The problem for many people is that we cannot point to the underlying biological bases of most psychiatric … - Eric Kandel

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The problem for many people is that we cannot point to the underlying biological bases of most psychiatric disorders. In fact, we are nowhere near understanding them as well as we understand disorders of the liver or the heart.

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