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| name = Mad in America | | name = Mad in America | ||
| location = Cambridge, Massachusetts | | location = Cambridge, Massachusetts | ||
| country = | | country = [[United States]] | ||
| language = English | | language = English | ||
| foundation = 2012 | | foundation = 2012 | ||
| website = [http://www.madinamerica.com Mad in America] | | website = [http://www.madinamerica.com Mad in America] | ||
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'''Mad in America''' is a webzine dedicated to critical perspectives on modern [[Biology:Psychiatry|psychiatry]].<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Double |first=Duncan B. |date=February 2019 |title=Twenty years of the Critical Psychiatry Network |journal=The British Journal of Psychiatry |language=en |volume=214 |issue=2 |pages=61–62 |doi=10.1192/bjp.2018.181 |pmid=30681051 |issn=0007-1250|doi-access=free }}</ref> It was founded in 2012 by Robert Whitaker, who also publishes the site. Whitaker founded the Mad in America website in response to the positive reactions to his books ''Mad in America'' and ''Anatomy of an Epidemic''.<ref>{{Cite book |last1=Rosenberg |first1=Samuel J. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=4EYrDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA31 |title=Community Mental Health: Challenges for the 21st Century |last2=Rosenberg |first2=Jessica |date=2017-07-06 |publisher=Taylor & Francis |isbn=978-1-317-42683-7 |pages=31 |language=en}}</ref> Its mission statement originally stated, {{blockquote|Mad in America’s mission is to serve as a catalyst for rethinking psychiatric care in the United States (and abroad). We believe that the current drug-based paradigm of care has failed our society, and that scientific research, as well as the lived experience of those who have been diagnosed with a psychiatric disorder, calls for profound change.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.madinamerica.com/2019/11/mia-at-eight-years-old-are-we-fulfilling-our-mission/ |title=MIA at Eight Years: Are We Fulfilling Our Mission? |last=Whitaker |first=Robert |date=2019-11-22 |website=Mad In America |language=en-US |access-date=2020-03-03}}</ref>}} The site has been described as "one important umbrella site for critical engagements with psychiatry" and an example of "active groups and actors with a history of providing robust commentary on the [[Medicine:Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders|DSM]]" by Martyn Pickersgill in the ''Journal of Medical Ethics''.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Pickersgill |first=Martyn D. |date=August 2014 |title=Debating DSM-5: diagnosis and the sociology of critique |journal=Journal of Medical Ethics |volume=40 |issue=8 |pages=521–525 |doi=10.1136/medethics-2013-101762 |issn=1473-4257 |pmc=4112449 |pmid=24327375}}</ref> | '''Mad in America''' is a webzine dedicated to critical perspectives on modern [[Biology:Psychiatry|psychiatry]].<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Double |first=Duncan B. |date=February 2019 |title=Twenty years of the Critical Psychiatry Network |journal=The British Journal of Psychiatry |language=en |volume=214 |issue=2 |pages=61–62 |doi=10.1192/bjp.2018.181 |pmid=30681051 |issn=0007-1250|doi-access=free }}</ref> It was founded in 2012 by Robert Whitaker, who also publishes the site. Whitaker founded the Mad in America website in response to the positive reactions to his books ''Mad in America'' and ''Anatomy of an Epidemic''.<ref>{{Cite book |last1=Rosenberg |first1=Samuel J. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=4EYrDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA31 |title=Community Mental Health: Challenges for the 21st Century |last2=Rosenberg |first2=Jessica |date=2017-07-06 |publisher=[[Company:Taylor & Francis|Taylor & Francis]] |isbn=978-1-317-42683-7 |pages=31 |language=en}}</ref> Its mission statement originally stated, {{blockquote|Mad in America’s mission is to serve as a catalyst for rethinking psychiatric care in the United States (and abroad). We believe that the current drug-based paradigm of care has failed our society, and that scientific research, as well as the lived experience of those who have been diagnosed with a psychiatric disorder, calls for profound change.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.madinamerica.com/2019/11/mia-at-eight-years-old-are-we-fulfilling-our-mission/ |title=MIA at Eight Years: Are We Fulfilling Our Mission? |last=Whitaker |first=Robert |date=2019-11-22 |website=Mad In America |language=en-US |access-date=2020-03-03}}</ref>}} The site has been described as "one important umbrella site for critical engagements with psychiatry" and an example of "active groups and actors with a history of providing robust commentary on the [[Medicine:Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders|DSM]]" by Martyn Pickersgill in the ''Journal of Medical Ethics''.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Pickersgill |first=Martyn D. |date=August 2014 |title=Debating DSM-5: diagnosis and the sociology of critique |journal=Journal of Medical Ethics |volume=40 |issue=8 |pages=521–525 |doi=10.1136/medethics-2013-101762 |issn=1473-4257 |pmc=4112449 |pmid=24327375}}</ref> | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Latest revision as of 01:07, 13 July 2025
Short description: Psychiatry webzine
| Available in | English |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2012 |
| Headquarters | Cambridge, Massachusetts, |
| Website | Mad in America |
Mad in America is a webzine dedicated to critical perspectives on modern psychiatry.[1] It was founded in 2012 by Robert Whitaker, who also publishes the site. Whitaker founded the Mad in America website in response to the positive reactions to his books Mad in America and Anatomy of an Epidemic.[2] Its mission statement originally stated,
Mad in America’s mission is to serve as a catalyst for rethinking psychiatric care in the United States (and abroad). We believe that the current drug-based paradigm of care has failed our society, and that scientific research, as well as the lived experience of those who have been diagnosed with a psychiatric disorder, calls for profound change.[3]
The site has been described as "one important umbrella site for critical engagements with psychiatry" and an example of "active groups and actors with a history of providing robust commentary on the DSM" by Martyn Pickersgill in the Journal of Medical Ethics.[4]
References
- ↑ Double, Duncan B. (February 2019). "Twenty years of the Critical Psychiatry Network" (in en). The British Journal of Psychiatry 214 (2): 61–62. doi:10.1192/bjp.2018.181. ISSN 0007-1250. PMID 30681051.
- ↑ Rosenberg, Samuel J.; Rosenberg, Jessica (2017-07-06) (in en). Community Mental Health: Challenges for the 21st Century. Taylor & Francis. pp. 31. ISBN 978-1-317-42683-7. https://books.google.com/books?id=4EYrDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA31.
- ↑ Whitaker, Robert (2019-11-22). "MIA at Eight Years: Are We Fulfilling Our Mission?" (in en-US). https://www.madinamerica.com/2019/11/mia-at-eight-years-old-are-we-fulfilling-our-mission/.
- ↑ Pickersgill, Martyn D. (August 2014). "Debating DSM-5: diagnosis and the sociology of critique". Journal of Medical Ethics 40 (8): 521–525. doi:10.1136/medethics-2013-101762. ISSN 1473-4257. PMID 24327375.
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