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the crisis of contemporary psychiatry with dr. bruce levine
Category: Health
Duration: 02:08:08
Publish Date: 2023-08-22 09:00:37
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Has psychiatry lost its way? Some within the profession believe that by not seriously confronting the systemic and societal sources of psychological suffering, Western mental health institutions have become part of the problem rather than the solution.


In this episode, I sit down with Dr. Bruce E. Levine for a conversation about how once radical critiques of psychiatry are now becoming more mainstream. Some of these critiques include treatment outcome failure, the lack of scientific basis for the serotonin imbalance theory of depression, and the invalidity of psychiatry’s diagnostic manual (the DSM.)

 

Bruce E. Levine writes and speaks widely on how society, culture, politics, and psychology intersect. A practicing clinical psychologist often at odds with the mainstream of his profession, he is a regular contributor to CounterPunch, Truthout, Salon, AlterNet, Mad in America, Z Magazine, OpEdNews, and the Huffington Post. 


Dr. Levine is on the editorial advisory board of the journal Ethical Human Psychology and Psychiatry, and he is on the medical and scientific advisory board of the National Center for Youth Law. He is also an editorial advisor for the Icarus Project/Freedom Center Harm Reduction Guide to Coming off Psychiatric Drugs.

 

TIME STAMPS

 

00:00 – 07:42: Why it’s important that we challenge our deeply held beliefs (unlearning and deprogramming)

07:42 – 14:02: Understanding the history of the critical psychology and critical psychiatry movements

14:02 – 19:42: Introduction to Dr. Bruce E. Levine and his work

19:42 – 01:55:50: Interview with Dr. Bruce E. Levine

01:56:01 – 02:00:36: Final thoughts and reflections

02:01:36 – 02:25:04: Listener question from Asja (the connection between “analysis paralysis” and chronic invalidation)

 

Recommended resources:


■ Bruce’s website

■ Article: Once Radical Critiques of Psychiatry are Now Mainstream, So What Remains Taboo?

■ Book: A Profession Without Reason: The Crisis of Contemporary Psychiatry

■ Click here for a list of Bruce’s other articles featured on Mad in America


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Disclaimer: information contained in this podcast episode is for educational purposes only and is not intended as a substitute for treatment or consultation with a licensed mental health professional.

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