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1Clinical Associate Professor, Department of Psychiatry, University of Sydney and Director of Training in Psychiatry, Network B, NSW Psychiatry Training Centre, Macquarie Hospital, North Ryde, NSW, Australia.
Objective:
This paper documents use of a historically accurate and psychiatrically relevant play written by a couple of visiting academics.
Conclusion:
The high recognisability of first author Samuel Shem's name was used to attract interest from both within the medical profession and the media, which was intrigued by the curiosity of a psychiatrist turning producer. Far-reaching publicity was achieved at no financial cost.
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