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• Perceptions / Voices Forum LEAFLET by Voices Forum
• Satire on a Psychiatrist by Amy Ford
• A L I V E - By Amy Ford
• "TALKING THERAPY" The Human Response to Schizophrenia - by Amy Ford
• UKAN Co-ordinator Wins Poetry Prize- by Amy Ford
• More about the Mental Health Act by Amy Ford
• Medication by Sophie
• Recovery - Sophie writes about her own recovery from a nervous breakdown
• STIGMA by Sophie
• Getting Schizophrenia and getting over it - by Sophie
• Approaches to people who hear voices - by Sophie
• Summary report of The Care Programme Approach and its Effectiveness - by Sophie
• Self-Management and the Importance of Community by Sophie
• Madness, its consequences, meaning, and resolution by Sophie
• Cannabis and Mental Health - by Sophie
• THE MYSTERY OF MADNESS
  By Richard Jameson (First chair of Voices Forum)
• The Early Days of the Voices Forum
  By Richard Jameson
• Merry to be Mad by Richard Jameson
• A Mad Summer in London by Buddha of Kilburn
• Schizophrenia and Buddhism by Buddha of Kilburn
• Self-Management Project at Rethink by David Martyn
• Self-Management Project UPDATE by David Martyn
• Is It Fair To Lock up potential criminals? by Jonathan Glover
• Inside a Special Hospital - personal account by a prisoner
• Inclusion by John Exell
• ICE by John Exell
• Voices from Within and Without by John Exell
• RATIONAL VOICE HEARING by John Exell
• FOOD FOR THOUGHT by John Exell
• IT DOESN'T DO YOU ANY HARM TO FEEL YOUR OWN PAIN - by John Exell
• Jobseekers' Psychosis - by John Exell
• John Exell analyses The Experience of Hearing Voices
• The Relativity of Mental Health - by John Exell
• Tales from the Front 43 - by John Exell
• Who Could Blame Him - by John Exell
• A Hearing Voices Group by John Exell
• Diagnostic and Statistical Manual by John Exell
• Poetic Moon Beam 1 - by John Exell
• Changes - by John Exell
• H.R.H. PRINCESS DIANA R.I.P. - by John Exell
• Safety First - by John Exell
• The Day the World Stopped - by John Exell
• The 5 Senses - by John Exell
• Recovery 2007 Style - by John Exell
• Totem Pole 1 - sculpture by John Exell
• Worries about COMPULSORY TREATMENT IN THE COMMUNITY by J Thomas
• A Beautiful Mind - reviewed by a guest writer
• Life is not an Arrival by David John
• Understanding by David John
• The Light Shines by David John
• Palms and Fists by David John
• Beyond by David John
• How to Stop Smoking by Phil L
• Response to Terry Simpson's article on Bad Mental Health - by T Playford
• The Long Voyage by Terry
• Rubbish by Terry
• Drug-induced apathy by Christine Sheehan
• Recovery - Don't Throw the Baby out with the Bathwater - by Tina Sheehan
• Potion by Louise Glasscoe
• An Accident of Fate by Louise Glasscoe
• Air by Libby
• The Inclusion Room by Ronald Baker
• Any Journey Starts with the First Steps by Kaz P
• Down ... and Up by Debbie Marsh
• My Experience of Schizophrenia and Recovery - by Chris Andrew
• Care Out of the Community - By Chris Andrew
• What the Experience of Schizophrenia Meant to Me - By Chris Andrew
• The Perceptions Forum AGM 2010 - By Chris Andrew
• Whirred List by DJ
• Agoraphobia - my understanding - by Katee Crowther
• As Dawn Comes - poem by Chris Barchard
• The New Drugs - A View on Atypical Antipsychotic Drugs - by Chris Barchard
• I Went For Help - Jargon experienced first-hand - by Chris Barchard
• After the Asylum - a year on - Personal Experiences of Chris Barchard
• User Representation - A Satirical Glimpse by Chris Barchard
• Is Work the Holy Grail? - by Chris Barchard - about attitudes in society
• Whose Distorted Perception? - Chris Barchard tells us about the schizophobics
• The Zombie Syndrome - Chris Barchard warns of overmedication
• A Life Beyond Psychiatry - by Chris Barchard
• Is it really all in the Genes? - Read the evidence presented by Chris Barchard and then decide if you think it is!
