{"id":1866,"date":"2019-03-14T10:00:46","date_gmt":"2019-03-14T09:00:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.bmj.com\/medical-humanities\/?p=1866"},"modified":"2020-02-21T12:11:43","modified_gmt":"2020-02-21T11:11:43","slug":"united-in-film-psychiatrist-dr-nabil-elkot-recommends-drama-therapy-for-patients-and-doctors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.bmj.com\/medical-humanities\/2019\/03\/14\/united-in-film-psychiatrist-dr-nabil-elkot-recommends-drama-therapy-for-patients-and-doctors\/","title":{"rendered":"United in Film: Psychiatrist Dr Nabil Elkot Recommends Drama Therapy for Patients and Doctors"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Dr Nabil Elkot is a senior Egyptian consultant psychiatrist and the head of the addiction unit in El-Rakhawi Hospital in Cairo. He has a special interest in group therapy for managing addiction and dependency. 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