Psychology Spotlight: Arkham Asylum … What is the real-world version?

Bat Therapy: Mental Health through the Lens of Comics and Film by Dr. Emilia Brown and Keeden Hopkins

Episode notes

As a clinical psychologist specializing in severe and persistent mental illness, Emilia has a lot to say about what Arkham Asylum should be. We explore the complicated history of United States psychiatric hospitals and deinstitutionalization through the fictional representation of Gotham and its superpowered criminals.

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arkham asylumdeinstitutionalizationrecoverymovement