Mad in Norway is seeking submissions for a digital Art Exhibit to be displayed between films at the International Film Festival on September 24-26 in Lillehammer, Click here!
When Therapy Makes Things Worse
This week, Mad in America examines three articles related to negative effects of psychotherapy. The first reviews the literature around negative effects in therapy,...
Unlearn Your Pain: Harnessing the Power of Neuroplasticity – A Conversation With Howard Schubiner
Dr. Howard Schubiner joins us on the MIA podcast to discuss his work and the power of neuroplasticity to address psychological or physiological pain.
What Medicine Does Not Yet Recognize in Psychiatric Tapering
Together, we can create a new way to support patients tapering psychiatric medications and the medically orphaned will finally feel welcomed.
“Every Time I Took a Pill, I Felt I Was No Longer Myself”: Young Adults Describe Antipsychotic Use After First-Episode Psychosis
A new study published online by the Journal of Humanistic Psychology examines young adults’ experience of taking and discontinuing antipsychotic drugs after completing a...
Inside the Hot Flush Gold Rush: The Medicalization of Menopause Spreads to Perimenopause
Many brands promising to help women actually make their suffering worse by reinforcing the belief that menopause is a time of deterioration.
Depression Drug Approved by FDA Had 11 Failed Trials and an Advisory Committee Vote Against Approval
Rejected by the FDA four times; an advisory committee vote against approval. Yet in 2023, gepirone (Exxua) was approved for depression.
The Diagnostic Off-Ramp
Once you have been labeled as “Borderline,” anyone who wants to hurt you can use this against you.
Doctors Who Avoid Conversations: How Psychiatry Made Me Ill
Not one of the doctors ever asked how I was feeling or doing. They were never willing to have conversations or sort through problems with me, even though they said I was ill.
The Tragedy of Morton the Sixth
Starting out with what were called “nervous breakdowns,” my father was eventually diagnosed with schizophrenia and incarcerated in the state mental hospital for the last twenty years of his life.
Unlearn Your Pain: Harnessing the Power of Neuroplasticity – A Conversation With Howard Schubiner
Dr. Howard Schubiner joins us on the MIA podcast to discuss his work and the power of neuroplasticity to address psychological or physiological pain.
Inside the Hot Flush Gold Rush: The Medicalization of Menopause Spreads to Perimenopause
Many brands promising to help women actually make their suffering worse by reinforcing the belief that menopause is a time of deterioration.
Depression Drug Approved by FDA Had 11 Failed Trials and an Advisory Committee Vote Against Approval
Rejected by the FDA four times; an advisory committee vote against approval. Yet in 2023, gepirone (Exxua) was approved for depression.
How Psychiatry Launders Our Debts: An Interview with Khameer Kidia
Physician-anthropologist Khameer Kidia examines how violence and inequality shape mental distress, arguing for patient autonomy, community care, and structural change beyond diagnosis, medication, and individualized psychiatric treatment.
What’s Been Lost in Medicine Is Shameful in Psychiatry: Reflections on Bernard Lown
Mental health professionals are trained to be technicians rather than provided with the opportunity to discover the craft of healing.
Mad in Norway International Film Festival
Mad in Norway International Film Festival Film Review: Drunk On Too...
Our Mad in America affiliate, Mad in Norway, is hosting an international film festival from September 24-26 in Lillehammer, Norway. Each week, we will feature a film. This week is Drunk On Too Much Life.
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Research Studies
CALLING ALL PEOPLE LIVING IN CANADA WHO HAVE BEEN PRESCRIBED AN ANTIDEPRESSANT! Mad in Canada has created a short survey aimed at shedding light on the informed consent process experienced by adults who are living in Canada, and who have been prescribed antidepressants at some point in their life. Our survey is not about whether people should or should not take antidepressants. It’s about what people are being told about the potential effects of antidepressants, when they are prescribed. Learn more and take the survey here.
Research Participants Needed: Are You Reducing or Stopping a Psychiatric Medication? We are a research team at the University of Washington studying how people taper or stop psychiatric medications such as antidepressants, anti-anxiety meds, mood stabilizers, antipsychotics, and stimulants. If you are over 18 years old and currently reducing or stopping (tapering) a psychiatric medication, we would love to hear about your experiences. Click here to take the eligibility survey.
STOLEN LIVES PICNIC: July 29, 2026, Zeist, Netherlands
OPEN DIALOGUE MEETING 2026: August 26-30, 2026, Hveragerði, Iceland
MAD IN NORWAY FILM FESTIVAL: September 24-26, 2026, Lillehammer, Norway
View the artwork, poetry, and humor galleries and submit your work. Or visit the Arts Corner.
