Mad in America

DECEMBER 13, 2023

You sent some great questions and on this and our next podcast, we will be talking with Bob about Mad in America, the biopsychosocial model, the history of psychiatry, pharmaceutical marketing, and issues with psychiatric treatments including psychiatric drugs and electroconvulsive therapy. But do patients report the same?

Biopsychosocial model 141

Biopsychosocial model Pharmaceuticals Self-awareness Insurance 141

Mad in America

MAY 2, 2024

On the one hand, the biopsychosocial model is the most proliferated, which in theory acknowledges psychological and societal factors alongside biological ones, but slapping these three domains together within one model does little to elucidate the interplay between them.

Trauma and the brain 111

Trauma and the brain Neurotransmitters and mental health Genetics and mental health Biopsychosocial model 111

Mad in America

DECEMBER 20, 2023

In Part 1 , we discussed Mad in America, the biopsychosocial model and the history of psychiatry. Was it related to medical insurance or government programs? The minute that the APA published DSM-III, they had to sell this new model of thinking to the public, and they launched a big PR effort with money from the drug companies.

Pharmaceuticals 144

Pharmaceuticals Aging and mental health Biopsychosocial model Hospitality 144