Health Sciences 3624A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Treatment-Resistant Depression, Michel Foucault, Alienist

• School: Western University
• Department: Health Sciences
• Course: Health Sciences 3624A/B
• Professor: Marnie Wedlake

Document Summary

There is significant controversy in this field. Prisons and nursing homes have become like mental health institutions. Asketemine was fast tracked by the fda to be a nasal inhalant for the treatment of treatment- resistant depression. Many people on the fda had financial interests, and there was no evidence to show that it worked. History shows where we are today - which hasn"t changed as much. We"re led to believe there are new advances, but there aren"t many. History of mental health care a very brief overview. Studied groups of people who were oppressed and marginalized - deviant people. He is one of the most visionary scholars in the world of mental health because it was predictive of where we are now in mental health care. The idea of mental illness is problematic. It is a falsely constructed term as a part of a discourse - brought to life and pushed it outside of the norm.