S2 E4: Psychiatric Harm

IAMF’s Leon Fernandes has faced deep trauma because of failings in mental health care. While awaiting a psychiatric hospital bed, Leon spent 12 terrifying nights in an open ward shared with people experiencing drug-induced psychosis. He discusses harm caused in psychiatric care with clinician and researcher, Dr Sophie Isobel.

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