# Robert Whitaker on America's History with Psychiatry

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Podcast: [Daniel T. Bourne](https://stenobird.com/podcast/daniel-t-bourne-4067443)
Published: 2025-08-08T14:00:16+00:00
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To donate to my PayPal (thank you): https://paypal.me/danieru22?country.x=US&locale.x=en_US Join us as American journalist and author, Robert Whitaker, discusses his work as detailed in Mad in America and Anatomy of an Epidemic, exposing the troubling history and consequences of psychiatric treatment in America. He discusses how psychiatry’s shift from moral treatment to medication-driven care, fueled by media hype and pharmaceutical influence, has led to an “iatrogenic epidemic” of chronic mental illness. Whitaker critiques the overstated promises of drugs like Thorazine and Prozac, which were claimed to “empty hospitals” but often worsened long-term outcomes. Join us for a thought-provoking conversation challenging conventional wisdom and advocating for a reevaluation of mental health care. LINKS https://www.madinamerica.com/ Note: Information contained in this video is for educational purposes only and is not intended as a substitute for treatment or consultation with a mental health professional or business consultant.

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