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|Videos|April 27, 2021
Family Matters: Challenges with Mood Disorders
Author(s)Susan J. Noonan, MD, MPH
Teach both the patient and the patient's family are important steps to treating a mood disorder.
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Susan J. Noonan, MD, MPH, talks about the need for both patients and family to understand symptoms of mood disorders.
Dr Noonan is a physician consultant and Certified Peer Specialist in the Department of Psychiatry at McLean Hospital and the Massachusetts General Hospital. She is the author of four books and a blog on managing depression, most recently
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