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| Psychiatrist John Cade 1912-1980 |
The next meeting of the Heidelberg Historical Society features Dr. Greg de Moore.
Dr. Greg de Moore is an Associate Professor of Psychiatry based at Sydney's Westmead Hospital. He has co-authored the first biography of the ground breaking Australian doctor who discovered the first pharmacological treatment for mental illness: Finding Sanity: John Cade, lithium and the taming of Bi-Polar Disorder
Dr de Moore will discuss how its accidental discovery has become the 'gold standard' for the treatment of bi-polar disorder.
Tuesday 13 June, 2017
Uniting Church Community Centre
Seddon Street, Ivanhoe
8 pm. All Welcome
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