Undisclosed Financial Conflicts of Interest in the DSM-5: An interview with Lisa Cosgrove and Brian Piper
On the MIA podcast this week we turn our attention to conflicts of interest (COIs) and new research from the British Medical Journal (BMJ). Mad in America has previously examined the problems with co...
20 Mar 202425min
Deprescribing Psychiatric Drugs to Reduce Harms and Empower Patients - Swapnil Gupta
Swapnil Gupta is an Associate Professor and Medical Director of Ambulatory Psychiatry at Mount Sinai Morningside Hospital. She was trained as a psychiatrist in India and the United States, at SUNY Dow...
6 Mar 202438min
Is Madness an Evolved Signal? – Justin Garson on Strategy Versus Dysfunction
Justin Garson is a Professor of Philosophy at Hunter College and The Graduate Center, City University of New York, and a contributor for Psychology Today and Aeon. He writes on the philosophy of madne...
28 Feb 202439min
'It Was a Joint Effort'- Deborah Kasdan on Bringing Her Late Sister's Story to Life
Deborah Kasdan is author of Roll Back The World: A Sister's Memoir, in which she describes her extraordinary late sister Rachel–poet, musician, free spirit–and her decades-long journey through psychi...
21 Feb 202439min
What if Much of What you Thought you Knew About Mental Health was up for Debate?
Hello and welcome to the Mad in America: Rethinking Mental Health podcast. If you are new here, hello. My name is James and I will be your host as we ask critical questions about the state of psychiat...
25 Jan 20242min
The Psychological Humanities Manifesto: An Interview with Mark Freeman
Mark Freeman is a renowned author and a pioneering voice in the emerging field of the psychological humanities. He serves as Distinguished Professor of Ethics and Society in the Department of Psychol...
17 Jan 202446min
Robert Whitaker Answers Reader Questions on Pharma Marketing and Psychiatric Drugs
On the Mad in America podcast this week, we continue our reader Q&A with Mad in America founder Robert Whitaker. In Part 1, we discussed Mad in America, the biopsychosocial model and the history of ps...
20 Des 202341min
Robert Whitaker Answers Reader Questions on Mad in America, the Biopsychosocial Model, and Psychiatric History
On the Mad in America podcast this week we have Robert Whitaker with us to answer questions sent in by readers and listeners. Thank you to all of you who took the time and trouble to get in touch. You...
13 Des 202336min
