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Robert Whitaker Answers Reader Questions on Mad in America, the Biopsychosocial Model, and Psychiatric History

Mad in America

You sent some great questions and on this and our next podcast, we will be talking with Bob about Mad in America, the biopsychosocial model, the history of psychiatry, pharmaceutical marketing, and issues with psychiatric treatments including psychiatric drugs and electroconvulsive therapy. But do patients report the same?

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Mad in Ireland

Mad in America

Hough notes that, while Irelands mental health system has recently started using terms like biopsychosocial model, human rights, and trauma-informed, actual practices remain essentially the same as always. In Ireland, we’re very good at paying lip service to these things, she explains.