Hitler's role in development of psychoanalysis and psychology | Andrew Scull and Lex Fridman

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A conversation between historian Andrew Scull and Lex Fridman exploring how the Nazi regime and Hitler influenced the development of psychiatry and psychology, covering the T4 program, eugenics, forced sterilizations, and the persecution of Jewish psychoanalysts. The discussion examines the dark history of psychiatric institutions, the rise of eugenics movements, and how these historical events shaped modern mental health care and understanding of mental illness.