Politics, Psychiatry, and Diagnostic Power

This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview.
Part I (00:14 – 15:51)
China’s Is Facing a Demographic Catastrophe: China’s Birthrate Is Dropping Fast

• China’s Birthrate Plunges to Lowest Level Since 1949 by The New York Times (Alexandra Stevenson)
• China’s Birthrate Sinks to Record Low by The Wall Street Journal (Hannah Miao)
• China’s birth rate fell to a record low last year despite attempts to boost it by NPR (Anthony Kuhn)

Part II (15:51 – 19:28)
China Puts a Heavy Tax on Condoms: The CCP is Trying Anything toIncrease the Birthrate, And It’s Not Working
Part III (19:28 – 21:32)
Secularism and the Decline of the Birthrate: When Belief in God Goes Away, So Do the Babies
Part IV (21:32 – 26:45)
Will the DSM Add Postpartum Depression as a Diagnosis? There are Big Issues Behind This Consideration

• Will ‘Psychiatry’s Bible’ Add a Postpartum Psychosis Diagnosis? by The New York Times (Ellen Barry and Pam Belluck)

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