Capitalism Hits Home: Mental Health in a Profit-Driven, Isolated Society

Описание: [S5 E09] Mental Health in a Profit-Driven, Isolated Society

In this episode of Capitalism Hits Home, Dr. Fraad continues her discussion of mental health. She argues that we need to do away with the medical model of mental health that diagnoses depression as a brain disease and seeks to treat it exclusively with medication rather than acknowledging the societal and systemic conditions which lead to this chronic unhappiness. Fraad contends that human misery stems from a lack of meaningful connections to others, society and the world. Capitalism keeps people isolated and often unable to satisfy basic human needs. To truly address the mental health crisis the US faces, we need to create a system built on collective resources, collaboration, and connection.

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Books referenced by Dr. Fraad:
Cracked by K.M. Walton
The Two-Income Trap by Amelia Warren Tyagi and Elizabeth Warren