Richard J McNally

Professor and Director of Clinical Training, Harvard University

Richard J McNally is a professor and the director of clinical training in the department of psychology at Harvard University. He is the author of several books, including What Is Mental Illness? (2011).

Written by Richard J McNally

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Mental disorders aren’t diseases, they’re networks of symptoms

Mental disorders are usually seen as the causes of symptoms. In the network perspective, symptoms are causes themselves

by Richard J McNally