# antidepressant (audio feeds) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 1 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover antidepressant. Page: Feed: --- ## [Mad Studies Is More Than Lived Experience: An Interview with Merrick Daniel Pilling](https://www.madinamerica.com/2026/08/merrick-daniel-pilling/) _2026-08-19 · Mad in America: Rethinking Mental Health_ Merrick Daniel Pilling is an Associate Professor and Interim Co-Director of the School of Disability Studies at Toronto Metropolitan University. He is the author of Queer and Trans Madness: Struggles for Social Justice and the co-editor of Interrogating Psychiatric Narratives of Madness: Documented Lives . His new book, Mad Studies: The Basics, introduces Mad Studies as a field that has emerged… [Listen](https://traffic.libsyn.com/clean/secure/jfmoore/Mad_Studies_Is_More_Than_Lived_Experience-_An_Interview_with_Merrick_Daniel_Pilling.mp3?dest-id=487374) ## [The West Doesn't Have All the Answers: An Interview with Dinesh Bhugra](https://www.madinamerica.com/2026/08/dinesh-bhugra/) _2026-08-12 · Mad in America: Rethinking Mental Health_ Dinesh Bhugra is a leading voice in social and cultural psychiatry. He is Emeritus Professor of Mental Health and Cultural Diversity at King's College London and has served as president of the Royal College of Psychiatrists , the British Medical Association , and the World Psychiatric Association . His many honors include being named a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) for… [Listen](https://traffic.libsyn.com/clean/secure/jfmoore/The_West_Doesnt_Have_All_the_Answers-_An_Interview_with_Dinesh_Bhugra.mp3?dest-id=487374) ## [Go/No Go - How Mental Health Research Took a Wrong Turn: An Interview with Marianne Apostolides](https://www.madinamerica.com/2026/07/marianne-apostolides/) _2026-07-29 · Mad in America: Rethinking Mental Health_ Marianne Apostolides is the award-winning author of eight books, four of which have been translated and published internationally. She is a two-time recipient of the Chalmers Arts Fellowship and winner of the K.M. Hunter Award for Literature. Her books include I Can't Get You Out of My Mind , Deep Salt Water , Voluptuous Pleasure: The Truth about the Writing Life , and Swim . Moving across… [Listen](https://traffic.libsyn.com/clean/secure/jfmoore/How_Mental_Health_Research_Took_a_Wrong_Turn-_An_Interview_with_Marianne_Apostolides.mp3?dest-id=487374) ## [Unlearn Your Pain: Harnessing the Power of Neuroplasticity – A Conversation With Howard Schubiner](https://www.madinamerica.com/2026/07/unlearn-your-pain-howard-schubiner/) _2026-07-15 · Mad in America: Rethinking Mental Health_ Welcome to the Mad in America podcast. My name is Brooke Siem, and I am the author of the award-winning memoir on antidepressant withdrawal, May Cause Side Effects . Today, I'm excited to have Dr. Howard Schubiner on the show. Dr. Schubiner is an internist and a clinical professor at the Michigan State University College of Human Medicine and has authored more than 100 publications in scientific… [Listen](https://traffic.libsyn.com/clean/secure/jfmoore/Unlearn_Your_Pain-_Harnessing_the_Power_of_Neuroplasticity__A_Conversation_With_Howard_Schubiner.mp3?dest-id=487374) ## [The Empire of Madness: Why Psychiatry Must Rethink Human Suffering - An Interview with Khameer Kidia](https://www.madinamerica.com/2026/07/the-empire-of-madness-why-psychiatry-must-rethink-human-suffering-khameer-kidia/) _2026-07-08 · Mad in America: Rethinking Mental Health_ K hameer Kidia is a physician and an anthropologist, works at Harvard Medical School and the University of Zimbabwe, and spends his life between Washington DC and Harare. Kidia has many accolades to his name – he is a Rhodes scholar and a 2023 New America Fellow. His papers have appeared in elite medical journals and his stories in the New York Times. His recent book, which we will discuss, was… [Listen](https://traffic.libsyn.com/clean/secure/jfmoore/The_Empire_of_Madness_-_Why_Psychiatry_Must_Rethink_Human_Suffering_-_An_Interview_with_Khameer_Kidia.mp3?dest-id=487374) ## [A Mother's Journey Through Psychiatric Drug Harm and Healing](https://www.madinamerica.com/2026/07/chelsea-mcveigh-psychiatric-drug-harm-healing/) _2026-07-01 · Mad in America: Rethinking Mental Health_ Chelsea McVeigh began her journey with psychiatric medications at 16, never imagining where it would lead. At 31, during a new pregnancy, she suffered a severe adverse reaction that turned her world upside down. After years of fighting to reclaim her health and sense of self, she's now 37, a mother of two incredible boys and living proof that healing is possible even after the unimaginable. \*\*\*… [Listen](https://traffic.libsyn.com/clean/secure/jfmoore/A_Mothers_Journey_Through_Psychiatric_Drug_Harm_and_Healing.mp3?dest-id=487374) ## [Using Lived Experience to Challenge Systemic Prescriber Inexperience in Antidepressant