Confronting the Stigma of Violence and Mental Illness

Confronting the Stigma of Violence and Mental Illness (4:04)

HealthMaker Jeffrey Borenstein, MD, a psychiatrist and CEO of The Brain and Behavior Research Foundation, discusses why the stigma of violence associated with the mentally ill is unfair and how we can change it.

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About Jeffrey Borenstein

Jeffrey Borenstein, MD, President and CEO of the Brain & Behavior Research Foundation, is a psychiatrist with more than 20 years of experience in health and non-profit leadership and serves as editor-in-chief of Psychiatric News.

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