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"Toronto Ülikooli professori Edward Shorteri sõnul lükkas Thorazine'i turuletulek 1950. aastatel psühhiaatrias käima revolutsiooni, mille mõju võib võrrelda penitsilliini kasutuselevõtuga üldmeditsiinis („Idealistlik meelerohi“; TT#6, 2.21). Kui see on nii, siis miks on depressioon aina kasvavaks terviseprobleemiks? „Võiks ju arvata, et kui Prozac ja muud teise põlvkonna psühhiaatrilised ravimid on niivõrd tõhusad, peaks abivajajate hulk olema järsult vähenenud,“ arutleb USA meditsiini- ja teadusajakirjanik Robert Whitaker äärmiselt asja- ja ajakohases raamatus „Anatomy of an Epidemic: Magic Bullets, Psychiatric Drugs, and the Astonishing Rise of Mental Illness in America“ (2010) [1]. Tegelikkuses on asi täpselt vastupidine. Psühhofarmakoloogilise revolutsiooni käigus on vaimse tervise probleemide all kannatavate inimeste arvukus sööstnud stratosfääri," kirjutasin ma Tähenduse teejuhtide 34. numbri juhtkirjas "Mõra raudpuuris" [2].Oktoober on vaimse tervise kuu [3]. Täna on stuudios selle ettevõtmisega tihedalt seotud mehed. Endisest riigiprokurörist Steven-Hristo Evestusest on tänaseks saanud vaimse tervise sarja patroon. Kirjanik Indrek Koff lööb kaasa Piip ja Tuut teatris etenduvas lavatükis "Kui Hamlet oleks..." [4]. "Oma lavastuses analüüsime vaimset tervist ja sellega seotud hädasid kasutades teatri, muusika ja sõnakunsti vahendeid. Vaatleme kirjandusklassikast tuntud tegelasi, kes on olnud hädas vaimse tervise probleemidega. Püüame näpu peale saada nende võimalikule diagnoosile ja määrata ravi – haiged tuleb ometi terveks teha! Kui Hamlet oleks suunatud leinateraapiasse või kui Vargamäe Andresele oleks välja kirjutatud depressiooniravimeid, kas siis oleks nende elu olnud igapidi ilus?" võib lugeda näidendi sisututvustusest.Peatse kohtumiseni!H.————————————————————[1] https://www.amazon.com/Anatomy-Epidem...[2] https://teejuhid.postimees.ee/7860411...[3] / vaimsetervisesari [4] Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Since July 21st, when Joe Biden endorsed her in the Presidential race, all eyes have been on Vice-President Kamala Harris. The New Yorker's Evan Osnos has been reporting on Harris for months, speaking with dozens of people close to her from her childhood to her days as a California prosecutor, right up to this lightning-round campaign for the Presidency. “What's interesting is that some of those people . . . were asking her, ‘Do you think there should be a process? Some town halls or conventions?,' ” Osnos tells David Remnick. “And her answer is revealing. . . . ‘I'm happy to join a process like that, but I'm not gonna wait around. I'm not gonna wait around.' ” But if Harris's surge in popularity was remarkable, her lead in most polls is razor-thin. “If she wins [the popular vote] and loses the Electoral College, that'll be the third time since the year 2000 that Democrats have suffered that experience,” he notes. “You can't underestimate how seismic a shock and a trauma—that's not an overstatement—it will be, particularly for young Americans who have tried to say, ‘We're going to put our support behind somebody and see if we can change this country.' ”

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GUEST 1 OVERVIEW: Robert Whitaker is the author of five books, three of which delve into the history of psychiatry. In 2010, his work "Anatomy of an Epidemic: Magic Bullets, Psychiatric Drugs, and the Astonishing Rise of Mental Illness" received the U.S. Investigative Reporters and Editors book award for best investigative journalism. Before transitioning to writing books, he served as a science reporter at the Albany Times Union newspaper in New York for several years. Whitaker is also the founder of madinamerica.com, a website featuring research news and blogs contributed by an international group of writers focused on "rethinking psychiatry." GUEST 2 OVERVIEW: Scott Schara, host of Deprogramming With Grace's Dad, realized he had been programmed to believe a litany of things that weren't true after the medical murder of his daughter Grace. Grace Schara, a beautiful 19 year old with Down syndrome died on October 13, 2021 in a hospital after being given a lethal combination of meds. On the final day of Grace's life, after the doctor proclaimed how well Grace was doing, he unilaterally labeled Grace as DNR before administering a combination of IV sedatives and narcotics over a short timeframe that no one could survive, especially if already in respiratory distress, as Grace was. After extensive research and an investigation into the hospital's COVID protocols and financial incentives, Scott Schara determined that the hospital had decided that Grace Schara was worth more dead than alive to them, noting that the hospital recorded COVID-19 pneumonia “as the second cause of death in order for the hospital to receive the killing bonus from the government.” The tragic experience opened Scott Schara's eyes to reality that so much of what we have been programmed to believe isn't so. His podcast is aimed at helping others deprogram themselves, by opening their eyes and hearts to the truth.