• The Idea of Self-Management - letter by Chris Barchard
• Tranks for the Help - poem by Chris Barchard
• User Empowerment - by Chris Barchard
• ARIPIPRAZOLE - Is this the next thing in Antipsychotics? - by Chris Barchard
• Drugs for Psychoses; old and new - a view by Chris Barchard (someone who has taken many of them)
• Christopher Barchard - Piano Pieces in G, D minor, and F
• Feeding the Birds of Prey - by Chris Barchard
• Eclipse of the Moon 2007 - Lunar eclipse photos by Chris Barchard
• GOOD REASON TO FEEL PISSED OFF – ESPECIALLY WITH PSYCHIATRY - by Chris Barchard
• The World is Full of Laughter - autobiography of Dolly Sen reviewed by Chris Barchard
• The Birds - Chris Barchard shooting birds from a church tower
• Butterfly - macro photography
• Biff Gladman - from his CD Insanity Man - Fats Wally
• Insanity Man by Biff Gladman
• PASSING INCIDENT by Tony Mehrtens
• The SKAGIE by Tony Mehrtens
• Flight of Fancy by Tony Mehrtens
• Psychiatric Truth: Valid Or A Mere Expediency? - by Grégor Samsa
• An Appointment with the Therapist by G Samsa
• Dreams by Mark Churchill
• Summer 1980 by Jaycee Superstar
• Storm on Hampstead Heath - by Susan Carberry
• Socialism and the Psychiatric Ward by Peter Charleton
• Pauline by Janice Craddock Owen
• The Recovery Principle by S. Hastie
• Win by Janice Craddock Owen
• Paul Kean urges CAUTION ABOUT 'RECOVERY'
• Urbanity by Sophie Goodeve
• My Inner Friend by Judith Meldrum
• Bright Future by Judith Meldrum
• Empowerment in Psychiatric unit by Carol Batton
• Art by Chris Barchard
• The Medtrix by Matty B
• Usual Suspects by Matty B
• Normal - poem by Maureen Oliver
• Psychosis - poem by Maureen Oliver
• Art by Maureen Oliver
• Art by Phil Lancaster
• Art by John Exell
• Phil Lancaster talks about ART as a Survival Technique
• A Positive View - by R
• New Year's Eve escapade by Lorna
• Sometimes - a poem from Colin - one of the voices of Sola Bluejay
• Hallucinating Music and my Appreciation of the Composer Wagner by peterpoets
• Creativity and Sensitivity by Peter. D
• Children and Insanity - by Peter D
• Through the Eyes of a Schizophrenic by Lanx
• Users and survivors protest against the Mental Health Bill by Symon Price
• On the Side of the Lines by Philip Newhouse
• Mental Health Services Make Me Mad! by Jo Aylott
• The Circle of Stones by Juliet Gowan
• Madness Exalted - by Miranda Arkwright
• Psychiatry and the Disempowered Writer - by Grégor Samsa
• Jealousy - by Andrew L
• An Enduring Episode of Schizophrenia - by Andrew L
• Some observations on John Wydham’s ‘The Chrysalids’ - by Andrew L
• Big Brother - Lunatic Asylum style by Tawana
• Cinderella by R v B
• An Alternative Support Model to the Medical Model of Medication for Long Term Schizophrenia - by Shuresh
• Can You Hear Him? by Paul Carson
• Sheila by Philip Morton
• An Incident in the Dispensary - by Andrew Low
• Mr, Mrs, and Miss Diagnosis - poem by J M G
• Changing Faces by Andrew Edmonds
• Stress and Schizophrenia by Andrew Edmonds
• Vaulted Heaven - She the Sky - by Nick Satornetti-Portway
• To Willie Emslie by Peter Campbell
• email Support Groups for Voice-Hearing by PIPPA
• Further Thoughts on ‘Recovery’ and ‘Real’ Mental Health by Peter Strieb Griebling
• Recovery Letter by Peter Strieb Griebling
• The Country poem by Timothy Hayes
• Whenever - poem by Shelley Brookes
• HOPE by Golden Eagle
• Into the Light - autobiography of Paul Smith
• Does Society Care? - poem by Tracy
• Mental Health & Violence; 6 Facts compiled by Hywel Davies
• The Madness of Adam and Eve - book review by Hywel Davies
• The Channel Tunnel by Andrew V
• Psychiatric Hell by George McGregor
• Split Vote on Schizophrenia - Bob Axford reports
• To the Gates of Death and Beyond poem by Patrick Wood
• Faith or Delusions? by Sue Holt
• Review of the book Poems of Survival by Sue Holt
• CHANGING - poem by Graham Dawe
• The Girl with Schizophrenia - poem by Graham Dawe
• SECTION 3 by Graham Dawe
• My Invisible Girlfriend - by Graham Dawe
• Schizophrenia - Change of Name - by Michael Paul
• Debate shows Scepticism about Mental Health White Paper
• Secret Removal of 24,000 Brains - David Peacock blows the whistle on this scandal!
