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The best podcasts for Critical Mental Health Discussions

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Who am I?

Mad in America exists to ask critical questions about the state of psychiatry and psychology in the 21st Century. In our podcast, we examine mental health with a critical eye by speaking with psychologists, psychiatrists and people with lived experience. When you hear such conversations, you realise that much of what is believed to be settled in mental health is actually up for debate. Is mental health a matter of faulty biology or is there more to it? Are the treatments used in psychiatry helpful or harmful in the long term? Are psychiatric diagnoses reliable? With the help of our guests, we examine these questions and so much more. Please join us for these important conversations. Mad in America launched in 2012 with the aim of sharing personal stories of those who had experience in the mental health system. We also share blogs written by psychiatrists and psychologists who believe that the mental health system needs to change to become more compassionate.

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What is my podcast about and/or how does it relate to the playlist topic you chose?

Our podcast looks critically at the way that mental healthcare is delivered around the world. We discuss psychiatric diagnoses, psychiatric drugs and treatments including electroconvulsive therapy. We hope that such discussions allow people to understand that the mental health system needs to change. Our interviews include journalist and author Johann Hari, Doctor Chris van Tulleken and psychiatrists including Joanna Moncrieff and David Healy.

What is my podcast playlist about?

These podcasts present discussions about mental health that you won't find in mainstream narratives. They tell of a need to improve how we care for those in distress or who are overwhelmed.

The podcasts I picked and why

1. Broken Medical Science

Why this podcast?

A no holds barred discussion of the state of medicine today. The host is Professor Peter C Gøtzsche who has published over 100 articles in the world’s five most prestigious medical journals: BMJ, Lancet, JAMA, Annals of Internal Medicine, and New England Journal of Medicine. The audience is everyone with an interest in healthcare.

Broken Medical Science

Broken Medical Science

Institute for Scientific Freedom

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In our podcast series, we will interview top researchers, science journalists, consumer advocates and others who will tell us how we can do better and how we may improve our chances of living a long and happy life. The host is Professor Peter C Gøtzsche who has published over 100 articles in the world’s five most prestigious medical journals: BMJ, Lancet, JAMA, Annals of Internal Medicine, and New England Journal of Medicine. Our audience is everyone with an interest in healthcare.

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2. Let's Talk Withdrawal

Why this podcast?

Created to discuss the difficulties that some people have withdrawing from antidepressants, benzodiazepines or antipsychotic drugs. Contrary to popular belief, these drugs can create dependence and, for some people, the withdrawal process can be slow and tortuous. We discuss honestly and openly people's experiences and how they approached getting of their psychiatric drugs.

Let's Talk Withdrawal

Let's Talk Withdrawal

Let's Talk Withdrawal

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Let’s Talk Withdrawal was started with a simple aim, to share lived experience accounts of psychiatric drug withdrawal and to provide interviews with experts in the field. Psychiatric drug withdrawal remains a largely hidden, seldom discussed issue, yet affects countless people. We aim to add to the discussion and debate. Our interviews include people with experience of taking and coming off antidepressants, antipsychotics and benzodiazepines.

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3. Akathisia Stories

Why this podcast?

Akathisia Stories is a podcast series that features interviews and news concerning the adverse drug reaction akathisia and medication-induced suicide. MISSD, the Medication-Induced Suicide Prevention and Education Foundation in Memory of Stewart Dolin, is a unique nonprofit organization dedicated to honoring the memory of Stewart and other victims of akathisia by raising awareness and educating the public about the dangers of akathisia. MISSD aims to ensure that people suffering from akathisia's symptoms are accurately diagnosed so that needless deaths are prevented. The foundation advocates truth in disclosure, honesty in reporting, and legitimate drug trials.

Akathisia Stories

Akathisia Stories

MISSD + Studio C Chicago

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Akathisia Stories, a co-production of MISSD and Studio C Chicago, is a podcast series that features interviews and news concerning the adverse drug reaction akathisia and medication-induced suicide.

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4. Mad in Ireland: Fields of Healing

Why this podcast?

Mad in Ireland: Fields of Healing examines alternatives to mainstream psychiatry. There have always been what are sometimes deemed alternative approaches to understanding emotional distress, mental health issues, extraordinary experiences; and responding to them. Mad In Ireland embraces the post psychiatric new paradigm in mental health, in terms of giving voice to what is collectively embraced within this paradigm.

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We give some indication of the origins and aspirations of this podcast series in our introductory episode. There have always been what are sometimes deemed alternative approaches to understanding emotional distress, mental health issues, extraordinary experiences; and responding to them. Mad In Ireland embraces the post psychiatric new paradigm in mental health, in terms of giving voice to what is collectively embraced within this paradigm. Fields of Healing contributes to this overall expression by showcasing conversations with practitioners who are engaged in fields of healing that respond to life challenges, including those that relate to emotional distress and mental health issues. There is no expectation of contributors conforming to any one understanding of this new paradigm, indeed some may not even have a mental health language though fit the paradigm none the less.

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5. Madness Radio

Why this podcast?

Madness Radio: Voices And Visions from Outside Mental Health explores 'madness' from beyond conventional perspectives and mainstream treatments, featuring survivors, authors, advocates, professionals, and artists. Always has intriguing guests and presents a radically different view of mental health than we typically get to hear.

Madness Radio

Madness Radio

Will Hall, Madness Radio

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