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***WARNING/MEDICAL DISCLAIMER***  This audio content is for conversational purposes only and does NOT constitute medical, mental health, or any other kind of personal or professional services or advice.  Consult with your doctor or health care professional before making any changes to your prescription medication. “NATIONAL CENTER FOR HEALTH RESEARCH: “FDA Updates Black Box Warning for Benzodiazepines” https://www.center4research.org/fda-updates-black-box-warning-for-benzodiazepines/   . The agency warns patients to talk with their healthcare providers in order to develop a plan for safely and slowly tapering off a benzodiazepine.1 . . . Benzodiazepines already have a black box warning, which warns that taking benzodiazepines at the same time as opioids can lead to extreme sedation, slow and ineffective breathing, comas, and even death.6 FDA's 2020 decision keeps this previous warning about combining benzodiazepines with opioids and adds additional warnings about the risks of addiction, as well as dangerous withdrawal symptoms. “https://www.center4research.org/fda-updates-black-box-warning-for-benzodiazepines/   While experiencing the transition from high school to college, John Staight was prescribed alprazolam (i.e. Xanax), a powerful benzodiazepine (benzo). As a responsible patient, John acted in good faith, and took his medication as prescribed.  He trusted the “all-knowing doctors” and mental health professionals with his life. Decades later, at a cliffs edge, his trust in the mental health system would be permanently broken.  Listen in, as John shares how he navigated the heroes' journey and now lives to educate and help others escape the clutches of antidepressants and benzodiazepines. “No one is more hated than he who speaks the truth” Plato Colorado Consortium Benzodiazepine Action Work Group https://corxconsortium.org/work-groups/benzodiazepine/ The Alliance for Benzodiazepine Best Practices https://benzoreform.org/ The Benzodiazepine Information Coalition https://www.benzoinfo.com/ Benzo Free website and podcast (D Foster) https://www.benzofree.org/ “Benzo Free:  The World of Anti-Anxiety Drugs and the Reality of Withdrawal” (D Foster) https://www.amazon.com/Benzo-Free-Anti-Anxiety-Reality-Withdrawal/dp/173227861X/ref=sr_1_1?crid=16KI20S4PGKLX&keywords=benzo+free+book&qid=1664916369&qu=eyJxc2MiOiIxLjIyIiwicXNhIjoiMC41MCIsInFzcCI6IjAuNzIifQ%3D%3D&sprefix=benzo+free%2Caps%2C133&sr=8-1 “Medicating Normal” documentary website https://medicatingnormal.com/ Watch “Medicating Normal” on Amazon Prime https://www.amazon.com/Medicating-Normal-Robert-Whitaker/dp/B09KDF2VQ8 “Medicating Normal” YouTube Channel – Interviews with patients and medical experts https://www.youtube.com/c/MedicatingNormal “As Prescribed” documentary website https://www.asprescribedfilm.com/ The Ashton Manual https://benzo.org.uk/manual/  BenzoBuddies support forum http://benzobuddies.org/ BenzoBrains YouTube channel (Jocelyn Pederson) https://www.youtube.com/c/BenzoBrains SurvivingAntidepressants.org support forum https://www.survivingantidepressants.org/ “What I Have Learnt From Helping Thousands of People Taper Off Antidepressants and Other Psychotropic Medications”  (Adele Framer, Founder of SurvivingAntidepressants.org, in Sage Journals) https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/2045125321991274 “Death Grip:  A Climber's Escape from Benzo Madness”  by Matt Samet https://www.amazon.com/Death-Grip-Climbers-Escape-Madness/dp/125004328X/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3UINZ48R09R5T&keywords=Death+grip+benzo&qid=1664917147&sprefix=death+grip+benzo%2Caps%2C152&sr=8-1 “Saving Normal: An Insider's Revolt Against Out-of-Control Psychiatric Diagnosis, DSM-5, Big Pharma, and the Medicalization of Ordinary Life”  (Dr. Allen Frances) https://www.amazon.com/Saving-Normal-Out-Control-Medicalization/dp/0062229265/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1A7RR0FSZXJ0U&keywords=saving+normal&qid=1664917255&qu=eyJxc2MiOiIxLjcxIiwicXNhIjoiMS4zNiIsInFzcCI6IjEuNjAifQ%3D%3D&sprefix=saving+normal%2Caps%2C170&sr=8-1 “Yes, Benzos are Bad for You”  (article by Dr. Allen Frances in Psychology Today) https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/saving-normal/201607/yes-benzos-are-bad-you “Anatomy of an Epidemic:  Magic Bullets, Psychiatric Drugs, and the Astonishing Rise of Mental Illness in America” (Robert Whitaker) https://www.amazon.com/Anatomy-Epidemic-Bullets-Psychiatric-Astonishing/dp/0307452425/ref=sr_1_1?crid=25OPKBEADLMP8&keywords=anatomy+of+an+epidemic&qid=1664917567&qu=eyJxc2MiOiIxLjYwIiwicXNhIjoiMS4xMCIsInFzcCI6IjEuNDIifQ%3D%3D&sprefix=antaomy+of+an+%2Caps%2C138&sr=8-1 The Inner Compass Initiative https://www.theinnercompass.org/ The Withdrawal Project https://withdrawal.theinnercompass.org/ “A Harm Reduction Guide to Coming Off Psychiatric Drugs” (Will Hall, The Icarus Project and Freedom Center” http://nycicarus.org/articles/reduction-psychiatric-drugs/  “The Serotonin Theory of Depression:  A Systematic Umbrella Review of the Evidence”  (Dr. Joanna Moncrieff et. al, Nature) https://www.nature.com/articles/s41380-022-01661-0 Dr. Joanna Moncrieff's website https://joannamoncrieff.com/ Dr. Roger McFillin on twitter: https://twitter.com/DrMcFillin The Radically Genuine Podcast by Dr. Roger McFillin https://radgenpod.com/ “The Better Brain:  Overcome Anxiety, Combat Depression, and Reduce ADHD and Stress with Nutrition”  (Dr. Julia Rucklidge and Dr. Bonnie Kaplan) https://www.amazon.com/Better-Brain-Overcome-Depression-Nutrition/dp/0358697131/ref=sr_1_1?crid=HSY6D8ZSWHER&keywords=the+better+brain+by+bonnie+j.+kaplan+and+julia+j.+rucklidge&qid=1664987325&qu=eyJxc2MiOiIwLjk5IiwicXNhIjoiMC45OCIsInFzcCI6IjAuNjUifQ%3D%3D&sprefix=julia+ruck%2Caps%2C170&sr=8-1 Newsweek articles on antidepressant withdrawal, antidepressant effectiveness, and lack of evidence for “chemical imbalance” theory of depression https://www.newsweek.com/2022/09/30/antidepressants-work-better-sugar-pills-only-15-percent-time-1744656.html https://www.newsweek.com/how-kick-antidepressant-drugs-without-triggering-relapse-new-research-1745509 New York Post Article “Why we should stop casually prescribing antidepressants to teens” (Brooke Siem, chef and author of “May Cause Side Effects”) https://nypost.com/2022/08/27/why-we-should-stop-casually-prescribing-antidepressants-to-teens/ Media interviews with psychiatrist Dr. Joanna Moncrieff regarding her recent serotonin research publication and antidepressant effects https://youtu.be/d65J2Kqv4xQ https://youtu.be/6eF6f3tQ6aw https://youtu.be/Lx7hfk3cpg4 Mad in America Podcast and website – source for a critical look at the evidence for current mental health practices and psychiatric medications https://www.madinamerica.com/mia-radio/ Interview with author Matt Samet https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qN0TY9CRBcM&t=1s   National Suicide Prevention Lifeline . . . 988 https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org/    

This episode is brought to you by ButcherBox and Pendulum.The world of pharmaceuticals is a deceiving one. While it might be easy to trust that any drug on the market today has been rigorously tested for efficacy and safety, that's not always the case, especially when it comes to psychiatric drugs. We've all heard the term “chemical imbalance,” and many people struggling with depression or other mood disorders have had this narrative hammered into them. They're told that elevated or inadequate levels of neurotransmitters are to blame, but this theory is being increasingly questioned. Today on The Dhru Purohit Podcast, Dhru digs into the questions surrounding psychiatric drugs with Robert Whitaker. Robert Whitaker is the author of four books and coauthor of a fifth, three of which tell of the history of psychiatry. In 2010, his Anatomy of an Epidemic: Magic Bullets, Psychiatric Drugs, and the Astonishing Rise of Mental Illness won the US Investigative Reporters and Editors book award for best investigative journalism. Prior to writing books, he worked as a science reporter at the Albany Times Union newspaper in New York, for a number of years. He is the founder of madinamerica.com, a website that features research news and blogs by an international group of writers interested in “rethinking psychiatry.”In this episode, we dive into: -Does long-term use of psychiatric drugs do more harm than good? (4:29)-How short-term clinical trials are built to market drugs by pharmaceutical companies (23:59)-The chemical imbalance theory (31:04)-The long-term effects of psychiatric drugs (39:36)-Psychiatry's disease model (49:18)-Rethinking the use of antipsychotics (50:14)-The importance of creating a new environment when it comes to treating mental illness (1:03:33)For more on Robert Whitaker, follow him on Instagram @madinamerica, Facebook @madinamerica, Twitter @mad_in_america, and through his website, madinamerica.com. Get his book, Anatomy of an Epidemic, here. This episode is brought to you by ButcherBox and Pendulum.For a limited time, new subscribers to ButcherBox will receive free ground beef FOR LIFE. When you sign up today, ButcherBox will send you 2 lbs of 100% grass-fed, grass-finished beef free in every box for the life of your subscription + $10 off. To receive this offer, go to ButcherBox.com/dhru.Pendulum is the first company to figure out how to harness the amazing benefits of Akkermansia in a probiotic capsule. To receive 20% off your first purchase of Pendulum's Akkermansia probiotic supplement, go to Pendulumlife.com and use code DHRU20. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In this episode of Diagnonsense, we ask the question, "Have you met Kurt Hoenack?" In the course of discussion, we tackle the subject of anti-depressants and their effect and use, and learn more about Kurt's perspective and background.Citations:Whitaker, R. (2010). Anatomy of an Epidemic: Magic Bullets, Psychiatric Drugs, and the Astonishing Rise of Mental Illness in America. Crown Publishing Group.Grandin, T. (1996). Thinking in Pictures: And Other Reports from My Life with Autism. Vintage Books.

