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Podcast 439: Could this be the solution to solving the mental health crisis?
Publisher |
Dr. Caroline Leaf
Media Type |
audio
Categories Via RSS |
Health & Fitness
Mental Health
Publication Date |
Dec 01, 2022
Episode Duration |
01:19:27

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SHOW DESCRIPTION: In this podcast I talk to clinical researcher and fellow at University College London Dr. Mark Horowitz, best-selling author, journalist and mental health advocate Robert Whitaker, and psychiatrist, researcher, professor and best-selling author Dr. Joanna Moncrieff about the serotonin myth of depression, the dangers of chronic anti-psychotic drug use, schizophrenia as a contract, the neurobiological mental health rabbit hole, where MRI and other types of brain scans fall short, creating a new mental health narrative, and so much more!

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EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS:

5:20, 31:40 The low serotonin myth of depression & the study that everyone is talking about

13:45 The origins of the chemical imbalance theory & why it became so popular

19:00, 21:35, 28:00 The great psychiatry fraud

22:30, 25:30 How psychiatric drugs affect our brain chemistry

23:50 Why pharmaceutical companies changed the drug narrative

25:40 What the pharmaceutical company trials do not tell us

39:40 What we aren’t told & why

42:20 It is not just “Big Pharma”: why the media should be criticized as well

50:00, 54:25 What we get wrong about schizophrenia

51:58 The myth that anti-psychotics correct an underlying chemical imbalance

1:02:00 The long-term impact of psychiatric medication

1:11:50 Why brain scans cannot diagnose mental disorders

1:16:20 How to safely withdraw from psychiatric drugs

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*DISCLAIMER: This podcast and blog are for educational purposes only and are not intended as medical advice. We always encourage each person to make the decision that seems best for their situation with the guidance of a medical professional.

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