Kanye West Opens up to br David Letterman About His br Mental Health Struggle In a sit down with David Letterman on his Netflixbr show, ‘My Next Guest Needs No Introduction,”br West spoke about a number of personal subjects. Among the topics were the United States health carebr system and how West thinks it should be remade. The subject is personal to West as he wasbr involuntarily placed on psychiatric hold in 2016. West described the experiencebr to Letterman as "cruel and primitive." Kanye West, viabr “My Next Guest…” He also spoke about his experiences withbr medication and how the stigma surroundingbr mental health needs to change. Kanye West, viabr “My Next Guest…” When asked by Letterman to definebr his mental health issues, Westbr described it as a “sprained brain.