How 1 Study Changed The Field Of Psychiatry Forever
NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Susannah Cahalan about her new book, <em>The Great Pretender,</em> which tells the story of a landmark study that transformed the field of mental health.
It sounds like the plot of a movie: police discover the body of a young man who's been murdered. The body tests positive for a deadly infectious disease. Authorities trace the killing to a gang. They race to find gang members linked to the murder... who may also be incubating the virus. This week on Hidden Brain... disease, panic, and how a public health team used psychology to confront an epidemic.