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Psychiatrist Awais Aftab and Rob Discuss Forced Treatment

Psychiatrist Awais Aftab read my book Your Consent Is Not Required and reviewed it for his "Psychiatry at the Margins" substack series, and then he and I engaged in an email discussion about different perspectives on forcing psychiatric interventions on people. Click to read part one and part two of our exchange.

By |2024-03-19T16:03:41+00:00October 8th, 2023|0 Comments

California’s “Inside the Issues” with Alex Cohen Brings Rob Aboard

Alex Cohen interviewed me for her show "Inside the Issues" about my book Your Consent Is Not Required and efforts in California to expand forced psychiatric treatment laws. Click here to watch the show, with the interview beginning at about 33:00 minutes.

By |2023-08-21T21:45:44+00:00July 18th, 2023|0 Comments

The best books for understanding contemporary involuntary commitment and forced psychiatric treatment

Shepherd is an intriguing website, where "8,000+ authors have shared five of their favorite books around a topic, theme, or mood." It's a fascinating way to get a little more insight into authors as they describe their own books, as well as get very personal, expert book recommendations from them. I'm a bit reluctant to

By |2023-07-10T17:30:04+00:00July 10th, 2023|1 Comment

Gabe Howard of Inside Mental Health Interviews Rob

Gabe Howard interviewed me for his popular Healthline PsychCentral podcast "Inside Mental Health." Gabe identifies as bipolar, has personally experienced psychiatric detention, and has interviewed a wide array of guests over the years of his podcasts, and brought some deep and unique understandings of the issues from my book Your Consent Is Not Required. A

By |2023-06-14T19:43:17+00:00June 14th, 2023|0 Comments
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