Withdrawal](https://www.madinamerica.com/2026/06/lived-experience-prescriber-inexperience-antidepressant-withdrawal/) _2026-06-24 · Mad in America: Rethinking Mental Health_ Carla Delgado is a San Diego native with eight years of experience in healthcare and a master's in healthcare administration. She also has a personal story of SSRI withdrawal, and we discuss how her background in healthcare administration helped to navigate the healthcare system, which has not been that friendly for people experiencing antidepressant withdrawal. \*\*\* Thank you for being with us to… [Listen](https://traffic.libsyn.com/clean/secure/jfmoore/Using_Lived_Experience_to_Challenge_Systemic_Prescriber_Inexperience_in_Antidepressant_Withdrawal.mp3?dest-id=487374) ## [Mercy, Magic, and the Medical Humanities: An Interview with Jussi Valtonen](https://www.madinamerica.com/2026/06/jussi-valtonen/) _2026-06-10 · Mad in America: Rethinking Mental Health_ J ussi Valtonen is a neuropsychologist, an adjunct researcher with the Finnish Centre for Evidence-Based Orthopedics (FICEBO), a professor of writing at the University of the Arts Helsinki , and a columnist for the Finnish Medical Journal. He works clinically as a neuropsychologist, and his research and writing sit at the crossroads of mind and brain through the health humanities. Jussi is an… [Listen](https://traffic.libsyn.com/clean/secure/jfmoore/Mercy_Magic_and_the_Medical_Humanities_-_An_Interview_with_Jussi_Valtonen.mp3?dest-id=487374) ## [Anthropology, Arctic Iceland and Antidepressant Withdrawal: A Conversation With Fiona Frenzen](https://www.madinamerica.com/2026/06/fiona-frenzen/) _2026-06-03 · Mad in America: Rethinking Mental Health_ Born in Germany and raised in Denmark, Fiona Frenzen is a qualified teacher with a master's degree in anthropology. For years, she had a dream about living in Iceland, seeking the grounding and healing effect of nature. But due to her health challenges and severe withdrawal syndrome, this dream seemed unrealistic. However, this past fall, she moved to a rural part of Iceland where she began… [Listen](https://traffic.libsyn.com/clean/secure/jfmoore/Anthropology_Arctic_Iceland_and_Antidepressant_Withdrawal-_A_Conversation_With_Fiona_Frenzen.mp3?dest-id=487374) ## [Meeting Life Unmedicated: Aging, Protracted Withdrawal and Healing - A Conversation With Marsha Zaritsky](https://www.madinamerica.com/2026/05/meeting-life-unmedicated-marsha-zaritsky/) _2026-05-27 · Mad in America: Rethinking Mental Health_ Marsha Zaritsky is a licensed mental health therapist certified in Internal Family Systems. She joins us to explain how her experience with polypharmacy and psychiatric drug withdrawal has changed and informed how she practices. \*\*\* Thank you for being with us to listen to the podcast and read our articles this year. MIA is funded entirely by reader donations. If you value MIA, please help us… [Listen](https://traffic.libsyn.com/clean/secure/jfmoore/Meeting_Life_Unmedicated-_Aging_Protracted_Withdrawal_and_Healing_-_A_Conversation_With_Marsha_Zaritsky.mp3?dest-id=487374) ## [Install Manifest V3 Extension (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/ZNBlstgIPIly) _2026-05-27 · **Sponsored**_ Get this Manifest V3 extension from the official TronBrowser Store listing. ## [Faith, Culture, and Coercion: An Interview with Cultural Psychiatrist G. Eric Jarvis](https://www.madinamerica.com/2026/05/eric-jarvis/) _2026-05-20 · Mad in America: Rethinking Mental Health_ Eric Jarvis is a Professor of Psychiatry at McGill University whose work brings attention to areas often overlooked in mainstream psychiatry, including religion, coercion, the social determinants of psychosis, and culture. He directs the Cultural Consultation Service, the First Episode Psychosis Program, and the Culture and Psychosis Working Group at the Jewish General Hospital, and is… [Listen](https://traffic.libsyn.com/clean/secure/jfmoore/Faith_Culture_and_Coercion_-_An_Interview_with_Cultural_Psychiatrist_G._Eric_Jarvis.mp3?dest-id=487374) ## [Kindling Our Inner Fire: A Residential Program Where Drug Tapering is the Norm](https://www.madinamerica.com/2026/05/beatrice-birch-kindling-our-inner-fire/) _2026-05-06 · Mad in America: Rethinking Mental Health_ 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 support for tapering from psychiatric drugs, including antipsychotics, which is an essential aspect of the therapy. In this interview, Beatrice introduces Inner Fire, tells us about the programme and staff and explains how kindling our inner fire can… [Listen](https://traffic.libsyn.com/clean/secure/jfmoore/Kindling_Our_Inner_Fire_-_A_Residential_Program_Where_Drug_Tapering_is_the_Norm.mp3?dest-id=487374) ## [The Madness Pill: How Psychedelics and Stimulants Shaped Biological Psychiatry — An Interview with Justin Garson](https://www.madinamerica.com/2026/04/the-madness-pill-justin-garson/) _2026-04-29 · Mad in America: Rethinking Mental Health_ 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, the