IHR Podcast #3: Anxiety and Elephants

In this episode of the Integral Health Resources Podcast, I rant about Paxil, bulging discs, and having one’s head lodged in an elephant’s bum. Topics include: The “chemical imbalance” model of psychopathology The biopsychosocial or “integral” approach to health Tigers on porches Elephant butts Summary: Anything less than an integral, bio-psycho-social-cultural way of understanding mental …

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In this episode of the Integral Health Resources Podcast, I rant about Paxil, bulging discs, and having one’s head lodged in an elephant’s bum. Topics include:

The “chemical imbalance” model of psychopathology
The biopsychosocial or “integral” approach to health
Tigers on porches
Elephant butts

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Summary:

Anything less than an integral, bio-psycho-social-cultural way of understanding mental health problems will lead to needlessly limited and ineffective intervention strategies.

Here are some other media resources that may be helpful/relevant to this discussion:

Blog post – Anxiety and Elephants
Blog post – Anxiety and Elephants, Part Two
Blog post – Anxiety and Elephants, Part Three
Blog post – Anxiety and Elephants, Part Four