Pat Bracken: Post-Psychiatry, PTSD & Community Development

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Dr. Pat Bracken, Irish psychiatrist, philosopher and co-author of the book Post-Psychiatry: Mental Health in a Post-Modern World, discusses community development as an alternative to individualistic and harmful Western mental health care world wide, including a critique of the PTSD diagnosis and its treatment based on his work in Uganda.

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One comment on “Pat Bracken: Post-Psychiatry, PTSD & Community Development”

  1. Anonymous says:

    Another excellent interview Will with the usual spirit of equals in dialogue. The two of you show it CAN be done. I intend to repost this now on my Homepage as I think it needs to be heard again and again. Thanks for the effort.
    Patricia Lefave

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