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Declan Buckley, Barbara Scully and Seán Moncrieff help tackle listener dilemmas!
Declan Buckley, Édaein O'Connell and Seán Moncrieff help tackle listener dilemmas!
Child Psychotherapist Joanna Fortune joins Seán Moncrieff to answer your parenting questions…
Every Wednesday, Seán will be joined by someone to hear unusual stories on heinous crimes…This week, Cassie Delaney joins to discuss interesting crimes involving words!
Every Wednesday, Seán will be joined by someone to hear unusual stories on heinous crimes…This week, Cassie Delaney joins to discuss interesting crimes involving words!
Child Psychotherapist Joanna Fortune joins Seán Moncrieff to answer your parenting questions…
Jonathan DeBurca Butler joins Seán Moncrieff to take listeners through the week's international stories…
The 2026 wedding season is approaching. So, whether you're simply a guest or the bride-to-be, what do you need to know so things don't go pear-shaped?For this week's ‘Moncrieff's Wedding Survival Guide', Sean is joined by Wedding Expert, Sara Kennedy, to discuss what to do when things go wrong…
The 2026 wedding season is approaching. So, whether you're simply a guest or the bride-to-be, what do you need to know so things don't go pear-shaped?For this week's ‘Moncrieff's Wedding Survival Guide', Sean is joined by Wedding Expert, Sara Kennedy, to discuss what to do when things go wrong…
Declan Buckley, Emma Nolan and Seán Moncrieff help tackle listener dilemmas!
Child Psychotherapist Joanna Fortune joins Seán Moncrieff to answer your parenting questions…
Every Wednesday, Seán will be joined by someone to hear unusual stories on heinous crimes…This week, Cassie Delaney joins to discuss interesting cases which have remained unsolved to this day…
Child Psychotherapist Joanna Fortune joins Seán Moncrieff to answer your parenting questions…
Every Wednesday, Seán will be joined by someone to hear unusual stories on heinous crimes…This week, Cassie Delaney joins to discuss interesting cases which have remained unsolved to this day…
Jonathan DeBurca Butler joins Seán Moncrieff to take listeners through the week's international stories…
TV Reviewer James Dempsey joined Seán Moncrieff for the weekly TV review slot, TV on the Radio…
Barbara Scully, Shane Beatty and Seán Moncrieff help tackle listener dilemmas!
Declan Buckley, Barbara Scully and Seán Moncrieff help tackle listener dilemmas!
Child Psychotherapist Joanna Fortune joins Seán Moncrieff to answer your parenting questions…
Every Wednesday, Seán will be joined by someone to hear unusual stories on heinous crimes…This week, Cassie Delaney joins to discuss cases where the person involved may not have been the one to commit the crime…
TV Reviewer James Dempsey joined Seán Moncrieff for the weekly TV review slot, TV on the Radio…
The sewage tunnel heist that has European banks panicking. By the time police arrived at the scene in Naples, the robbers had vanished beneath the city. Nick Squires, Italy Correspondent with the Daily Telegraph joined Seán Moncrieff on the show to discuss.
Declan Buckley, and Barbara Scully and Seán Moncrieff help tackle listener dilemmas.
The Blur frontman Damon Albarn revealed this week that he takes his daughter on family holiday's to North Korea....but how possible is it actually to visit the secretive state as a tourist? Seán Moncrieff was joined on the show by Shane Horan, an Irish tour operator and photographer, who has visited many times...
Child Psychotherapist Joanna Fortune joins Seán Moncrieff to answer your parenting questions…
Every Wednesday, Seán will be joined by someone to hear unusual stories on heinous crimes…This week, Aoife Grace Moore joins to discuss cases where people faked their own deaths.
TV Reviewer James Dempsey joined Seán Moncrieff for the weekly TV review slot, TV on the Radio…
Liz looks at the Planning Bill, which is part of the legislative reform of the RMA, and what it means.
Declan Buckley, and Barbara Scully and Seán Moncrieff help tackle listener dilemmas.
Child Psychotherapist Joanna Fortune joins Seán Moncrieff to answer your parenting questions…
Every Wednesday, Podcaster Cassie Delaney will join Seán to share some unusual stories on heinous crimes.This week, Cassie joins to discuss things that escalated in weird and unexpected ways!
Subscribe to Hawks Insiders for the most in-depth and wide ranging Hawthorn cover there is. From exclusive interviews to analysis, match recaps to podcasts, the Insiders have you covered.How quickly does a round five win turn into something more?The Hawks Insiders team of Ash, Daz, Mick, Nat and Jason Johnson Brad (live from the car) take a deeper like at a side that's not just building — it's growing up in real time.Fresh off backing up the Easter Monday high with a commanding Gather Round win over the Dogs, the conversation has shifted. This isn't about promise anymore. It's about expectation.
TV Reviewer James Dempsey joined Seán Moncrieff for the weekly TV review slot, TV on the Radio…
Barbara Scully, Tom Donnelly and Seán Moncrieff help tackle listener dilemmas.