Through her journey of disordered eating, the struggles of anxiety, OCD, and depression, and overcoming the only available treatment method presented to her at the time- prescribed medications- this week's guest was able to heal and transform her life with the Ketogenic Lifestyle. One of Meghann Hempel's greatest blessings and accomplishments was getting through the challenges associated with psychiatric drug withdrawal and being set free from Big Pharma. Meg is a firm believer we have the ability to heal ourselves through food, wellness, and lifestyle changes. Through this experience, she came to realize her life's mission is to help others who may suffer from similar afflictions. Meg's deepest pains, struggles, and hardships have become her driving force to overcome the challenges life has thrown at her and she hopes to empower others to do the same.  With an abundance of life experience, she has a diverse wealth of knowledge and wisdom she wants to share with the world.  If you feel like you made a connection with Meg please don't hesitate to connect with her via the links below.Website: http://www.BrainBodyandbeyondllc.comInstagram: @meghann.aliceAnatomy of an Epidemic: Magic Bullets, Psychiatric Drugs, and the Astonishing Rise of Mental Illness in America:https://www.amazon.com/dp/0307452425/ ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_glt_fabc_JV6GJ61DVZF8SJA2NAB5Inner compass initiative: https://www.theinnercompass.orgFood addiction recovery group: https://www.ketocoachmary.com/post/food-addiction-recovery-group Low Carb Hustle podcast: www.lowcarbhustlepodcast.com Announcement Links:Protein pancakes: https://www.instagram.com/p/CKnRtPrgCGD/Protein: https://www.seacretdirect.com/300943591/en/us/item/3898/SHAKE-VANILLA-Shake-Vanilla/Recovery: https://www.seacretdirect.com/300943591/en/us/item/2020/Recovery-Buy-3-Get-1-FREE-Recovery-Promo-Pack-Qty-4/Molecular hydrogen studies: www.molecularhydrogenstudies.com Intro Song - https://soundcloud.com/freemusicforvlogs/kazura-back-to-you-free-music-for-vlogs This week's sponsor is keto brick, our favorite shelf-stable fat bomb. Keto bricks have great ingredients and there are both vegan and whey options. Use VEGA at checkout for a chance to win a month's supply of bricks!Http://www.ketobrick.com **Follow us!**http://www.instagram.com/fatfueledmomhttp://www.instagram.com/dannyvega.mshttp://www.instagram.com/fatfueledkidsYouTubehttp://www.youtube.com/fatfueledfamilyPlease make sure to SUBSCRIBE and leave us a 5-STAR RATING & REVIEW if you like our content!Please visit our blog:http://www.fatfueled.family Carnivore Keto Cut:https://carnivoreketocut.com/sales-page **PRODUCT CODES and LINKS**Amazon Store - http://www.amazon.com/shop/fatfueledmomKetoLogic 10% discount code: FATFUELEDFAMKetoLogic KETO 30: http://bit.ly/2EaqQRGKetoLogic BHB gummies: http://bit.ly/2DhgvkHFBOMB 20% discount code: FATFUELEDFAMFBOMB nut butters: http://bit.ly/2PySREs1Up Nutrition Supplements: Use code FFM20 for 20% off your order at https://1upnutrition.comCarnivore Crisps! - http://www.carnivorecrisps.com Code: FFF to save.Spiral Band Fitness: Use code MAURA to save 10% at https://www.spiralbandfitness.comPili Nuts: FATFUELEDMOM saves you  10% at http://www.eatpilinuts.comNeuroroast Coffee: KETOCC saves you 10% at http://www.neuroast.comSelect CBD: https://bit.ly/2AesxgyBeautycounter Safe Non-Toxic Beauty Products: http://www.beautycounter.com/mauravegaSanta Cruz Medicinals: Save $5 with code fatfueledmomFat Fueled Family bundle from eBar Cattle Company:https://ebarcattlecompany.com/collections/packages/products/fat-fueled-family-bundleMake sure to use FATFUELEDFAM to save 10% on your entire order!

This week we talk to journalist and author Robert Whitaker. For many of us, Robert needs no introduction as he is well known for his award-winning book, Anatomy of an Epidemic: Magic Bullets, Psychiatric Drugs, and the Astonishing Rise of Mental Illness in America, which was released in 2010. Anatomy of an Epidemic is arguably the definitive account of the realities of psychiatric drugs and completely lays bare the astonishing rise in mental ill health despite the availability of psychiatric drugs. Robert has been a medical writer at the Albany Times Union newspaper, A journalism fellow at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Director of publications at the Harvard Medical School. Besides many papers, journals and articles, Robert has written five books which include Mad In America: Bad Science, Bad Medicine, and The Enduring Mistreatment of the Mentally Ill in 2001, Anatomy of an Epidemic in 2010 and Psychiatry Under The Influence: Institutional Corruption, Social Injury, and Prescriptions for Reform published in 2015. #antidepressants #antipsychotics #benzodiazepines #withdrawal #tapering #mental health

We talk to Hans Kundnani about the prospects for German politics in the run-up to September's federal elections, now that the cast list of possible successors to Merkel is known. Can Laschet escape from her shadow and does he want to? Would a Green led government be radically different from the alternatives? Is the age of the 'grand coalition' over? Plus we consider the historical parallels, from Bismarck to Adenauer to Kohl: do long-serving leaders ever manage a successful transition?Talking Points:To wrap up the second season of History of Ideas, on 11 May, the LRB is hosting a conversation between David and Pankaj Mishra. They’ll discuss the thinkers we did—and didn’t talk about. To book tickets, follow this link.Armin Laschet is the new CDU leader.So far, his candidacy has been underwhelming. He is generally seen as being a Merkelite candidate who would probably continue her centrist, grand-coalition style.Is the CDU pinning its hopes on the vaccine? If Germany gets it together in the next few months, the party in power will likely reap the benefits despite current polling woes.The personality of the lead candidate is less of a determining factor in German politics; you don’t vote for an individual chancellor. Is the era of grand coalition politics between the Christian Democrats and Social Democrats coming to an end?There is a real possibility that the party that has run Germany for the last four electoral periods might not get a fifth.Of course it’s still likely that the Christian Democrats will stay in power, but even the possibility that they won’t contributes to a new sense of dynamism. The German Greens hope to be in power too—with the Christian Democrats.There’s been a convergence during the Merkel Era.The Christian Democrats have moved to the center on social issues. It’s no longer clear that the Greens would prefer to be in coalition with the Social Democrats. They have moved to the right, especially on economic issues.Geopolitics may push the Greens more toward the Christan Democrats, especially re Russia.Mentioned in this Episode:Hans’ book, The Paradox of German PowerOur last episode with HansThe letter written by French generalsFurther Learning: 5 things to know about Armin LaschetThe Astonishing Rise of Angela Merkel, from the New YorkerMore on the German GreensAnd as ever, recommended reading curated by our friends at the LRB can be found here: lrb.co.uk/talking  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/talkingpolitics.

Robert Whitaker – Magic Bullets, Psychiatric Drugs and the Astonishing Rise of Mental Illness in AmericaAir Date Live Streaming on OMTimes TV 1 April at 12:00 PM ET/9:00 AM PTWatch the Livestream on OMTimes Radio & TV Facebook or OMTimesTV YoutubeAir Date OMTimes Radio 8 April at 12:00 ET/9:00 PTAs the media continues to focus attention on the worst pandemic in living memory, there is an altogether different epidemic that has been steadily and relentlessly decimating more and more people's lives over the last 50 years. Strangely, despite all the highly touted advances science, psychiatry, and the pharmaceutical industry have made in uncovering and treating the biological causes of mental and behavioral disorders this last half-century, the number of disabled mentally ill in the USA and other parts of the world has skyrocketed.Which begs the question: if we have treatments that effectively address mental health disorders, as is claimed, why has mental illness around the world reached epidemic proportions, when logic says it should have diminished?Robert Whitaker is an American journalist and author who has won numerous awards as a journalist covering medicine and science, including the George Polk Award for Medical Writing and a National Association for Science Writers' Award for best magazine article.In 1998, he co-wrote a series on psychiatric research for the Boston Globe that was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize for Public Service. His first book, Mad in America: Bad Science, Bad Medicine, and the Enduring Mistreatment of the Mentally Ill, was named by Discover magazine as one of the best science books of 2002. Anatomy of an Epidemic: Magic Bullets, Psychiatric Drugs, and the Astonishing Rise of Mental Illness won the 2010 Investigative Reporters and Editors book award for best investigative journalism. He is the publisher of madinamerica.com.Robert Whitaker joins Rebecca and Sandie on Cracked! The Podcast this week to share how the psychiatric establishment in America regularly misled the public about what was known about the biology of mental disorders, the validity of psychiatric diagnoses, and the safety and efficacy of its drugs.Visit the CRACKED! The Podcast show page https://omtimes.com/iom/shows/cracked-the-podcast/Connect with Sandie Sedgbeer at https://www.sedgbeer.comConnect with Rebecca Schaper at https://www.rebeccaschaper.com/#RobertWhitaker #MagicBullets #RebeccaSchaper #SandieSedgbeer #CrackedThePodcast

