Recently DSM-IV Chair Allen Frances, MD wrote 50 pieces of advice to clinicians on how best to help their patients. It seems fitting, then, to provide an equal portion of advice for patients who seek help from those clinicians.
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Here it is-the 50 most important things Allen Frances, MD, has learned in over 50 years studying psychiatry.
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