Jim Flannery - Sorry It's Not Funny – Comedy, Hip-Hop and Activism
This week on the Mad in America podcast, we are joined by activist and artist Jim Flannery. Born and raised in suburban Weathersfield, Connecticut, Jim was committed at four mental hospitals across th...
12 Okt 202237min
Diana Rose - Is Service-User Research Possible in Mental Health?
Dr. Diana Rose wears many hats—academic, researcher, service user, and activist. She is a leading figure in user-led research and currently an Honorary Distinguished Professor at the Australian Nation...
14 Sep 202237min
Jon Jureidini – Evidence-Based Medicine in a Post-Truth World
This week on the Mad in America podcast, we are joined by Dr. Jon Jureidini. Jon is a child psychiatrist who also trained in philosophy, critical appraisal and psychotherapy. He has a continuing appoi...
7 Sep 202245min
Liam MacGabhann, Martha Griffin, Harry Gijbels and Elaine Browne - The Launch of Mad in Ireland
This week on the Mad in America podcast, we are really pleased to be announcing the launch of a new global affiliated site: Mad in Ireland. Mad in Ireland launches on August the 22nd and joins our oth...
22 Aug 202242min
Beverley Thomson – Antidepressed - Antidepressant Harm and Dependence
Our guest today is Beverley Thomson. Beverley is a writer, researcher and speaker with a focus on psychiatric medication including antidepressants, benzodiazepines and ADHD drugs. She is interested in...
17 Aug 202246min
John Read and Jeffrey Masson - Biological Psychiatry and the Mass Murder of "Schizophrenics"
On the Mad in America podcast this week, we hear from the co-authors of a paper published in the journal Ethical Human Psychology and Psychiatry which documents the mass murder of a quarter of a milli...
10 Aug 20221h 3min
Kaori Wada - How Grief Became a Disorder and What This Means About Us
In March 2022, a new grief-related disorder was officially adopted into mainstream mental health diagnosis nomenclature. Prolonged Grief Disorder (PGD) is a recent addition to the Diagnostic and Stati...
3 Aug 202256min
Andrew Scull - Desperate Remedies: Psychiatry's Turbulent Quest to Cure Mental Illness
Our guest today is sociologist and author, Doctor Andrew Scull. Andrew is a professor of Sociology and Science Studies at the University of California, San Diego, and recipient of the Roy Porter Medal...
13 Jul 20221h 3min
