Mad in Brasil presents the tenth edition of its annual international seminar, The Psychiatric Drug Epidemic. It will take place on October 28, 29, and 30 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and will be livestreamed in English and Spanish.
On October 29 and 30, they will be joined by Birgit Valla from Mad in Norway, Monique de Mol from Mad in the Netherlands, Josef Witt-Doerring from the U.S. and Robert Whitaker from Mad in America, as well as guests from various parts of Brazil for our panel discussions.
October 29, morning session, starts 8 AM EDT
10:00 – 12:00 – PANEL: CONTEMPORARY INITIATIVES IN DEMEDICALIZATION AROUND THE WORLD
Robert Whitaker (Mad in America) – Contemporary Initiatives for Demedicalization Around the World (Opening Lecture)
Moderator: Paulo Amarante (LAPS/ENSP – CEE/Fiocruz)
October 29, afternoon session, starts 11:30 PM EDT
1:30 PM – 2:30 PM PANEL: A BEGINNER’S GUIDE TO WITHDRAWAL FROM PSYCHIATRIC MEDICATIONS
Josef Witt-Doerring (former FDA, TaperClinic – USA)
Moderator: Robert Whitaker (Mad in America)
2:30 PM – 4:30 PM: PANEL: STRATEGIES, CHALLENGES, AND ISSUES RELATED TO THE DEPRESCRIBING AND DISCONTINUATION OF PSYCHOTROPIC DRUGS
Birgit Valla – (Mad in Norway) Demedicalizing mental health in Norway. Initiatives and a Moment for Change
Mônica Nunes – (ISC-UFBA) The Role of Institutional Clinical Supervision in Psychopharmaceutical Withdrawal
Monique de Mol – (Mad in the Netherlands) A Personal Account of Overcoming Psychopharmaceuticals
Coordinator: Robert Whitaker (Mad in America)
October 30, morning session, starts 8 AM EDT
9:00 a.m.– 12:00 p.m: THE EXPONENTIAL GROWTH OF THE PATHOLOGIZATION OF LIFE: HOW TO RESIST AND BUILD NEW POSSIBILITIES
Birgit Valla (Mad in Norway) The Importance of Mad in Norway in Confronting the Medicalization of Life
Monique De Mol (Mad in the Netherlands) – Survivors, voice hearers, mutual aid groups, and other initiatives
Josef Witt-Doerring (former FDA, TaperClicic – USA) – Ideas for Resisting the Pathologization of Life.
Moderator: Ana Paula Guljor (ABRASME – LAPS/ENSP/Fiocruz)
October 30, afternoon session, starts 12:30 PM EDT
1:30 PM – 4:30 PM: CLOSING PANEL: BUILDING THE AGENDA FOR THE DEMEDICALIZATION OF LIFE – SUMMARY OF PROPOSALS AND DEVELOPMENT OF AN AGENDA FOR CHANGE
Maria Aparecida Moysés (Despatologiza and UNICAMP)
Martinho Braga (IMS – UERJ)
Maurice de Torrenté (ISC – UFBA)
Moderator: Paulo Amarante (LAPS/ENSP – CEE/Fiocruz)
