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The Culture of
Domestic Violence. Ryan Hall MD
explains the origins and incidence of domestic violence, how it can differ across
age and cultural lines, why it happens and is often rationalized, why people
don’t leave, types of interventions, help lines, etc. Listen
From our archives:
Teenagers Who Cut
Themselves. Roz Malmaud PhD explains the stresses, feelings, and
impulses that lead to self-cutting in both male and female teenagers. Listen
Generic vs. Branded Medications – Understanding the Differences. Pierre Blier, MD, from the University of Ottawa, explains
the nature and concepts of the generic medications, including how much they are
allowed to legally differ from the branded medications, etc. Listen
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interviews:
1. Marijuana. David Gross MD talks of the nature, use, and
problems with marijuana. March 2008 Listen
2. Love. Stefan Pasternack MD takes a psychoanalytic
look at the meaning, origin and role of love. January 2008 Listen
3. Child and
Adolescent Psychopharmacology. Scott Benson MD is a child
psychiatrist who discusses proper use of medications. 2008 Listen
4. Crisis
Intervention with Children Who Live in the Middle East War Zones. Roni Berger PhD is
an Israeli psychologist working with children in Middle East war zones, via the
Natal Organization. February 2008 Listen
5. Violence
and Shootings. Phil
Heller PsyD, a forensic psychologist, has worked with many, including
teenagers, who have committed deadly violence. February 2008 Listen
6. Neuromodulation
and Psychiatric Conditions.
Mark George MD gives updates on brain stimulation therapies (DBS, TMS,
ECT, VNS) used in psychiatric conditions. 2008 Listen
7. Mental
Health Parity. Ed Homan
MD, who is also the Florida State Representative from District 60, explains the
need for mental health parity. February 2008 Listen
8. A Medical
Historian's View. Ed
Shorter MD, Prof of Medical History at the University of Toronto, offers his
observations and views on changes and direction in psychiatry. 2009 Listen
9. Sleep
Disorders. Nat Chediak MD, a sleep specialist, discusses seep,
sleep apnea, sleep meds, the overlap with psychiatric conditions, etc. March
2009 Listen
10. Depressions
in the Elderly. Jonathan Stewart
MD, professor of Psychiatry at USF, outlines important issues about depressions
in the elderly. 2009 Listen
11. Non-medical
Anxiety Treatments.
Andrew Rosen PhD addresses the nature and psychological treatment of
anxiety fears, shyness, phobias, etc. 2009 Listen
12. Addiction. Mark Gold MD, discusses
addiction as a brain disease, tobacco as the #1 addiction and other concepts.
2009 Listen
13. Eating
Disorders. Louise
Buhrmann MD, gives an overview of the nature, causes
and treatments of common eating disorders. 2009 Listen
14. The
Psychopath. Robert Hare
PhD, author of the widely used Psychopathy Check List, speaks on the nature,
causes and other aspects of psychopathic behaviors. 2009 Listen
15. Schizophrenia. John Kane MD discusses the causes, treatments
and concepts of schizophrenia. 2009 Listen
16. On Suicide. Thomas Joiner, PhD, FSU researcher, clinician
and author, speaks to the patterns and signs of suicide. 2009 Listen
17. Transcranial
Magnetic Stimulation - A Practical Introduction. An overview by Aron Tendler
MD, who is a psychiatrist using TMS therapy. August 2009 Listen
18. Addiction
and Its Real World Treatments.
C Benarroche MD provides real world insights into the actual rehab/detox process, the reasons for successes or failures, etc.,
August 2009 Listen
19. Electroconvulsive
Therapy – ECT. George
Warren MD offers a practical overview of ECT, why and how it is done, it's improved safety and effectiveness, etc. November 2009 Listen
20. Post-Traumatic
Stress Disorder.
Psychiatrist Cynthia White discusses the notions of PTSD. with treatment approaches that apply to military and
civilians who suffer from it. November 2009 Listen
21. Children
Who Need Psychiatric Interventions. Elias Sarkis MD outlines and reviews the
needed approaches when children, even young children, need psychiatric care.
November 2009 Listen
22. Dementia
-- The Theory and Treatment.
