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Discussion + counterprogramming against coercive psychiatry and the mental health industrial complex. Driven by survivors of psychiatric abuse. We think many psychiatric diagnoses do not meet basic medical standards. We think many popular interventions can be more harmful than helpful. Survivor-led, but all are welcome here. While many of us have been harmed by predatory psychiatry, we are not necessarily against psychological approaches to heal mental di

64k subscribers693 posts / mo in Sep 2026415 authors / mosince 2012

r/Antipsychiatry has 64k members (+18% over the last 12 months). It gets about 693 posts a month from 415 people. Top topics: Mental Health Disorders, Mental Health Crisis and Pfizer Controversies.

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How r/Antipsychiatry has grown

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Subscriber growth

Subscribers over time

+18%in 12 months · +4.3% in 3 months · +1.0% in 1 month
Oct 202663k
Growing63k subscribers
Data since Mar 2018Live · through Oct 2026
r/Antipsychiatry

Monthly activity

Posts, comments and authors per month

+24%vs Sep 2025 · +3.2% last 3 months vs the 3 before
Sep 2026693
BusierPeaked at 1.1k in Mar 2024
Data through Sep 2026 · October usually lands mid-November

What people talk about

Topics and brands on r/Antipsychiatry

Top topics

Share of the subreddit's posts

  1. Mental Health Disorders0.4%
  2. Mental Health Crisis0.2%
  3. Pfizer Controversies0.1%
  4. Healthcare Scandals<0.1%
  5. Nursing Struggles Australia<0.1%

Brands people mention

Most-mentioned brands and sites, last 12 months

  1. U.S. Food and Drug Administration
  2. Substack
  3. Coursera
  4. Doi
  5. ScienceDirect

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