Mental Health Care in America.
Capitalism’s Invisible Blight on the American Mind.
This week’s episode examines the connection between capitalism and declining mental health in the United States. From the pressure the system places on workers to its ruthless manner of discarding those who suffer from mental illness, capitalism has become a central figure in the mental health narrative in frightening ways.
Show Notes
Resources
- National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH): Mental Illness
- National Library of Medicine: António Egas Moniz (1874–1955): Lobotomy pioneer and Nobel laureate
- TIME: America Has No Way to Take Care of Mentally Ill People
- Salon: Ronald Reagan's shameful legacy: Violence, the homeless, mental illness
- Psychiatry.org: About DSM-5-TR
- WHO: COVID-19 pandemic triggers 25% increase in prevalence of anxiety and depression worldwide
- New York Times: New York City to Involuntarily Remove Mentally Ill People From Streets
- Medical News Today: 'Weathering': The health effects of stress and discrimination
- Mad in America
Book Love
- Kay Redfield Jamison: An Unquiet Mind: A Memoir of Moods and Madness
- Micha Frazer-Carroll: Mad World: The Politics of Mental Health
- Kenneth Paul Rosenberg, MD: Bedlam: An Intimate Journey into America’s Mental Health Crisis
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