Trauma and “PTSD” Are Not Mental Illness — Stanford Psychiatrist Anna Lembke, M.D.

For more information, including links to the scientific evidence base for the statements in this video, as well as further resources: http://medicatingnormal.com/ Anna Lembke’s book provides much more detail about the topic discussed here. “Drug Dealer, MD: How Doctors Were Duped, Patients Got Hooked, and Why It’s So Hard to Stop”: https://amzn.to/2ufK6VG Anna Lembke’s biography at Stanford University: https://shc.is/2GXVjT An article in Pacific Standard about a more holistic and existential understanding of PTSD: https://psmag.com/social-justice/how-.... An article in Aeon about the unintended existential harms of diagnosing normal reactions to intense trauma as illness: https://aeon.co/essays/the-more-we-la... Medicating Normal on Facebook:   / medicatingnormalfilm   Medicating Normal on Twitter: https://twitter.com/medicatingnorm1?l... Donate: https://medicatingnormal.com/donate/ Note: This video does not constitute medical advice. Stopping psychiatric drugs, especially abruptly, can be dangerous, as withdrawal effects may be severe, disabling or even life-threatening. Music: https://www.purple-planet.com Video edited by Daniel Mackler