In this episode, Joe interviews Medical Director of the Kuya Institute for Transformational Medicine, consultant to Onnit Labs, consultant to several international treatment centers, and author of one of Joe's most referenced books, The Concussion Repair Manual, Dr. Dan Engle. Engle is quite knowledgeable when it comes to concussions and traumatic brain injuries and the brain’s ability to heal. He specializes in psychiatry, neurology, peak performance methods, and healing through regenerative and plant medicines. He talks about the sadly very different stories of his siblings, the factors that affect neurological resiliency, the need for establishing neurological performance baselines for athletes, the science behind CBD being a neuro-protectant, the safety and efficacy of psilocybin, how scaling research can dilute data, the importance of dipping one’s toes into non-ordinary states of consciousness before trying psychedelics, how we seem to have hit a new phase of learning more about preparation, and how not trying to achieve transcendence is suppressing a biological need. Engle will be opening a new center in the new year, and for now, is offering a free "Integration call" over Zoom every week at 4:30pm MST. You can learn more at fullspectrummedicine.com. Notable Quotes “It’s fascinating that, in the midst of this medical movement, we’re seeing both of these fields of medicine, in parallel, gain more and more traction- this being the psychedelic medical arena, which is more psychological-based in nature, and then you have the neurologic concussion repair arena [that's] more hardware, brain-tissue based. So you’ve got, now, software and hardware technologies in two parallel medical paths, both accelerating at the same time, with this intermediary bridge between those two fields, which is the psychedelics.” “There’s a lot of interest, there’s a huge demand, the data’s very good, and when done well, there can be a pretty significant profit margin. And so, it still comes down to: the primary focus has to be client care and client outcome, not a profit-driven model.”“When you prepare people well, for sure, you see this magnificent improvement in rates of response, recovery, whether you’re going for healing something like one of those epidemics I mentioned, or just optimization and fulfillment and the radical remembering of our awesomeness and what we’ve come to be a part of. At that point, the whole game has changed. The whole game of life just has changed from scarcity to abundance, from ‘what I have to’ to ‘what I get to,’ from the ‘me, mine and I,’ to the ‘us, the we, and the all.’ This is a shift in consciousness. It’s a shift at the level of the psyche, and psyche means soul, so this is a process where we reconnect with the deeper aspect of our inherent humanity, and no agent on the planet is as consistently predictive to support that process than psychedelics. Near-death experience can do that, but it’s not as easy to control that process.”“We’re always evolving, individually and collectively, and these psychedelic medicines, when done well- these are sparks. They’re ignitors. They’re catalysts of consciousness.” Links Drdanengle.com Fullspectrummedicine.com Concussionrepairmanual.com Revivecenters.com Spravato info Anatomy of an Epidemic: Magic Bullets, Psychiatric Drugs, and the Astonishing Rise of Mental Illness in America, by Robert Whitaker The Biology of Transcendence: A Blueprint of the Human Spirit, by Joseph Chilton Pearce About Dr. Dan Engle     Support the show Patreon Leave us a review on Facebook or iTunes Share us with your friends Join our Facebook group - Psychedelics Today group – Find the others and create community. Navigating Psychedelics  

Drugs Episode #4 of 4. For centuries, psychiatrists searched for the cure to mental illness, frustrated that medical doctors seemed to be able to find the “magic bullet” medications to fight disease and infection. In the mid 20th century, though, a series of new major and minor tranquilizers revolutionized the world of psychiatry. Doctors doled out Miltown, Librium, and Valium to stressed businessmen and frazzled housewives, using ad men to market these psychiatric wonder drugs to just about every ailment imaginable. In the process, psychopharmaceuticals became intertwined with the women’s rights movement, enflamed mid-century gender politics, and changed the way Americans thought about mental illness. Get the transcript at digpodcast.org Bibliography & Further ReadingDavid Herzberg, Happy Pills in America: From Miltown to Prozac. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2009. Robert Whitaker, Anatomy of an Epidemic: Magic Bullets, Psychiatric Drugs, and teh Astonishing Rise of Mental Illness in America. New York: Crown Publishers, 2010. David Healy, The Creation of Psychopharmacology. Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 2002. Jonathan Metzl, Prozac on the Couch: Prescribing Gender in the Era of Wonder Drugs. Durham: Duke University Press, 2003. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this podcast Garrett and I have the pleasure of interviewing Robert Whitaker who is the author of four books, and co-author of a fifth, three of which tell the history of psychiatry. In 2010, his Anatomy of an Epidemic: Magic Bullets, Psychiatric Drugs, and the Astonishing Rise of Mental Illness won the U.S. Investigative Reporters and Editors Book Award for Best Investigative Journalism. He is the founder of madinamerica.com, a website that features research news and blogs by an international group of writers interested in “rethinking psychiatry.”

Featuring: 1. Importance of Biblical Counselors being aware of Freud's influence 2. What is Freud's theory of the unconscious 3. The danger's of using Freud's method 4. Navigating Freudian language Notes: Lecture notes https://acbcdigitalresources.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/resources/2019+Annual+Conference/2019+AC+Notes/Breakout+%235+Evaluating+Psychological+Categories+/Craig+Rowe+-+What+About+the+Unconscious.pdf Craig Rowe – What about the Unconscious | $2.99 https://biblicalcounseling.com/store/all-products/craig-rowe-what-about-the-unconscious/ Richard Ganz, PsychoBabble: The Failure of Modern Psychology--and the Biblical Alternative https://smile.amazon.com/PsychoBabble-Failure-Psychology-Biblical-Alternative/dp/0891077340/ref=sr_1_1?crid=M8MLX6I7Y35I&keywords=psychobabble+richard+ganz&qid=1583941722&sprefix=psychobable%2Caps%2C168&sr=8-1 Jay Adams, Competent to Counsel https://smile.amazon.com/Competent-Counsel-Jay-Adams/dp/0310511402/ref=msx_wsirn_v1_6/136-8818339-6153662?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=0310511402&pd_rd_r=75eabb3a-e8e1-4bb0-b097-0c9daf53eae6&pd_rd_w=Kgeuj&pd_rd_wg=BInXR&pf_rd_p=3187ad9b-122f-43f5-9fd5-75b35f775d85&pf_rd_r=J0YB831MAHKYT8YBEX6V&psc=1&refRID=J0YB831MAHKYT8YBEX6V Gary Greenberg, The Book of Woe: The DSM and the Unmaking of Psychiatry https://smile.amazon.com/Book-Woe-DSM-Unmaking-Psychiatry/dp/0142180920/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3KL1YRE4R96UW&keywords=the+book+of+woe+the+dsm+and+the+unmaking+of+psychiatry&qid=1583941848&s=books&sprefix=the+book+of+woe%2Cstripbooks%2C162&sr=1-1 Robert Whitaker, Anatomy of an Epidemic: Magic Bullets, Psychiatric Drugs, and the Astonishing Rise of Mental Illness in America https://smile.amazon.com/Anatomy-Epidemic-Bullets-Psychiatric-Astonishing/dp/0307452425/ref=sr_1_1?crid=UGJ7W8867F0V&keywords=robert+whitaker&qid=1583941905&s=books&sprefix=Robert+whita%2Cstripbooks%2C176&sr=1-1 ACBC, Bibliography of Critical Psychology https://acbcdigitalresources.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/resources/Truth+in+Love+Resources/TIL+Show+Note%3A+Featured+Resource/Critical+Psychology+Flyer_2019.pdf

Featuring: 1. Importance of Biblical Counselors being aware of Freud's influence 2. What is Freud's theory of the unconscious 3. The danger's of using Freud's method 4. Navigating Freudian language Notes: Lecture notes https://acbcdigitalresources.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/resources/2019+Annual+Conference/2019+AC+Notes/Breakout+%235+Evaluating+Psychological+Categories+/Craig+Rowe+-+What+About+the+Unconscious.pdf Craig Rowe – What about the Unconscious | $2.99 https://biblicalcounseling.com/store/all-products/craig-rowe-what-about-the-unconscious/ Richard Ganz, PsychoBabble: The Failure of Modern Psychology--and the Biblical Alternative https://smile.amazon.com/PsychoBabble-Failure-Psychology-Biblical-Alternative/dp/0891077340/ref=sr_1_1?crid=M8MLX6I7Y35I&keywords=psychobabble+richard+ganz&qid=1583941722&sprefix=psychobable%2Caps%2C168&sr=8-1 Jay Adams, Competent to Counsel https://smile.amazon.com/Competent-Counsel-Jay-Adams/dp/0310511402/ref=msx_wsirn_v1_6/136-8818339-6153662?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=0310511402&pd_rd_r=75eabb3a-e8e1-4bb0-b097-0c9daf53eae6&pd_rd_w=Kgeuj&pd_rd_wg=BInXR&pf_rd_p=3187ad9b-122f-43f5-9fd5-75b35f775d85&pf_rd_r=J0YB831MAHKYT8YBEX6V&psc=1&refRID=J0YB831MAHKYT8YBEX6V Gary Greenberg, The Book of Woe: The DSM and the Unmaking of Psychiatry https://smile.amazon.com/Book-Woe-DSM-Unmaking-Psychiatry/dp/0142180920/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3KL1YRE4R96UW&keywords=the+book+of+woe+the+dsm+and+the+unmaking+of+psychiatry&qid=1583941848&s=books&sprefix=the+book+of+woe%2Cstripbooks%2C162&sr=1-1 Robert Whitaker, Anatomy of an Epidemic: Magic Bullets, Psychiatric Drugs, and the Astonishing Rise of Mental Illness in America https://smile.amazon.com/Anatomy-Epidemic-Bullets-Psychiatric-Astonishing/dp/0307452425/ref=sr_1_1?crid=UGJ7W8867F0V&keywords=robert+whitaker&qid=1583941905&s=books&sprefix=Robert+whita%2Cstripbooks%2C176&sr=1-1 ACBC, Bibliography of Critical Psychology https://acbcdigitalresources.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/resources/Truth+in+Love+Resources/TIL+Show+Note%3A+Featured+Resource/Critical+Psychology+Flyer_2019.pdf

