Rob Wipond appears on the Psychophobia* podcast, hosted by Dr. Michael R. Montgomery.
The American Psychiatric Association is hard at work planning their next edition of psychiatry's "Bible," the DSM. According ...
This week, Mad in America examines four new studies around harms linked to psychiatric drug use. The first finds that ...
The question surrounding GLP-1RAs is not simply whether they can change the brain, but whether that is enough to change the ...
Brief mention of rape and suicide. Thighs soaked in period blood I spent eight hours, free bleeding Part of it in restraints, ...
It’s easy to cling to my diagnosis for comfort. In fact, externalizing obsessions the way you would an alien invasion or a metastasized tumor is a foundational part of OCD’s gold standard of treatment ...
When people protest too much, their over-explaining usually comes from insecurity, low self-esteem, or a threat to their ...
Reflecting on the experiences of helping to organize and attending the Mad in Norway International Film Festival in ...
Psychiatric institutions exert considerable power over patients and service users, including whether or not their account’s are considered credible and what harms are measured... This week, Mad in ...
A protagonist named Simon finds his lover dead, is accused of her murder and imprisoned in a mental asylum. "The Mind ...
In this evocative essay, Trijita traces the moments that render the body a living, sensing presence, inhabiting the uncertain ...
This report by Jenna Portnoy for The Washington Post exposes a private hospital in Washington, D.C., that has been criticized for numerous incidents of violence occurring within its walls.