Dr. Margaret Chisolm: ...that psychiatric illness is like any other illness

There's been an increase in new or worsening mental health issues for many people during the pandemic. Anxiety, depression, stress, despair and loneliness have spiked and experts believe we’ll continue to feel the mental health impact of the pandemic for a long time to come. 

Our guest on this episode, psychiatrist Dr. Margaret Chisolm, is a professor at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. She contends that mental illness need not define people nor consign them to a life on the margins.  Dr. Chisolm offers her insights in her new book entitled, "From Survive to Thrive: Living Your Best Life with Mental Illness". Her website is margaretchisolmmd.com. 

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