Scicast

The Story of Madness (SciCast #487) (2022x21)

Air date: May 27, 2022

What is madness? Who's the crazy one? Does madness really exist? We went through several historical moments where the character of the madman was being discussed, used and diagnosed by various scientific and non-scientific aspects of society. But at what point do we start to put all this under criticism? Which movements were responsible for questioning the current science of psychiatry? What are the consequences of these discussions in Brazil?