Andrew Scull

13 Podcast Episodes

245. Mental Illness Throughout History feat. Andrew Scull

245. Mental Illness Throughout History feat. Andrew Scull

Psychiatry has been called the stepchild of medicine, experiencing far less progress than care of the body. Andrew Scull... Read more

10 Feb 2023

1hr 3mins

#1315 - Andrew Scull

#1315 - Andrew Scull

Andrew Scull a sociologist who researches the social history of medicine and the history of psychiatry. He is a distingu... Read more

9 Jan 2023

57mins

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Andrew Scull - Psychiatry's Troubling Quest to Cure Mental Illness | STM Podcast #144

Andrew Scull - Psychiatry's Troubling Quest to Cure Mental Illness | STM Podcast #144

On episode 144, we welcome Andrew Scull to discuss the history of psychiatry and the competing perspectives of the origi... Read more

4 Sep 2022

1hr 5mins

Andrew Scull - Desperate Remedies: Psychiatry’s Turbulent Quest to Cure Mental Illness

Andrew Scull - Desperate Remedies: Psychiatry’s Turbulent Quest to Cure Mental Illness

Our guest today is sociologist and author, Doctor Andrew Scull. Andrew is a professor of Sociology and Science Studies a... Read more

13 Jul 2022

1hr 3mins

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108. Andrew Scull: Psychiatry’s Turbulent Quest to Cure Mental Illness

108. Andrew Scull: Psychiatry’s Turbulent Quest to Cure Mental Illness

Andrew Scull is an award-winning author, sociologist, historian of psychiatry, and distinguished Professor of Sociology ... Read more

29 Jun 2022

1hr 2mins

Psychiatry’s Desperate Remedies with Andrew Scull

Psychiatry’s Desperate Remedies with Andrew Scull

Despite our efforts, we seem to be no better at treating mental illness than we were hundreds of years ago. Desperate Re... Read more

15 Jun 2022

1hr 17mins

EP51: This is Your Brain on Trial (ft. Andrew Scull, Tess Neal & Roland Nadler)

EP51: This is Your Brain on Trial (ft. Andrew Scull, Tess Neal & Roland Nadler)

Imagine reading or watching The Minority Report and thinking of that as a model for the criminal justice system. Well, p... Read more

25 Feb 2022

1hr 3mins

Summary of Madness in Civilization by Andrew Scull | Free Audiobook

Summary of Madness in Civilization by Andrew Scull | Free Audiobook

The story of how mental illness has historically been viewed as “madness”, from biblical times to modern medicine. Wheth... Read more

25 Jul 2021

14mins

Surprising ways we handle people with madness with professor Andrew Scull

Surprising ways we handle people with madness with professor Andrew Scull

When you live in the Bay Area you pass tons of folks who appear to be mad. Most of us don’t spend enough time focusing o... Read more

20 Feb 2017

48mins

Andrew Scull, “Madness in Civilization: A Cultural History of Insanity” (Princeton UP, 2015)

Andrew Scull, “Madness in Civilization: A Cultural History of Insanity” (Princeton UP, 2015)

The wish to understand mental suffering is universal and requires an appreciation for its history. Since Biblical times,... Read more

20 Jan 2017

54mins

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