Allen James Frances

Professor Emeritus of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences

franc006@mc.duke.edu

Box 3950 Med Ctr, Durham, NC 27710

4584 Clin Res II, Durham, NC 27710

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In the News

Published July 1, 2016

Laws encourage alternatives to prison for veterans with PTSD

Published June 3, 2016

Dr. Allen Frances: U.S. mental health care goes from the worst to even worse

Published June 3, 2016

Vivek Wadhwa: It’s right to idolize the entrepreneurs striving to make the world a better place

Published April 11, 2016

Dr. Richard Chung, Dr. Allen Frances: Should all teens be screened for depression?

Published October 16, 2015

Most Cancer Drugs Are So Expensive, Ineffective

Published September 23, 2015

Dr. Allen Frances: A non-psychiatric assessment of Donald Trump

Published May 21, 2015

Dr. Allen Frances comments: Severe mental illness found to drop in young, defying perceptions

Published April 24, 2015

U.S., others, must sustain the fight against malaria

Published February 3, 2015

Commentary: Welcoming the mentally ill back into our community

Published December 29, 2014

Risks in using social media to spot signs of mental distress

Published October 27, 2014

'Not every person who feels lost is mentally ill': Psychiatrist warns against rush to portray Ottawa shooter as ‘crazy’