Simple and Practical Medical Education‘s Raj Mago, MD interviewed Joseph Goldberg, MD (bio), an internationally-recognized expert on bipolar disorders about what he thinks are the most important things clinicians, patients, and their family members can do so that we can get better outcomes in bipolar disorders.
This interview was recorded on March 30, 2021, on the occasion of World Bipolar Day.
For more information about Dr. Goldberg, please see his website https://www.josephgoldbergmd.com.
For the books that we highly recommend for patients with bipolar disorders and their families, please click on the following link:
BEST Books on Bipolar Disorder: For Patients and/or Families
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For our previous interviews with Dr. Goldberg, please click on the links below:
Management of bipolar depression (Interview with Joseph Goldberg, MD)
YOU ask the Expert: Bipolar disorders (Dr Joseph Goldberg answers questions from our Members)
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