Anders Sørensen - Tackling Psychiatric Drug Withdrawal Through Research and in Practice
This week we are sharing a special interview that's being done as part of World Tapering Day. World Tapering Day is being held on the 4th, 5th and 6th of November 2022 and it aims to raise global awar...
5 Nov 202238min
Justin Karter - Exploring the Fault Lines in Mental Health Discourse
Justin Karter is a staff psychologist at Boston College University Counseling Services. He is a recent graduate of the doctoral program in Counseling Psychology at the University of Massachusetts Bost...
19 Okt 202246min
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
