http://freedom-center.org/keywords/research The taxonomy view with a depth of 0. en http://freedom-center.org/madness-radio-black-mental-health-uk-philip-morgan 51:24 Madness Radio 2008-05-14 Blacks in the UK are much more likely than white people to be locked up, put on drugs, and mistreated in the mental health system. Social scientist Philip Morgan of London's Tower Hamlets African and Caribbean Mental Health Organization (THACMHO) discusses the legacy of slavery, survivor-run advocacy for system change, and an innovative project reclaiming Black identity through historical research. www.thacmho.org.uk Advocate from London's Tower Hamlets African and Caribbean Mental Health Organization on the legacy of slavery. no history psych abuse race &amp; class radio research social justice Mon, 12 May 2008 04:54:55 -0400 admin 377 at http://freedom-center.org http://freedom-center.org/madness-radio-genetic-predispositions-jay-joseph 51:09 Madness Radio 2008-05-07 Clinical psychologist Jay Joseph details medical science's 30-year failed quest to find any link between genetics and diagnoses of mental disorders, and debunks widely held beliefs in the psychiatric profession, including the idea of 'genetic predispositions' for mental illness. Jay is the author of The Missing Gene: Psychiatry, Heredity, and the Fruitless Search for Genes and The Gene Illusion: Genetic Research in Psychiatry and Psychology Under the Microscope. http://www.jayjoseph.net/ Debunking genetic ideas of mental illness and disorders through careful critique of medical science claims. no mad science radio research Mon, 05 May 2008 08:07:39 -0400 admin 376 at http://freedom-center.org http://freedom-center.org/madness-radio-2008-04-23-bipolar-diagnosis-bias-paula-caplan 56:31 Madness Radio 2008-04-30 <p> Harvard University faculty Paula Caplan, author of <em>They Say You&#39;re Crazy: How The World&#39;s Most Powerful Psychiatrists Decide Who&#39;s Normal</em> and editor of <em>Bias In Psychiatric Diagnosis</em>. 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. <a href="http://www.psychdiagnosis.net/" class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated">www.psychdiagnosis.net</a> <a href="http://paulajcaplan.net/" class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated">http://paulajcaplan.net</a></p> Harvard faculty researcher on how diagnostic labeling reflects sexist, racist, and other bias. no race &amp; class radio research sex &amp; genders social justice Sun, 27 Apr 2008 04:16:55 -0400 admin 375 at http://freedom-center.org http://freedom-center.org/madness-radio-bruce-levine-americas-depression-epidemic 54:51 Madness Radio 2007-11-21 Clinical psychologist Bruce Levine discusses his new book Surviving America's Depression Epidemic: How to Find Morale, Energy, and Community in a World Gone Crazy, an insightful exploration of the social and political causes of depression and how to heal by rebuilding communities. Also check out www.brucelevine.net. Clinical psychologist on his new book on the social and political causes of depression. no alternative treatments big pharma books mad science radio research social justice Mon, 19 Nov 2007 13:28:59 -0500 admin 340 at http://freedom-center.org http://freedom-center.org/freedom-center-icarus-project-publish-coming-psychiatric-drugs-guide alternative treatments big pharma coming off meds drugs news research resources Sun, 30 Sep 2007 14:06:58 -0400 Will 318 at http://freedom-center.org http://freedom-center.org/evelyn-pringle 52:57 Madness Radio 2007-08-15 Independent journalist Evelyn Pringle writes extensively on Big Pharma corruption and the role the mainstream media plays in covering it up. Muckraking journalist exposes pill company corruption no big pharma drugs legal mad science press radio research Tue, 14 Aug 2007 22:50:05 -0400 admin 274 at http://freedom-center.org http://freedom-center.org/madness-radio-07-11-07-globalization-psychiatry-philip-thomas-post-psychiatry 51:01 Madness Radio 2007-07-11 <p> UK psychiatrist Philip Thomas discusses the globalization of psychiatry and pharmaceutical company expansion world-wide, including how community empowerment and traditional ways of care can challenge western individualism based medical model of mental health. Check out Phil&#39;s book Post-Psychiatry: Mental Health in a Postmodern World, and his essay <a href="http://www.theicarusproject.net/files/globalpsychthomasjpubhlth.pdf" target="_blank">Challenging the Globalization of Psychiatry</a>, both writtern with Irish psychiatrist Pat Bracken.</p> Big Pharma is colonizing the planet; post-psychiatry responds... no big pharma radio research social justice theory &amp; philosophy Wed, 11 Jul 2007 11:24:14 -0400 admin 262 at http://freedom-center.org http://freedom-center.org/madnessradio-2007-07-04-john-horgan-science-writer-undiscovered-mind 56:59 Madness Radio 2007-07-04 <p> John Horgan, who has written for Scientific American, Discover, and the New York Times, talks about neuroscience, genetics, the placebo effect psychedelic drugs, and more. John is the author of <em>The Undiscovered Mind: How The Human Brain Defies Replication, Medication, and Explanation</em>, <em>Rational Mysticism</em>, and <em>The End of Science</em>. He also hosts a video blog <a href="http://www.bloggingheads.tv/" target="_blank">bloggingheads.tv</a>.</p> Science + Discover magazine journalist and sharp neuroscience critic. no drugs mad science radio research theory &amp; philosophy Wed, 04 Jul 2007 11:24:09 -0400 admin 261 at http://freedom-center.org http://freedom-center.org/philip-dawdy-furious-seasons-blog-pharmaceutical-corruption-madnessradio-2-007-05-27furiousseasons 62:50 Madness Radio 2007-05-27 <p> Award winning journalist Philip Dawdy, former Seattle Weekly writer, discusses his research on pharmaceutical companies and mental heath. Philip is the writer of the excellent blog Furious Seasons.</p> <p><a href="http://www.freedom-center.org/www.furiousseasons.com" target="_blank">www.furiousseasons.com </a></p> Pharmaceutical corruption watchdog blogger and Seattle Weekly writer no big pharma mad science radio research social justice Sun, 27 May 2007 11:21:53 -0400 admin 250 at http://freedom-center.org http://freedom-center.org/madness-radio-2007-04-11-peter-stastny 51:34 Madness Radio 2007-04-11 <p> Psychiatrist Peter Stastny talks about his decades-long work as an anti-psychiatrist psychiatrist, problems with the hospital system and medications, and the international movement to create alternatives. Peter is one of the main organizers of INTAR, the International Network of Treatment Alternatives for Recovery.</p> Decades of experience as an anti-psychiatrist busting mainstream myths. no alternative treatments mad science radio research Wed, 11 Apr 2007 11:22:03 -0400 admin 251 at http://freedom-center.org