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Anand Kumar

Nov 5, 2026

7:10
So do we really think it's real? And I'm wondering if the fact that there are biomarkers for Alzheimer's, put it in kind of like a different mental space for people who are approaching this and sort of what the implications of that would be for these other conditions that don't necessarily have that easy-to-touch validity.
7:31
Yeah, you hit the nail on the head.
7:33
You see absence of biomarkers, which reflects an absence of a clear pathophysiological or biological explanation for these disorders.
7:43
That puts psychiatry, I want to pick my words here, in a kind of la-la land, where people think this is all made up.
7:54
A bunch of psychiatrists get into a room, decide what's a disease, what's not a disease.
7:59
and that is not correct.
8:01
I would respond by saying absence of clear-cut biomarkers doesn't mean these conditions don't have significant impact in the lives of patients.
9:04
Instead, they're part of a bigger picture.

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