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Diagnosis and Treatment for Subtypes of Depression

Season 9 Episode 7 | 26m 46s

New research using brain scans and biological markers has revealed areas of connectivity in the brain that can make diagnosis and treatment of the various types of depression more efficient and effective and identify the fundamental mechanisms that make moods change. Guest: Conor Liston, M.D., Ph.D., Professor of Neuroscience and Psychiatry, Weill Cornell Medicine.

Aired: 04/30/24 | Expires: 04/30/27
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