Is your mind really yours? A psychiatrist explains

Everyone has an opinion on mental health and almost nobody has seen a consultation from the inside. A conversation about diagnosis, medication, the limits of the profession and the gap between social media and the room.

What this episode covers

• How a psychiatric diagnosis is actually reached
• What psychiatric medication does and does not do
• Stigma: why asking for help is still hard
• When a problem is psychiatric and when it is just life

About the guest

Dr. José Pérez is psychiatrist. This conversation was recorded for season 2 of Otra Conversación and runs 54 min with no cuts and no closed script.