25 January 2024
Mad in America hosts blogs by a diverse group of writers. These posts are designed to serve as a public forum for a discussion—broadly speaking—of psychiatry and its treatments. The opinions expressed are the writers’ own. By Peter C. Gøtzsche, MD -November 21, 2023 Stopping psychiatric drugs is often difficult. And in many cases, it is done… View Article
Mad in America hosts blogs by a diverse group of writers. These posts are designed to serve as a public forum for a discussion—broadly speaking—of psychiatry and its treatments. The opinions expressed are the writers’ own. By Lawrence Kelmenson, MD -November 21, 2023 Psychiatrists used to not put much effort into diagnosing. Instead, they focused on getting… View Article
Mad in America hosts blogs by a diverse group of writers. These posts are designed to serve as a public forum for a discussion—broadly speaking—of psychiatry and its treatments. The opinions expressed are the writers’ own. By Nancy Buck -November 15, 2022 Thought Provoker: How do you define good physical health? Do you know what to do… View Article
Mad in America hosts blogs by a diverse group of writers. These posts are designed to serve as a public forum for a discussion—broadly speaking—of psychiatry and its treatments. The opinions expressed are the writers’ own. By Meghan Caughey, MFA – June 21, 2022 ntil recently, I lived in Portland, Oregon, working as Senior Director for a… View Article
Mad in America hosts blogs by a diverse group of writers. These posts are designed to serve as a public forum for a discussion—broadly speaking—of psychiatry and its treatments. The opinions expressed are the writers’ own. By Tamara S. – May 13, 2022 At 21 I was happy. I had finished high school (in Switzerland this is… View Article
Mad in America hosts blogs by a diverse group of writers. These posts are designed to serve as a public forum for a discussion—broadly speaking—of psychiatry and its treatments. The opinions expressed are the writers’ own. By MIA Editors – March 31, 2022 A survey of 233,087 “internet users” in 34 countries that measured “mental wellbeing” found… View Article
Mad in America hosts blogs by a diverse group of writers. These posts are designed to serve as a public forum for a discussion—broadly speaking—of psychiatry and its treatments. The opinions expressed are the writers’ own. By Joanna Moncrieff, MD – March 26, 2022 In this blog I look at the functions of the mental health system… View Article
Mad in America hosts blogs by a diverse group of writers. These posts are designed to serve as a public forum for a discussion—broadly speaking—of psychiatry and its treatments. The opinions expressed are the writers’ own. By Bruce Levine, PhD -March 8, 2022 In contemporary U.S. society, financial conflicts of interest, flip-flopping, belittling, and arrogance are no… View Article
Mad in America hosts blogs by a diverse group of writers. These posts are designed to serve as a public forum for a discussion—broadly speaking—of psychiatry and its treatments. The opinions expressed are the writers’ own. By Amy Biancolli – September 7, 2021 Who we are isn’t always how we’re seen by society. What we… View Article
Mad in America hosts blogs by a diverse group of writers. These posts are designed to serve as a public forum for a discussion—broadly speaking—of psychiatry and its treatments. The opinions expressed are the writers’ own. By Peter Breggin – 8 December 2021 Over the years as a psychiatrist I’ve evaluated innumerable cases of individuals… View Article