Mad in America: Rethinking Mental Health

Kindling Our Inner Fire: A Residential Program Where Drug Tapering is the Norm

06 May 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Beatrice Birch is the Founder and Director of Inner Fire, a residential program in rural Vermont, which is unique in one particular way. It provides s...

The Madness Pill: How Psychedelics and Stimulants Shaped Biological Psychiatry — An Interview with Justin Garson

29 Apr 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Justin Garson is a philosopher and historian of science at the City University of New York. He has published several books and articles on biology, th...

Finding God and Leaving Psychiatry: An Interview With Kelsey Osgood

22 Apr 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Kelsey Osgood is the author of How to Disappear Completely: on Modern Anorexia, which was chosen for the Barnes and Noble Discover Great Writers New P...

"Everybody Can Recover": Fighting Psychiatric Subjectivation and Helping Others Along the Way: An Interview with Prateeksha Sharma

15 Apr 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Psychosis and conditions like Schizophrenia have been tainted with pessimism right from the beginning. Doctors often don't know that recovery is possi...

The Fight for the Soul of Psychotherapy: An Interview with Linda Michaels

08 Apr 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Linda Michaels is a psychologist in private practice in Chicago and a co-founder of the Psychotherapy Action Network (PsiAN). She trained at the Illin...

Examining Psychiatric Medication Tapering and Withdrawal: The Evolving Role of Pharmacists — A Conversation with Agnes Higgins and Cathal Cadogan

01 Apr 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to the Mad in America podcast, my name is James. Today, we are discussing the experiences of people who have attempted to stop taking psychiat...

Spiritual Emergency and the Collective Work of Staying Alive: An Interview with Nisha Gupta

25 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Nisha Gupta is an existential phenomenologist, a depth psychotherapist, a creativity scholar, and an artist. She's an Associate Professor of Psycholog...

The Political Systems Driving Abuse in Psychiatry: An Interview with Human Rights Lawyer Alicia Ely Yamin

18 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Alicia Ely Yamin is the Director of the Global Health and Rights Project and a lecturer at Harvard Law School. She's also an adjunct senior lecturer o...

History, Eugenics, and an Inquiry into Mad Consciousness: A Conversation With Susanne Paola Antonetta

11 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Susanne Paola Antonetta is an accomplished writer and poet, the author of numerous books, and in 2001 her book Body Toxic: An Environmental Memoir, wo...

How Our Blindness to Context Harms Patients and Breaks Practitioners: A Conversation With Kamaldeep Bhui

04 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Kamaldeep Bhui is Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Oxford and Honorary Professor at Queen Mary University of London. He is internationally...

UberTherapy and the Enshittification of our Relational Lives: Part 2 of our Interview with Elizabeth Cotton

18 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Elizabeth Cotton is Associate Professor of Responsible Business at the University of Leicester and the founder of Surviving Work, which carries out so...

UberTherapy and the Enshittification of our Relational Lives: Part 1 of our Interview with Elizabeth Cotton

11 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Elizabeth Cotton is Associate Professor of Responsible Business at the University of Leicester and the founder of Surviving Work, which carries out so...

Food First, Pharma Last - Part Two of our Interview with Chris Masterjohn

28 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

This week, we are joined by Chris Masterjohn, PhD. Chris is a nutritional scientist, a former professor, and the founder of Mitome. With a PhD in nutr...

Mitochondria and Energetic Failures - A New Understanding of Antidepressant Withdrawal? An Interview with Chris Masterjohn

21 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

This week, we are joined by Chris Masterjohn, PhD. Chris is a nutritional scientist, a former professor, and the founder of Mitome. With a PhD in nutr...

Why Critical Mental Health Knowledge Is Essential for Ethical Practice: An Interview with Jan DeFehr

14 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Jan N. DeFehr is an associate professor in the Faculty of Education at the University of Winnipeg and an associate of The Taos Institute and a member ...