BizNews — The Sasol share price has given stock market investors a rollercoaster ride, plummeting from January to March and heading up again quickly to June. Sasol is listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange and is one of the most closely watched shares in South Africa. The underlying business activity does not appear to be the main, or only, driver of share price performance, with a recent update from Sasol on improvements failing to spur Sasol upwards. BizNews founder Alec Hogg picks up on the intriguing story of the Sasol share price ride in this interview with stock market fundi David Shapiro, BizNews.

BizNews — The Sasol share price has given stock market investors a rollercoaster ride, plummeting from January to March and heading up again quickly to June. Sasol is listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange and is one of the most closely watched shares in South Africa. The underlying business activity does not appear to be the main, or only, driver of share price performance, with a recent update from Sasol on improvements failing to spur Sasol upwards. BizNews founder Alec Hogg picks up on the intriguing story of the Sasol share price ride in this interview with stock market fundi David Shapiro, BizNews.

My guest this week is Robert Whitaker, an award-winning American journalist, and author of four books, three of which tell of the history of psychiatry. In 2010, his Anatomy of an Epidemic: Magic Bullets, Psychiatric Drugs, and the Astonishing Rise of Mental Illness won the U.S. Investigative Reporters and Editors book award for best investigative journalism. Prior to writing books, he worked as a science reporter at the Albany Times Union newspaper in New York for a number of years. He is the founder of madinamerica.com, a website that features research news and blogs by an international group of writers interested in “rethinking psychiatry.” In this episode, Robert and I discuss the history behind the psychiatric medication market, what parents need to know about psychiatric drugs, and how they can affect their children's health and future. Sharing decades of investigative research, Robert reveals the systemic market behind psychiatric medication and how it has influenced research and use in both children and adults. Evidence shows that children who are medicated at an early age have shown early signs of onset dementia. Antidepressant side effects have also shown an increase in chronification, bipolar disorder, and risks of cognitive and social problems.   Where to learn more about Robert Whitaker ... Books by Robert Whitaker Mad In America Mad In America Classes International Institute for Psychiatric Drug Withdrawal Twitter Facebook Youtube Connect with Dr. Nicole Beurkens on... Instagram Facebook Drbeurkens.com   Need help with improving your child's behavior naturally?  My book Life Will Get Better is available for purchase, click here to learn more.  Looking for more? Check out my Blog and the Better Behavior Naturally Parent Program - a resource guide for parents who want to be more effective with improving their child's behavior.  Interested in becoming a patient? Contact us here.     

Author and journalist Robert Whitaker’s groundbreaking research on psychiatry powerfully exposed the errors, deceptions, and harm caused by the mental health industry. Robert’s popular books Mad in America and Anatomy of an Epidemic had a profound influence on Dr. Fred’s own growing concerns and suspicions about the harmful roles of diagnosis and medications.  In this fascinating and eye-opening discussion, you will learn about:The fundamental problem with the psychiatric model that emerged in the 1980sWhy “chemical imbalance” is a mythThe perverse "benefits" of keeping the false narrative in placeA simple insight from the Quakers with the power to revolutionize healthcareDr. Fred’s Be Excellent therapeutic model  Episode Length: 48:22 ROBERT WHITAKER’S RESOURCESmadinamerica.com BooksMad In America: Bad Science, Bad Medicine, and the Enduring Mistreatment of the Mentally IllAnatomy of an Epidemic: Magic Bullets, Psychiatric Drugs, and the Astonishing Rise of Mental Illness in AmericaPsychiatry Under the Influence: Institutional Corruption, Social Injury, and Prescriptions for Reform  WELCOME TO HUMANITY RESOURCES Dr. Fred’s articles mentioned on today’s show:> Global Madness: What Must Happen To Unite?> Telepsychiatry—The Future of Transforming Mental Health is NOW Dr. Fred’s Article on Mad In America website:> “I Love My Diagnosis”: The Benefits of Mental Illness Podcast Website >  www.welcometohumanity.net/podcastFree Creative 8 audiobook > www.welcometohumanity.net/creative FEEDBACK  > https://welcometohumanity.net/contact

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One in five Americans take a psychiatric drug on a daily basis. Drugs for depression, anxiety and schizophrenia create the chemical imbalance that was hypothesized as mental illness in the first place. The medical model of chemical imbalance in the brain arose from the understanding of how drugs acted in the brain NOT what was actually going on in the brain before the drug was administered! Research suggests that, long term, psychiatric drugs for depression, anxiety and schizophrenia are causing the opposite of the intended effect. Robert Whitaker's book, Anatomy of an Epidemic: Magic Bullets, Psychiatric Drugs and the Astonishing Rise of Mental Illness in America is a must read for anyone interested in the subject of mental imbalance in children, adolescents and adults. Robert Whitaker is an American journalist and author who has won numerous awards as a journalist covering medicine and science. In 1998, he co-wrote a series on psychiatric research for the Boston Globe that was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize for Public Service. His first book, Mad in America, was named by Discover magazine as one of the best science books of 2002. Anatomy of an Epidemic won the 2010 Investigative Reporters and Editors book award for best investigative journalism. Robert is also the publisher of madinamerica.com. Anatomy of an Epidemic on Amazon MAD in America website Youtube optionDownload.

One in five Americans take a psychiatric drug on a daily basis. Drugs for depression, anxiety and schizophrenia create the chemical imbalance that was hypothesized as mental illness in the first place. The medical model of chemical imbalance in the brain arose from the understanding of how drugs acted in the brain NOT what was actually going on in the brain before the drug was administered! Research suggests that, long term, psychiatric drugs for depression, anxiety and schizophrenia are causing the opposite of the intended effect. Robert Whitaker's book, Anatomy of an Epidemic: Magic Bullets, Psychiatric Drugs and the Astonishing Rise of Mental Illness in America is a must read for anyone interested in the subject of mental imbalance in children, adolescents and adults. Robert Whitaker is an American journalist and author who has won numerous awards as a journalist covering medicine and science. In 1998, he co-wrote a series on psychiatric research for the Boston Globe that was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize for Public Service. His first book, Mad in America, was named by Discover magazine as one of the best science books of 2002. Anatomy of an Epidemic won the 2010 Investigative Reporters and Editors book award for best investigative journalism. Robert is also the publisher of madinamerica.com. Anatomy of an Epidemic on Amazon MAD in America website Youtube optionDownload.

