Linh An and Sharyn Luo | Decolonizing Mental Health

About the Episode

Why does a medical emergency allow family members to enter the ER while a mental health emergency singles out the patient? In Asian communities, where the family is the core of all societal relations, a completely avoidable stigma pits the family against the healthcare system. A collective mental health pandemic can only be addressed through solutions that are social and familial.

Aired: 07/07/21 | Expires: | Runtime: 5m 14s

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Extras

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
Ginny Fuchs and OCD

Olympic boxer Ginny Fuchs shares a little of what it's like to live with OCD.

4:15