Sally Satel
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Sally Satel, is an American psychiatrist
based in Washington, D.C.
She is a lecturer at Yale University
School of Medicine, the W.H. Brady Fellow at the American Enterprise Institute
, and author. Books written by Satel include P.C. M.D.: How Political Correctness is Corrupting Medicine (2001) and Drug Treatment: The Case for Coercion (1999). Her articles have been published in The New Republic
, the Wall Street Journal, the New York Times, and in scholarly publications like Policy Review
on topics including psychiatry
and addiction
. Satel also serves on the advisory committee of the Center for Mental Health Services
of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
.
She received a kidney
on March 4, 2006, from writer Virginia Postrel
, after being diagnosed in 2004 with chronic renal failure
. She wrote a New York Times article chronicling her experience of searching for an organ donor.
from Cornell University
, a Master's degree
from the University of Chicago
and an MD
degree from Brown University
. She completed her residency in psychiatry at Yale University
between 1988 and 1993. In 1993 and 1994, she was a Robert Wood Johnson
Health Policy Fellow with the U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions.
(PC) medicine, which seeks to address what its proponents view as social oppression by reorganizing the distribution of public health resources. She argues that incorporating social justice into the mission of medicine diverts attention and resources from the effort to prevent and combat disease for everyone. Satel considers the idea of social determination of illness as "one of the most pernicious themes in PC medicine," and sees 'psychiatric survivor
' information centers as promoting the work of anti-psychiatry
groups. She is considered a political conservative.
In a June 2004 meeting of the National Advisory Council
for the Center for Mental Health Services
, Satel called for a vast increase in the amount of forced outpatient medical treatment of psychiatric patients, echoing views earlier stated in her Drug Treatment, The Case for Coercion.
Psychiatrist
A psychiatrist is a physician who specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of mental disorders. All psychiatrists are trained in diagnostic evaluation and in psychotherapy...
based in Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, "the District", or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States. On July 16, 1790, the United States Congress approved the creation of a permanent national capital as permitted by the U.S. Constitution....
She is a lecturer at Yale University
Yale University
Yale University is a private, Ivy League university located in New Haven, Connecticut, United States. Founded in 1701 in the Colony of Connecticut, the university is the third-oldest institution of higher education in the United States...
School of Medicine, the W.H. Brady Fellow at the American Enterprise Institute
American Enterprise Institute
The American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research is a conservative think tank founded in 1943. Its stated mission is "to defend the principles and improve the institutions of American freedom and democratic capitalism—limited government, private enterprise, individual liberty and...
, and author. Books written by Satel include P.C. M.D.: How Political Correctness is Corrupting Medicine (2001) and Drug Treatment: The Case for Coercion (1999). Her articles have been published in The New Republic
The New Republic
The magazine has also published two articles concerning income inequality, largely criticizing conservative economists for their attempts to deny the existence or negative effect increasing income inequality is having on the United States...
, the Wall Street Journal, the New York Times, and in scholarly publications like Policy Review
Policy Review
Policy Review is one of America's leading conservative journals. It was founded by the Heritage Foundation and was for many years the foundation's flagship publication. In 2001, the publication was acquired by the Stanford University-based Hoover Institution, though it maintains its office on...
on topics including psychiatry
Psychiatry
Psychiatry is the medical specialty devoted to the study and treatment of mental disorders. These mental disorders include various affective, behavioural, cognitive and perceptual abnormalities...
and addiction
Substance dependence
The section about substance dependence in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders does not use the word addiction at all. It explains:...
. Satel also serves on the advisory committee of the Center for Mental Health Services
Center for Mental Health Services
The Center for Mental Health Services is a unit of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration witin the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. This U.S. government agency describes its role as:...
of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration is a branch of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. It is charged with improving the quality and availability of prevention, treatment, and rehabilitative services in order to reduce illness, death, disability, and cost to...
.
She received a kidney
Kidney
The kidneys, organs with several functions, serve essential regulatory roles in most animals, including vertebrates and some invertebrates. They are essential in the urinary system and also serve homeostatic functions such as the regulation of electrolytes, maintenance of acid–base balance, and...
on March 4, 2006, from writer Virginia Postrel
Virginia Postrel
Virginia I. Postrel is an American political and cultural writer of broadly libertarian, or classical liberal, views. She is best known for her two non-fiction books, The Future and Its Enemies and The Substance of Style...
, after being diagnosed in 2004 with chronic renal failure
Chronic renal failure
Chronic kidney disease , also known as chronic renal disease, is a progressive loss in renal function over a period of months or years. The symptoms of worsening kidney function are unspecific, and might include feeling generally unwell and experiencing a reduced appetite...
. She wrote a New York Times article chronicling her experience of searching for an organ donor.
Education
Satel earned a Bachelor's degreeBachelor's degree
A bachelor's degree is usually an academic degree awarded for an undergraduate course or major that generally lasts for three or four years, but can range anywhere from two to six years depending on the region of the world...
from Cornell University
Cornell University
Cornell University is an Ivy League university located in Ithaca, New York, United States. It is a private land-grant university, receiving annual funding from the State of New York for certain educational missions...
, a Master's degree
Master's degree
A master's is an academic degree granted to individuals who have undergone study demonstrating a mastery or high-order overview of a specific field of study or area of professional practice...
from the University of Chicago
University of Chicago
The University of Chicago is a private research university in Chicago, Illinois, USA. It was founded by the American Baptist Education Society with a donation from oil magnate and philanthropist John D. Rockefeller and incorporated in 1890...
and an MD
Doctor of Medicine
Doctor of Medicine is a doctoral degree for physicians. The degree is granted by medical schools...
degree from Brown University
Brown University
Brown University is a private, Ivy League university located in Providence, Rhode Island, United States. Founded in 1764 prior to American independence from the British Empire as the College in the English Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations early in the reign of King George III ,...
