Brett Deacon

Brett Deacon, Associate Professor and Program Convener for Clinical Psychology at the University of Melbourne, critiques the biomedical model of mental illness, highlighting the impact of psychiatric medication use and the perception of mental disorders as brain diseases. He discusses the influence of the pharmaceutical industry on antidepressant studies and explores the negative consequences of medicalizing emotions and psychological conditions. The podcast also delves into the differences in mental health fields between Australia and the United States and the influence of the Reagan administration on the pharmaceutical industry and therapy research.