#502 – Psychiatry, Insane Asylums, Mental Illness, ECT, Lobotomies, Freud & Jung

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<p>Andrew Scull is a historian of psychiatry.<br /> Thank you for listening ❤ Check out our sponsors: <a href="https://lexfridman.com/sponsors/ep502-sc">https://lexfridman.com/sponsors/ep502-sc</a><br /> See below for timestamps, transcript, and to give feedback, submit questions, contact Lex, etc.</p> <p><b>Transcript:</b><br /> <a href="https://lexfridman.com/andrew-scull-transcript">https://lexfridman.com/andrew-scull-transcript</a></p> <p><b>CONTACT LEX:</b><br /> <b>Feedback</b> &#8211; give feedback to Lex: <a href="https://lexfridman.com/survey">https://lexfridman.com/survey</a><br /> <b>AMA</b> &#8211; submit questions, videos or call-in: <a href="https://lexfridman.com/ama">https://lexfridman.com/ama</a><br /> <b>Hiring</b> &#8211; join our team: <a href="https://lexfridman.com/hiring">https://lexfridman.com/hiring</a><br /> <b>Other</b> &#8211; other ways to get in touch: <a href="https://lexfridman.com/contact">https://lexfridman.com/contact</a></p> <p><b>EPISODE LINKS:</b><br /> Andrew&#8217;s Website (UCSD faculty page): <a href="https://sociology.ucsd.edu/people/faculty/emeritus/andrew-scull.html">https://sociology.ucsd.edu/people/faculty/emeritus/andrew-scull.html</a><br /> Desperate Remedies (book): <a href="https://amzn.to/4vmBquI">https://amzn.to/4vmBquI</a><br /> Madness in Civilization (book): <a href="https://amzn.to/3SZhd0I">https://amzn.to/3SZhd0I</a></p> <p><b>SPONSORS:</b><br /> To support this podcast, check out our sponsors &#38; get discounts:<br /> <b>Wispr Flow:</b> AI-powered voice dictation app.<br /> Go to <a href="https://lexfridman.com/s/wispr_flow-ep502-sc">https://wisprflow.ai/lex</a><br /> <b>Fin:</b> AI agent for customer service.<br /> Go to <a href="https://lexfridman.com/s/fin-ep502-sc">https://fin.ai/lex</a><br /> <b>LMNT:</b> Zero-sugar electrolyte drink mix.<br /> Go to <a href="https://lexfridman.com/s/lmnt-ep502-sc">https://drinkLMNT.com/lex</a><br /> <b>Shopify:</b> Sell stuff online.<br /> Go to <a href="https://lexfridman.com/s/shopify-ep502-sc">https://shopify.com/lex</a><br /> <b>BetterHelp:</b> Online therapy and counseling.<br /> Go to <a href="https://lexfridman.com/s/betterhelp-ep502-sc">https://betterhelp.com/lex</a><br /> <b>Perplexity:</b> AI-powered answer engine.<br /> Go to <a href="https://lexfridman.com/s/perplexity-ep502-sc">https://perplexity.ai/</a></p> <p><b>OUTLINE:</b><br /> (00:00) &#8211; Introduction<br /> (01:07) &#8211; Sponsors, Comments, and Reflections<br /> (08:10) &#8211; Crisis in Psychiatry<br /> (37:48) &#8211; Categories of Mental Illness<br /> (45:07) &#8211; Asylums, Eugenics, and the Nazis<br /> (57:13) &#8211; The Ice Pick Lobotomy<br /> (1:03:26) &#8211; Malaria &#8220;Cure&#8221; for Syphilis<br /> (1:21:42) &#8211; Insulin Coma Therapy<br /> (1:29:34) &#8211; Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT)<br /> (1:49:03) &#8211; One Flew Over the Cuckoo&#8217;s Nest<br /> (2:06:35) &#8211; Freud and Psychoanalysis<br /> (2:36:30) &#8211; WWII and Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT)<br /> (2:57:04) &#8211; Antipsychotics<br /> (3:20:24) &#8211; Antidepressants<br /> (3:33:18) &#8211; Future of Psychiatry</p> <p><b>PODCAST LINKS:</b><br /> &#8211; Podcast Website: <a href="https://lexfridman.com/podcast">https://lexfridman.com/podcast</a><br /> &#8211; Apple Podcasts: <a href="https://apple.co/2lwqZIr">https://apple.co/2lwqZIr</a><br /> &#8211; Spotify: <a href="https://open.spotify.com/episode/082a1V6nazH9ZZqskV1vfz">https://open.spotify.com/episode/082a1V6nazH9ZZqskV1vfz</a><br /> &#8211; RSS: <a href="https://lexfridman.com/feed/podcast/">https://lexfridman.com/feed/podcast/</a><br /> &#8211; Podcast Playlist: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrAXtmErZgOdP_8GztsuKi9nrraNbKKp4">https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrAXtmErZgOdP_8GztsuKi9nrraNbKKp4</a><br /> &#8211; Clips Channel: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/lexclips">https://www.youtube.com/lexclips</a></p>