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Episode 17: Mental Health Treatment & Care

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Concordia University, St. Paul. (2020). A History of Mental Illness Treatment: Obsolete Practices. https://online.csp.edu/resources/article/history-of-mental-illness-treatment/Department of Justice Canada. (2023). The Mentally Ill: How They Became Enmeshed in the Criminal Justice System and How We Might Get Them Out. https://www.justice.gc.ca/eng/rp-pr/jr/mental/p3.htmlGoodman, J. T. (2014). Mental Health. The Canadian Encyclopedia. https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/mental-healthJutras, M. (2017). Historical perspectives on the theories, diagnosis, and treatment of mental illness. British Columbia Medical Journal. https://bcmj.org/mds-be/historical-perspectives-theories-diagnosis-and-treatment-mental-illnessLarson, Z. (2018). America's Long-Suffering Mental Health System. Origins: Current Events in Historical Perspective. https://origins.osu.edu/article/americas-long-suffering-mental-health-systemMalcolm, L. & Blumer, C. (2016). Madness and insanity: A history of mental illness from evil spirits to modern medicine. ABC News Australia. https://www.abc.net.au/news/health/2016-08-02/mental-illness-and-insanity-a-short-cultural-history/7677906Mandell, W. (1995). The Realization of an Idea. Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. https://publichealth.jhu.edu/departments/mental-health/about/origins-of-mental-healthMcVean, A. (2017). The History of Hysteria. McGill University. https://www.mcgill.ca/oss/article/history-quackery/history-hysteriaRondinone, T. (2024). Reckoning With the History of Mental Healthcare. Psychology Today. https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-asylum/202412/reckoning-with-the-history-of-mental-healthcareSims, A.C.P, &. Shepphird, S. (2025). Treatment of mental disorders. Brittanica. https://www.britannica.com/science/mental-disorder/Treatment-of-mental-disordersSmith, K.M. (2020). Discrimination and Racism in the History of Mental Health Care. National Alliance on Mental Illness. https://www.nami.org/african-american/discrimination-and-racism-in-the-history-of-mental-health-care/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Concordia University, St. Paul. (2020). A History of Mental Illness Treatment: Obsolete Practices. https://online.csp.edu/resources/article/history-of-mental-illness-treatment/Department of Justice Canada. (2023). The Mentally Ill: How They Became Enmeshed in the Criminal Justice System and How We Might Get Them Out. https://www.justice.gc.ca/eng/rp-pr/jr/mental/p3.htmlGoodman, J. T. (2014). Mental Health. The Canadian Encyclopedia. https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/mental-healthJutras, M. (2017). Historical perspectives on the theories, diagnosis, and treatment of mental illness. British Columbia Medical Journal. https://bcmj.org/mds-be/historical-perspectives-theories-diagnosis-and-treatment-mental-illnessLarson, Z. (2018). America's Long-Suffering Mental Health System. Origins: Current Events in Historical Perspective. https://origins.osu.edu/article/americas-long-suffering-mental-health-systemMalcolm, L. & Blumer, C. (2016). Madness and insanity: A history of mental illness from evil spirits to modern medicine. ABC News Australia. https://www.abc.net.au/news/health/2016-08-02/mental-illness-and-insanity-a-short-cultural-history/7677906Mandell, W. (1995). The Realization of an Idea. Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. https://publichealth.jhu.edu/departments/mental-health/about/origins-of-mental-healthMcVean, A. (2017). The History of Hysteria. McGill University. https://www.mcgill.ca/oss/article/history-quackery/history-hysteriaRondinone, T. (2024). Reckoning With the History of Mental Healthcare. Psychology Today. https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-asylum/202412/reckoning-with-the-history-of-mental-healthcareSims, A.C.P, &. Shepphird, S. (2025). Treatment of mental disorders. Brittanica. https://www.britannica.com/science/mental-disorder/Treatment-of-mental-disordersSmith, K.M. (2020). Discrimination and Racism in the History of Mental Health Care. National Alliance on Mental Illness. https://www.nami.org/african-american/discrimination-and-racism-in-the-history-of-mental-health-care/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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