ADHD Diagnoses, Examining the Psyche, Withdrawal and PSSD Risks, ECT Harms and More: Robert Whitaker Answers Reader Questions

07 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

In our first podcast of 2026, Robert Whitaker joins us to answer questions submitted by Mad in America readers and listeners. We discuss the validity ...

Learning to Soar: A Conversation With Artist Kev G Mor

17 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Musician and artist Kev G Mor joins us to discuss his experience of psychosis, his daily support strategies, and the pros and cons of having a hundred...

Antidepressant Withdrawal: Finding an Astronomical Perspective - A Conversation with Safa Askeri

19 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Safa Askeri joins us to discuss his experience of antidepressant withdrawal and the gaslighting he was subjected to as he raised concerns with his doc...

Psychiatric Drugs: The Real World is Where the Harms Live

29 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Joining us for a roundtable discussion are Brooke Siem, David Antonuccio, Kim Witzak, Angie Peacock and David Healy. They discuss the challenges of op...

Medical Organizations Turn Blind Eye to Harms of Maternal Antidepressant Use: A Conversation With Adam Urato and Joanna Moncrieff

08 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

On July 21st 2025, the FDA convened a hearing on maternal use of antidepressants during pregnancy and the impact this use has on fetal development. A...

Psychotherapy, Spirituality, and Democratic Socialism: A Conversation with Frank Gruba-McCallister

24 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Frank Gruba-McCallister is a clinical psychologist, educator, and scholar whose career spans more than three decades of teaching and academic leadersh...

Science Under Pressure, Humanity at Stake: An Interview with John Ioannidis

10 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

John Ioannidis is a Stanford professor, a physician, and one of the most eminent scholars in the world in the field of evidence-based medicine. Ioanni...

Therapy in the Age of Abandonment: A Conversation with Psychological Anthropologist Talia Weiner

03 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Talia Weiner is a psychological anthropologist, licensed professional counselor, and assistant professor of psychology at the University of West Georg...

How to be a Critical Psychologist Without Losing Your Soul: A Conversation With Zenobia Morrill, José Giovanni Luiggi-Hernández and Justin Karter

13 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

On the Mad in America podcast this week, we explore the importance of raising awareness of psychological approaches that challenge mainstream perspect...

Is Dialogue the Best Medicine? A Conversation With Jaakko Seikkula

30 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to MIA Radio. Today, we are pleased to have as our guest Jaakko Seikkula. Jaakko is a psychologist who helped develop the Open Dialogue practi...

"I Made it Through the Horrors of Psychiatric Drug Withdrawal" A Conversation with Comedian Dex Carrington

09 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Jørgen Kjønø, whose stage name is Dex Carrington, is a Norwegian-American stand-up comedian based in Oslo, Norway. He is also an actor, host of the...

Why Psychosis Is Not So Crazy: A Conversation with Stijn Vanheule

25 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Stijn Vanheule is a clinical psychologist, psychoanalyst, and professor of psychology at Ghent University. Trained in the Lacanian tradition, he has w...

A Therapist Navigating Antidepressant Withdrawal: Nelson Lee on the Power of the Present Moment

11 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Nelson Lee is a therapist and mental skills coach with a master's degree in clinical mental health counseling and an MBA. In 2024, he attempted to get...

"Progress Only Occurs when People Make Demands" Paolo del Vecchio Reflects on a Life of Federal Service

04 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Paulo del Vecchio is a person in long-term recovery from mental health and addictions, who has been a leader in the peer recovery movement for 40 year...

The Poetics and Politics of Our Mental Health Metaphors: An Interview with Laurence Kirmayer

21 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Laurence Kirmayer is one of the most influential figures in cultural psychiatry today. A psychiatrist, researcher, and theorist, he serves as James Mc...

Kermit Cole: Dialogical Therapy and Quantum Theory Walk Into a Bar…

07 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Hello, my name is Bob Whitaker, and today I have the pleasure of speaking with Kermit Cole. We'll be speaking about a philosophical enterprise that Ke...

