The Biggest Obstacles to Improving Mental Health: Dr. Steve Strakowski, Professor and Vice Chair for Research in Psychiatry at Indiana University School of Medicine
From Raise the Line by Osmosis from Elsevier
May 21, 2026 · 24 min · Episode 580
About this episode
Dr. Steve Strakowski discusses the biggest obstacles to better mental health and emerging therapies during National Mental Health Awareness Month.
We mark National Mental Health Awareness Month by tapping the expertise of Dr. Steve Strakowski, an internationally recognized expert in bipolar disorder from Indiana University School of Medicine who joins Raise the Line from Elsevier host Michael Carrese to discuss the biggest obstacles to better mental health, the toll of persistent racial bias in the field, and emerging therapies that he finds encouraging.
People in this episode
Host: Michael Carrese
Guest: Dr. Steve Strakowski
Topics covered
- mental health
- bipolar disorder
- racial bias
- emerging therapies
- National Mental Health Awareness Month
Keywords
- mental health
- bipolar disorder
- racial bias
- therapies
- awareness month
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Indiana University School of Medicine
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