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Patrick J. Kennedy: “Serious mental illness is a brain disorder, and we must come to terms with this critically important fact...”

On the recordJune 15, 2015
Serious mental illness is a brain disorder, and we must come to terms with this critically important fact...
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Patrick J. Kennedy

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Emphasizes the importance of recognizing serious mental illness as a brain disorder.

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