Chemically Imbalanced: Joanna Moncrieff on the Making and Unmaking of the Serotonin Myth

30 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to this Mad in America podcast. My name is Robert Whitaker, and I'm happy today to have the pleasure of speaking with Joanna Moncrieff. Dr. Mo...

Teralyn Sell and Jenn Schmitz: Breaking Out of the Prison of Prescribing and Finding the Freedom of Therapy

16 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

On the Mad in America podcast this week, Brooke Siem, author of May Cause Side Effects, talks with Teralyn Sell and Jenn Schmitz about their journey ...

Psychology's Small Stories and the Call of the Other: An Interview with David Goodman

09 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

David Goodman is the Director of the Center for Psychological Humanities and Ethics and the Dean of the Woods College of Advancing Studies at Boston ...

Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics: End of an Era for Independent Journals? An Interview With Giovanni Fava

26 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to Mad In America Radio. My name is Bob Whitaker, and today my guest is Italian psychiatrist, Giovanni Fava. From 1992 to 2022, Dr. Fava edite...

Psychology, Personhood, and the Crisis of Neoliberalism: Jeff Sugarman on Theoretical and Critical Psychology

19 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Jeff Sugarman is a distinguished scholar in theoretical and philosophical psychology, known for his work examining the psychology of selfhood, human a...

"Dad, Something's Not Right. I Need Help"- Richard Fee on the Dangers of Adderall

05 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to the Mad in America podcast. My name is Brooke Siem, and I'm the author of May Cause Side Effects. Today, I'm here with Rick Fee, president ...

Psychotherapy and Social Change: Mick Cooper on Counseling, Pluralism, and Progressive Politics

19 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Mick Cooper is a leading voice in contemporary counseling psychology, known for his work at the intersection of psychotherapy and social change. A Pro...

All Real Living Is Meeting - In Conversation With Brent Robbins - Part 2

12 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Brent Dean Robbins is a psychologist, scholar, and all-around thoughtful human whose work has profoundly shaped existential and humanistic psychology...

All Real Living Is Meeting - In Conversation With Brent Robbins - Part 1

12 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Brent Dean Robbins is a psychologist, scholar, and all-around thoughtful human whose work has profoundly shaped existential and humanistic psychology...

Kids Are Not The Problem: An Interview With Gretchen LeFever Watson

22 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this interview, Brooke Siem, who is the author of a memoir on antidepressant withdrawal, May Cause Side Effects, interviews Gretchen LeFever Watson...

Peer Support and Resistance - Becky Brasfield's Vision for Mental Health Justice

08 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Becky Brasfield has emerged as a formidable advocate for change in the complex landscape of mental health care. A certified recovery support specialis...

Mad Sisters: An Interview With Susan Grundy

11 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Susan Grundy is an author who writes about the weight of emotional distress and an easier way of being. Her book, Mad Sisters, is a highly personal ac...

The Anatomy of Anxiety: An Interview With Ellen Vora

20 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Ellen Vora is a board-certified psychiatrist, acupuncturist, and yoga teacher. She's the author of The Anatomy of Anxiety and takes a functional medic...

One Person's Journey from Medical Model Advocate to Skeptic: An Interview with Rose Cartwright

06 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Rose Cartwright is a screenwriter and the author of Pure, a hugely successful memoir which was then turned into a series for Channel Four. She is als...

We Should Listen to Our Emotional Pain: An interview with Paul Andrews

23 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Dr. Paul Andrews is an Associate Professor of Evolutionary Psychology in the Department of Psychology, Neuroscience and Behaviour at McMaster Universi...

Why Does a Parent Medicate a Child? An Interview with My Mother

09 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this interview, Brooke Siem, who is the author of a memoir on antidepressant withdrawal, May Cause Side Effects, interviews her mother, Dee Barbas...

