What Are Psychiatric Drugs Actually Doing to Your Brain? And Do They Help BPD? | Psychiatrist Dr Joanna Moncrieff

About this episode

Is Medication the Best Solution for BPD? In this episode, I sit down with Professor Joanna Moncrieff , Professor of Critical and Social Psychiatry at University College London and practising consultant psychiatrist, for a conversation that challenges some of the assumptions about mental health, psychiatric diagnosis and medication. Joanna's work has challenged the idea that psychiatric drugs work by correcting an underlying “chemical imbalance” in the brain. So what does that mean for people with BPD? Content note: This episode discusses psychiatric medication, depression, suicide, trauma and mental health diagnoses. ⚠️ This episode is for education and discussion, not medical advice.…