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States move to destigmatize doctors' mental illness, substance disorders

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Doctors have long dealt with stigma and threats to their careers if they are open about mental illness and substance disorders. Now about two dozen states are changing licensing forms to lessen some of the stigma.

WBUR's Priyanka Dayal McCluskey reports.

This segment aired on February 6, 2024.

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Priyanka Dayal McCluskey Senior Health Reporter

Priyanka Dayal McCluskey is a senior health reporter for WBUR.

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