Carl Sadowsky MD researcher and clinician, explains the nature, the
theory and the treatments, both current and up-coming, of dementia. December
2009 Listen
23. Mixing
Psychiatric Medications.
The need to combine the use of psychiatric medications is often
necessary. Irl Extein MD, explains the logic, reality
and approach to this practice. December 2009 Listen
24. Folate
and the Homocysteine Theory of Depression. A new medication, l-methylfolate, is now
being using to augment antidepressants. Psychiatrist Andrew Farah explains the logic
of this medication and where it may find wider clinical use. December 2009 Listen
25. Forensic
Psychiatry. Psychiatrist
Ryan Hall explains the basic notions and history of legal competency. This
critical process is key to helping the courts
determine if someone has the ability to aid in their own defense. Jan 2010. Listen
26. Forensic
Psychology. Psychologist Michael Brannon outlines the
approaches, challenges, and steps involved when a psychologist is asked to
measure or determine competency or insanity. Jan 2010 Listen
28. Autistic
Spectrum Disorders. Child
Psychiatrist Laurie Karpf discusses some of the basic signs, both in early and
late childhood, that could indicate the presence of this condition. Jan 2010 Listen
29. Unipolar
and Bipolar Depression - The Differences. Psychiatrist Mindy Rosenbloom identifies the
differences in these two conditions, and why they are important insofar as
treatments are concerned. February 2010 Listen
30. Fish Oils
and Mental Health. USF
psychiatrist Jaime Fernandez explains the nature, role, and importance of fish
oils, also known as omega-3 fatty acids, to mental health, including comments
on recent data how these might slow the progression of some mental illness. Feb
2010 Listen
31. Childhood-Onset
Bipolar Disorder. Robert
Post MD formerly of the NIMH, now with the Bipolar Collaborative Network,
discusses the challenges, issues, importance, progress, and concerns associated
with the timely identification and interventions of childhood onset bipolar
disorder. Feb 2010 Listen
32. Dementia
in the Family. Journalist and former CNN White House
Correspondent for Latin America (for 17 years) Jacobo Goldstein speaks about
the impact that his late wife's dementia had on their lives, how they worked
within the limitations, but mostly of her very public efforts to raise
awareness of dementia in both the United States and in Argentina. Feb 2010 Listen
33. Safe
Disposal of Unused Medications.
We are finding human medications
in fresh water plants and animals. SMARxTDISPOSAL is a joint project of the
US Fish and Wildlife Service, the American Pharmacists Association and the
Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America to recommend safe ways to dispose
unused medications. Greg Masson, PhD, discusses these issues and techniques; he
is Chief, Branch of Environmental Contaminants, US Fish and Wildlife Service.
March 2010 Listen
34. Dementia:
The Proper Work-up. UCLA
neurologist Sheldon Wolf discusses the problems and procedures of a proper
work-up for dementia since about 25% of the time other treatable conditions are
found. March 2010 Listen
35. When
Feeling Suicidal. Psychologist Garrie Thompson, PhD, and board member of the American
Foundation for Suicide Prevention, talks about the risks of suicide and what to
do when feeling suicidal. March 2010 Listen
36. Teenagers
Who Cut Themselves. Roz
Malmaud PhD outlines the stresses, feelings and impulses that lead to self-cutting
in both male and female teenagers. March 2010 Listen
37. Neuroimaging
and Schizophrenia. Daniel
Wolf MD uses neuroimaging to study the negative symptoms of schizophrenia. His
findings may explain some of the clinical challenges when treating the
disorder. March 2010 Listen
38. Obesity
Update. Gary Foster PhD
is from Temple University. He is the director of their center of obesity
research and education, and he discusses the nature of obesity, its dangers,
how it is best managed, prevented, and reduced. March 2010 Listen
39. Mental
Health Needs in Post-Earthquake Haiti. Psychiatrist Serge Thys talks about the
impact and mental health needs of people in his homeland after the earthquake. He
discusses the nature of their community cohesiveness, culture, and the changes
following the extraordinary trauma that befell them. April 2010 Listen
40. OCD and
Its Cognitive Behavioral Treatment. Bruce Hyman PhD specializes in the cognitive
behavioral treatments of OCD and he discusses the formal challenges and
successes of this form of treatment. April 2010 Listen
41.Pharmacogenmonics – The
Genes in Us. Peter
McGuffin MD from
42. Pre-adolescent
Attention Deficit Disorders.
