Podcast 413: The great psychiatry fraud

The Dr. Leaf Show

Dr. Caroline Leaf

Health & Fitness, Mental Health

4.7 • 3.3K Ratings

🗓️ 1 September 2022

⏱️ 95 minutes

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Download my new and improved brain detox app here: https://neurocycle.app SHOW DESCRIPTION: In this podcast I speak with best-selling author, journalist and mental health advocate Robert Whitaker about the myth of the chemical imbalance, the politics of psychiatry and Big Pharma, and why we need to change the way we think and talk about mental health. Whitaker sees his role as a science journalist as someone who is an honest communicator. Science journalism is a public service—it involves presenting real, evidence-based science to the public, not marketing. This role as an honest communicator shaped Whitaker’s work as director of public relations at Harvard medical school, and eventually led him to investigate how medical professionals can delude themselves, how money and business can corrupt medical practice, including psychiatry, and the myth of the chemical imbalance Sign up to Patreon to get access to the full video and audio recording add-free, exclusive downloads, live Q&As, and more: https://www.patreon.com/drcarolineleaf Article mentioned: https://www.madinamerica.com/2022/08/psychiatry-fraud-and-the-case-for-a-class-action-lawsuit/ Read the blog and show notes here: https://drleaf.com/blogs/news/the-great-psychiatry-fraud OFFERS FROM OUR SPONSORS: -Nootopia: For an exclusive offer for my listeners go to www.nootopia.com/drleafgenius and use drleaf10 during checkout to save 10 percent and get free shipping. EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS: 5:05 Why Robert Whitaker is so passionate about mental health 6:00 The need for real mental health science, not marketing 8:13, 30:00 The myth of the chemical imbalance 9:15 Whitaker’s amazing book Mad in America & psychiatry’s many delusions 11:20 How psychiatric drugs can affect people in the long term 13:12 The recent scientific article that everyone is talking about 16:00, 44:40 We have all been lied to & it is time to take action 24:00 Debunking the myth of progress: the WHO study 27:40, 33:00, 1:12:00 There is hope! 30:00 Why Robert Whitaker started his organization Mad in America 41:00, 1:20:00 The pathologization of childhood 46:00 The disease model has made things worse 55:00 Drug outcomes in real world patients & how psychiatric drugs can impact the brain 1:08:00 How our experiences can change us mentally & physically 1:16:20 What is wrong with the DSM ADDITIONAL RESOURCES: -Get my new book Cleaning up Your Mental Mess here: https://www.cleaningupyourmentalmess.com -Get a free Cleaning up Your Mental Mess workbook when you subscribe to my weekly email at drleaf.com! - Visit my website at https://drleaf.com for more free resources -Instagram: @drcarolineleaf: https://www.instagram.com/drcarolineleaf/- -Facebook: Dr. Caroline Leaf: https://www.facebook.com/drleaf -Twitter: @drcarolineleaf: https://twitter.com/DrCarolineLeaf -Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/drcarolineleaf *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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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0:00.0	Hi, I'm Dr Caroline Leith and welcome to my podcast, Cleaning Up the Mental Mass.
0:11.0	In this podcast, I interview Robert Whitaker, who is an American journalist and author, who
0:16.6	is one numerous awards as a journalist covering medicine and science, including the George
0:21.0	Pog Award for Medical Writing and National Association for Science Writer's Award for Best
0:26.5	Magazine Article. In 1980, co-roader series on psychiatric research for the Boston Globe
0:32.2	that was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize for Public Service. His first book, Madden
0:36.9	America, was named by Discover Magazine as one of the best science books of 2002. An
0:42.4	acting of an epidemic won the 2010 investigative reporters and editors' book A World for
0:47.2	Best Investigative Journalism. Here's the publisher of Madden America.com.
0:52.4	In light of a recent paper, published by Professor J. Anamong-Krieff and Mark Horowitz,
0:57.2	and colleagues on the myth of the chemical imbalance as the cause of depression, Robert
1:01.6	explains in this podcast how the American Psychiatric Association, the APA, and pharmaceutical
1:07.7	companies knowingly promoted this falsehood to the public, and as such, the chemical imbalance
1:13.0	story served as the sound bite that could best sell this disease model to the public. In
1:18.4	this important conversation, we unpack how the American population and populations around
1:23.6	the globe came to understand this chemical imbalance story as scientific truth. The
1:28.4	new millennium arrived and although the APA's own textbook had declared the low serotonin
1:33.5	chemical mahery, date and buried, the APA continued to publicly double down on the chemical
1:39.8	imbalance story, informing the public that it was now proven. Robert discusses how the
1:45.0	APA is still continuing with this propaganda and telling the public that nearly all patients
1:50.1	eventually respond well to anti-depressants. Robert believes a class action lawsuit is needed
1:56.0	to protect people globally. Let's dive into today's podcast.
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