Deprescribing & Reparenting: Behind RFK Jr.'s Mental Health Agenda

May 26
59 mins

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Episode Description

RFK Jr. has set his sights on antidepressants — and we're not stoked about it. In this episode, Kaveh is joined by Dr. Tyler Black, psychiatrist and suicidologist, and Melody Schreiber, award-winning healthcare journalist, to break down the federal push to curb SSRI prescribing and what it really means for patients.

They cover:

  • What "deprescribing" actually means — and who it will harm most
  • The racist history of "reparenting" and why RFK Jr.'s use of the term matters
  • Whether SSRIs are truly linked to violence and school shootings
  • Are antidepressants really "harder to quit than heroin"?
  • The statin wars, cholesterol misinformation, and the wellness-to-conspiracy pipeline
  • What good deprescribing actually looks like when done by a real clinician


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