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Michael First Guest
Michael First

Columbia University

Professor of Clinical Psychiatry at Columbia University and an editorial consultant on the DSM-5

FROM Michael First

Will the DSM-5 Redefine Who's Normal and Who's Not?
To the Point

Will the DSM-5 Redefine Who's Normal and Who's Not? The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, the DSM, is an important book for psychiatrists and their patients.

33 min, 50 sec May 24, 2013

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