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From Demonic Possession to Neuroimaging, the Eccentric History of Psychiatry

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Columbia University psychiatrist Jeffrey Lieberman has spent over 25 years studying the treatment of mental illnesses. In his new book “Shrinks: The Untold Story of Psychiatry,” he traces the field from its birth as a mystic pseudo-science to its current position as a respected medical field. We talk to the …Read More

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