In this very first episode of Missdiagnosed, host Caitlin Pyle discloses a brief history of her own experience as a survivor of the mental health industry and sets the tone for upcoming episodes (no pun intended).

A snapshot of what you’ll learn in Episode 1:
> Where the word “psychiatry” came from
> How the American Psychiatric Association defines “psychiatry”
> What claims psychiatry makes about their “treatment”
> Underlying causes of so-called mental illness (it’s NOT a biochemical imbalance…)
... And so much more!

Articles Referenced:

American Psychiatric Association’s definition of Psychiatry

Maybe We Should Call Psychiatry Something Else by Nathaniel Morris, M.D.

Is it Time to Do Away with Psychiatry? Elliott B. Martin, Jr., M.D.

Books/Authors Referenced

Toxic Psychiatry by Peter Breggin, M.D.*

Thomas Szasz, M.D.*

Medical Medium by Anthony William*

The End of Mental Illness by Daniel Amen, M.D.*

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While suffering and anguish are 100% real to those of us (ALL of us!) who experience it, the concept of mental illness is a completely fabricated social construct that is -- the whitecoats invented it and sold it to us. Let's start digging in to exactly how this happened.

Deadly Psychiatry and Organised Denial by Peter Gotsche*

ISEPP website (PsychIntegrity.org)

Amen Clinics

Toxic Psychiatry by Peter Breggin, M.D.*

Thomas Szasz, M.D.*

Medical Medium by Anthony William*

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Very few people know that the "Bible of Psychiatry" is basically a cobblestone street of sloppy opinions -- and far from the authoritative guide it's marketed to be. Episode 4 reveals six jaw-dropping facts about the DSM that will give you hope that maybe... you're not as abnormal as you've been told.

In 1851, respected New Orleans physician Samuel Cartwright made a massive "scientific discovery" that explained a major problem occurring on many slave owners' plantations... their slaves were running away. But it wasn't the slave owners' fault! Tune in to this episode of Missdiagnosed for the titillating tale of how the normal human drive for freedom was pathologized into a mental illness to serve the interests of the slave industry...

Did you think Drapetomania was an isolated incident -- the only time in history that educated, respected doctors and mental health professionals got it wrong? Think again. It's been happening throughout history with "homosexuality" being the most recent human behavior to be wrongly pathologized... the scary part is that our emotions are still being pathologized today, and bloodthirsty, money-hungry industries are still at work in convincing us that we have a brain malfunction that requires chemical treatment to correct...

HUGE bombshell evidence dropped on July 20, 2022 -- an extensive review of the existing research on antidepressants found that antidepressants do not do what we were told they do. Episode 7 summarizes the findings and takes a look back at how the chemical imbalance theory became so pervasive in our society.

Media mentioned:

Tucker Carlson Tonight 7-25-22

The serotonin theory of depression: a systematic umbrella review of the evidence

Atlas of the Heart by Brené Brown

Although "respected" authorities tell us that bipolar disorder is a lifelong illness, they also don't know the exact cause... but wait... if the cause is unknown, how do they know that it's truly a lifelong illness? Deception is rampant in our world today, especially in the field of psychiatry -- the science of lies. Join me for a look at how what we now call "bipolar disorder" evolved.

Resources mentioned:

NIMH Website, bipolar disorder

Medical Medium: Thyroid Healing

Found on Ebay:

American Handbook of Psychiatry, 1959 - 1969

Modern Synopsis of Comprehensive Textbook of Psychiatry IV

DSM-III-R