From Freud to Fanon: How Daniel Gaztambide is Redefining Psychoanalytic Practice

02 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Daniel José Gaztambide is an assistant professor of psychology at Queens College and the director of the Frantz Fanon Lab for Decolonial Psychology....

The Path from Trauma to The Power of Nature: An Interview with Banning Lyon

04 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Our guest today is Banning Lyon, author of The Chair and The Valley: A Memoir of Trauma, Healing, and The Outdoors. An account of the abuse he suffer...

Multiplicity and Mad Studies: An Interview with Jazmine Russell

28 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Jazmine Russell is the co-founder of the Institute for the Development of Human Arts (IDHA), a transformative mental health training institute, and th...

The Maudsley Deprescribing Guidelines- An Interview with David Taylor and Mark Horowitz

21 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this interview for MIA Radio, Brooke Siem speaks with David Taylor and Mark Horowitz about their publication of the Maudsley Deprescribing Guidelin...

Our Medical System Protects Wrongdoers and Punishes Whistleblowers: An Interview with Carl Elliott

07 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Carl Elliott is a distinguished professor at the University of Minnesota with joint appointments in the Department of Philosophy and the School of Jou...

Beyond Paternalism or Abandonment in Mental Health Care: An Interview with Neil Gong

17 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Neil Gong is an assistant professor of sociology at UC San Diego, where he researches psychiatric services, homelessness, and how communities seek to ...

The Connection Cure: An Interview with Julia Hotz

10 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Julia Hotz is a solutions-focused journalist based in New York City. She is the author of the forthcoming book, The Connection Cure: The Prescriptive ...

Conveying Hope, Empowering Teens: An Interview With Jessica Schleider

26 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Jessica Schleider is a clinical psychologist, researcher, and founding director of the Lab for Scalable Mental Health (www.schleiderlab.org).  She's ...

Madness, Utopia and Revolt: An Interview With Sasha Warren

19 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Sasha Durakov Warren is the author of the new book Storming Bedlam: Madness, Utopia, and Revolt published by Common Notions Press. Sasha is a writer b...

Demedicalizing Depression: An Interview with Milutin Kostić

22 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Milutin Kostić is a practicing Serbian psychiatrist trained in the tradition of biological psychiatry who has become a new figure in the critical psy...

Leaving Biological Psychiatry Behind - An Interview With Rodrigo Nardi

15 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Rodrigo Nardi is a psychiatrist and psychologist. He obtained his psychology degree in the year 2000, and following that, he obtained a certificate in...

Context and Care vs Isolate and Control - An Interview with Arthur Kleinman

24 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Arthur Kleinman is a towering figure in psychiatry and medical anthropology. He has made substantial contributions to both fields over his illustrious...

Undisclosed Financial Conflicts of Interest in the DSM-5: An interview with Lisa Cosgrove and Brian Piper

20 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

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 Am...

Deprescribing Psychiatric Drugs to Reduce Harms and Empower Patients - Swapnil Gupta

06 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Swapnil Gupta is an Associate Professor and Medical Director of Ambulatory Psychiatry at Mount Sinai Morningside Hospital. She was trained as a psychi...

Is Madness an Evolved Signal? – Justin Garson on Strategy Versus Dysfunction

28 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Justin Garson is a Professor of Philosophy at Hunter College and The Graduate Center, City University of New York, and a contributor for Psychology To...

'It Was a Joint Effort'- Deborah Kasdan on Bringing Her Late Sister's Story to Life

21 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Deborah Kasdan is author of Roll Back The World: A Sister's Memoir, in which she describes her extraordinary late sister Rachel–poet, musician, fre...

What if Much of What you Thought you Knew About Mental Health was up for Debate?

25 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

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 ...

The Psychological Humanities Manifesto: An Interview with Mark Freeman

17 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Mark Freeman is a renowned author and a pioneering voice in the emerging field of the psychological humanities. He serves as Distinguished Professor ...

