• Center on Health Equity & Access
  • Clinical
  • Health Care Cost
  • Health Care Delivery
  • Insurance
  • Policy
  • Technology
  • Value-Based Care

Gregory L. Fricchione, MD, Discusses Health Reform's Role in Psychiatry and Clinical Medicine

Video

Gregory L. Fricchione, MD, of Harvard Medical School, says that patients suffering from non-communicable disease face a number of challenges.

Gregory L. Fricchione, MD, of Harvard Medical School, says that patients suffering from non-communicable disease face a number of challenges.

“The thought leaders in medicine are realizing that these non-communicable diseases—which include cardiovascular diseases, arthritises, chronic pulmonary diseases, and neuropsychiatric disorders—these non-communicable diseases are really going to be the biggest health challenge in the 21st century,” says Dr Fricchione.

He says other challenges include patients’ suffering from the side effects and stress associated with their illness, along with the costs of managing their care. Psychiatrists and clinical neuroscientists have much to offer primary and specialty healthcare providers because they “have an in-depth understanding of how the mind, brain, and body interact.” Working together, they can reform the care management of patients with non-communicable diseases.

Related Videos
Rayan Salih, MD, Northeast Georgia Health System
Deepak L. Bhatt, MD, MPH, MBA, FACC, FAHA, FESC, MSCAI, Mount Sinai Fuster Heart Hospital
Varsha Tanguturi, MD, MPH, Mass General Hospital
 Khush Kharidia, MD, UT Southwestern
Alexandra M. Trevino, MD, Northwestern Medicine
AJMC interview with Ali Shan Hafeez and Dr Abdul Rafae Faisal | Background image credit: ipopba - stock.adobe.com
Marry Vuong, PharmD, BCPPS
Julia Rotow, MD, Dana-Farber
Marry Vuong, PharmD, BCPPS
Related Content
© 2025 MJH Life Sciences
AJMC®
All rights reserved.