Why Society Drives You Mad

January 2, 2018

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In this video for IAI TV, clinical psychologist and vocal critic of psychiatry Richard Bentall reveals why structural inequality, institutional racism, and systemic oppression play a much greater role in mental health than biomedical psychiatry acknowledges.

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