After this happened to me, I know that I can handle anything in life, no matter how hard it is. Welcome to the Mad in America podcast. My name is Brooke Siem, and I am the author of a memoir on ...

Treatment guidelines generally support trying to discontinue antipsychotics in patients diagnosed with “first-episode psychosis” after one or two years of initial use, but these guidelines also ...

Steven Morgan, who was well known for his activist efforts in challenging conventional psychiatry, which included writing for Mad in America, recently passed away, at age 45. We would like to share ...

From Mad in Denmark: “We have waited to link to this article because we believe it is so important that we want to ensure that the debate continues. The article has been out for about two weeks, but ...

A Swedish survey of 700 providers shows that biological and cognitive-behavioral models correlate with higher stigma, while social explanations appear protective. A new article published in the ...

A Nature Mental Health study suggests a small pathway from income gaps to youth distress through brain structure and connectivity. A study in Nature Mental Health suggests that children living in U.S.

Joining us for a roundtable discussion are Brooke Siem, David Antonuccio, Kim Witzak, Angie Peacock and David Healy. They discuss the challenges of openly discussing psychiatric drug withdrawal, the ...

Medical organizations and the media dismiss the experts and the large body of research telling of fetal harm from exposure to SSRIs during pregnancy. Augmenting with antipsychotics was no better at ...

A new article published in Clinical Nursing Research explores involuntary commitment and treatment from the perspectives of patients and nurses in Quebec, Canada. The current work finds that while ...

A profound mental health crisis is gripping society, revealing the limits of mainstream models of health treatment and care. Capitalizing on this systemic neglect, a deluge of AI-powered chatbots ...

HeartCore Collective is a healing community dedicated to supporting individuals navigating psychotropic medication withdrawal and recovery. We foster honest dialogue about the limitations of the ...