40 years ago New Zealand had a nationwide, coherent system of psychiatric hospitals – 8,000 psychiatric in-patient beds – each hospital fully staffed with psychiatrists, specialist psychiatric general practitioners, psychologists, trained psychiatric nurses, social workers, occupational therapists, etc. Then, according to The Encyclopedia of New Zealand: “In response to a mix of ideological and fiscal imperatives,…
ANDY ESPERSEN: Schizophrenic neglect must be addressed
ANDY ESPERSEN: Schizophrenic neglect must be addressed
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Szasz Podcast
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I just did a new podcast with Aaron Olson on the late great Thomas Szasz. Aaron is well-versed in my notorious article, “The Economics of Szasz: Preferences, Constraints, and Mental Illness… 166 more words
Szasz Podcast
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in economics of education, health economics, liberalism, Marxist economics, politics - Australia, politics - New Zealand, politics - USA Tags: economics of mental illness, free speech, political correctness, regressive left
Free Kiwis! Episode 13: Jonathan Haidt on safetyism and mental health
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Autism and Personality Traits | William von Hippel
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Discharge without conviction for a serial groper would be a far worse injustice for his victims
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Inside the brains of psychopaths | Big Think
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People in this degree of distress should make any big decisions because their minds aren’t in a good place
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Strange answers to the psychopath test | Jon Ronson
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Jordan Peterson & Ivar Arpi – Autism, Transgenderism, & Psychic Epidemics
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The triumphalism of transgender Athletes | Jordan Peterson & Joe Rogan
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Can behavioural economists explain why incentives work in an asylum for the criminally insane
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