Does modern medicine need to drop the distinction between mental and physical health? With Professor Edward Bullmore
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Welcome to Intelligence Squared, where great minds meet. I'm producer Mia Serenti. What if the centuries-old divide between mind and body isn't just wrong, but has been harming our understanding of mental illness all along? On today's episode, Regis professor of psychiatry Edward Bullmore joins us to discuss his new book, The Divided Mind, a new way of thinking about mental health.
In conversation with Ganesh Taylor, he traces the historical and philosophical roots of the mind-body split, from 17th-century medicine to the rise of psychiatry and the horrors of eugenics, and explores how modern scientific discoveries could transform the way we diagnose and treat mental illness today. Let's join our host, Ganesh Taylor, now with more. Welcome to Intelligence Squared. I'm Dr. Ganesh Taylor, Chancellor's Fellow at the Centre of Reproductive Health in the University of Edinburgh.
Today, our guest is psychiatrist and neuroscientist Professor Edward Bulmore, who is currently the Regis Professor of Psychiatry at King's College London. His highly acclaimed first book, The Inflamed Mind, focused on the links between inflammation and depression. He's here with us today to talk about his groundbreaking new book, The Divided Mind, which is both a study of the evolving science of schizophrenia and an illuminating exploration of the history of psychiatry. Welcome to Intelligence Squared, Professor Bilmore. Welcome.
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