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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

More than half of young adults began to think they had ADHD after awareness campaign—despite not meeting criteria for this disorder. About a quarter of “healthy” young adults already think they have ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

“After more than 20 years of criticism and calls for retraction, a journal has placed an expression of concern on a study of the antidepressant Paxil in teens that critics say has led to unwarranted ...

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 ...