# What Makes Something a Psychiatric Illness? Featuring Dr. Mark Ruffalo, MSW, DPsa

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Podcast: [PsychRounds: The Psychiatry Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/psychrounds-the-psychiatry-podcast-6714703)
Published: 2026-01-14T05:01:00+00:00
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## Resource

Welcome back, today we are discussing a deceptively difficult topic: What makes something a psychiatric illness? We are joined by our guest Dr. Mark Ruffalo. He is a psychotherapist in private practice in Tampa, FL, and who also serves as Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Central Florida College of Medicine as well an Adjunct Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at Tufts University School of Medicine. Dr. Ruffalo's Website: https://www.drruffalo.com/ Dr. Ruffalo's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mark-l-ruffalo-71929063 PRISM: https://www.psychiatrictimes.com/view/use-of-the-prism-diagnostic-instrument-in-clinical-practice PRISM Writing Contest: https://www.psychiatrictimes.com/view/prism-writing-contest-more-on-this-new-diagnostic-tool-from-mark-ruffalo-msw-dpsa

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