Mysteries of Mental Illness

Dr. Igda Martinez | Decolonizing Mental Health

07/26/21 | 3m 24s

Dr. Igda Martinez is dedicated to empowering unhoused people and breaking stereotypes.

Dr. Hooman Keshavarzi | Decolonizing Mental Health

07/26/21 | 4m 3s

Dr. Keshavarzi is building psychological treatment processes around faith-based concepts.

Rosalba Calleros & Alan Alfaro | Decolonizing Mental Health

07/22/21 | 5m 22s

A mother's struggle to find adequate mental healthcare for her son with a disability.

Adriana Alejandre | Decolonizing Mental Health

07/19/21 | 4m 17s

Adriana Alejandre decides to change the way the Latinx community views mental healthcare.

Drs. Fosters-Circle of Life | Decolonizing Mental Health

07/15/21 | 3m 24s

Native psychologists push for a move away from self and into the circularity of nature.

Shelby Rowe | Decolonizing Mental Health

07/15/21 | 4m 55s

Struggle against a culture that robs Native people of their identity and sense of self.

Drs. Fosters-Modern Warrior | Decolonizing Mental Health

07/12/21 | 4m 11s

Those leaving the reservation for higher education have tools to protect their community.

Linh An and Sharyn Luo | Decolonizing Mental Health

07/08/21 | 5m 14s

A good mental health treatment process must include families and friends.

Linh An | Decolonizing Mental Health

07/08/21 | 4m s

Anthropologist Linh An calls for a just mental healthcare system that dismantles racism.

Episode 3 Preview: The Rise and Fall of the Asylum

06/23/21 | 32s

Learn about the asylum, and its rise and fall as a place for treating the mentally ill.

Episode 4 Preview: New Frontiers

06/23/21 | 32s

A look at today’s most cutting-edge treatments for the mentally ill.

The Mass Incarceration of the Mentally Ill

06/23/21 | 2m 55s

Asylums were closed down, but the mentally ill are still being institutionalized.

Cook County Jail

06/23/21 | 4m s

How did prisons and jails become a frontline treatment for the mentally ill?

The Lobotomy

06/23/21 | 5m 28s

In 1936, neurologist Walter Freeman performed the first lobotomy in the U.S.

The Asylum Hill Project

06/23/21 | 5m 21s

Some 30,000 patients came through the Mississippi State Asylum, and many never left.

Experimental Treatments and the Rise of Eugenics

06/23/21 | 5m 47s

What gave rise to the Eugenics program in the United States?

A Debilitating Condition

06/23/21 | 2m 13s

For 8 years, Matthew Rosenberg has dealt with a debilitating form of OCD.

Psychedelics and Mental Illness

06/23/21 | 3m 18s

A chemist accidentally created the psychedelic, LSD, while searching for new medications.

Deep Brain Stimulation Surgery

06/23/21 | 2m 55s

Matthew Rosenberg is having deep brain stimulation surgery to help his OCD condition.

Cynthia Piltch and Electroconvulsive Therapy

06/23/21 | 3m 54s

Cynthia is turning to ECT, or Electroconvulsive Therapy, to manage her severe depression.

New Frontiers in Mental Health Care Access

06/23/21 | 4m 1s

A psychiatrist works to bring informal healthcare to culturally relevant settings.