E14. More Docs and Psych Ward

About this episode

Sadie and Pam explore hospital records from Sadie's childhood, revealing insights into her mental health and the medical system's observations.

Send us Fan Mail Pam and Sadie dig into hospital records written when Sadie was 14, reading what doctors and psychiatrists recorded and what they only hinted at. Medical notes describe red scaly skin and scratched extremities. Psyche notes flag learned isolation rather than psychosis. They describe a small, quiet girl who avoids eye contact and seems on the verge of tears. They ask what the body can reveal about exposure, neglect, and the system’s impulse to give adults the benefit of the do...

People in this episode

Hosts: Sadie Green, Pam Colby

Topics covered

• hospital records
• mental health
• childhood experiences
• psychiatric evaluation
• medical notes

Keywords

• hospital records
• psychiatry
• mental health
• childhood trauma
• medical notes

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