• Pie in the Sky by Claire Cadman
• Bullet in my Head by Claire Cadman
• Mobile phones or lighters not allowed. - by Angel
• The Case Against ECT - by Robert Dando
• Teaching Alfred a Lesson - by Robert Dando
• In my Quite Garden by Peter V.
• Something to Think About by Anon, reviewing the debate at the Royal College of Psychiatrists about the Mental Health Act
• Mending Minds by HD
• Hypomania - by Ann Hughes
• Misrepresentation - by Ann Hughes
• Just a Life by Ann Hughes
• Bad ‘Mental’ Things Come From Pain, Not Illness - commentary by Terry Simpson
• Ophelia in London by Janey Antoniou
• Coming off Medication - Bob Sexton's Diary
• Part 2 of Bob Sexton's Diary
• Headphones DO Work! by Martin Maloney
• Neither Here Nor There by Martin Maloney
• The System by Stephen H
• Mental Health Discrimination - by R
• Schitzophrenia by Alex Davidson
• Time for my Jab by Alex Davidson
• Golden Days by Alex Davidson
• Love's Beauty - poem by Christina Barker
• The Child in Me is Crying - poem by Christina Barker
• The First Twelve Hours by Stephen P H Smith
• Keep taking the tablets a personal account
• Flying Saucer Answers by Robart
• Social Inclusion - is it up to you?
• Discovering Recovery
• MIND Conference 2006 : Harrogate 15th and 16th March - a report
• MIND Conference 2008 : Brunel University 16th and 17th June - another interesting report
• Forgive the Despair by Alison Islin
• Writing as Therapy - by Stephen James Wilkinson
• The Hyacinth Garden by Andrea Chell
• Quid Quid Latine Dictum Sit, Altum Videtur - painting by Canadave
• I am here! by Canadave
• Prisoner Dream by Canadave
• Percep-shuns by Canadave
• Humanity - nudes in an artistic setting by Canadave
• Indulgence - detailed surrealism by Canadave
• The Ice of Life - by Canadave
• Doctor Do 2 Little by Paul
• The Chemical Straightjacket - by Stephen Owen
• Schizophrenia; an Inside View by Stephen Owen
• AMERICA, ENGLAND, MADNESS by Stephen Owen
• PSYCHOPREJUDICE by Stephen Owen
• Mental Health and The Planets - in perspective by Stephen Owen
• Depressive Schizophrenia - A personal view by Stephen Owen
• A SURVIVOR IS FOR LIFE - by Stephen Owen
• The Tall Tree , 2 , 3 , 4 by Stephen Owen
• What's in a Name? My Perception of 'The Perception Syndrome' - By Mary J. Strong
• From Zimbabwe to Cornwall by Eileen Ellis-Whitfield
• A Day in the Life Of... by C.R.
• Gay People and Schizophrenia - Food ( for Thought) (by R.G)
• ECT No Rights for the Patient - by Edwin Martin
• Surviving 1973 - by Edwin Martin
• Frankfurt & Birmingham Mental Health Connection - by Edwin Martin
• How Some of Our Ancestors were Treated in the Early 20th Century - by Edwin Martin
• New Developments in Drugs - by Hywel Moelwyn Hughes
• Uncle Hywel responds to your problems - by Hywel Moelwyn Hughes
• My Experience of Hospital - by Patrick Kenny
• Untitled - by Anon
• Saint Dymphna and the help she can give by Paul Carson
• Gobble, Gobble ! by Mimosa
• I HEAR VOICES by Shan + Toto +Toto
• Coping Up North by Shan and sisters Wu
• Benefits by WuShan
• Recovery Position by Sue Collins
• Helpful Hints and Tips by Zyra
• MORE Helpful Hints and Tips by Zyra
• More Problem-Solutions by Zyra
• Looking on the Positive Side : Zyra's speech at the Self-Management conference at the Atheist Church
• Z-News (from Perceptions 2001) by Zyra