Robert Whitaker Answers Reader Questions on Pharma Marketing and Psychiatric Drugs

20 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

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 Americ...

Robert Whitaker Answers Reader Questions on Mad in America, the Biopsychosocial Model, and Psychiatric History

13 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

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 ...

The Making of a 'Madness' That Hides Our Monsters - An Interview with Audrey Clare Farley

15 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Audrey Clare Farley is a writer, editor, and scholar of 20th-century American culture with a special interest in science and religion. She earned a Ph...

A Playground for Predators-Diane Dimond on The Abuses of Guardianship

08 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Like to know more about MIA, its mission or rethinking psychiatry more broadly? On our podcast, MIA founder Robert Whitaker will answer your questions...

May Cause Side Effects–Radical Acceptance and Psychiatric Drug Withdrawal: An Interview with Brooke Siem

25 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Like to know more about MIA, its mission or rethinking psychiatry more broadly? On our podcast, MIA founder Robert Whitaker will answer your questions...

Branding Diseases: Ray Moynihan on How Drug Companies Market Psychiatric Conditions

18 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Ray Moynihan is an accomplished health journalist and author who has won several awards for his work. He is also an academic at Bond University and a ...

How Mad Studies and the Psychological Humanities are Changing Mental Health: An Interview with Narrative Psychiatrist Bradley Lewis

11 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Bradley Lewis works at the intersections of medicine, psychiatry, philosophy, the psychological humanities, mad studies, and disability studies, balan...

Embracing the Shadow—Charlie Morley on Lucid Dreaming as Therapy

27 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

On the Mad in America podcast today, we hear about the potential of lucid dreaming therapy to aid those struggling with post-traumatic stress. Our gue...

Family Panel Discussion – Supporting a Child, Teen, or Young Person in Crisis

20 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This week we are sharing the audio from a recently held online discussion on supporting a child, teen or young adult in crisis. The host is Mad in Ame...

Sacred Conversations: A Talk with Susan Swim and a Father Whose Daughter Found Healing

13 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

We have two guests today. One is Susan Swim, executive director of the Now I See A Person Institute, which she created in 2007 to provide therapy and ...

The Radical Politics of Madness-Micha Frazer-Carroll

30 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Micha Frazer-Carroll is a writer, editor, and advocate whose work ventures into the radical politics of madness and mental health. Our exploration wil...

Can Psychosocial Disability Decolonize Mental Health? A Conversation with Luis Arroyo and Justin Karter

16 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Today on the Mad in America podcast we share a conversation between Luis Gerardo Arroyo Lynn and Justin Karter. Luis conducted this conversation in hi...

Sarah Fay - Cured: A Memoir

02 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This week on the Mad in America podcast, we are joined by Sarah Fay. Sarah is an author, an adjunct professor at Northwestern University, a freelance ...

Sharon Lambert and Naoise Ó Caoilte - Mental Health Podcasts: A Force for Good in a Contested Field

19 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

According to Edison Research, there are more podcast listeners than ever, with 64% of the US 12+ population having ever listened to a podcast. With ov...

James Greenblatt - 'We Have a Neck' - The Links Between Body and Brain

12 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

James Greenblatt is an innovator and longtime authority in the fields of integrative medicine and functional psychiatry, focusing on nutrition and oth...

Nandita Chaudhary - Challenging Western-Centric Child Psychology

05 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Nandita Chaudhary is a foremost expert on child psychology. She served as a professor at Lady Irwin College in India for over 35 years and teaches in ...

Mia Berrin - Embodying Emotional Taboos: Musicians and Mental Health

14 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Mia Berrin is a songwriter, producer, and recording artist based out of Brooklyn, whose project, Pom Pom Squad, has garnered attention over the last f...

David Edward Walker - Oppressive Mental Health Practices - For Native People, the Past is Present

07 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

David Edward Walker is the author of Coyote's Swing: A Memoir and Critique of Mental Hygiene in Native America, which was published in February by Was...

