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Floodgates by Miles Harrop
A Mad Perspective on IFS Training
I became concerned that the reason I was unable to hear from my parts was because I take antipsychotic medication.
Protecting the False Narrative About Antidepressants
We have a mental health crisis because the existing depression drug-focused approaches are not working.
Goodbye, Brian Wilson
I propose to call any psychiatrist-patient bond “Landy syndrome” after psychiatrist Eugene Landy, the captor, abuser and oppressor of Brian Wilson.
Madness Is a Human Phenomenon
We can see how complicated it is to be human and how much human suffering (called psychopathology) is a complex and unique human phenomena.
Why Psychotherapy Should Busy Itself with Building Character Strengths, Not Reducing Symptoms
Clients want outcomes like self-understanding, self-agency, and social engagement from therapy.
It’s a No-Brainer: Living Proof We Are More Than Our Parts
Terms like “reward systems,” “emotion centers,” and “decision circuits” suggest precision. But these aren’t discoveries—they’re metaphors.
RESEARCH STUDIES
Emma Burris from Barnard College is seeking participants for a survey on the direct lived experience of former adolescent psychiatric inpatients, with the goal of improving mental healthcare in a way that’s sensitive to service users’ experiences. Find out more about the project and complete the survey here.
- July 11, 2025, 1:00 pm: Young People & Suicide: A Training for Family and Friends
- July 21, 2025, 12:00 pm: Alternatives to Suicide Overview
- July 29, 2025, 12:30 pm: Stolen Lives Picnic
- July 31, 2025, N/A: Mad Camp California
“I Made it Through the Horrors of Psychiatric Drug Withdrawal” A Conversation with Comedian...
Dex Carrington, AKA Jørgen Kjønø, is a Norwegian-American stand-up comedian and actor. He joins us on the Mad In America podcast to talk about his experience with Lyrica and Zyprexa, including a five-and-a-half-year taper after 10 years on the drugs.
ChatGPT Weakens Your Ability to Think, MIT Study Finds
“This cognitive offloading phenomenon raises concerns about the long-term implications for human intellectual development and autonomy,” the researchers write.
Why Psychosis Is Not So Crazy: A Conversation with Stijn Vanheule
Vanheule urges clinicians to listen for the structure in psychotic thought. He offers clinical examples that reframe hallucinations as a form of creative response to unspeakable dilemmas.
Antipsychotics Do Not Provide a Clinically Meaningful Benefit Over the Short-Term: A Review of...
70 years of RCTs fail to provide evidence that antipsychotics provide a clinically meaningful benefit for treating acute psychotic episodes.
Veterans Take Their “War Cry For Change” to Capitol Hill
Despite VHA’s $571 million suicide prevention budget, veterans are dying by suicide at alarmingly high rates. Advocates want answers and accountability.
A Therapist Navigating Antidepressant Withdrawal: Nelson Lee on the Power of the Present Moment
Therapist and coach Nelson Lee joins us on the podcast to discuss how he approaches helping clients while navigating the complexities of antidepressant withdrawal.
Meet Lara, My Anorexic Part
This is what unprocessed emotions can look like. Often relating to trauma. But what is trauma? When someone hurts you? When society hurts you? When you feel “wrong,” excluded? When you are not taught how to love yourself (by being loved)? When you lack the tools to live with, because you never learned any life skills?
“So I lost my fear and won everything”: Peter Lehmann, 50...
With these subtle topics, I feel that my language skills are not enough to explain. Madness means crossing the limits of normal and limited life, and includes breaking chains, but also includes risks and dangers, of course.
The Epidemic of Psychiatric Diagnoses on Social Networks
We have seen the immense influence of social networks both in the vast production of content based on nomenclatures from psychiatric vocabulary and the exhaustive exploration of certain psychiatric categories that broaden the reach of publications. Not all, just some.
