E89 - What do we need to be Mentally Healthy? (with Dr. Benji Waterhouse)

The Thinking Mind Podcast: Psychiatry & Psychotherapy

06/13/24 • 74 min

Dr. Benjiman Waterhouse is a consultant psychiatrist. He is also an award-winning stand-up comedian. He has written for the Guardian and Independent and was included in a list of ‘Inspiring Psychiatrists’ by the Royal College of Psychiatrists. You Don’t Have to Be Mad to Work Here, his first book, was released in May 2024
In this episode we discuss the ups and downs of psychiatry training, his experiences with psychotherapy, common misconceptions about mental illness, some of the problems with modern psychiatry and our cultural understanding of mental illness , the potential value of psychedelics, the placebo effect and much more.
Interviewed by Dr. Alex Curmi, consultant psychiatrist.
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06/13/24 • 74 min

The Thinking Mind Podcast: Psychiatry & Psychotherapy - E89 - What do we need to be Mentally Healthy? (with Dr. Benji Waterhouse)

Transcript

Welcome back to the Thinking Minds podcast. My name is Alex. I'm a consultant psychiatrist. Today I'm in conversation with Doctor Benjamin Waterhouse. Doctor Waterhouse is a consultant psychiatrist, too, and he's also an award winning stand up comedian who's performed sellout shows at the Edinburgh Festival. He's written for The Guardian and The Independent, and he's just come out to this first book. You don't have to be mad to work here all about what it's like to train as a psychiatrist in

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