# AW: Reimagining Western Mental Health Care

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Podcast: [C-SPAN Bookshelf](https://stenobird.com/podcast/c-span-bookshelf-6416723)
Published: 2026-05-10T00:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://traffic.megaphone.fm/CSPAN6283178142.mp3?updated=1778252715
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## Resource

Physician and anthropologist Khameer Kidia argues that Western mental health care treats the symptoms instead of the causes of mental illness. Politics & Prose in Washington, D.C., hosts this event. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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