Psychiatry & Society
What makes for a mentally healthy society? Harvard psychiatrist Reuben Hendler, MD explores this big question from multiple perspectives, in dialogue with deep thinkers and compassionate healers. This is a podcast for anyone interested in mental health and how the healing of individuals and society can go hand in hand. Ideas expressed on the podcast are those of its contributors and not the views of Harvard University, Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts General Hospital, McLean Hospital, or other hospitals and programs. The content of this podcast provides general information only - not medical or professional advice. References to individuals' experiences of health reflect amalgamations of multiple experiences.
Psychiatry & Society
History of Psychiatry | Prof. Elizabeth Lunbeck
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Reuben Hendler, MD
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Season 1
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Episode 8
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We may be used to thinking about mental health through the lens of psychology. What might we learn from looking through a different lens? Diverse fields of study can bring new insight - Sociology, Anthropology, Urban Studies, Political Science, Philosophy, Biology, to name a few. On this episode, we look through the lens of History at our central question - what makes for a mentally healthy society? Our guest, Elizabeth Lunbeck PhD, chairs the Department of the History of Science at Harvard University.
Introduction
(How) can we compare mental health across time?
Benefits and pitfalls of national conversation around mental health
How has psychiatry reinforced or challenged restrictive social norms?
How would "psychotherapy for all" influence society?
Most and least successful historical efforts to improve mental health
Biggest lessons from history
Looking forward
How has your mind changed?
Concluding thoughts