mind, and madness, including Madness: A Philosophical Exploration in 2022. He also contributes to Psychology Today and Aeon . His latest book, The Madness Pill: One Doctor's Quest to Understand Schizophrenia , was published by St. Martin's Press in… [Listen](https://traffic.libsyn.com/clean/secure/jfmoore/The_Madness_Pill-_How_Psychedelics_and_Stimulants_Shaped_Biological_Psychiatry__An_Interview_with_Justin_Garson.mp3?dest-id=487374) ## [Finding God and Leaving Psychiatry: An Interview With Kelsey Osgood](https://www.madinamerica.com/2026/04/kelsey-osgood/) _2026-04-22 · Mad in America: Rethinking Mental Health_ 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 Program. Her work has appeared online and in print at The Atlantic, The New York Times, Harper's and The New Yorker, among other outlets. In this interview we talk about Kelsey's new book Godstruck: Seven Women's Unexpected Journeys to Religious… [Listen](https://traffic.libsyn.com/clean/secure/jfmoore/Finding_God_and_Leaving_Psychiatry-_An_Interview_With_Kelsey_Osgood.mp3?dest-id=487374) ## ["Everybody Can Recover": Fighting Psychiatric Subjectivation and Helping Others Along the Way: An Interview with Prateeksha Sharma](https://www.madinamerica.com/2026/04/everybody-can-recover-prateeksha-sharma/) _2026-04-15 · Mad in America: Rethinking Mental Health_ Psychosis and conditions like Schizophrenia have been tainted with pessimism right from the beginning. Doctors often don't know that recovery is possible and can convey this fatalism to their patients. Prateeksha Sharma's lived experience and research work challenges this pessimism. Prateeksha is a musician , a researcher, a composer, a counselor, and a writer. However, for the longest time, she… [Listen](https://traffic.libsyn.com/clean/secure/jfmoore/Everybody_Can_Recover_-_An_Interview_with_Prateeksha_Sharma.mp3?dest-id=487374) ## [The Fight for the Soul of Psychotherapy: An Interview with Linda Michaels](https://www.madinamerica.com/2026/04/the-fight-for-the-soul-of-psychotherapy-an-interview-with-linda-michaels/) _2026-04-08 · Mad in America: Rethinking Mental Health_ Linda Michaels is a psychologist in private practice in Chicago and a co-founder of the Psychotherapy Action Network (PsiAN). She trained at the Illinois School of Professional Psychology and completed the Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy program at the Chicago Psychoanalytic Institute. Before becoming a clinician, she worked in marketing, innovation, and management consulting, including work with… [Listen](https://traffic.libsyn.com/clean/secure/jfmoore/The_Fight_for_the_Soul_of_Psychotherapy-_An_Interview_with_Linda_Michaels.mp3?dest-id=487374) ## [Examining Psychiatric Medication Tapering and Withdrawal: The Evolving Role of Pharmacists — A Conversation with Agnes Higgins and Cathal Cadogan](https://www.madinamerica.com/2026/04/examining-psychiatric-medication-tapering-evolving-role-of-pharmacists/) _2026-04-01 · Mad in America: Rethinking Mental Health_ 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 psychiatric drugs. These experiences are captured in a survey undertaken by the School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland. Joining me to talk about this work are Cathal Cadogan and Agnes Higgins, both from Trinity… [Listen](https://traffic.libsyn.com/clean/secure/jfmoore/Examining_Psychiatric_Medication_Tapering_and_Withdrawal-_The_Evolving_Role_of_Pharmacists__A_Conversation_with_Agnes_Higgins_and_Cathal_Cadogan.mp3?dest-id=487374) ## [Spiritual Emergency and the Collective Work of Staying Alive: An Interview with Nisha Gupta](https://www.madinamerica.com/2026/03/spiritual-emergency-community-and-suicide-prevention-an-interview-with-nisha-gupta/) _2026-03-25 · Mad in America: Rethinking Mental Health_ Nisha Gupta is an existential phenomenologist, a depth psychotherapist, a creativity scholar, and an artist. She's an Associate Professor of Psychology at the University of West Georgia and earned her PhD in clinical psychology from Duquesne University in Pittsburgh. She's also, if she doesn't mind me saying, a bit of a rising star as an early career psychologist, having won early career awards… [Listen](https://traffic.libsyn.com/clean/secure/jfmoore/Spiritual_Emergency_and_the_Collective_Work_of_Staying_Alive-_An_Interview_with_Nisha_Gupta.mp3?dest-id=487374) ## [The Political Systems Driving Abuse in Psychiatry: An Interview with Human Rights Lawyer Alicia Ely Yamin](https://www.madinamerica.com/2026/03/alicia-ely-yamin/) _2026-03-18 · Mad in America: Rethinking Mental Health_ 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 on health policy and management at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and a Senior Advisor on Human Rights and Health Policy at Partners in Health. Alicia is known globally for her work on the right to health, economic and social rights,… [Listen](https://traffic.libsyn.com/clean/secure/jfmoore/The_Political_Systems_Driving_Abuse_in_Psychiatry_-_Alicia_Ely_Yamin.mp3?dest-id=487374) ## [History, Eugenics, and