Despite our efforts, we seem to be no better at treating mental illness than we were hundreds of years ago.\xa0Desperate Remedies author Andrew Scull joins Adam to explain why, on the way touching on the history of lobotomization, the collapse of psychoanalysis, and why our current regime of pharmaceutical intervention might not be all it\u2019s cracked up to be. You can purchase Andrew's book here: https://factuallypod.com/books\n\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices\n\nSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.