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Feb 2023
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1.1 The DSM and Critical Psychiatry

Mark Mullen, MD
About this episode

Dr. Allen Frances, Chair of the DSM-4 Task Force and Chair Emeritus at Duke, discusses our profession's identity and provides pearls for developing psychiatrists. Dr. Awais Aftab, Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at Case Western University, discusses the validity of the DSM and psychiatric harm.
More from Dr. Frances: https://www.psychiatrictimes.com/view/advice-young-psychiatrists-very-old-one

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