Mysteries of Mental Illness

Mysteries of Mental Illness explores the story of mental illness in science and society.

Episodes

  • New Frontiers: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    New Frontiers

    S2021 Ep4 |
    Today, with cutting-edge treatments for mental illness, the biggest battle is inclusion.

Specials

  • Dr. Hooman Keshavarzi | Decolonizing Mental Health: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    Dr. Hooman Keshavarzi | Decolonizing Mental Health

    Dr. Keshavarzi is building psychological treatment processes around faith-based concepts.
  • Linh An | Decolonizing Mental Health: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    Linh An | Decolonizing Mental Health

    Anthropologist Linh An calls for a just mental healthcare system that dismantles racism.
  • Kelvin Nguyen | Decolonizing Mental Health: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    Kelvin Nguyen | Decolonizing Mental Health

    Kelvin Nguyen unlearns shame and embraces therapy to help himself and others.
  • Paul Hoang | Decolonizing Mental Health: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    Paul Hoang | Decolonizing Mental Health

    Well-known in his community, Paul Hoang is teaching people empathetic mental healthcare.
  • Natasha Stovall | Decolonizing Mental Health: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    Natasha Stovall | Decolonizing Mental Health

    Natasha Stovall’s centering of whiteness aims to cure psychiatry’s colorblindness.
  • Dr. Vivian Jackson | Decolonizing Mental Health: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    Dr. Vivian Jackson | Decolonizing Mental Health

    Dr. Vivian Jackson’s 6 As and how they tackle the many disparities of mental healthcare.
  • Idris Mitchell | Decolonizing Mental Health: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    Idris Mitchell | Decolonizing Mental Health

    How Idris Mitchell’s bipolar disorder put him in an eternal pursuit of beauty and joy.
  • Lloyd Hale | Part 1 | Decolonizing Mental Health: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    Lloyd Hale | Part 1 | Decolonizing Mental Health

    Lloyd Hale’s story of teenage schizophrenia and the lack of mental health support.
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    Lloyd Hale | Part 2 | Decolonizing Mental Health

    Lloyd Hale’s journey from being a convict to a peer support specialist living in recovery.

About Mysteries of Mental Illness

Mysteries of Mental Illness explores the story of mental illness in science and society. The four-part series traces the evolution of this complex topic from its earliest days to present times. It explores dramatic attempts across generations to unravel the mysteries of mental illness and gives voice to contemporary Americans across a spectrum of experiences.

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