sex & genders

Madness Radio 2008-04-30: Psych Diagnosis Bias Paula Caplan

Submitted by admin on Sun, 04/27/2008 - 04:16.

 Harvard University faculty Paula Caplan, author of They Say You're Crazy: How The World's Most Powerful Psychiatrists Decide Who's Normal and editor of Bias In Psychiatric Diagnosis. Paula was on one of the writing committees for the DSM and offers an insightful perspective on the politics behind psychiatric pseudo-science. She discusses mental disorder labeling, including bipolar and post-trauma stress disorder, from a feminist perspective. www.psychdiagnosis.net

Madness Radio 2008-04-03: Queer Writer and Educator Jessica Max Stein

Submitted by admin on Mon, 03/31/2008 - 18:40.

Queer writer, educator, and Icarus Project organizer Jessica Max Stein talks about homophobia, mental health, and our broken educational system. She recently won an award from Poets & Writers magazine, and had a poem published in the Sun magazine. She reads from her 'zines Mad Love and Long Walk Back To Myself.

Madness Radio 2007-12-26: Sexual Abuse: Searching for Angela Shelton

Submitted by admin on Mon, 12/24/2007 - 16:05.

Angela Shelton is an award-winning Hollywood actress and filmmaker, who traveled across the US meeting other women named Angela Shelton and discovering how widespread sexual abuse is in our society. She discusses her film Searching for Angela Shelton and her work helping people heal from trauma. www.angelashelton.com

Madness Radio 2006-03-15 : Paula Caplan Psych Diagnosis Bias

Submitted by admin on Wed, 03/15/2006 - 11:28.

Harvard University lecturer Paula Caplan on bias in psychiatric diagnosis. Caplan is one of the leading critics of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual, and was on some of the committtees revising the DSM-IV to get a first-hand look at the sexism, racism, and classism that goes into psychiatric labels. Paula also addresses the problems of isolation and stigma resulting from a PTSD diagnosis for veterans.