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The Mental Health Issue
Olaf Otto Becker for The New York Times
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Table of Contents
The Mental Health Issue

Tell It About Your Mother

Can brain-scanning help save Freudian psychoanalysis?

The Mental Health Issue

Can the Bacteria in Your Gut Explain Your Mood?

The rich array of microbiota in our intestines can tell us more than you might think.

The Mental Health Issue

The Town Shrink

Trained as a psychiatrist, Mindy Thompson Fullilove now puts entire cities on the couch.

The Mental Health Issue

‘I Don’t Believe in God, but I Believe in Lithium’

My 20-year struggle with bipolar disorder.

The Mental Health Issue

Michael Bach’s Preservation Through Photography

Finding relief in front of the lens.


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