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Theodore Dalrymple on the History of Mental Health Treatment
Theodore Dalrymple on the History of Mental Health Treatment
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Length:
30 minutes
Released:
Mar 17, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
To close out the Fall 2022 issue, Spencer is joined by Anthony Daniels (pen name Theodore Dalrymple), a British physician, psychiatrist and prolific author of excellent books. They discuss the history of psychiatric treatment in the West, particularly its blatant barbarism until recently, where we've moved from barbarism to aggressive apathy as the mentally ill have been emptied from asylums to the city streets, where they languish, untreated. Daniels and Spencer talk about solutions to this unfortunate situation. Plus: a brief COVID retrospective from a sane medical professional.
Released:
Mar 17, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
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