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Renegade Psych

Ethan P. Short, MD
Healthcare System
Mental Health
Pharmaceutical Industry
Addiction
Psychiatry
Covid Vaccine
Drug Safety
Psychiatric Training
Makena
Medical Training
SSRI Antidepressants
Drug Side Effects
Drug Epidemic
Safer Drug Use
Opioid Epidemic
Fentanyl
Resident Exploitation
Primary Care Shortage
Pregnancy
Neurodevelopmental Risks

In more than a decade of training and clinical practice as a psychiatrist, I've become increasingly disillusioned by the American healthcare system. It prioritizes profit over progress at the expense of OUR health. The average American spends almost twice as much on healthcare as the next highest spending country, yet our life expectancy drags four years behind other industrialized nations and ran... more

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Join Renegade Psych as Roman Wyden (ADHD is Over podcast and book) delve into the topic of ADHD in America, where we utilize 100x more ADHD medications than the rest of the world's combined average, and the vast majority of the world's overall amphet... more

Join Renegade Psych as Roman Wyden (ADHD is Over podcast and book) delve into the topic of ADHD in America, where we utilize 100x more medications than the rest of the world combined in treating ADHD.  Roman found himself at a crossroads when his 7-y... more

Join Connor (YouTube editor) and I as he asks me to answer Reddit's mental health questions.

If you're passionate about what we do here at Renegade Psych, we're now on Patreon! If you’d like to support our work, you can! Or not... I'll continue put... more

Join us as I break down the Tylenol assocation with Autism research that's been a hot topic in the news lately.  Don't fall victim to the unilateral takes presented in the media.  The research is important, but also does not come close to proving a c... more

Thanks for joining RP today for Part 2 of our conversation with Dr. Matt Bernstein, MD and psychiatrist, whose personal experience with his sons' rapid development of OCD-like symptoms and subsequent failures of traditional psychiatric treatment moda... more

Thanks for joining RP today for a conversation with Dr. Matt Bernstein, MD and psychiatrist, whose personal experience with his sons' rapid development of OCD-like symptoms and subsequent failures of traditional psychiatric treatment modalities piqui... more

Thanks for joining RP for a 2025 clinical research update on Lithium.  If you missed it, Harvard just released their findings of a new multi-phase study investigating lithium's potential use in Alzheimer's as a biomarker to predict disease before it ... more

Thanks for joining RP for my series interviewing David Cohen, PhD, MSW, about the state of mental healthcare in the United States today.  In Part 3, David and I argue about lithium's therapeutic window (though he does acknowledge the potential benefi... more

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Recent Guests

Roman Wyden
Filmmaker, relationship coach, recording artist and podcast host of ADHD is Over.
ADHD is Over
Episode: 42.1 ADHD in America: Real AND Over-Medicated, ft. Roman Wyden - Part 1
David Cohen, PhD, MSW
Expert in mental health and psychiatry with extensive experience.
Episode: 37.2 ADHD is Overdiagnosed/Treated, DSM is invalid with David Cohen, PhD, MSW
David Cohen
A clinical social worker with nearly 50 years of experience and a major advocate for patients' rights and informed consent.
Episode: 37.1 Nuances of Medication-Assisted Treatment in Addiction with David Cohen, PhD, MSW
Dr. Jill Carnahan
A prominent functional medicine expert dedicated to identifying and treating the root causes of illnesses through personalized care.
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Episode: 34.1 Functional Medicine with Patient/Physician/Cancer Survivor, Dr. Jill Carnahan, MD
Chris Aiken
Psychiatrist specializing in mood disorders and editor-in-chief of the Carlat Psychiatry Report
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Episode: 33.1 Evaluating DATA with Carlat's Chris Aiken, MD
Adam Urato, MD
Medical doctor specializing in women's mental health during pregnancy
Episode: 32.0 Teaser: Medication Risk in Pregnancy with Adam Urato, MD
James Greenblatt, MD
Pioneer in functional and nutritional psychiatry with extensive clinical experience.
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Episode: 31.1 Functional Psychiatry with James Greenblatt, MD
Dr. Nikki Johnson
Board-certified pediatrician with expertise in gender-affirming care and health policy advocacy.
Fair in Medicine
Episode: 30.1 Gender Dysphoria and Medical Education with Nikki Johnson, MD
Nick Rosenlicht, MD
A psychiatrist discussing mental health issues and systemic failures in care.
Episode: 28.2 Stop Abandoning the Severely Mentally Ill with Nick Rosenlicht, MD

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Ethan
Host with a background in psychiatry and a strong advocacy for mental health and healthcare reform.

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42.1 ADHD in America: Real AND Over-Medicated, ft. Roman Wyden - Part 1
Q: What were you told, and how did you resist the fear that maybe I'm not doing the right thing by not medicating?
We were warned he might become a drug addict, but we trusted our instinct and chose not to medicate.
42.1 ADHD in America: Real AND Over-Medicated, ft. Roman Wyden - Part 1
Q: Is ADHD real?
Yes, it is a neurobiological phenomenon but often over diagnosed.
37.2 ADHD is Overdiagnosed/Treated, DSM is invalid with David Cohen, PhD, MSW
Q: What image of the drugs are you giving to the person?
We need to consider how we're using drugs and be cautious about how we present psychiatric medication's role in therapy.
37.2 ADHD is Overdiagnosed/Treated, DSM is invalid with David Cohen, PhD, MSW
Q: Do you agree with that sentiment that it takes a certain level of brain development to get to a point where you can even have schizophrenia and bipolar?
Yes, one must be capable of communicating and understanding to show symptoms of complex disorders like schizophrenia.
34.2 Functional Medicine with Patient/Physician/Cancer Survivor, Dr. Jill Carnahan, MD
Q: How do you counsel patients on how to notice the impacts of some of these silent treatments?
Patients need to understand that improvements take time, and small daily habits contribute to long-term outcomes.

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Exploring the intricate relationship between mental health, the pharmaceutical industry, and societal perceptions of healthcare, this podcast provides a critical examination of contemporary issues in the American healthcare system. With a focus on advocating for progress over profit, discussions pivot around key topics including the efficacy of specific medications like lithium, critiques of prevalent diagnostic frameworks such as the DSM-5, and the implications of overdiagnosis in youth mental health. Noteworthy is the conversational format which features a blend of insights from both celebrated experts and emerging healthcare professionals, aimed at empowering listeners to make informed healthcare decisions in a system often perceived as ... more

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2. David Cohen, PhD, MSW
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5. Chris Aiken
6. Adam Urato, MD
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