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Robert Whitaker
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Robert Whitaker is a journalist and author of two books about the history of psychiatry,
Mad in America
and
Anatomy of an Epidemic
, and the co-author, with Lisa Cosgrove, of
Psychiatry Under the Influence
. He is the founder of madinamerica.com.
Martin Harrow: The Galileo of Modern Psychiatry (1933 – 2023)
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Fernando de Freitas: A “Dear Friend” Who Was a Warrior for Radical Change
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A Revolution Wobbles: Will Norway’s “Medication-Free” Hospital Survive?
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Our RCT Fetish: How the “Gold Standard” for Research Has Led to A Societal...
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The Mad in the World Network: A Global Voice for Change
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“Holy Shit!” Psychiatry’s Cognitive Dissonance on Display
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Psychiatry, Fraud, and the Case for a Class-Action Lawsuit
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MIA Webinars: Past, Present and Future
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Laura Van Tosh: The Life of a Psychiatric Survivor Activist
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Point/Counterpoint: What Is the Importance of Nassir Ghaemi’s Conclusion that Psychiatric Drugs Do Not...
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Is Mad in America Doing More Harm Than Good?
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Thomas Insel Makes A Case for Abolishing Psychiatry
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The Impact the DSM Has Had On All of Us: An interview with Sarah...
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Thomas Jobe: The Legacy of Research He Leaves Behind
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Medicating Preschoolers for ADHD: How “Evidence-Based” Psychiatry Has Led to a Tragic End
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For Life: Opera on Psychiatry and Its Drugs
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The Visual Illusion of Efficacy in Psychiatric Drug Trials
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Anatomy of an Industry: Commerce, Payments to Psychiatrists and Betrayal of the Public Good
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The WHO Calls for Radical Change in Global Mental Health
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In Memory of Sandra Escher, Pioneer on Voice-Hearing
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What Does Our Species Require for a Healthy Life? An Interview with Peter Sterling
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The BBC, Harrow, and a Public Left in the Dark
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A Short History of Tardive Dyskinesia: 65 Years of Drug-Induced Brain Damage That Rolls...
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VICE, MIA and The Movement Against Psychiatry
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An FDA Whistleblower’s Documents: Commerce, Corruption, and Death
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