The Brian Lehrer Show

Questioning Mental Illness

Friday, July 22, 2005

Decades ago, psychiatrist Thomas Szasz shocked the mental health establishment by suggesting that mental illness is a myth devised to stigmatize individuals for their unacceptable behavior. Despite the advent of Prozac and Zoloft, the idea still has its supporters.

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Brand New Bag

Guy Martin, senior correspondent for security for Conde Nast Traveler and a security columnist for New York Magazine,
- on New York's new subway bag search policy
» New York Magazine archive

London Update

Todd Richissin, London correspondent for The Baltimore Sun,
- on how Tony Blair's support for the war in Iraq is playing in the U.K. elections
» Baltimore Sun

Imbalanced Views?

Jeffrey Schaler, psychologist and professor in the school of public affairs at American University in Washington
- says mentall illness is in our heads
» Jeffrey Schaler website

Before Sunset

Amitai Etzioni, University Professor at The George Washington University and author, How Patriotic is the Patriot Act?: Freedom Versus Security in the Age of Terrorism (Routledge, 2005),
- explains why revising the USA Patriot Act is tricky business
» Amitai Etzioni

Eminent Domain

Brett Fausett, runs the blog, Lex Text, partner at Hancock Rothert & Bunshoft
- breaks down the debate over who should oversee top level domain names and resistance to US control
» Lext Text