Mad in America

AUGUST 3, 2024

Iatrogenesis is social when medicine as an institution and a bureaucracy creates ill-health by increasing stress; by subverting autonomy and community support; and by depoliticizing sources of illness. For Illich, the iatrogenesis of modern medicine is clinical when harm to individuals results specifically from medical treatment.

Genetics and mental health 142

Genetics and mental health Sleep and mental health Hospitality Technology 142

Mad in America

DECEMBER 20, 2023

Was it related to medical insurance or government programs? If you go before 1980, back to DSM-I and DSM-II, those books tell of how psychiatric disorders often are reactions to difficulties in the environment or, say, to stressors in the family. Why should we pay for anything else?

Pharmaceuticals 145

Pharmaceuticals Aging and mental health Biopsychosocial model Hospitality 145

Mad in America

JULY 17, 2024

N eil Gong is an assistant professor of sociology at UC San Diego, where he researches psychiatric services, homelessness, and how communities seek to maintain social order. In our conversation, we unpack the critical insights from his book and explore the broader implications of his research.

Poverty and mental health 141

Poverty and mental health Hospitality Family dynamics Nonprofits 141