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Podcast: Finding Genius Podcast
Episode: Rethinking Schizophrenia Why Modern Treatments May Be Failing – And What We Can Do To Fix Them
Description: Why do individuals struggling with schizophrenia in the United States fare worse than patients in the world's poorest countries? Are modern treatments for the severely mentally ill effective? Joining us to dive into this salient topic is Robert Whitaker, a journalist and the author of four books: Mad in America, The Mapmaker's Wife, On the Laps of Gods, and Anatomy of an Epidemic. Robert has won numerous awards as a journalist covering medicine and science, including the George Polk Award for Medical Writing and a National Association for Science Writers’ Award for best magazine article. He is als...