Blogs
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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.
Book Review: Is Psychiatry a crime against humanity?
‘Is Psychiatry A Crime Against Humanity’ by Peter Gøtzsche
A book review
Peter Gøtzsche is a world...
Researchers Accuse Lancet Article and British Psychiatrists of Minimising Antidepressants’ Withdrawal Effects
First published on Mad In America on 26th September 2024
In 2019, Dr James Davies (Roehampton...
Right-Wing or Left-Wing: Who Really Owns the Critique of Over-Medicalisation?
This blog has been written and published in collaboration with Mad In America
Right-Wing or Left-Wing: ...
Faith Healing in India: An Ancient Way of Tending to Madness
This MIA Report was a collaboration between Mad in America and our affiliate, Mad in South...
STAR*D: The Harms of Orchestrated Psychiatric Fraud
This post was first published on Mad In America on September 18th 2024
Depression is the...
Do Depression Pills Improve Quality of Life?
Depression is almost always treated with depression pills, although their effect is so small that...
PODCASTS
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....
Anders Sørensen: Tapering off psychoactive drugs, and what these drugs do to our brains
Anders Sørensen is a Danish psychologist, who also has a doctorate in tapering off psychotropic...
Family Panel Discussion – Supporting a child, teen, or young person in crisis
This week we are sharing the audio from a recently held online discussion on supporting...