Ep 80 - Dr. Stephen Hinshaw ”The Stigma & Hope of Mental Illness”

The Deconstructionists

John Williamson

Religion, Religion & Spirituality

4.4 • 823 Ratings

🗓️ 21 August 2018

⏱️ 80 minutes

🔗️ Recording | iTunes | RSS

🧾️ Download transcript

Summary

Guest Info/Bio: This week we cover a topic that is very important to us. We had the privilege of speaking with Dr. Stephen Hinshaw about the nature of stigma and mental health. Dr. Hinshaw grew up in our hometown of Columbus, Ohio and attended Harvard and UCLA. A professor of Psychology (UC Berkley) and Psychiatry (UC San Francisco), he is an international presence in clinical psychology/mental health, with over 320 articles/chapters and 12 books. He received the Distinguished Teaching Award in 2001; his Teaching Company (‘Great Lecture’) series, “Origins of the Human Mind,” appeared in 2010. He has been recognized as the Distinguished Scientist Award from the Society for a Science of Clinical Psychology (2015), the James McKeen Cattell Award from the Association for Psychological Science (2016) for a lifetime of outstanding contributions to applied psychological research, and the Distinguished Scientific Contributions to Child Development Award (2017) from the Society for Research in Child Development. He lives in Berkley, California, with his wife Kelly Campbell; they have three sons. His newest book, “Another Kind of Madness,” chronicles his father’s recurring mental illness and the doctor-enforced silence surrounding it, plus the huge need to combat stigma. Guest (Select) Published Works: ADHD: What Everyone Needs To Know; The ADHD Explosion: Myths, Medication, Money, and Today’s Push for Performance; The Triple Bind: Saving Our Teenage Girls from Today’s Pressures and Conflicting Expectations; The Mark of Shame: Stigma of Mental Illness and an Agenda for Change; Breaking the Silence: Mental Health Professionals Disclose Their Personal and Family Experiences of Mental Illness; and Another Kind of Madness: A Journey through the Stigma & Hope of Mental Illness. Guest Social Media: www.stephenhinshawauthor.com http:adhdexplosion.com Special guest music on this episode provided by: Hidden Hospitals www.hiddenhospitals.com Twitter: @hiddenhospitals Facebook: @hidden hospitals Instagram: @Hidden Hospitals Enjoy the songs? Songs featured on this episode were: “Liars, Better Off, The Weeds, Razor Blades, and Smile & Wave” from the album, Liars. Find Hidden Hospital’s music on iTunes, Spotify, BandCamp, YouTube, or anywhere good music is found! The Deconstructionist’s Podcast is mixed and edited by Nicholas Rowe at National Audio Preservation Society: A full service recording studio and creative habitat, located in Heath, Ohio. Find them on Facebook and Twitter or visit their website for more information. www.nationalaudiopreservationsociety.weebly.com www.facebook.com/nationalaudiopreservationsociety Twitter: @napsrecording Stay on top of all the latest at www.thedeconstructionists.com! Go there to read our blog, check out our sweet t-shirt designs, follow us on social media, or join our Patreon family! Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-deconstructionists/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Transcript

Click on a timestamp to play from that location

0:00.0	How long does it take in the United States most people to go from recognizing, you know,
0:06.2	I actually am not just sad, I'm kind of depressed, or I'm not just moody, I've got bipolar disorder.
0:11.4	How long does it take from the first recognition of symptoms to getting help and treatment?
0:15.5	The mean is 10 years, and in some cases, it's 15 to 20 years.
0:20.6	Because people are too damn ashamed to admit it
0:23.0	and because the health care doesn't prioritize parity for mental health conditions.
0:28.4	How are we going to get people involved in the treatments that work if there's a 10 or 20 year gap?
1:07.4	Got to look your hands your gap. call out love Welcome to the deconstructionist All you beautiful people out there
1:10.0	You laugh at everything I say I do Because I never constructionist podcast, all you beautiful people out there.
1:12.8	You laugh at everything I say.
1:13.2	I do.
1:16.7	Because I never, I never know what, you're laughing at me.
1:17.6	I never know what you're going to say.
1:20.7	You always, you always throw me off.
1:25.9	I'm going to home, oh, no, no, no, well, welcome back. We got to, we have, this is a treat that we've been, we've been trying to, trying to curate for a long time.
1:32.3	So we, we've been looking for, like we did, we did kind of a mental health episode, just the two of us.
1:39.1	Very personal episode.
1:40.3	Yeah, like two years ago.
1:41.9	But I'm by no means an expert and we've wanted've wanted to get an expert on for quite some time.
1:47.6	And, wow, we got a heavy hitter here.
1:50.5	John roped in a wail of a guy here.
1:53.9	Professor Stephen Hinshaw.
	...

Please login to see the full transcript.

Previous episode | Next episode

Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from John Williamson, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.

Generated transcripts are the property of John Williamson and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.