC - 12/08/2024 1

From Mad in America - this Weekend! A panel on recovering from protracted psychiatric drug withdrawal using neuroplasticity, featuring inspiring stories and useful strategies. Saturday August...

Stop the madness! An indictment against the abuses in Belgian and Dutch psychiatry

MIC - 11/08/2024 0

Published by Mad in the Netherlands Brenda Froyen is an author, teacher and mental health activist. After two very traumatic experiences of isolation and restraint...

Part 4 Neurodiversity: New paradigm or Trojan Horse?

MIC - 11/08/2024 0

This is Part 4 of the four-part series on neurodiversity that is being jointly published by Mad in America and Mad in the UK....

Part 3: Neuro-authenticity, neuro-identities, and the neuro-industry

MIC - 31/07/2024 0

This is Part 3 of the four-part series on neurodiversity that is being jointly published by Mad in America and Mad in the UK....

ECT Survey – Open until end of September!

MIC - 31/07/2024 0

The ECT Survey Opportunity is available until the end of September! ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY (ECT) RESEARCH PARTICIPANTS NEEDED FOR INTERNATIONAL ONLINE SURVEY If you are at least 18...

Part 2: Are we all neurodivergent nowadays?

MIC - 28/07/2024 0

This is Part 2 of the four-part series on neurodiversity that is being jointly published by Mad in America and Mad in the UK....

Part 1: Neurodiversity—What Exactly Does It Mean?

MIC - 17/07/2024 1

Mad in America and Mad in the UK are jointly publishing a four-part series on neurodiversity over the next four weeks. The series was...

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Essays from a diverse selection of writers, which aim to change the professional and public discourse about emotional distress and unusual experiences.