Giovanni Fava - A Different Psychiatry is Possible
In this podcast, we hear from the renowned clinician and researcher Dr. Giovanni Fava. Dr. Fava is a psychiatrist and professor of clinical psychology at the University of Bologna in Italy. He is also...
3 Nov 202154min
Hans Skott-Myhre - Can Critiques of Psychiatry Help us Imagine a Post-Capitalist Future?
Hans Skott-Myhre is a Professor of Human Services at Kennesaw State University in Kennesaw, Georgia. Over the last 50 years, he has worked within a wide variety of human service settings, including re...
27 Okt 20211h 2min
Shira Collings - New Perspectives on Eating Disorders
In this podcast, which comes on the heels of reports linking social media use to reduced self-esteem in teen girls, eating-disorders therapist Shira Collings discusses person-centered, socio-cultural...
16 Okt 202152min
Helena Hansen - Combatting Structural Racism and Classism in Psychiatry
Helena Hanson is professor and chair of translational social science and health equity and associate director for the center for social medicine at UCLA. As a psychiatrist and anthropologist, she has ...
13 Okt 202151min
Matcheri Keshavan and Raquelle Mesholam-Gately - Why Some Experts and Patients Want to Rename Schizophrenia
Schizophrenia is a psychiatric diagnosis that carries a heavy social stigma. However, experts have also questioned the validity and utility of the label. In response, some experts and service-user gro...
29 Sep 20211h 6min
Jim van Os and Peter Groot - When Assessing Antidepressant Withdrawal Methods, RCTs Fall Short
This week we talk with Professor Jim van Os and Doctor Peter Groot about their latest study which looks at the effectiveness of tapering strips to help people get off antidepressant drugs. Jim van Os ...
27 Aug 202139min
Ursula Read - Rights Based Global Mental Health and Social Exclusion
Ursula Read is a research fellow and associate at King's College London. She holds a Ph.D. in anthropology from University College London, where she studied family experiences of mental illness and he...
25 Aug 202153min
Michael Ungar - Looking Beyond Self-Help to Understand Resilience
Michael Ungar is the founder and director of the Resilience Research Centre at Dalhousie University in Canada. He is also a family therapist and professor of social work. He has received numerous awar...
28 Juli 202153min
