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The Rubin Report

Proof That Medications Are Making Mental Health Crisis Worse | Dr. Josef Witt-Doerring

The Rubin Report

Emma Dog Productions

News, News Commentary

4.614.2K Ratings

🗓️ 17 January 2026

⏱️ 32 minutes

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Summary

Dave Rubin of "The Rubin Report" talks to Dr. Josef Witt-Doerring about the worsening mental health crisis in America; why depression and suicide rates are rising despite record levels of psychiatric drug use; how the pharmaceutical industry is rushing psychiatry appointments, and creating an overreliance on medications; why many patients are misdiagnosed while lifestyle factors like diet, exercise, and substance use are ignored; his concerns about long-term effects and the surge in antidepressants and ADHD drugs prescribed to children; why non-drug, holistic approaches to mental health care need to be prioritized; the worsening mental health crisis in America; why depression and suicide rates are rising despite record levels of psychiatric drug use; how the pharmaceutical industry is rushing psychiatry appointments, and creating an overreliance on medications; why many patients are misdiagnosed while lifestyle factors like diet, exercise, and substance use are ignored; his concerns about long-term effects and the surge in antidepressants and ADHD drugs prescribed to children; why non-drug, holistic approaches to mental health care need to be prioritized; how modern culture and social media have trained people to chase happiness instead of meaning; how normal life struggles are increasingly medicalized as mental illness; why psychiatric drugs can offer short-term relief but don't fix root causes and often worsen outcomes long-term; the dangers of benzodiazepines like Xanax and Ambien; the dangers of "natural" supplements like ashwagandha that act as neurological drugs with risks of dependence; and much more.

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0:00.0

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0:07.8

2025 presidential inauguration through the eyes of the first lady herself step into her world

0:14.0

as she orchestrates inauguration plans navigates the transition and moves her family back into the

0:20.3

nation's capital.

0:21.6

History's biggest stage on the biggest screen.

0:24.7

Melania, only in theaters January 30th.

0:29.3

Great. Perfect.

0:31.6

It's commercially in their best interest to do so because it's a lot easier to say, okay, you've got these five

0:38.9

symptoms, you meet criteria for depression. I know nothing about your life, but you meet criteria

0:43.4

for depression. And don't worry, there's an FDA approved treatment for it. Take this drug.

0:48.8

You know, I'll take $500 and I'll see you in three months. And when I see you in three months,

0:53.3

I will not ask you

0:54.3

about things in your life. We'll talk about whether the drug dose goes up, down or stays the

0:59.9

same. That is the experience a lot of people have these days and one of the big issues is like you

1:07.3

had mentioned a moment ago Dave, that's how psychiatrists differentiate themselves from

1:12.4

other professionals in the mental health care space, that they use the drugs. And so they are

1:17.9

very hesitant to ever talk about some of the huge gaps in research. For instance, that none of these

1:24.9

drugs are studied any longer than a year, and we have no clue really what they do long term.

1:37.6

I'm Dave Rubin, and joining me today as a board certified psychiatrist and founder of the Taper Clinic, Dr. Joseph Witt Doring.

1:44.7

Welcome to the Rubin Report.

1:46.3

Hey, Dave.

1:46.8

Thank you so much for having me.

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