The Intersection of Psychiatry and Society

This episode was originally released for Death Panel patrons on April 15th. To support the show and help make episodes like this one possible, become a patron at www.patreon.com/deathpanelpod Beatrice speaks with Sasha Warren about the lessons we can take from the history of anti-psychiatry movements, and other movements aligned against earlier forms of asylums and mental hospitals, with a particular focus on two groups active in the 1960s and 1970s: Institutional Psychotherapy in France and Democratic Psychiatry in Italy. Find Sasha's book, Storming Bedlam: Madness, Utopia, and Revolt, here: https://www.commonnotions.org/storming-bedlam Transcript forthcoming. Find our book Health Communism here: www.versobooks.com/books/4081-health-communism Find Jules' new book, A Short History of Trans Misogyny, here: https://www.versobooks.com/products/3054-a-short-history-of-trans-misogyny Death Panel merch here (patrons get a discount code): www.deathpanel.net/merch As always, support Death Panel at www.patreon.com/deathpanelpod