The Age of Melancholy and the Failure of Modern Psychiatry

In this episode of The Mad Genius Thesis Podcast, we explore The Age of Melancholy by Blazer, a critical examination of how modern psychiatry has shifted from social to biological explanations of depression. While medication dominates treatment, Blazer argues that we’ve overlooked the social and cultural roots of mental distress, from work stress and economic pressures to the loss of hope in postmodern society. How does this shift impact creativity and the experience of melancholy? What can we learn from historical approaches to mental health, including the decline of community-based psychiatry? And how do war syndromes and societal framing influence the way we understand emotional suffering? Join us as we explore the complex interplay between mental illness, creativity, and the world we live in.

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