APA Takeaways: Former Sanofi Exec Reflects On DSM-5, Eroom’s Law And More
Executive Summary
The recent American Psychiatric Association annual meeting featured a lecture on drug development by Sanofi’s former head of CNS development Robert Lenox. In a post-meeting interview, he weighs in on the highs and lows of psychiatric drug development, as well as the newly released fifth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders.
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