They’re Severely Mentally Ill. Is It Eth...

Secretary general Mark Rutte has only good things to say about the mercurial U.S. leader and his impact on the world stage. 

As you set out on your summer travels, near or far, we are re-sharing an episode that we originally published on December 14, 2024. The guidebook writer and TV personality reflects on his long career, his cancer diagnosis and the transformative power of travel. 

The defiantly anti-woke comedian and podcast host reflects on the responsibilities of being appointment listening for millions. 

Australia's mental health system is broken and needs to change. On this, psychiatrists, as well as those with a mental illness, agree. But what needs to be done? Are we pathologizing normal human distress, and prescribing too much medication? Could psychedelic drugs, and therapy, ... Show More

Depuis quand la psychiatrie fait elle l'objet d'autant de préjugés et d'idées reçues ? La psychiatrie c'est pour les fous ? Non, oh non, j'aime à penser que c'est tout l'inverse. Le ou la psychiatre soigne, écoute, répare les âmes en peine, tente de trouver des solutions adaptées ... Show More

Dr Hugh Series, Consultant in Old Age Psychiatry, Oxford Health NHS FT, gives a talk for the Oxford Conference on Psychiatry and Ageing. Ethical and legal issues are an important part of old age psychiatry. Hugh Series discusses current controversies relating to DOLS (Deprivation ... Show More

Dr Dominic Wilkinson, Director of Medical Ethics at the Oxford Uehiro Centre for Practical Ethics, explores the ethical issues surrounding euthanasia and asks whether it should be made legal. 

Dr. H sits down with Dr. Will Van Derveer of the Integrative Psychiatry Institute and Higher Practice podcast in a wide-ranging exploration of what's good (and not so good) in current psychiatric practice. They explore topics including:  •Problems with diagnostic nosology •D ... Show More

Paradoxically, the downside of a mental illness can sometimes be its biggest advantage. 

WSJ’s Julie Wernau wanted to test a hypothesis: are there more mentally ill homeless people now, compared to before the pandemic? That question led her to Rob Dart. Once a successful lawyer, in 2022 he went into a downward spiral, which his family has not been able to stop despit ... Show More

The rising tide of psychiatric emergencies in the US most commonly ends up in the emergency room, where psychiatrists are almost never found and the brunt of the heavy lifting falls on emergency medicine physicians.  Here Dr. H sits down with Dr. Treve Henwood, an emergency med p ... Show More

Has psychiatry lost its way? Increasingly, voices within and beyond the profession argue that Western mental health institutions may be perpetuating psychological suffering rather than alleviating it. In this episode, I sit down with Dr. Bruce E. Levine, a clinical psychologist a ... Show More

During the 13 years Thomas Insel led America’s National Institute of Mental Health, medicines and treatments for those with serious mental health disorders improved, but outcomes did not. Host Anne McElvoy asks him what has gone wrong–and how it might be fixed. The psychiatrist a ... Show More