Child Psychotherapist Joanna Fortune joins Seán Moncrieff to answer your parenting questions…
Every Wednesday, Podcaster Cassie Delaney will join Seán to share some unusual stories on heinous crimes. This week, Cassie joins to discuss crimes committed by people you wouldn't expect!
Every Wednesday, Podcaster Cassie Delaney will join to share some unusual stories on heinous crimes.This week, Cassie joins guest host Fionnuala Jones to discuss cases of murders involving reality TV stars.
Show notes: (0:00) Intro (1:05) Dr. Joanna Moncrieff and the serotonin myth (2:45) How SSRIs were marketed and what the research found (8:58) What may really cause depression (13:16) Trials, placebo, and emotional numbing (19:46) Withdrawal, dependence, and long-term risks (27:50) Concerns about teens on SSRIs (29:53) Better ways to help people with depression (37:43) Final takeaway (39:42) Where to find Dr. Moncrieff Who is Dr. Joanna Moncrieff? Dr. Joanna Moncrieff is a psychiatrist, academic, and author. She is a Professor of Critical and Social Psychiatry at University College London and also works as a consultant psychiatrist in North East London. Her work focuses on the history, philosophy, and politics of psychiatry, especially how psychiatric drugs are used, understood, and explained to the public. She is also a founding member and co-chair of the Critical Psychiatry Network. Dr. Moncrieff is known for her research and writing on antidepressants and psychiatric medication, and her recent book, Chemically Imbalanced: The Making and Unmaking of the Serotonin Myth, examines the history of the serotonin theory of depression and the evidence behind it. Connect with Dr. Joanna: Website: https://joannamoncrieff.com/ X: https://x.com/joannamoncrieff Grab a copy: https://tinyurl.com/2xx3r5my Links and Resources: Peak Performance Life Peak Performance on Facebook Peak Performance on Instagram
Child Psychotherapist Joanna Fortune joins Seán Moncrieff to answer your parenting questions…
Every Wednesday, Podcaster Cassie Delaney will join Seán to share some unusual stories on heinous crimes.This week, Cassie joins to discuss three mysterious deaths, decades apart from all over the world that have similar traits…
Jonathan DeBurca Butler joins Seán Moncrieff to take listeners through the week's international stories.
Child Psychotherapist Joanna Fortune joins Seán Moncrieff to answer your parenting questions…
Every Wednesday, Podcaster Cassie Delaney will join Seán to share some unusual stories on heinous crimes.This week, Cassie joins to discuss multiple cases, including the story of a postman that went missing on Christmas Day…
TV Reviewer James Dempsey joined Seán Moncrieff for the weekly TV review slot, TV on the Radio…
Child Psychotherapist Joanna Fortune joins Seán Moncrieff to answer your parenting questions…
Every Wednesday, Podcaster Cassie Delaney will join Seán to share some unusual stories on heinous crimes.This week, Cassie joins to discuss the case of Carol Sue Elvaker, who killed her son-in-law after she was convinced to do it by a Ouija board...
OA1242 - Ever heard of the “major questions doctrine”? Most lawyers sure hadn't until a few years ago. So how did it get that important-sounding name? Where did it come from? What even is it? How can we call something a “doctrine” or a rule if we don't have a clear rule statement to cite to? (Hint: You can't). If you've been feeling like maybe this is all made up and the points don't matter, you can get your vindication here as we trace back the history of this ever-changing heavily-politicized increasingly-disputed amorphous blob. Jenessa read way too many cases and law review articles to tolerate this nonsense today. Timeline, each citing the one below it: 1. “Major questions doctrine” first appearance in any court case: West Virginia v. Environmental Protection Agency, 597 U.S. 697 (2022) 2. “Major question doctrine” [not plural] in an EPA statement on deregulations: Repeal of the Clean Power Plan, 84 Fed. Reg. 32520, 32529 (proposed Jul. 8, 2019) (to be codified at 40 C.F.R. pt. 60). 3. “Major rules doctrine”: U.S. Telecom Association v. F.C.C., 855 F.3d 381, 422-423 (D.C. Cir 2017), Kavanaugh dissent. (Note: There are many decisions by this name, including one from the D.C. Circuit in 2016, all of which are more prevalent online. Only this exact citation, minus the “422-23” pincite, will get you to the right case. Unfortunately I cannot find it outside the paywall to provide a link). 4. “Economic and political significance” allegedly the first unnamed use of the concept: F.D.A. v. Brown & Williamson Tobacco Co. 529 U.S. 120 (2000) 5. “Major questions” first appears in any legal scholarship… well those words appear in that order, at least: Stephen Breyer, Judicial Review of Questions of Law and Policy, 38 Admin. L. Rev. 363 (1986). Meanwhile, in another timeline: Cass R. Sunstein, There are two “Major Questions” Doctrines, 73 Admin. L. Rev. 475, (2021). First ever use of “major questions rule/exception” in a positive light in legal scholarship. Would become more mainstream around 2013-2016: Abigail Moncrieff, Reincarnating the "Major Questions" Exception to Chevron Deference as a Doctrine of Non-Interference as a Doctrine of Non-Interference (Or Why Massachusetts v. EPA Got It Wrong), 