an Inquiry into Mad Consciousness: A Conversation With Susanne Paola Antonetta](https://www.madinamerica.com/2026/03/eugenics-mad-conciousness-conversation-susanne-paola-antonetta/) _2026-03-11 · Mad in America: Rethinking Mental Health_ Susanne Paola Antonetta is an accomplished writer and poet, the author of numerous books, and in 2001 her book Body Toxic: An Environmental Memoir , won a prestigious American Book Award. Her latest book is The Devil's Castle, Nazi Eugenics, Euthanasia, and How Psychiatry's Troubled History Reverberates Today . \*\*\* Thank you for being with us to listen to the podcast and read our articles this… [Listen](https://traffic.libsyn.com/clean/secure/jfmoore/History_Eugenics_and_an_Inquiry_into_Mad_Consciousness-_A_Conversation_With_Susanne_Paola_Antonetta.mp3?dest-id=487374) ## [Non-custodial Crypto Payments & Escrow (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/vkInSlpAMzUq) _2026-03-11 · **Sponsored**_ Accept multi-chain crypto with trustless escrow, instant confirmations, and no KYC ## [How Our Blindness to Context Harms Patients and Breaks Practitioners: A Conversation With Kamaldeep Bhui](https://www.madinamerica.com/2026/03/how-our-blindness-to-context-harms-patients-and-breaks-practitioners-a-conversation-with-kamaldeep-bhui/) _2026-03-04 · Mad in America: Rethinking Mental Health_ Kamaldeep Bhui is Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Oxford and Honorary Professor at Queen Mary University of London. He is internationally recognized for his groundbreaking work on cultural psychiatry, ethnic inequalities in mental health, and the social determinants of distress. In recognition of his contributions to mental health research and policy, he was appointed Commander of the… [Listen](https://traffic.libsyn.com/clean/secure/jfmoore/How_Our_Blindness_to_Context_Harms_Patients_and_Breaks_Practitioners-_A_Conversation_With_Kamaldeep_Bhui.mp3?dest-id=487374) ## [UberTherapy and the Enshittification of our Relational Lives: Part 2 of our Interview with Elizabeth Cotton](https://www.madinamerica.com/2026/02/ubertherapy-and-the-enshittification-of-our-relational-lives-part-2-of-our-interview-with-elizabeth-cotton_part2/) _2026-02-18 · Mad in America: Rethinking Mental Health_ Elizabeth Cotton is Associate Professor of Responsible Business at the University of Leicester and the founder of Surviving Work , which carries out socially engaged research on mental health and work. She has worked with health teams and trade unions, practiced as a psychotherapist in the NHS, and now runs the Digital Therapy Project, a group of UK and US researchers studying the future of… [Listen](https://traffic.libsyn.com/clean/secure/jfmoore/UberTherapy_and_the_Enshittification_of_our_Relational_Lives-_Part_2_of_our_Interview_with_Elizabeth_Cotton.mp3?dest-id=487374) ## [UberTherapy and the Enshittification of our Relational Lives: Part 1 of our Interview with Elizabeth Cotton](https://www.madinamerica.com/2026/02/ubertherapy-and-the-enshittification-of-our-relational-lives-part-1-of-our-interview-with-elizabeth-cotton_part1/) _2026-02-11 · Mad in America: Rethinking Mental Health_ Elizabeth Cotton is Associate Professor of Responsible Business at the University of Leicester and the founder of Surviving Work , which carries out socially engaged research on mental health and work. She has worked with health teams and trade unions, practiced as a psychotherapist in the NHS, and now runs the Digital Therapy Project, a group of UK and US researchers studying the future of… [Listen](https://traffic.libsyn.com/clean/secure/jfmoore/UberTherapy_and_the_Enshittification_of_our_Relational_Lives-_Part_1_of_our_Interview_with_Elizabeth_Cotton.mp3?dest-id=487374) ## [Food First, Pharma Last - Part Two of our Interview with Chris Masterjohn](https://www.madinamerica.com/2026/01/food-first-pharma-last-part-two-of-our-interview-with-chris-masterjohn/) _2026-01-28 · Mad in America: Rethinking Mental Health_ 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 nutritional science and years of research in mitochondrial biology, Chris's work focuses on translating peer-reviewed science into practical tools for human health. At Mitome, Dr. Masterjohn pioneered the first analysis designed to measure mitochondrial… [Listen](https://traffic.libsyn.com/clean/secure/jfmoore/Food_First_Pharma_Last_-_Part_Two_of_our_Interview_with_Chris_Masterjohn.mp3?dest-id=487374) ## [Mitochondria and Energetic Failures - A New Understanding of Antidepressant Withdrawal? An Interview with Chris Masterjohn](https://www.madinamerica.com/2026/01/mitochondria-and-energetic-failures-new-understanding-antidepressant-withdrawal-chris-masterjohn/) _2026-01-21 · Mad in America: Rethinking Mental Health_ 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 nutritional science and years of research in mitochondrial biology, Chris's work