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Summary: This week we chat with Robert Whitaker about the myths and science behind psychiatric drugs. Robert is the author of five books. In 2010, his Anatomy of an Epidemic: Magic Bullets, Psychiatric Drugs, and the Astonishing Rise of Mental Illness won the U.S. Investigative Reporters and Editors book award for best investigative journalism. Prior to writing books, he worked as a science reporter at the Albany Times Union newspaper in New York for a number of years. He is the founder of madinamerica.com, a website that features research news and blogs by an international group of writers interested in “rethinking psychiatry.” Robert Whitaker’s work: https://www.madinamerica.com/ http://www.robertwhitaker.org/   In this episode you will learn: How did Robert get into writing about psychiatric medicine (4:00) The impetus for antipsychotic drugs (7:14) The idea of the Magic Bullet (10:42) What would happen if we actually had a miracle pill for anxiety? (13:27) Human resilience (18:00) Ticking that “I’m not going to die” box (18:40) The myth of the Chemical Imbalance (21:40) Why are we still promoting these drugs? (22:38) What happens to your body when taking anti-depressants (23:51) Can people benefit from anti-psychotic drugs? (26:14) How people compare themselves pre and post anti-depressants (30:00) The impact of the DSM3 (34:12)  Quaker Principles (42:00) The Rosenhan Experiment (45:00) The dangers or misdiagnosis and asylum treatment (49:00) How did the DSM3 change today’s current therapeutic business model (51:45) Is the problem getting worse? (56:00) Changes to the model around the world (1:00:00) What are the next steps to change the model (1:02:55)   Quotes: “It causes a chemical lobotomy” (8:46) “We were clearly made to be emotional beings.” (15:35) “It seems like you are trying to do something that’s not really possible - to fix your life with a pill" (16:37) “When we start to rely on a pill all the time, we are forgetting that humans grow up and they become resilient.” (18:09) “If you follow the scientific trail as opposed to the marketing trail for the drug, the failure to confirm the hypothesis happens right away.” (20:45) “The American Psychiatric Association in concert with the drug industry basically promoted to us a false story.” (22:00) “They did not find that people with depression had low serotonin levels before they went on anti-depressants. They found that when you go on an anti-depressant it drives your body into a sub-serotonergic state. You end up with the very thing hypothesized to cause depression in the first place." (23:51) "I don’t know any other area of medicine where you can say ‘you have this problem’ when you don’t have it.” (26:00) “Every day you are taking a pill that says you are not quite right. That’s a horrible internal message.” (33:58) “By adopting the disease model, psychiatry gets to present itself as doctors of the brain.” (39:38) “There is no good alternative to [drugs] that has replaced that narrative in mainstream medicine.” (57:34) “People are hungry for a difference.” (1:02:33) Links: http://anxietypodcast.com Retreats page: https://timjpcollins.leadpages.co/retreat/ To get my Toolkit to Overcome Anxiety go to - http://timjpcollins.com/free In the USA text "LEANIN" to 44222 Please click here to leave a review - http://getpodcast.reviews/id/1031117023 Join the Less Anxiety More Life community - https://www.facebook.com/groups/lessanxietymorelife/

Episode 223: Kelly Brogan, M.D. is a Manhattan-based holistic women’s health psychiatrist, author of the International and NY Times bestselling book, A Mind of Your Own, and co-editor of the landmark textbook, Integrative Therapies for Depression . She completed her psychiatric training and fellowship at NYU Medical Center after graduating from Cornell University Medical College, and has a B.S. from MIT in Systems Neuroscience. She is board certified in psychiatry, psychosomatic medicine, and integrative holistic medicine, and is specialized in a root-cause resolution approach to psychiatric syndromes and symptoms. She is on the board of GreenMedInfo, Functional Medicine University, Pathways to Family Wellness, NYS Perinatal Association, Price-Pottenger Nutrition Foundation, Mindd Foundation, the peer-reviewed, and indexed journal Alternative Therapies in Health and Medicine. She is Medical Director for Fearless Parent and a founding member of Health Freedom Action. She is a mother of two. Show notes: To get a list of my top 100 favourite books FOR FREE, go HERE To get a free 30-day trial of Audible + 1 free book, go HERE How being diagnosed with an autoimmune disease made her seek out a naturopath. Her main reason for shifting away from the pill-based model. Anatomy of an Epidemic: Magic Bullets, Psychiatric Drugs, and the Astonishing Rise of Mental Illness in America by Robert Whitaker Why she hasn't prescribed medication to a patient in years. How to know if you’re in a state of depression. Why she believes we need to stop looking at depression as a disease. Why you can't have total wholeness through the medication model. The power of nutrition and why it works so well. Her no-excuses 3-minute meditation. Coffee enema: Dr. Nicholas Gonzalez "The foundation of mindset and belief is the single most non-negotiable element of healing." The contributing factor that she believes has led the world to depression. Children are taught to believe that their feelings are a problem. The first thing to do when someone is suicidal. Why it’s important to make room for a breakdown. When people are having an emotional day, don’t say, “I’m sorry.” Let them feel their feelings. Free tool: The Symptom Checker   Connect with Dr. Kelly: Website Sign up for her FREE course, "Calm Body, Clear Mind" HERE Take her FREE Symptom Checker Quiz HERE Facebook Facebook Group Twitter

Episode 223: Kelly Brogan, M.D. is a Manhattan-based holistic women’s health psychiatrist, author of the International and NY Times bestselling book, A Mind of Your Own, and co-editor of the landmark textbook, Integrative Therapies for Depression . She completed her psychiatric training and fellowship at NYU Medical Center after graduating from Cornell University Medical College, and has a B.S. from MIT in Systems Neuroscience. She is board certified in psychiatry, psychosomatic medicine, and integrative holistic medicine, and is specialized in a root-cause resolution approach to psychiatric syndromes and symptoms. She is on the board of GreenMedInfo, Functional Medicine University, Pathways to Family Wellness, NYS Perinatal Association, Price-Pottenger Nutrition Foundation, Mindd Foundation, the peer-reviewed, and indexed journal Alternative Therapies in Health and Medicine. She is Medical Director for Fearless Parent and a founding member of Health Freedom Action. She is a mother of two. Show notes: To get a list of my top 100 favourite books FOR FREE, go HERE To get a free 30-day trial of Audible + 1 free book, go HERE How being diagnosed with an autoimmune disease made her seek out a naturopath. Her main reason for shifting away from the pill-based model. Anatomy of an Epidemic: Magic Bullets, Psychiatric Drugs, and the Astonishing Rise of Mental Illness in America by Robert Whitaker Why she hasn't prescribed medication to a patient in years. How to know if you’re in a state of depression. Why she believes we need to stop looking at depression as a disease. Why you can't have total wholeness through the medication model. The power of nutrition and why it works so well. Her no-excuses 3-minute meditation. Coffee enema: Dr. Nicholas Gonzalez "The foundation of mindset and belief is the single most non-negotiable element of healing." The contributing factor that she believes has led the world to depression. Children are taught to believe that their feelings are a problem. The first thing to do when someone is suicidal. Why it’s important to make room for a breakdown. When people are having an emotional day, don’t say, “I’m sorry.” Let them feel their feelings. Free tool: The Symptom Checker Connect with Dr. Kelly: Website Sign up for her FREE course, "Calm Body, Clear Mind" HERE Take her FREE Symptom Checker Quiz HERE Facebook Facebook Group Twitter [Tweet "Frustrated that the medical advice you’ve been given is not working for you? #mindbodymusings"] {COACHING} Desire to create an online business with your passion for helping others? Want to heal your disordered eating? Want to travel the world, but you’re holding yourself back out of fear? If you’re ready for any big change in your life, apply for my 1:1 coaching HERE. {RETREAT} The Feminine Surrender: A Weekend Haven for Restoring Trust, Love and Expression is approaching. Sign up to be notified of the next one HERE.  

This week on MIA Radio, we present a special episode of the podcast to join in the many events being held for World Benzodiazepine Awareness Day, July 11, 2018. In part 2 of the podcast, we interview Mad in America founder, Robert Whitaker. For many of us, Robert needs no introduction as he is well known for his award-winning book, Anatomy of an Epidemic: Magic Bullets, Psychiatric Drugs, and the Astonishing Rise of Mental Illness in America, which was released in 2010. Robert has been a medical writer at the Albany Times Union newspaper, A journalism fellow at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Director of publications at the Harvard Medical School. Besides many papers, journals and articles, Robert has written five books which include Mad In America: Bad Science, Bad Medicine, and The Enduring Mistreatment of the Mentally Ill in 2001, Anatomy of an Epidemic in 2010 and Psychiatry Under The Influence: Institutional Corruption, Social Injury, and Prescriptions for Reform published in 2015. We discuss: What took Bob from writing as an industry insider covering clinical trials to founding Mad in America. How writing a story about the botched introduction of laparoscopic surgery led to an interest in how commerce was corrupting healthcare. How Freedom of Information requests led to an understanding of the corruption in the clinical trials of antipsychotic drugs. What led to writing the book Mad in America: Bad Science, Bad Medicine, and The Enduring Mistreatment of the Mentally Ill in 2001. That, when you look at the science, you see an enduring theme in psychiatry of treatments that are full of promise, but ultimately can lead to harm. That Bob came to these issues as a journalist who felt a sense of public duty to be an honest reporter of the facts and the science. The extraordinary history behind the revival of the market for benzodiazepines. How Valium became the western world’s most prescribed psychiatric drug during the late 1960s. How, in the 1970s, it became apparent that people were struggling to get off the drugs. That women’s magazines started to write about the experiences of women addicted to Valium, and it was recognised as a bigger issue than heroin addiction. That the reaction by the pharmaceutical manufacturers was to reconceptualize anxiety-related distress as depressive distress and move patients on to SSRIs. How in 1980, in the third version of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual, a new disorder is named: Panic Disorder, leading the maker of Alprazolam, Upjohn, to get it approved specifically for the treatment of panic disorder. How the study published showed that the reduction in panic attacks in the medicated group over four weeks was greater than the unmedicated group, but the study actually ran for eight weeks, by which time there was no difference between the medicated and unmedicated groups. That in the six-week withdrawal phase of the study, 44% were not able to stop the drugs. How newspapers reported that Xanax (Alprazolam) was an efficacious, safe and non-addictive treatment for panic disorder. That what you see in the heart of the Xanax story is a betrayal of the public. The reasons why doctors often don’t review the papers that would lead them to conclude that benzodiazepines are highly problematic drugs. A paper from a new International Task Force on Benzodiazepines which seems to be a statement of intent to increase benzodiazepine prescribing. That people should keep on telling their stories of withdrawal and iatrogenic harm. The attempt in Massachusetts to pass a bill requiring informed consent. The problems inherent in using the language of withdrawal when the symptoms are protracted and that it would be more appropriate to describe this as a neurological injury. That the benzodiazepine community is doing an incredible service by alerting the public to what should be seen as a public health crisis. Relevant links: Revival of the market for Benzodiazepines Malcolm Lader: It is more difficult to withdraw people from benzodiazepines than it is from heroin International Task Force on Benzodiazepines    

