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 for MIA Radio, Brooke Siem speaks with David Taylor...
Peter Kinderman – Why We Need a Revolution in Mental Health Care
An interview with Professor Peter Kinderman about his new book, A Manifesto for Mental Health, Why We Need a Revolution in Mental Health Care, in which he proposes a rejection of invalid diagnostic labels, practical help rather than medication, and a recognition that distress is usually an understandable human response to life's challenges.
Tanya Frank on ‘Zig-Zag Boy: Madness, Motherhood and Letting Go: My Family’s Struggles with...
Author Tanya Frank discusses her book 'Zig-Zag Boy: Madness, Motherhood and Letting Go', which chronicles the experiences of her son Zach who experienced psychosis as a 19-year-old.
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...
Global Mental Health – Coloniality, Technology and Medicalization
Dr China Mills shares her reactions to recent events focussed on Global Mental Health, elaborating on deeper issues with the framing of mental health as a “burden” and the underlying implications of coloniality, technology, and medicalization.