focuses on translating peer-reviewed science into practical tools for human health. At Mitome, Dr. Masterjohn pioneered the first analysis designed to measure mitochondrial… [Listen](https://traffic.libsyn.com/clean/secure/jfmoore/Mitochondria_and_Energetic_Failures_-_A_new_understanding_of_antidepressant_withdrawal_An_Interview_with_Chris_Masterjohn.mp3?dest-id=487374) ## [Why Critical Mental Health Knowledge Is Essential for Ethical Practice: An Interview with Jan DeFehr](https://www.madinamerica.com/2026/01/why-critical-mental-health-knowledge-is-essential-for-ethical-practice-an-interview-with-jan-defehr/) _2026-01-14 · Mad in America: Rethinking Mental Health_ 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 of the Faculty for Palestine, Manitoba . She is also a member of the York University Mad Studies Hub . Before entering academia, she spent many years as a clinical social worker, working alongside people who were trying to make sense of their… [Listen](https://traffic.libsyn.com/clean/secure/jfmoore/Why_Critical_Mental_Health_Knowledge_Is_Essential_for_Ethical_Practice-An_Interview_with_Jan_DeFehr.mp3?dest-id=487374) ## [ADHD Diagnoses, Examining the Psyche, Withdrawal and PSSD Risks, ECT Harms and More: Robert Whitaker Answers Reader Questions](https://www.madinamerica.com/2026/01/adhd-diagnoses-withdrawal-pssd-risks-ect-harms-robert-whitaker-reader-questions/) _2026-01-07 · Mad in America: Rethinking Mental Health_ 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 of ADHD diagnoses, withdrawal and sexual dysfunction risks of SSRI antidepressants, the harms of electro-convulsive therapy (ECT), the rise of AI-generated misinformation and much more. \*\*\* Thank you for being with us to listen to the podcast and… [Listen](https://traffic.libsyn.com/clean/secure/jfmoore/ADHD_Diagnoses_Examining_the_Psyche_Withdrawal_and_PSSD_Risks_ECT_Harms_and_More-_Robert_Whitaker_Answers_Reader_Questions.mp3?dest-id=487374) ## [Learning to Soar: A Conversation With Artist Kev G Mor](https://www.madinamerica.com/2025/12/learning-to-soar-a-conversation-with-artist-kev-g-mor/) _2025-12-17 · Mad in America: Rethinking Mental Health_ 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-pound pit bull terrier for emotional support. Kev is a suicide survivor who grew up with early childhood trauma and has experienced homelessness as a teen, is a single father, and is now again in recovery. His work is about showing what staying well… [Listen](https://traffic.libsyn.com/clean/secure/jfmoore/Learning_to_Soar_-_A_Conversation_With_Artist_Kev_G_Mor.mp3?dest-id=487374) ## [Antidepressant Withdrawal: Finding an Astronomical Perspective - A Conversation with Safa Askeri](https://www.madinamerica.com/2025/11/antidepressant-withdrawal-an-astronomical-perspective/) _2025-11-19 · Mad in America: Rethinking Mental Health_ Safa Askeri joins us to discuss his experience of antidepressant withdrawal and the gaslighting he was subjected to as he raised concerns with his doctors. "After this happened to me, I know that I can handle anything in life, no matter how hard it is." \*\*\* Like to know more about Mad in America or rethinking psychiatry more broadly? On our podcast, Robert Whitaker will answer your questions.… [Listen](https://traffic.libsyn.com/clean/secure/jfmoore/Antidepressant_Withdrawal_-_Finding_an_Astronomical_Perspective.mp3?dest-id=487374) ## [Psychiatric Drugs: The Real World is Where the Harms Live](https://www.madinamerica.com/2025/10/psychiatric-drugs-the-real-world-is-where-the-harms-live/) _2025-10-29 · Mad in America: Rethinking Mental Health_ Joining us for a roundtable discussion are Brooke Siem, David Antonuccio, Kim Witzak, Angie Peacock and David Healy. They discuss the challenges of openly discussing psychiatric drug withdrawal, the true meaning of informed consent, getting doctors to acknowledge medication-induced harm and much more. \*\*\* Thank you for being with us to listen to the podcast and read our articles this year. MIA is… [Listen](https://traffic.libsyn.com/clean/secure/jfmoore/Psychiatric_Drugs-The_Real_World_is_Where_the_Harms_Live.mp3?dest-id=487374) ## [Sync Bookmarks Everywhere (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/o6H5R5I7R3re) _2025-10-29 · **Sponsored**_ Two-way sync keeps folders and toolbar intact across Chrome, Firefox, and Safari. ## [Medical Organizations Turn Blind Eye to Harms of Maternal Antidepressant Use: A Conversation With Adam Urato and Joanna Moncrieff](https://www.madinamerica.com/2025/10/medical-organizations-turn-blind-eye-to-harms-maternal-antidepressant-use/) _2025-10-08 · Mad in America: Rethinking Mental Health_ 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. Around 400,000 children in the United States are born each year whose mothers took antidepressants while pregnant, and so it's easy to see the societal importance of this topic. What are the risks to the fetus, the newborn, and the