|Slideshows|October 7, 2016

Psychiatry Roundup: Hinckley, Prescription Heroin, Boomer Blues

John Hinckley's release after a 35-year stint in a psychiatric facility, legalized heroin, older patients facing depression alone. These stories and more in this month's roundup.

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