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Stigma Attached To Mental Illness
Interesting and informative interview with Kitty Dukakis
You may remember Kitty Dukakis as the wife of former Massachusetts governernor and 1998 presidential nominee Michael Dukakis. What I didn't know and you may not know is that Mrs. Dukakis struggled with debilitating depression for more than 20 years.
Now, she has co-authored a book on electroconfulsive therapy (ECT), Shock: The Healing Power of Electroconvulsive Therapy, with Larry Tye, an award-winning former Boston Globe medical and health reporter. Shock details her personal experiences with...
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