long-term… [Listen](https://traffic.libsyn.com/clean/secure/jfmoore/Medical_Organizations_Turn_Blind_Eye_to_Harms_of_Maternal_Antidepressant_Use-_A_Conversation_With_Adam_Urato_and_Joanna_Moncrieff.mp3?dest-id=487374) ## [Psychotherapy, Spirituality, and Democratic Socialism: A Conversation with Frank Gruba-McCallister](https://www.madinamerica.com/2025/09/psychotherapy-spirituality-and-democratic-socialism-a-conversation-with-frank-gruba-mccallister/) _2025-09-24 · Mad in America: Rethinking Mental Health_ Frank Gruba-McCallister is a clinical psychologist, educator, and scholar whose career spans more than three decades of teaching and academic leadership. He served as Vice President of Academic Affairs at Adler University , where he helped to reorient the institution's mission toward training socially responsible practitioners. His leadership and curricular reforms contributed to Adler's doctoral… [Listen](https://traffic.libsyn.com/clean/secure/jfmoore/Psychotherapy_Spirituality_and_Democratic_Socialism-_A_Conversation_with_Frank_Gruba-McCallister.mp3?dest-id=487374) ## [Science Under Pressure, Humanity at Stake: An Interview with John Ioannidis](https://www.madinamerica.com/2025/09/science-under-pressure-humanity-at-stake-an-interview-with-john-ioannidis/) _2025-09-10 · Mad in America: Rethinking Mental Health_ 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. Ioannidis has spent his career exposing the weak foundations of much of modern medicine. His 2005 paper, "Why Most Published Research Findings Are False ," became the most-viewed article in the history of PLOS Medicine and helped spark a global reckoning… [Listen](https://traffic.libsyn.com/clean/secure/jfmoore/Science_Under_Pressure_Humanity_at_Stake-An_Interview_with_John_Ioannidis.mp3?dest-id=487374) ## [Therapy in the Age of Abandonment: A Conversation with Psychological Anthropologist Talia Weiner](https://www.madinamerica.com/2025/09/therapy-in-the-age-of-abandonment-a-conversation-with-psychological-anthropologist-talia-weiner/) _2025-09-03 · Mad in America: Rethinking Mental Health_ Talia Weiner is a psychological anthropologist, licensed professional counselor, and assistant professor of psychology at the University of West Georgia. As a medical and psychological anthropologist, her work focuses on the intersection of social-structural forces and how those forces show up in lived experience, particularly in relation to mental health care. Weiner studies these and other… [Listen](https://traffic.libsyn.com/clean/secure/jfmoore/Therapy_in_the_Age_of_Abandonment_-_A_Conversation_with_Talia_Weiner.mp3?dest-id=487374) ## [How to be a Critical Psychologist Without Losing Your Soul: A Conversation With Zenobia Morrill, José Giovanni Luiggi-Hernández and Justin Karter](https://www.madinamerica.com/2025/08/how-to-be-a-critical-psychologist-without-losing-your-soul/) _2025-08-13 · Mad in America: Rethinking Mental Health_ On the Mad in America podcast this week, we explore the importance of raising awareness of psychological approaches that challenge mainstream perspectives. Joining us today are three people who are practising clinical psychologists and who have written for Mad in America. Zenobia Morrill is a critical-liberation psychologist and psychology professor who received her doctorate from the University… [Listen](https://traffic.libsyn.com/clean/secure/jfmoore/How_to_be_a_Critical_Psychologist_Without_Losing_Your_Soul.mp3?dest-id=487374) ## [Is Dialogue the Best Medicine? A Conversation With Jaakko Seikkula](https://www.madinamerica.com/2025/07/is-dialogue-the-best-medicine-a-conversation-with-jaakko-seikkula/) _2025-07-30 · Mad in America: Rethinking Mental Health_ 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 practice at Keropudas Hospital in Tornio, Finland, in the 1990s, and he is the person who has conducted the research that told of remarkable longer-term outcomes with this form of care. For the past 15 years, he has developed and led training programs that… [Listen](https://traffic.libsyn.com/clean/secure/jfmoore/Is_Dialogue_the_Best_Medicine_A_Conversation_With_Jaakko_Seikkula.mp3?dest-id=487374) ## ["I Made it Through the Horrors of Psychiatric Drug Withdrawal" A Conversation with Comedian Dex Carrington](https://www.madinamerica.com/2025/07/horror-psychiatric-drug-withdrawal-dex-carrington/) _2025-07-09 · Mad in America: Rethinking Mental Health_ 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 Truth Train podcast, and former travel show host who gained international recognition as the host of Dexpedition , which aired on MTV in over 30 countries. He joins us on the Mad In America podcast to talk about his experience with Lyrica and Zyprexa,… [Listen](https://traffic.libsyn.com/clean/secure/jfmoore/I_Made_it_Through_the_Horrors_of_Psychiatric_Drug_Withdrawal_A_Conversation_with_Comedian_Dex_Carrington.mp3?dest-id=487374) ## [Why Psychosis Is Not So Crazy: A Conversation with Stijn