60 Admin L. Rev. 593 (2008). Moncrieff, above, cites this as the original coining of “major questions”, not Breyer's 1986 paper: Cass R. Sunstein, Chevron Step Zero, 92 VA. L. Rev. 187 (2006). Other definitions from legal scholarship: Allison Orr Larsen, Becoming a Doctrine, 76 Fla. L. Rev. 1 (2024). Austin Piatt & Damonta D. Morgan, The Three Major Questions Doctrines, Forward Wis. L. Rev. 19 (2024). Thomas B. Griffith & Haley N. Proctor, Deference, Delegation, and Divination: Justice Breyer and the Future of the Major Questions Doctrine, 132 Yale L.J. F. 693 (2022). Chad Squitieri, Who Determines Majorness?, 44 Harv. J.L. & Pub. Pol'y 463 (2021). Kevin O. Leske, Major Questions about the “Major Questions” Doctrine, 5 Michigan Journal of Environmental & Administrative Law 479 (2016). Jonas J. Monast, Major Questions About the Major Questions Doctrine, 68 Admin. L. Rev. 445 (2016). Other relevant cases: Learning Resources, Inc. v. Trump, 607 U.S --- (2026) Biden v. Nebraska, 600 U.S. 477 (2023) King v. Burwell, 576 U.S. 473 (2015) Utility Air Regulatory Group v. EPA, 573 U.S. 302 (2014) Check out the OA Linktree for all the places to go and things to do!
Child Psychotherapist Joanna Fortune joins Seán Moncrieff to answer your parenting questions…
Today we're having an uncomfortable but very necessary conversation about antidepressants and the theory that these drugs work for those with depression by correcting imbalanced chemicals in their brain.Our guest to discuss this topic is Joanna Moncrieff, a Professor of Psychiatry at University College London, and works as a consultant psychiatrist in the NHS. She is author of numerous scientific papers including a major review that showed there was little evidence to support the idea that depression is caused by a serotonin abnormality. Her most recent book "Chemically Imbalanced: the making and unmaking of the serotonin myth” is what we're going to be discussing today.This was a complete eye opener for me. For years I believed in the pharmaceutical washed message that antidepressants worked because of a genuine brain chemical imbalance that we corrected with medications. This is not proven.Today we'll discuss over-use and misrepresentation of psychiatric drugs in the public sphere, the changing philosophy of mental health and how we got to a point where over 8 million people in the UK use antidepressants.We discuss what serotonin is, how we measure it in the body, why the imbalance theory is inconclusive, whether antidepressants have good evidence that they work and their many side effects.I want to make it clear that this episode is not meant to shame or belittle anyone on medications for mental health, but provide accurate information about how we can safely treat these problems and offer informed consent weighing up the pros and cons of medications like antidepressants. The use of these medications has well recognised withdrawal and dependency effects and should not be stopped without strict supervision of your medical practitioner. We've also linked to the Maudsley deprescribing guidelines here in the show notes for practitioners educating themselves on how to do this with their patients.Chemically Imbalanced BookWebsite: https://joannamoncrieff.com/
Dr. Joanna Moncrieff is a British psychiatrist and author of “Chemically Imbalanced: The Making and Unmaking of the Serotonin Myth.” She challenges the long-held belief that depression is caused by a lack of the hormone serotonin.“The serotonin myth … was first put out there in the 1960s, then picked up by the pharmaceutical industry in the 1990s and widely propagated by them as part of their campaign to sell SSRIs, their new generation of antidepressants,” she said.Contrary to what many people still believe, there's no evidence that depression is caused by a lack of serotonin in the brain, Moncrieff said.“A few years ago, we published what's called an umbrella review, a sort of meta review of all the different areas of research that have looked at this. … And we show that there is no consistent or convincing evidence in any of these areas of research for any association between serotonin and depression. So hence, the idea is a myth,” she said.In our interview, she explains how this narrative took hold and how it reshaped modern psychiatry.So what causes depression if not a lack of serotonin? Dr. Moncrieff, who is a professor of critical and social psychiatry at University College London, regards depression as “meaningful human reactions to the circumstances of life now, and that is indeed how people used to think about them.”It's not a biological disease, she said, but a normal reaction that anyone may experience at times throughout life.“It's not something that we naturally just get over in a couple of weeks. It can take weeks and months of grieving, even for a short-term relationship that's finished.”To label deep sadness as a pathological medical condition that needs to be fixed with drugs is the wrong approach and precludes seeing a person “who is suffering, who is going through a period of difficulty and trying to work out what that is and how we can support them with it,” Moncrieff said.Views expressed in this video are opinions of the host and the guest, and do not necessarily reflect the views of The Epoch Times.