Commentary

Better treatment for chronic mental illness is long overdue


 

References

Dr. London is a psychiatrist who trained at NYU Langone Medical Center and Bellevue Hospital, both in New York, and developed and ran a short-term psychotherapy program at the medical center from 1975 through 1995. He has been a newspaper columnist for more than 30 years. He has no conflicts of interest.

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