Vanheule](https://www.madinamerica.com/2025/06/why-psychosis-is-not-so-crazy-a-conversation-with-stijn-vanheule/) _2025-06-25 · Mad in America: Rethinking Mental Health_ Stijn Vanheule is a clinical psychologist, psychoanalyst, and professor of psychology at Ghent University. Trained in the Lacanian tradition, he has written widely on the structure of psychosis, the limits of psychiatric diagnosis, and the importance of attending to the subjective logic of mental distress. His books include The Subject of Psychosis: A Lacanian Perspective, Diagnosis and the DSM: A… [Listen](https://traffic.libsyn.com/clean/secure/jfmoore/Why_Psychosis_Is_Not_So_Crazy_-_A_Conversation_with_Stijn_Vanheule.mp3?dest-id=487374) ## [A Therapist Navigating Antidepressant Withdrawal: Nelson Lee on the Power of the Present Moment](https://www.madinamerica.com/2025/06/a-therapist-navigating-antidepressant-withdrawal-nelson-lee/) _2025-06-11 · Mad in America: Rethinking Mental Health_ 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 off antidepressants that he'd been on for 15 years. This led to significant long-term medication withdrawal that Nelson is still navigating at the time of this interview. As a therapist, Nelson specializes in helping clients transform their… [Listen](https://traffic.libsyn.com/clean/secure/jfmoore/A_Therapist_Navigating_Antidepressant_Withdrawal_-_Nelson_Lee_on_the_Power_of_the_Present_Moment.mp3?dest-id=487374) ## ["Progress Only Occurs when People Make Demands" Paolo del Vecchio Reflects on a Life of Federal Service](https://www.madinamerica.com/2025/06/progress-only-occurs-when-people-make-demands-paolo-del-vecchio/) _2025-06-04 · Mad in America: Rethinking Mental Health_ 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 years. He recently completed a 30-year career at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, where he served in multiple roles including the director of the Center for Mental Health… [Listen](https://traffic.libsyn.com/clean/secure/jfmoore/Progress_Only_Occurs_when_People_Make_Demands_Paolo_del_Vecchio_Reflects_on_a_Life_of_Federal_Service.mp3?dest-id=487374) ## [The Poetics and Politics of Our Mental Health Metaphors: An Interview with Laurence Kirmayer](https://www.madinamerica.com/2025/05/the-poetics-and-politics-of-our-mental-health-metaphors-an-interview-with-laurence-kirmayer/) _2025-05-21 · Mad in America: Rethinking Mental Health_ Laurence Kirmayer is one of the most influential figures in cultural psychiatry today. A psychiatrist, researcher, and theorist, he serves as James McGill Professor and Director of the Division of Social and Transcultural Psychiatry at McGill University and Editor-in-Chief of Transcultural Psychiatry . Across decades of work bridging anthropology, psychiatry, and cognitive science, Kirmayer has… [Listen](https://traffic.libsyn.com/clean/secure/jfmoore/The_Poetics_and_Politics_of_Our_Mental_Health_Metaphors-An_Interview_with_Laurence_Kirmayer.mp3?dest-id=487374) ## [Kermit Cole: Dialogical Therapy and Quantum Theory Walk Into a Bar…](https://www.madinamerica.com/2025/05/kermit-cole-dialogical-therapy-and-quantum-theory-walk-into-a-bar/) _2025-05-07 · Mad in America: Rethinking Mental Health_ 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 Kermit is now deeply engaged in. That is, broadly speaking, how humor can help in creating a shared experience that is helpful to the healing process. Kermit, in his experiences of being with people in psychotic states, has seen humor as a moment when… [Listen](https://traffic.libsyn.com/clean/secure/jfmoore/Kermit_Cole-_Dialogical_Therapy_and_Quantum_Theory_Walk_Into_a_Bar.mp3?dest-id=487374) ## [Chemically Imbalanced: Joanna Moncrieff on the Making and Unmaking of the Serotonin Myth](https://www.madinamerica.com/2025/04/chemically-imbalanced-joanna-moncrieff-making-unmaking-serotonin-myth/) _2025-04-30 · Mad in America: Rethinking Mental Health_ 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. Moncrieff is a psychiatrist who works in the National Health Service in the United Kingdom. She is a Professor of Critical and Social Psychiatry at University College, London. In 1990 she co-founded the Critical Psychiatry Network , which today has… [Listen](https://traffic.libsyn.com/clean/secure/jfmoore/Chemically_Imbalanced_-_Joanna_Moncrieff_on_the_Making_and_Unmaking_of_the_Serotonin_Myth.mp3?dest-id=487374) ## [Teralyn Sell and Jenn Schmitz: Breaking Out of the Prison of Prescribing and Finding the Freedom of Therapy](https://www.madinamerica.com/2025/04/teralyn-sell-jenn-schmitz-breaking-out-prison-of-prescribing-and-finding-freedom-of-therapy/) _2025-04-16 · Mad in America: Rethinking Mental Health_ 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 from working in the prison system to challenging conventional psychiatric narratives in their therapy practice and podcast, The Gaslit Truth . Dr. Teralyn Sell is a distinguished expert in Psychology and Brain Health, holding a PhD in Psychology