Download Dr. Scott Shannon joins Psychedelics Today to share his experience and insights about ketamine therapy used in conjunction with integrative psychiatry. Dr. Shannon has been working with ketamine for the past year within his psychiatry practice and has found tremendous benefit in using this medicine for particular disorders. Dr. Shannon is also part of the Fort Collins MAPS MDMA-assisted psychotherapy Phase 3 study, which is just starting up. Show Topics/Notes What is ketamine? Mechanisms of action of ketamine. What is the ketamine experience like? Three types of administration methods - IV, IM, and oral MDMA-assisted psychotherapy and the MAPS Phase 3 trials Transpersonal experiences fostering change and transformation Critiques of traditional psychiatry. Patient with 40 years of depression became a new person no longer suffering from depression. Electro Convulsive Therapy was almost an option, thankfully avoided. The importance of music with ketamine therapy and other psychedelics Scott Shannon: Cannabidiol in the Treatment of Anxiety [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u1TvU6Hqf2U] Show Links Wholeness Center WavePaths.net Anatomy of an Epidemic: Magic Bullets, Psychiatric Drugs, and the Astonishing Rise of Mental Illness in America Hardcover – April 13, 2010 Audio version About Scott Shannon, MD Dr Scott Shannon's Bio from Wholeness Center I decided to become a psychiatrist in high school after my first psychology class. The amazing capacity of the human mind simply astounded me. I wanted to help people by using this power of the mind. What intrigued me the most then (and now) is that our human potential remains only partially understood. I am still on that journey of discovery about our true potential. To this end, I resonate with the theme of empowerment: my greatest day is the day that you have the skills to thrive without my services. I feel blessed with all that I have been given in my life. I have been married for almost thirty years to Suze with two wonderful children, Noah and Sarah. I love to travel the world teaching or just exploring. My nature is relentlessly creative and curious. I love to cycle, snowboard, golf, run, climb, backpack and listen to music. Seamus, my big black Lab, may accidentally show up to work with me occasionally just because he likes people so much. My spiritual life is very important to me and I have meditated for over thirty years. Helping people makes my heart sing. As a child and adolescent psychiatrist, my current focus involves supporting young people to find wholeness and recover their full health in body, mind and spirit. Although I use prescription medication at times, I much prefer to employ natural methods like nutrition, supplements, mind-body skills, acupuncture and a shift in awareness to support the healing process. This approach represents the new field of Integrative Psychiatry. Most importantly, I employ a holistic philosophy to understand people and their struggles. The single most important thing that I have learned in my professional life is to listen well: deeply and intuitively. After this listening, much of my work involves teaching you what I have heard. I founded Wholeness Center to work in collaboration with a team of gifted healers to help you better understand your story. College: University of Arizona Medical School: University of Arizona Internship: Columbia Program, Cooperstown, NY Psychiatric Residency: Columbia Program, Cooperstown, NY Child/Adolescent Psychiatry Fellowship: University of New Mexico https://youtu.be/u1TvU6Hqf2U If you liked this episode you may also like these episodes Shane LeMaster – Ketamine Lex Pelger – Psymposia, Ibogaine, Ketamine, Research and Knowing Your Dose

Summary: This week we chat with Robert Whitaker about the myths and science behind psychiatric drugs. Robert is the author of five books. In 2010, his Anatomy of an Epidemic: Magic Bullets, Psychiatric Drugs, and the Astonishing Rise of Mental Illness won the U.S. Investigative Reporters and Editors book award for best investigative journalism. Prior to writing books, he worked as a science reporter at the Albany Times Union newspaper in New York for a number of years. He is the founder of madinamerica.com, a website that features research news and blogs by an international group of writers interested in “rethinking psychiatry.”   Robert Whitaker’s work: https://www.madinamerica.com/ http://www.robertwhitaker.org/   In this episode you will learn: How did Robert get into writing about psychiatric medicine (4:00) The impetus for antipsychotic drugs (7:14) The idea of the Magic Bullet (10:42) What would happen if we actually had a miracle pill for anxiety? (13:27) Human resilience (18:00) Ticking that “I’m not going to die” box (18:40) The myth of the Chemical Imbalance (21:40) Why are we still promoting these drugs? (22:38) What happens to your body when taking anti-depressants (23:51) Can people benefit from anti-psychotic drugs? (26:14) How people compare themselves pre and post anti-depressants (30:00) The impact of the DSM3 (34:12)  Quaker Principles (42:00) The Rosenhan Experiment (45:00) The dangers or misdiagnosis and asylum treatment (49:00) How did the DSM3 change today’s current therapeutic business model (51:45) Is the problem getting worse? (56:00) Changes to the model around the world (1:00:00) What are the next steps to change the model (1:02:55)   Quotes: “It causes a chemical lobotomy” (8:46) “We were clearly made to be emotional beings.” (15:35) “It seems like you are trying to do something that’s not really possible - to fix your life with a pill" (16:37) “When we start to rely on a pill all the time, we are forgetting that humans grow up and they become resilient.” (18:09) “If you follow the scientific trail as opposed to the marketing trail for the drug, the failure to confirm the hypothesis happens right away.” (20:45) “The American Psychiatric Association in concert with the drug industry basically promoted to us a false story.” (22:00) “They did not find that people with depression had low serotonin levels before they went on anti-depressants. They found that when you go on an anti-depressant it drives your body into a sub-serotonergic state. You end up with the very thing hypothesized to cause depression in the first place." (23:51) "I don’t know any other area of medicine where you can say ‘you have this problem’ when you don’t have it.” (26:00) “Every day you are taking a pill that says you are not quite right. That’s a horrible internal message.” (33:58) “By adopting the disease model, psychiatry gets to present itself as doctors of the brain.” (39:38) “There is no good alternative to [drugs] that has replaced that narrative in mainstream medicine.” (57:34) “People are hungry for a difference.” (1:02:33) Links: http://www.theanxietypodcast.com  Become an Anxiety Podcast supporter: https://patreon.com/anxietypodcast Subscribe to my Youtube Channel: https://youtube.com/timjpcollins?sub_confirmation=1 Retreats page: https://timjpcollins.leadpages.co/retreat/ To get my Toolkit to Overcome Anxiety go to - http://timjpcollins.com/free In the USA text "LEANIN" to 44222 Please click here to leave a review -http://getpodcast.reviews/id/1031117023 Join the Less Anxiety More Life community - https://www.facebook.com/groups/lessanxietymorelife/

Schizophrenia, Bipolar disorder, ADHD, major depression, anxiety disorders -- there is a rising epidemic of 'madness' in America. Nearly 78 million Americans take psychiatric drugs and there are over 6 million people rendered permanently disabled by a psychiatric disorder. What was once viewed as a temporary emotional and psychological crisis has now become a lifelong illness that is only treatable with psychiatric medications. One has to wonder, when it comes to psychotropic drugs, is the...

