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Allen Frances

@AllenFrancesMD

Author 'TWILIGHT OF AMERICAN SANITY, A PSYCHIATRIST ANALYZES THE AGE OF TRUMP'
'SAVING NORMAL'
Chair, DSM-IV Task Force.
Former Chair, Duke Dept of Psychiatry

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2 1990's drivers narrowed psychiatry focus from biopsychosocial model to pills:
1)NIMH 'Decade Of The Brain'
2)Insurance reimbursement cut to 20 minute med visits

Harmful Results:
1)Psychiatists dont know patients well enough
2)Overdiagnosis
3)Overmedication
4))Fragmented care

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