Dr. Richard A. Friedman is a professor of clinical psychiatry and director of the Psychopharmacology Clinic at Weill Cornell Medicine. A specialist in anxiety, mood disorders, psychopharmacology, and refractory depression, he is also widely recognized for his medical journalism. He is a contributing Op-Ed writer at The New York Times, where he explores mental health, addiction, human behavior, and neuroscience for a broad audience, bringing clinical insight to the public conversation.