How to alter the perception of mental health care in Russia | Olga Kitaina
TED Talks Daily5 Jul 2022

How to alter the perception of mental health care in Russia | Olga Kitaina

During the Soviet Union era, therapy was often used as a tool of political oppression. Since then, Russia has seen major reforms in mental health care -- but stigmas and distrust for the practice still live on. Psychologist and TED Fellow Olga Kitaina shares the current state of therapy in Russia (where tarot card readers and astrologers sometimes pass as psychoanalysts) and outlines her solution for getting people the professional help they need.

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