Dr. David Silbersweig is chairman of psychiatry at

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in Boston, where he also co-directs the center for the neurosciences. He was an academic dean at

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, and is Stanley Cobb Professor of Psychiatry there. Until 2008, Silbersweig was vice chair for research within the department of

psychiatry Psychiatry is the medical specialty devoted to the diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of mental disorders. These include various maladaptations related to mood, behaviour, cognition, and perceptions. See glossary of psychiatry. Initial psych ...

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, where he was director of neuropsychiatry and co-director of the functional neuroimaging laboratory. He is a psychiatrist and neurologist whose scientific work concerns the physiological side of

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; in particular, he has done extensive work

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the brains of patients with

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and other major psychiatric disorders, identifying underlying brain circuit abnormalities. Silbersweig has presented medical scientific information to the general public. He gave a presentation on

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television shortly after the

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, and has also reported on

clinical depression Major depressive disorder (MDD), also known as clinical depression, is a mental disorder characterized by at least two weeks of pervasive low mood, low self-esteem, and loss of interest or pleasure in normally enjoyable activities. Introdu ...

for

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. He has extensive involvement in higher education, and has published pieces on education and healthcare in the ''Washington Post'' and ''Boston Globe''. Silbersweig is a graduate of

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and

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Medical College.

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Information about a documentary in which Silbersweig participated

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academic medical center article

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