. She completed her residency in psychiatry at Yale University
Yale University
Yale University is a private, Ivy League university located in New Haven, Connecticut, United States. Founded in 1701 in the Colony of Connecticut, the university is the third-oldest institution of higher education in the United States...
between 1988 and 1993. In 1993 and 1994, she was a Robert Wood Johnson
Robert Wood Johnson
Robert Wood Johnson was the name shared by members of the family that descended from the President of Johnson & Johnson:*Robert Wood Johnson I *Robert Wood Johnson II *Robert Wood Johnson III...
Health Policy Fellow with the U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions.
Viewpoints
In her book P.C. M.D., Satel critiques what she sees as the burgeoning phenomenon of 'politically correct'Political correctness
Political correctness is a term which denotes language, ideas, policies, and behavior seen as seeking to minimize social and institutional offense in occupational, gender, racial, cultural, sexual orientation, certain other religions, beliefs or ideologies, disability, and age-related contexts,...
(PC) medicine, which seeks to address what its proponents view as social oppression by reorganizing the distribution of public health resources. She argues that incorporating social justice into the mission of medicine diverts attention and resources from the effort to prevent and combat disease for everyone. Satel considers the idea of social determination of illness as "one of the most pernicious themes in PC medicine," and sees 'psychiatric survivor
Psychiatric survivors movement
The psychiatric survivors movement is a diverse association of individuals who are either currently clients of mental health services , or who consider themselves survivors of interventions by psychiatry, or who identify themselves as ex-patients of mental health services...
' information centers as promoting the work of anti-psychiatry
Anti-psychiatry
Anti-psychiatry is a configuration of groups and theoretical constructs that emerged in the 1960s, and questioned the fundamental assumptions and practices of psychiatry, such as its claim that it achieves universal, scientific objectivity. Its igniting influences were Michel Foucault, R.D. Laing,...
groups. She is considered a political conservative.
In a June 2004 meeting of the National Advisory Council
National Advisory Council
The National Advisory Council of India is an advisory body set up to monitor the implementation of the UPA government's manifesto, the Common Minimum Programme. It is a brainchild of Congress party president, Sonia Gandhi. It is also informally called as UPA's Planning Commission for social...
for the Center for Mental Health Services
Center for Mental Health Services
The Center for Mental Health Services is a unit of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration witin the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. This U.S. government agency describes its role as:...
, Satel called for a vast increase in the amount of forced outpatient medical treatment of psychiatric patients, echoing views earlier stated in her Drug Treatment, The Case for Coercion.
Books authored
- 2006 - The Health Disparities Myth: Diagnosing the Treatment Gap. AEI Press. ISBN 0-844-77192-9.
- 2005 - One Nation Under Therapy: How the Helping Culture is Eroding Self-Reliance (with Christina Hoff SommersChristina Hoff SommersChristina Hoff Sommers is an American author and former philosophy professor who is known for her critique of late 20th century feminism, and her writings about feminism in contemporary American culture...
). Martin's Press. ISBN 0-312-30443-9. - 2001 - P.C. M.D.: How Political Correctness is Corrupting Medicine. Perseus. ISBN 0-465-07183-X.
- 1999 - Drug Treatment: The Case for Coercion. American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research. ISBN 0-8447-7128-7.
See also
- Kendra's LawKendra's LawKendra's Law, effective since November 1999, is a New York State law concerning involuntary outpatient commitment. It grants judges the authority to issue orders that require people who meet certain criteria to regularly undergo psychiatric treatment. Failure to comply could result in commitment...
- Laura's LawLaura's LawLaura's Law is a California state law that allows for court-ordered assisted outpatient treatment. To qualify for the program, the person must have a serious mental illness plus a recent history of psychiatric hospitalizations, jailings or acts, threats or attempts of serious violent behavior...
- New Freedom Commission on Mental HealthNew Freedom Commission on Mental HealthThe controversial New Freedom Commission on Mental Health was established by U.S. President George W. Bush in April 2002 to conduct a comprehensive study of the U.S. mental health service delivery system and make recommendations based on its findings...
- Outpatient commitmentOutpatient commitmentOutpatient commitment refers to mental health law that allows the compulsory, community-based treatment of individuals with mental illness.In the United States the term "assisted outpatient treatment" or "AOT" is often used and refers to a process whereby a judge orders a qualifying person with...
- TeenScreenTeenScreenThe TeenScreen National Center for Mental Health Checkups at Columbia University is an evidence-based, national mental health and suicide risk screening initiative for middle- and high-school age adolescents. The organization operates as a center in the Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry...
External links
- PsychLaws.org - 'Commission's omission: The president's mental-health commission in denial', Sally Satel and Mary Zdanowicz (July 29, 2003)
- SallySatelMD.com - 'InsanityInsanityInsanity, craziness or madness is a spectrum of behaviors characterized by certain abnormal mental or behavioral patterns. Insanity may manifest as violations of societal norms, including becoming a danger to themselves and others, though not all such acts are considered insanity...
Goes Back on Trial', Sally Satel (March 3, 2003) - SallySatelMD.com - Links to articles by Sally Satel
- The American Enterprise Karlyn BowmanKarlyn BowmanKarlyn H. Bowman, formerly known as Karlyn H. Keene, is an American editor and public opinion analyst. She is currently a senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute. She was the managing editor of Public Opinion from 1979 to 1990 and the founding editor of The American Enterprise from 1990...
interview with Dr. Christina Hoff Sommers and Sally Satel, M.D. (June 2005) - I Am a Racially Profiling Doctor By Sally L. Satel The New York Times (May 5, 2002)