By Piia Tuominen
I invited Professor John Read (University of East London) to be a guest on my podcast because I think he is doing very important research, bringing forward, for example, patient voices and their experiences with ECT.
After recording an episode in October 2025, we decided to create a series of interviews in which we’ll focus on one important topic at a time.
Originally, we talked about recording a new episode once a month. For now, we’re planning to space them about two months apart.
I’ve created a page dedicated to the series on my English-language website so that people can easily access all the recordings in one place. Here is the link to the page, using a shortened URL:
Dr John Read is Professor of Clinical Psychology at the University of East London. He is also the Chair of the International Institute for Psychiatric Drug Withdrawal.
Piia Tuominen is a former psychiatric patient, solution-focused brief therapist, multipassionate person who likes to use blogging, illustrations and her podcast to challenge the views of mainstream psychiatry.
Podcast 1 – Problems of the Medical Model of Mental Health – A Call for Change
In this episode, we talk about the problems of mainstream psychiatry and the medical model of mental health. We also discuss why we need a paradigm shift in mental health care.
https://youtu.be/FsaTBv21sCI?si=Ya2FQoPW_ruH71ND
Podcast 2 – ECT – About the Evidence Base and the Consequences of ECT
In this episode, I’m talking with professor John Read (University of East London) about the evidence base and the consequences of ECT.
Podcast 3 – Psychiatric Diagnoses
In this episode, I’m talking with professor John Read (University of East London) about psychiatric diagnoses.
Podcast 4 – What You Need To Know About Antidepressants
In this episode, I’m talking with professor John Read (University of East London) about antidepressants.
Podcast 5 – Antipsychotics: What Doctors Don’t Always Mention
In this episode, I’m talking with professor John Read (University of East London) about antipsychotics.