E166 | The Nazi & The Psychiatrist (w/ Jack El-Hai)

About this episode

Jack El-Hai discusses his work on the history of psychiatry during the Nazi regime and the film adaptation of his book.

Jack El-Hai is an American journalist and author who focuses most of his work on the history of medicine, the history of science, and other historical topics. He is the author of The Nazi and the Psychiatrist (2013) which has since been adapted into the 2025 film Nuremberg starring Russel Crowe. Interviewed by Dr. Alex Curmi. Dr. Alex is a consultant psychiatrist and a UKCP registered psychotherapist in-training. Check out The Thinking Mind Blog on Substack: https://thinkingmindblog.sub...

People in this episode

Host: Dr. Alex Curmi

Guest: Jack El-Hai

Topics covered

• history of medicine
• psychiatry
• Nazi Germany
• journalism
• film adaptation

Keywords

• psychiatry
• Nazi
• journalism
• history
• film adaptation
• mental health
• interview

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: The Nazi and the Psychiatrist, Nuremberg

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