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Depression And Oppression: Alisha Ali

Depression And Oppression: Alisha Ali

Madness Radio

January 7, 200951m 31s

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Show Notes

Is depression a result of poverty? How can community development and economic empowerment affect mental health?

Psychology professor Alisha Ali discusses the dangers of turning social problems into medical disorders, including bias in diagnosis, limits of “cultural competency” and “anti-stigma” initiatives, and the experiences of immigrant women.

http://steinhardt.nyu.edu/faculty_bios/view/Alisha_Ali

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