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Jun 2016
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002 Intro to Psychiatry with Dr. Laura H...

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Interview with Dr. Laura Hirshbein, MD, PhD, of the University of Michigan.

Podcast covers topics: - What is psychiatry? How does it compare to psychology or neurology? - What is a psychiatric illness, and how is a psychiatric illness diagnosed? - What is the DSM? How did we get to the current DSM? - How have psychiatric illnesses been treated over the years?

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