Wesley Boyd

Professor of psychiatry and medical ethics, Baylor College of Medicine; Lecturer on global health and social medicine, Harvard Medical School.

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Psychiatrist and medical ethicist Wesley Boyd describes the disparity in mental health coverage by insurance companies compared with other medical conditions.

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Psychiatrist and medical ethicist Wesley Boyd describes the disparity in mental health coverage by insurance companies compared with other medical conditions.

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