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Medical Organizations Turn Blind Eye to Harms of Maternal Antidepressant Use: A Conversation With...

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Adam Urato and Joanna Moncrieff join Robert Whitaker on the Mad in America podcast to discuss the risks posed by maternal use of antidepressants.
Calgary, Alberta, Canada - November 6, 2021: A small group of people providing a meal to the homeless and any other people in need in downtown Calgary

An Open Letter to Those I Love Whose Neurotypical Privilege Keeps Them from Seeing...

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The next time you see someone who is unhoused, have some compassion.
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A Call for Evidence-Based, Fear-Free Practice

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It is right to criticize MAHA, but poorly researched, fear-based responses by mainstream psychiatry only further mislead the public.

“How Are You?” The Strangest Question to ask in a Psychiatric Hospital

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Inside a psychiatric hospital, the social script doesn’t fit the situation. The location itself undermines the premise.

Will Cracking Down on Drug Ads Help Patients?

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From Medpage Today: "HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and FDA Commissioner Marty Makary, MD, MPH, would seemingly like us to believe that they...
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Peer Advocates Who Made Things Happen in Oregon

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We must keep the histories of peer advocates alive, lest they be forgotten for their part in making the recovery model a vision for system change.

Counter Archiving “Mental Health Records”

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Standing in front of the mirror, i wonder, “what outfit should i wear for scanning my psychiatric records at the local library?”
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Fifty Years of Grief

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September 27, 2025, is the fiftieth anniversary of the ignominious death in prison of my sorely regretted and dearly beloved friend Mark Frechette.
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The Vanity Fair of Magic Potions

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When someone is searching for medicine, there will always be someone else ready to sell them the “cure."

Psychotherapy, Spirituality, and Democratic Socialism: A Conversation with Frank Gruba-McCallister

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Frank Gruba-McCallister argues that healing must confront capitalism, reclaim spirituality, and advance justice.
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“I Can’t Remember a Single Day”: New Survey Shows Disastrous Memory Effects of ECT

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114 people told us they lost vital memories like getting married, birthdays, and family events.

“Medicine Is Awesome” Mentality Fueling Harmful Antidepressant Use, Say Experts

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The authors call for a paradigm shift in mental health care that emphasizes empathy, context, and alternatives to medication as first-line treatments for depression.
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Green Party of California: Forced Treatment Must Be Abolished

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In a public statement, the Green Party of California endorsed the Abolish Forced Psychiatry statement.

The FDA’s Overdue Crackdown on Misleading Pharmaceutical Advertisements

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From JAMA Network: "The US is one of only 2 countries worldwide that permits direct-to-consumer pharmaceutical advertising. A 1997 regulatory change by the FDA...

German GPs Say They Need More Support to Help Patients Stop Antidepressants

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New research from Germany shows how guidelines, system pressures, and lack of collaboration limit deprescribing.
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How “Garbage-In-Garbage-Out” Academic Psychiatry Research Has Become Even More Ridiculous, and How Taking It...

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An interview with a leading academic psychiatrist reveals that psychiatric researchers are clueless about the scientific method.

The Importance of Grief—in the Psychological Process and in Our Lives

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In order to mature and to process our pain—things that are unavoidable in our lives—it is necessary to confront this grief.

Individualized Understandings of Mental Health Mislead Us

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Diagnosis separates the person from their world and detaches their pain from their circumstances.
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How Not to Diagnose Your Child

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The reflections of a mental health professional on saving her own son from invalid and harmful labels.
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No Subgroup of Patients for Whom Antidepressants Are Effective

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A reanalysis of STAR*D finds no support for the theorized subgroup of patients who do well on antidepressants.
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The Case for Retraction: Psychedelic Therapy Study Omitted Interviews that Told of Sexual Abuse

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The concealing of relevant data from a research project is a form of fraud and the grounds for retraction of the JHP study.

Like a Refuge and Like a Prison

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From Mad in Puerto Rico: Laura LĂłpez-Aybar interviews Francisco about psychiatric hospitalization.

Science Under Pressure, Humanity at Stake: An Interview with John Ioannidis

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The Stanford professor behind the most famous paper in modern medicine warns that much of today’s research is unreliable, yet insists the project is worth defending.
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When Validation Becomes Avoidance: The Hidden Costs of Comfort in Modern Therapy

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Each week, her therapist offered affirmations and reassurance. Her eating disorder remained comfortable and unchallenged.

Locura en Argentina

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Editor Alan Robinson aims to provide readers with a magazine that represents them and the “mad cultures” found in Argentina.