Schizophrenia, Bipolar disorder, ADHD, major depression, anxiety disorders -- there is a rising epidemic of 'madness' in America. Nearly 78 million Americans take psychiatric drugs and there are over 6 million people rendered permanently disabled by a psychiatric disorder. What was once viewed as a temporary emotional and psychological crisis has now become a lifelong illness that is only treatable with psychiatric medications. One has to wonder, when it comes to psychotropic drugs, is the...

Schizophrenia, Bipolar disorder, ADHD, major depression, anxiety disorders -- there is a rising epidemic of 'madness' in America. Nearly 78 million Americans take psychiatric drugs and there are over 6 million people rendered permanently disabled by a psychiatric disorder. What was once viewed as a temporary emotional and psychological crisis has now become a lifelong illness that is only treatable with psychiatric medications. One has to wonder, when it comes to psychotropic drugs, is the...

Ross McKenzie was diagnosed with bipolar disorder, but after 15 years on Lithium, he wasn’t getting any better. He decided to take matters into his own hands, get off the drug, and find out why so many people are being told they have mental illnesses. This week on Making Contact, we bring you an abridged version of the film Bipolarized; Rethinking Mental Illness, chronicling McKenzie’s journey. Featuring: Ross McKenzie, diagnosed with Bipolar disorder Ross McKenzie’s mother and sister Gwen Olsen, former pharmaceutical rep Laura Delano, psychiatry survivor Robert Whitaker, author of Anatomy of an Epidemic: Magic Bullets, Psychiatric Drugs, and the Astonishing Rise of Mental Illness in America Dr. Charles Whitfield, trauma recovery specialist Dr. Peter Levine, founder of Somatic Experiencing

Ross McKenzie was diagnosed with bipolar disorder, but after 15 years on Lithium, he wasn’t getting any better. He decided to take matters into his own hands, get off the drug, and find out why so many people are being told they have mental illnesses. This week on Making Contact, we bring you an abridged version of the film Bipolarized; Rethinking Mental Illness, chronicling McKenzie’s journey. Featuring: Ross McKenzie, diagnosed with Bipolar disorder Ross McKenzie’s mother and sister Gwen Olsen, former pharmaceutical rep Laura Delano, psychiatry survivor Robert Whitaker, author of Anatomy of an Epidemic: Magic Bullets, Psychiatric Drugs, and the Astonishing Rise of Mental Illness in America Dr. Charles Whitfield, trauma recovery specialist Dr. Peter Levine, founder of Somatic Experiencing

Why has the number of disabled mentally ill in the United States tripled over the past two decades? Every day, 1,100 adults and children are added to the government disability rolls because they have become newly disabled by mental illness, with this epidemic spreading most rapidly among our nation’s children. What is going on? Join me as I interview award-winning science and history writer Robert Whittaker creator of Anatomy of an Epidemic: Magic Bullets, Psychiatric Drugs, and the Astonishing Rise of Mental Illness in America. We will be exploring this topic together as I ask him:  Do psychiatric medications fix “chemical imbalances” in the brain, or do they, in fact, create them? Looking at the research from the last fifty years, do studies reveal that psychiatric drugs help people stay well long term or does it increase the likelihood that they will become chronically ill? Do studies reveal that children with ADHD have any negative long-term outcomes from the stimulants they are taking? What are the newest, innovative programs of psychiatric care in Europe and the United States that are producing hopeful long-term outcomes?And more! Be sure to share this with someone you care about that may be taking Psychiatric Drugs, or struggling with depression, ADHD, or a similar struggle. 

How can a Christian have joy and rejoice when everything in their life seems like a disaster? Listen to this lesson to learn that it’s not something we can do on our own. Find out that we can only have joy in suffering and disappointment and grief when we are learning God’s Word and walking by means of the Spirit. Learn about two words used for joy in the New Testament and the significance of each. Hear six aspects of joy and that it is supernatural. See similar passages in 1st Peter and James as they deal with joy. Understand that even if we face persecution for our faith in Christ, we can rejoice because we know about the eternal rewards we will receive. At the beginning of this class Dr. Dean showed a video on Mormom missionaries. The book Dr. Dean references in this class is called The State of the American Mind: 16 Leading Critics on the New Anti-Intellectualism. Dr. Dean also mentioned Anatomy of an Epidemic: Magic Bullets, Psychiatric Drugs, and the Astonishing Rise of Mental Illness in America by Robert Whitaker.

On guard! Are you prepared to engage in hand-to-hand combat against three vicious enemies of the Christian? Listen to this lesson to learn who these enemies are and the solution that God provided in eternity past. Understand that spiritual warfare demands that we learn the Word of God and walk by means of the Holy Spirit. Find out what our living hope is and how it gives us courage as we accept our personal sense of destiny. Instead of giving in and crawling into a hole, learn to love the battle that God has designed for us. The book Dr. Dean references in this class is called The State of the American Mind: 16 Leading Critics on the New Anti-Intellectualism. Dr. Dean also quoted from Anatomy of an Epidemic: Magic Bullets, Psychiatric Drugs, and the Astonishing Rise of Mental Illness in America by Robert Whitaker.

How should we handle the problems that wreck our lives? Advice is given to us from every side for quick solutions but listen to this lesson to see that only the Bible has all the answers. Understand that we need to learn the basic foundation of the events of the Bible in order to apply the doctrinal principles. See that in the days of Samuel the people were turning to their cultural solutions rather than trusting God. Begin to realize the depths of depravity of our sin natures and see that we cannot compromise but must battle through the ministry of God the Holy Spirit to defeat its effects and find divine peace. The book Dr. Dean references in this class is called The State of the American Mind: 16 Leading Critics on the New Anti-Intellectualism. Dr. Dean also quoted from Anatomy of an Epidemic: Magic Bullets, Psychiatric Drugs, and the Astonishing Rise of Mental Illness in America by Robert Whitaker.

Ross McKenzie was diagnosed with bipolar disorder, but after 15 years on Lithium, he wasn't getting any better. He decided to take matters into his own hands, get off the drug, and find out why so many people are being told they have mental illnesses.  This week on Making Contact, we bring you an abridged version of the film Bipolarized; Rethinking Mental Illness, chronicling McKenzie's journey. Special thanks to Specialty Studios Featuring: Ross McKenzie, diagnosed with Bipolar disorder; Ross McKenzie's mother and sister; Gwen Olsen, former pharmaceutical rep; Laura Delano, psychiatry survivor; Robert Whitaker, author of Anatomy of an Epidemic: Magic Bullets, Psychiatric Drugs, and the Astonishing Rise of Mental Illness in America; Dr. Charles Whitfield, trauma recovery specialist;  Dr. Peter Levine,  founder of Somatic Experiencing More information: http://www.bipolarizedthemovie.com/ Gwen Olsen, the Rx Reformer Laura Delano Mad in America Anatomy of an Epidemic: Magic Bullets, Psychiatric Drugs, and the Astonishing Rise of Mental Illness in America American Psychiatric Association DSM-5 Dr. Charles Whitfield Peter Levine-Somatic Experiencing Specialty Studios The post Bipolarized: Rethinking Mental Illness appeared first on KPFA.

"Mental Health and Wellness Radio" attended the 2012 CASRA Conference in San Mateo, Calif. to catch up with award-winning journalist and science writer Robert Whitaker. He speaks with host Jenee Darden about the pharmaceutical-drug industry, how some studies show short-term medical use results in higher rates of recovery than long-term use and why there is a growing trend of children being prescribed psychiatric medication. Whitaker is the author of "Mad in America" and "Anatomy of an Epidemic: Magic Bullets, Psychiatric Drugs, and the Astonishing Rise of Mental Illness in America." Photo: Robert Whitaker Gives a Lecture at the 2012 CASRA Conference.Photo Credit: Jenee Darden 

Our first guest is Robert Whitaker, author of "Anatomy of an Epidemic: Magic Bullets, Psychiatric Drugs, and the Astonishing Rise of Mental Illness in America." We will be discussing the epidemic increase in mental illness which has accompanied the boom in prescribing psychiatric medications and the possible dangers of the over prescription of psychiatric drugs at the behest of Big Pharma.   Our second guest is Dr. Daliah Heller who has served as the executive director of Citiwide Harm Reduction and who is currently assistant commissioner of drugs and alcohol for the New York City government. Dr. Heller will tell us about her history as a harm reductionist and the state of harm reduction and drug treatment in New York City, including how harm reduction programs have been integrated into the mainstream in the city.