and… [Listen](https://traffic.libsyn.com/clean/secure/jfmoore/Teralyn_Sell_and_Jenn_Schmitz-Breaking_Out_of_the_Prison_of_Prescribing_and_Finding_the_Freedom_of_Therapy.mp3?dest-id=487374) ## [Psychology's Small Stories and the Call of the Other: An Interview with David Goodman](https://www.madinamerica.com/2025/04/psychologys-small-stories-and-the-call-of-the-other-an-interview-with-david-goodman/) _2025-04-09 · Mad in America: Rethinking Mental Health_ 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 College , where he also teaches in the Department of Formative Education . A past president of the APA's Society for Theoretical and Philosophical Psychology (Division 24) , Goodman is known for his interdisciplinary work at the intersection of… [Listen](https://traffic.libsyn.com/clean/secure/jfmoore/Psychologys_Small_Stories_and_the_Call_of_the_Other-An_Interview_with_David_Goodman.mp3?dest-id=487374) ## [Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics: End of an Era for Independent Journals? An Interview With Giovanni Fava](https://www.madinamerica.com/2025/03/psychotherapy-and-psychosomatics-end-of-era-independent-journals-giovanni-fava/) _2025-03-26 · Mad in America: Rethinking Mental Health_ 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 edited the journal Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics . We will be talking about the importance of that journal and what may be lost now that the publisher, Karger, may be taking it in a new direction. Here's why this journal, under Dr. Fava's leadership,… [Listen](https://traffic.libsyn.com/clean/secure/jfmoore/Psychotherapy_and_Psychosomatics-End_of_an_Era_for_Independent_Journals_An_Interview_With_Giovanni_Fava.mp3?dest-id=487374) ## [Psychology, Personhood, and the Crisis of Neoliberalism: Jeff Sugarman on Theoretical and Critical Psychology](https://www.madinamerica.com/2025/03/psychology-personhood-and-the-crisis-of-neoliberalism-jeff-sugarman-on-theoretical-and-critical-psychology/) _2025-03-19 · Mad in America: Rethinking Mental Health_ J eff Sugarman is a distinguished scholar in theoretical and philosophical psychology, known for his work examining the psychology of selfhood, human agency, and the sociopolitical underpinnings of psychological science. A Professor Emeritus in the Education Department at Simon Fraser University, Dr. Sugarman has spent decades critically interrogating the ways mainstream psychology reflects and… [Listen](https://traffic.libsyn.com/clean/secure/jfmoore/Psychology_Personhood_and_the_Crisis_of_Neoliberalism_-_Jeff_Sugarman_on_Theoretical_and_Critical_Psychology.mp3?dest-id=487374) ## ["Dad, Something's Not Right. I Need Help"- Richard Fee on the Dangers of Adderall](https://www.madinamerica.com/2025/03/dad-something-not-right-richard-fee-dangers-of-adderall/) _2025-03-05 · Mad in America: Rethinking Mental Health_ 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 of the Richard Fee Foundation . Rick joins us to talk about his son, Richard Fee and his encounter with psychiatric drugs, most notably Adderall. \*\*\* Thank you for being with us to listen to the podcast and read our articles this year. MIA is funded… [Listen](https://traffic.libsyn.com/clean/secure/jfmoore/Dad_Somethings_Not_Right._I_Need_Help-_Richard_Fee_on_the_Dangers_of_Adderall.mp3?dest-id=487374) ## [Psychotherapy and Social Change: Mick Cooper on Counseling, Pluralism, and Progressive Politics](https://www.madinamerica.com/2025/02/psychotherapy-and-social-change-mick-cooper-on-counseling-pluralism-and-progressive-politics/) _2025-02-19 · Mad in America: Rethinking Mental Health_ Mick Cooper is a leading voice in contemporary counseling psychology, known for his work at the intersection of psychotherapy and social change. A Professor of Counseling Psychology at the University of Roehampton in the UK, Dr. Cooper is both a researcher and a practicing therapist, exploring how psychotherapeutic principles can contribute to broader political and societal transformation. As a… [Listen](https://traffic.libsyn.com/clean/secure/jfmoore/Psychotherapy_and_Social_Change_-_Mick_Cooper_on_Counseling_Pluralism_and_Progressive_Politics.mp3?dest-id=487374) ## [All Real Living Is Meeting - In Conversation With Brent Robbins - Part 2](https://www.madinamerica.com/2025/02/all-real-living-is-meeting-an-interview-with-brent-robbins-on-love-loss-and-the-future-of-psychology/) _2025-02-12 · Mad in America: Rethinking Mental Health_ Brent Dean Robbins is a psychologist, scholar, and all-around thoughtful human whose work has profoundly shaped existential and humanistic psychology . He is one of those rare thinkers who makes psychology feel alive—not just a collection of theories and data, but a field full of urgent, deeply human questions. He's a professor of psychology and the director of the Psy.D. in Clinical Psychology… [Listen](https://traffic.libsyn.com/clean/secure/jfmoore/All_Real_Living_Is_Meeting_-_In_Conversation_With_Brent_Robbins_-_Part_2.mp3?dest-id=487374)