April 26, 1996, Hour One:Mental Health Research

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Mental Health Research

This week, the Senate passed a health-care bill that requires that insurers cover mental illnesses like any other disease. On this hour of Science Friday, Ira Flatow talks with the new director of the National Institute of Mental Health about the biology of brains and behavior and the future of mental-health research.

Guests:
Dr. Steven Hyman
Director
National Institute of Mental Health
Bethesda, Md.

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