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Andrew Scull

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What Was Psychiatric Deinstitutionalization?

An interview with sociologist and historian of psychiatry Andrew Scull about the history and legacy of psychiatric deinstitutionalization.

by Andrew Scull via Damage on April 22, 2024
A Brief and Awful History of the Lobotomy

Groundbreaking discoveries... but at what cost?

by Andrew Scull via Literary Hub on July 30, 2019

Psychiatry and Its Discontents

Desperate Remedies: Psychiatry’s Turbulent Quest to Cure Mental Illness

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Mental Illness Is Not in Your Head

Decades of biological research haven't improved diagnosis or treatment. We should look to society, not to the brain.

by Marco Ramos via Boston Review on May 17, 2022

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RFK Jr.’s 18th-Century Idea About Mental Health

The health secretary’s clearest plans for psychiatric treatment are a retreat to the past.

by Shayla Love via The Atlantic on April 4, 2025

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