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Thomas Insel
Thomas Insel, a psychiatrist and neuroscientist, served as director of the National Institute of Mental Health from 2002-2015. He is the author of
Healing: Our Path from Mental Illness to Mental Health
.
The Atlantic
What American Mental-Health Care Is Missing
Scientific research alone cannot address the challenges that Americans with mental illness face.
Thomas Insel
February 13, 2022