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Albany, NY – Dr. Stieg welcomes Samuel Basch, professor of psychiatry at Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York. Dr. Basch discusses the tricky balancing act between therapy and medication. Dr. Basch talks to Dr. Stieg about what conditions predispose people to having psychiatric conditions like depression, from genetic histories to environmental factors. The links between physical medical conditions and mental ones are also explored. Finally, he contemplates the prolonged and gradual nature of psychiatric treatment, and shares some success stories. (Replay of show #011 Air Date: 11/28/06)