Through the Lens of Psychophobia with Dr. Michael Montgomery: Exploring the Modern Medicalization of Mental Health (S6 E9)

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Dr. Michael Montgomery discusses psychophobia and its impact on the medicalization of mental health.

In the episode, "Through the Lens of Psychophobia with Dr. Michael Montgomery: Exploring the Modern Medicalization of Mental Health (S6 E9)," Dr. Montgomery shares with us in the podcast the phenomenon of psychophobia and how it manifests in today’s medicalization of mental health. Society’s fear of extreme states influences the model the system uses, and outcomes are negative due to the model itself. Dr. Montgomery believes it is time to return to a more humane interaction with those who suf...

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Host: Jen Gaita Siciliano

Guest: Dr. Michael Montgomery

Topics covered

• psychophobia
• mental health
• medicalization
• humane interaction
• society's fear

Keywords

• psychophobia
• mental health
• medicalization
• humane interaction
• society's fear
• extreme states

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