Podcast 447: Addressing Adolescent ADD & ADHD with Child Psychiatrist Dr. Sami Timimi

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SHOW DESCRIPTION: In this podcast I talk to child and adolescent psychiatrist, psychotherapist, professor, mental health advocate and author Sami Timimi about the dangers of pathologizing childhood, the myths surrounding ADHD, a better way to approach children’s mental health, and more. This is part 1 of a 2 part series I am doing with Dr. Timimi, so be sure to tune in again soon when part 2 is released!

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EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS:

2:00 Sami’s amazing work

3:10 The failures of the current mental healthcare system

6:11, 24:00 Why we urgently need to redefine mental health culture

12:18 The reality behind mental health diagnoses

20:00 The circular thinking that defines current mental healthcare

26:10 How little we actually know about mental health

28:50 The commodification of human emotion

32:30 Pathologizing mental health from youth & its consequences

37:16, 50:55 The myths surrounding ADHD

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