Professor Jon Jureidini is a child psychiatrist who leads the Critical and Ethical Mental Health research group at Adelaide University in Australia. His forensic deconstruction of industry-sponsored clinical trials has exposed how pharmaceutical companies manipulate data, employ ghostwriters, and cultivate academic figureheads to create an illusion of scientific consensus around their products. Prof. Jureidini has revealed how medications prescribed to our most vulnerable populations—children and adolescents—gained approval based on studies that were fundamentally misrepresented in the scientific literature. In his groundbreaking book, 'The Illusion of Evidence-Based Medicine: Exposing the crisis of credibility in clinical research,' co-authored with Leemon McHenry, he systematically demonstrates how commercial interests have hijacked the evidence base that clinicians rely on, compromising patient care in the process. His work raises profound questions about the integrity of published research and challenges us to reconsider the foundations of modern medicine. Jureidini reveals shocking findings about the landmark 'Treatment of Adolescent Depression Study (TADS) study that's been used to justify prescribing antidepressants to teenagers—despite evidence showing a five-fold increase in suicidal events. With nearly 20% of adolescent girls now taking SSRIs, this conversation exposes the profit-driven deception that puts millions of developing brains at risk while pharmaceutical companies continue to thrive on what Jureidini calls "the illusion of evidence-based medicine

Chapters

00:00 Introduction to the Crisis in Psychiatry

02:20 The Illusion of Evidence-Based Medicine

04:34 The TADS Study: A Closer Look

10:47 Evaluating the TADS Study's Findings

14:22 The Ethics of Informed Consent

26:28 Risks and Alternatives in Treatment

32:59 The Controversy of Antidepressant Prescriptions

35:46 Ethical Concerns in Pharmaceutical Practices

40:29 The Impact of Clinical Trials on Drug Approval

47:08 Challenges in Psychiatric Research and Publication

50:29 Restoring Trust in Scientific Integrity

58:20 A Shift Towards Social Determinants of Mental Health

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Dr. Roger McFillin challenges standard treatments that keep patients trapped in fear cycles. He reveals why panic disorder—one of the most common presenting mental health concerns—is HIGHLY treatable without drugs, and provides actionable steps to transform your relationship with anxiety. Discover the fundamental principles that could free you from panic attacks and learn why conventional approaches might be blocking your recovery. This foundational episode delivers the evidence-based perspective needed to understand what's really happening during panic and how to overcome it for good.

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The Radically Genuine podcast welcomes back renowned Maternal-Fetal Medicine (MFM) physician Dr. Adam Urato as he pulls back the curtain on what pregnant women aren't being told about medication risks. Why are doctors spending less than ten minutes on "informed consent" when your child's future is at stake? What caused one medical intervention to be injected into 350,000 pregnant women despite not actually working? Dr. Urato reveals why corporate medicine makes it nearly impossible for physicians to tell patients the truth and explains his bold mission to change FDA labeling. This conversation will force you to question everything you thought you knew about "safe" medications during pregnancy.

Chapters

00:00 The Vulnerability of Unborn Children
02:30 Introduction of Dr. Adam Urato
04:08 The Case of McKenna: A Systemic Failure
11:17 The Need for Rigorous Safety Evaluations
16:33 Chronic Disease Epidemic and Chemical Exposures
23:16 Mental Health and Pregnancy: A Complex Debate
39:14 Fear Provocation and Informed Consent
43:20 Informed Consent and Patient Empowerment
46:36 The Challenges of Time in Medical Practice
53:09 Risks and Benefits of Psychiatric Medications
01:01:05 The Role of Physicians in Patient Advocacy
01:06:04 Citizen's Petition and FDA Labeling Changes
01:18:00 The Importance of Open Dialogue in Medicine

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