Chris Bullard - The Sound Mind Festival

18 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Chris Bullard is the executive-director of the Sound Mind Live Festival, scheduled for May 20 in Brooklyn, New York. A former touring musician. Bullar...

Chris van Tulleken - Ultra-Processed People: Why Do We All Eat Stuff That Isn't Food and Why Can't We Stop?

17 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This week on the Mad in America podcast we are joined by Dr. Chris van Tulleken. Chris is an Infectious Diseases doctor at the Hospital for Tropical D...

David Carmichael - The Antidepressant Safety Tour

10 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This week on the Mad in America podcast, we hear from drug safety advocate David Carmichael. David has personal knowledge of the effects of psychiatri...

Tanya Frank - Zig Zag Boy: My Family's Struggles With Broken Mental Healthcare

05 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

On the Mad in America podcast this week, we chat with author and educator Tanya Frank. Tanya has worked as a college and university lecturer in the U...

Pata Suyemoto - Centering Racial Justice and Community in Mental Health Advocacy and Suicide Prevention

29 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Pata Suyemoto is a feminist scholar, educator, curriculum developer, activist, and artist. Her work focuses on promoting racial equity in mental healt...

Camille Robcis - Uncovering Radical Psychiatry and Institutional Psychotherapy in Postwar France

22 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Camille Robcis is a Professor of History and French at Columbia University. She is the author of two books, The Law of Kinship: Anthropology, Psychoan...

Erick Turner - Making a Silk Purse Out of a Sow's Ear: How Publication Bias Threatens Research Integrity and Public Health

08 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Erick Turner is an Associate Professor in the Department of Psychiatry at the Oregon Health and Science University (OHSU). He is also a senior scholar...

Adam Urato - Chemicals Have Consequences: Antidepressants and Pregnancy

22 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

On our podcast this week, we hear from Dr. Adam Urato. Adam graduated from Harvard Medical School in 1997 and has been practicing medicine for over 25...

Owen Whooley - Psychiatry's Cycle of Ignorance and Reinvention

08 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Owen Whooley is an associate professor of sociology at the University of New Mexico. His book On the Heels of Ignorance: Psychiatry and the Politics o...

Project LETS: Building Peer-Led Mental Health Alternatives on Campus

18 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The Mad in America podcast is sponsored this week by Drs Rani and Suraj Holistic Psychiatry and Mental Health Coaching. Are you Ready to make a last...

A Revolution Wobbles: Will Norway's "Medication-Free" Hospital Survive?

11 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In December 2019, we wrote about the Hurdalsjøen Recovery Center, which is a private psychiatric hospital located about forty minutes north of Oslo,...

Ten Years of Rocking the Boat - Reflecting on Mad in America's Mission and Work

21 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Today we are continuing with our look behind the scenes of Mad in America for our 200th podcast. Mad in America got started in January 2012 and so to ...

Changing Narratives - Reflecting on Mad in America's Mission and Work

14 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This week is a special one for us at Mad in America, as it's the 200th episode of our podcast. Our first interview was with attorney and author of Zyp...

Art and Transformation - Creating Justice in Mental Health Care

23 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Madness: Fighting for Justice in Mental Health is an upcoming conference created by the Disruption Network Lab. The Lab examines the intersection of p...

David Healy – Polluting Our Internal Environments: The Perils of Polypharmacy

16 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

On the Mad in America podcast this wweek we are joined by renowned psychopharmacologist Dr David Healy. David is a psychiatrist, scientist and auth...

Morgan Shields - Breaking Academia's Silence on Inpatient Psychiatry

09 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Morgan Shields is one of the few health policy researchers who focuses on quality of care and issues of coercion within inpatient psychiatry. Her rese...

Anders Sørensen - Tackling Psychiatric Drug Withdrawal Through Research and in Practice

05 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

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...