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 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