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|Articles|August 17, 2022

Connecting With Loved Ones

Author(s)Rif S. El-Mallakh, MD

“Perhaps the most important thing in our lives is really our relationships with the people we care about.”

In this installment of More Than Medicine, Rif El-Mallakh, MD, shares how exchanging cards with friends and family helps him feel connected to the people he cares about most.

Dr El-Mallakh  is the director of the Mood Disorders Research Program at the University of Louisville School of Medicine in Louisville, Kentucky.

Dr El-Mallakh also recently spoke about combination therapy in bipolar disorder at the 2022 Annual Psychiatric Times™ World CME Conference. He shares a preview of his presentation here.

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