And at the same time let me give you a heads up for full disclosure and also for purposes of a lively discussion that im going to challenge you a little bit on the points that you make in the book as practicing psychiatrist and head of the largest, one of the largest psychiatry departments in the world i know something about the budget matter, but please do know that i do this in the best of intentions and in the interest of clarity and accuracy and the believe that we are both soldiers in this very important historically neglected mission. Im going to orient my questions along three themes, first your background, second, substantive issues that you address in the book and then third, what are the steps Going Forward that we can sort of advocate or aim for in order to provide some corrective measures and what youll be doing Going Forward in that regard. So to begin, let me just ask, youre train as a journalist and comes from the best schools in the country, you could have picked anythi
That is needed and the priorities that it should have and you certainly seem to recognize it. Its also particularly gratifying to be interpreting you because youre clumsily along with having gone to the Journalism School which is one of the more dominant schools of a journalism in the country. Of course that is where i the faculty and am currently employed. So, speak to thank you, doctor. Host please, call me jeffrey. When someone calls me doctor it makes me feel old and dodgy. The book is a welltimed scathing indictment of the Mental Health care system in this country and overall i am in complete agreement with you. At the same time let me give you a heads up for full disclosure and the purposes of a lively discussion that i will challenge you a little bit on the points you make in the book. As a practicing psychiatrist and head of the largest Psychiatry Department in the world, i know something about the subject matter. Please, note that i do this in the best of intentions and in the
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York state psychiatric institute, and author of shrinks, the untold story of psychology. Host hello. Im dr. Jeffrey lieberman here with art levine, a noted journalist and author and we are going to today his book Mental Health, inc. Its great to be with you, first let me thank you for your interest in Mental Illness in Mental Health care to few of your colleagues in the Fourth Estate have seen this is an area to really focus on and provide a public and interested parties with the information that is really needed, and the priority that it should have and you certainly seem to have recognized it. Its also take a gratifying for me to be interviewing you, art, because your a columbia alum having gone to the Journalism School which is not of the best schools of journalism in the country. Of course thats where i am faculty and currently employed. So the book guest thank you, doctor. Host please, call me jeffrey. Guest okay. Host when someone calls the doctor makes you feel old and stodgy. B