Madness, Utopia and Revolt: An Interview With Sasha Warren
Sasha Warren founded Of Unsound Mind to trace the histories of psychiatry and its connection to policing and prisons.
The Psychological Humanities Manifesto: An Interview with Mark Freeman
Justin Karter interviews narrative and philosophical psychologist Mark Freeman about his vision for the future of psychology.
Undisclosed Financial Conflicts of Interest in the DSM-5: An Interview with Lisa Cosgrove and...
On the Mad in America podcast we talk with Lisa Cosgrove and Brian Piper about their BMJ paper entitled "Undisclosed Financial Conflicts of Interest in the DSM-5 TR: Cross-Sectional Analysis"
When Psychology Speaks for You, Without You: Sunil Bhatia on Decolonizing Psychology
MIAās Ayurdhi Dhar interviews Sunil Bhatia about decolonizing psychology, confronting the fieldās racist past, colonial foundations, and neoliberal present.
The Anatomy of Anxiety: An Interview With Ellen Vora
Dr. Ellen Vora, author of 'The Anatomy of Anxiety', joins us to discuss trauma, grief, functional medicine and more.
Irving Kirsch: The Placebo Effect and What It Tells Us About Antidepressant Efficacy
Dr Irving Kirsch is Associate Director of the Program in Placebo Studies and lecturer in medicine at the Harvard Medical School and Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. He joins us this week to discuss his research into the placebo effect and what it tells us about the efficacy of antidepressant drugs.
Psychology is Not What You Think: An Interview with Critical Psychologist Ian Parker
MIAās Ayurdhi Dhar interviews Ian Parker about critical psychology, discourse and political action, and whether psychology has anything left to offer.
‘We Have a Neck’: Psychiatrist James Greenblatt on The Links Between Body and Brain
James Greenblatt is an innovator and longtime authority in the fields of integrative medicine and functional psychiatry, focusing on nutrition and other natural modes...
Challenging Western-Centric Child Psychology: An Interview with Nandita Chaudhary
Ayurdhi Dhar interviews Nandita Chaudhary about childrenās lives across cultures, the problems with global aid agencies and their interventions, psychologyās bias in the study of children, the limits of attachment theory and more.
We Should Listen to Our Emotional Pain: An interview with Paul Andrews
Dr. Paul Andrews is an Associate Professor of Evolutionary Psychology in the Department of Psychology, Neuroscience and Behaviour at McMaster University. His research focuses...
Uncovering Radical Psychiatry and Institutional Psychotherapy in Postwar France: An Interview with Camille Robcis
MIA's Micah Ingle interviews historian Camile Robcis about radical and liberatory forms of psychiatry and psychotherapy in postwar France.
The Failings of āMental Healthā: How a Seemingly Benign Concept Might be Dangerous
MIAās Ayurdhi Dhar interviews Bruce Cohen about dismissive psychiatrists, pervasive psychiatry, and the field's ties to neoliberal capitalism.
Leaving Biological Psychiatry Behind: An Interview With Rodrigo Nardi
Rodrigo Nardi is a psychiatrist and psychologist. He obtained his psychology degree in the year 2000, and following that, he obtained a certificate in...
Craig Wiener – ADHD: A Return to Psychology
On MIA Radio this week, Miranda Spencer, Mad in America's Parent Resources editor, interviews Dr. Craig Wiener, aĀ licensed psychologist who specializes in the treatment of children, adolescents, and families. He discusses approaches to helping children with "ADHD" behavior that don't involve drugs and constant monitoring.
Feminism, Psychoanalysis and Critical Psychology: An Interview with Bethany Morris
MIA's Micah Ingle interviews Bethany Morris about the psychoanalytic study of film and the history of the "monstrous feminine" in psychiatry.
Beyond Paternalism or Abandonment in Mental Health Care: An Interview with Neil Gong
Neil Gong exposes the false choice in mental health policy between tolerant containment for the poor and paternalistic surveillance for the rich.
Opening Doors in the Borderlands: An Interview with Liberation Psychologist Mary Watkins
MIAās Micah Ingle interviews Mary Watkins about reorienting psychology toward liberation and social justice.
Is Madness an Evolved Signal? Justin Garson on Strategy Versus Dysfunction
Philosopher Justin Garson discusses the potential benefit of looking at madness not as disease or defect, but as a designed feature.
Multiplicity and Mad Studies: An Interview with Jazmine Russell
In this interview, Jazmine Russell describes her journey through psychosis and mental health advocacy to embracing a multiplicity of frameworks in Mad Studies.
‘A Playground for Predatorsā: Diane Dimond on The Abuses of Guardianship
Our guest today is Diane Dimond, a longtime, award-winning investigative journalist specializing in crime and justice issues. As a freelance journalist, syndicated columnist, and...
Julia Rucklidge: Nutrition, Mental Health and TED
An interview with Dr Julia Rucklidge, professor of clinical psychology at the University of Canterbury in New Zealand and Director of the Mental Health and Nutrition Research Group.
Learning a Different Way: An Interview with Maori Psychiatrist Diana Kopua
MIAās Ayurdhi Dhar interviews Diana Kopua about the Mahi a Atua approach, the global mental health movement, and the importance of language and narratives in how we understand our world and ease our suffering.
Chris BullardāThe Sound Mind Live Festival
Chris Bullard is the executive-director of the Sound Mind Live Festival which uses music as a connective force to bring people together to help address mental health stigma.
Fascist Subjectivity and the Subhuman: An Interview with Critical Psychologist Thomas Teo
MIA's Tim Beck interviews critical psychologist Thomas Teo on how theory and research can do justice to the people it means to describe and explain.
Jodi Aman – Anxiety, I’m So Done with You
An interview with JodiĀ Aman, LCSW, a psychotherapist and coach who has more than 20 years of experience working with children, their parents, and helpers. She is the author of the book Anxiety....I'm So Done With You: A Teenās Guide to Ditching Toxic Stress & Hardwiring Your Brain For Happiness