Who's Normal?

About the Episode

What is mental illness and who is normal? Definitions of these have been defined differently over the centuries, but the boundary between illness and sickness remains very fluid. There are no biological tests to diagnose mental illness, so societies decide what constitutes behavioral and social norms, and where the lines of deviance exist.

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Natasha Stovall | Decolonizing Mental Health

Natasha Stovall’s centering of whiteness aims to cure psychiatry’s colorblindness.

5:51
Decolonizing Mental Health

Decolonizing Mental Health calls for a redress of ways we define and treat mental health.
Decolonizing Mental Health | Overview

Experts like Shawna Murray-Browne speak to what the current mental health field lacks.

2:46
Linh An | Decolonizing Mental Health

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

4:00
Paul Hoang | Decolonizing Mental Health

Well-known in his community, Paul Hoang is teaching people empathetic mental healthcare.

5:43
My OCD World

An Olympic boxer struggles with Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder.

2:25
New Frontiers in Mental Health Care Access

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

4:01
The Lobotomy

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

5:28
Deep Brain Stimulation Surgery

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

2:55
Ryan Mains and PTSD

Army Veteran Ryan Mains has struggled to accept his diagnosis of PTSD.

2:29