Mad In America: Science, Psychiatry And Social Justice

This week, we interview Dr. Pratima Singh. Dr. Singh completed her medical degree in India, before moving to the UK to work at the Maudsley NHS Hospital in London as an adult Psychiatrist. Dr. Singh has a deep interest in alternatives to biological approaches to psychiatry and the use of psychotropic medications. I was keen to ask Dr. Singh about her background, what led her towards psychiatry as a medical speciality and what she feels about the future of psychiatric care. In this episode, we discuss: ▪How Dr. Singh completed her medical degree in India and became interested in psychiatry  ▪That Dr. Singh felt uncomfortable with the predominantly biological approach to psychiatry including the use of medications and that her interest was in psychotherapy as a therapeutic intervention ▪That there is a recruitment and retention problem within psychiatry ▪That 15 years in psychiatry has given Dr. Singh a nuanced and humble attitude to helping people with their mental health ▪That Dr. Singh felt that her disconte