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What the RADAR Trial Tells Us About Antipsychotic Reduction and Discontinuation
Although the trial showed that relapse is more likely if you reduce antipsychotic medication, it did not show that relapse is inevitable.
Interview with registered mental health nurse Laura Moran
Mad in the UK talks to Laura Moran about her experiences at work as a...
Withdrawal syndromes: lost in translation
This blog first appeared on David Healy’s RxISK website on April 3rd 2025. It is...
Jo Watson interviews Cathy Wield author of ‘Unshackled Mind’
Jo: Hi Cathy thanks for joining me to talk about your new book ‘Unshackled Mind:...
False Information in the UK package inserts for antidepressants
First published on April 3rd 2025 by Mad in America
On 20 January 2025, I notified...
The Price of Breaking the Silence of Abuse: Dignity, Justice and Recovery
Originally published in Spanish on Mad in Puerto Rico
We live in a culture of silence,...
Interview with Mary Ann Kenny, author of ‘The Episode’
The transcript has been edited for length and clarity.
Cat: Could you tell me about yourself and...
PODCASTS
One Person’s Journey from Celebrity Medical Model Advocate to Skeptic: An Interview with Rose Cartwright
This podcast and transcript was first published on Mad in America on November 6th 2024
Rose...
Why Does a Parent Medicate a Child? An Interview with My Mother
This report was first published on Mad in America on October 9th 2024
When Brooke Siem...
The Maudsley Deprescribing Guidelines: An Interview with David Taylor and Mark Horowitz
This report was first published in Mad In America on 21st August 2024
In this interview...
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...
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...
May Cause Side Effects–Radical Acceptance and Psychiatric Drug Withdrawal: An Interview with Brooke Siem
Brooke Siem is a writer, speaker, and advocate for the safe de-prescribing of psychiatric drugs....