Child psychiatrist P Kothari discusses some of the diagnostic and
treatment realities involved with pre-adolescent ADHD. She also explains and
speaks to the new medication, guanfacine, recently approved for use in ADHD
children. April 2010 Listen
43. Late
Teenage Substance Abuse.
Robert Moran MD looks at the unique problems and characteristics of drug
or alcohol abuse in the late teenage years. April 2010 Listen
44. Buprenorphine
(Suboxone) Use For Opioid Dependence.
Aldo Morales MD discusses the history, theory and style of use for this
medication as a treatment for opioid dependence. May 2010 Listen
45. Auditory
Hallucinations. Flavie Waters MD, from
46. Obesity
and Our Health Care System – Update .
Lieutenant Karen Ho, of the US Public Health Service ,speaks
about the data just published by AHRQ on trends, quality and disparities in the
delivery of health care regarding obesity. She is also with the US Agency for
Healthcare Research and Quality, and the Center for Quality Improvement and
Quality. May 2010 Listen
47. The
Borderline Personality – Update.
John Gunderson MD, professor of psychiatry at Harvard University, gives
an overview and update on borderline personality disorders. May 2010 Listen
48. Treatment
of the Borderline Personality.
Lois Choi-Kain MD, medical director at the Gunderson Residence in
Belmont MA, speaks to the specific issues, challenges and success rates when
treating borderline personality disorders. May 2010 Listen
49. Mental
Health Treatment -- Trends and Disparities in the United States. Ernest Moy MD, a medical officer with the
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, describes the recent report of
trends of mental health care in the US. May 2010 Listen
50. Oil Spill
– The Known and Unknown
Health Effects. Gina Solomon MD speaks to the
known health effects of exposure to crude oil, such as following the continuing
April 20, 2010 leak in the Gulf of Mexico. She discusses her concerns and
worries about the legacy of the exposure on human and wildlife. Included is an
overview of the nature of crude oil. Dr. Solomon is a scientist with the
Natural Resources Defense Council and is on staff at the University of
California - San Francisco, Dept of Occupational and Environmental Health. May
2010 Listen
51. Oil Spill
-- Known and Unknown Environmental Effects. Leonard Berry, PhD,
director of the
52. Maintaining
Weight Loss -- Exercise. Sylvia Karasu, MD, co-author of 'The
Gravity of Weight', speaks the science, role and nature of exercise to maintain
weight loss. She also speaks to the psychiatric benefits of exercise. May 2010 Listen
53. Detecting
Early Childhood Psychosis. Steven Adelsheim, MD, from the
University of New Mexico Department of Psychiatry, talks
of a project to identify, educate and intervene in the early childhood signs of
psychosis. He is part of the Early Program, at www.earlyprogram.org June 2010 Listen
54. Substance
Abuse and US Prisoners. Susan Foster, MSW, director of policy
research and analysis for the Center on Substance Abuse and Addiction (Columbia
University, NY, at www.casacolumbia.org) discusses the 2010 report Behind Bars
II -- Substance Abuse and America's Prison Population. June 2010 Listen
55. Women,
Depression and Cardiovascular Disease. Valerie Taylor MD, from
McMaster University in Canada, speaks to the association of cardiovascular
disease, depression, obesity, the metabolic syndrome in women, psychological
interventions in women after heart attacks, etc. June 2010. Listen
56. Origins
and Nature of Late Life Depression. Dan Blazer MD, from
57. Oil Spill
-- The Concepts of Community Collective Grief. Dan Randle, EdD,
explains how such a disaster impacts the mental health of a community. June
2010 Listen
56. Looking
at 62 years of psychology. Robert Weitz PhD, who is 96 years
old, speaks of his observations of being a clinical psychologist from 1945. It
is spirited, insightful, and instructive. June 2010 Listen
57. Religion
and Psychotherapy. Kenneth Pargament PhD describes how many
mental health professionals underestimate the power of religion in the lives of
many patients. June 2010 Listen
58. A Crisis
in Childhood. Joan Almon
is the executive director of the Alliance for Childhood. She speaks to the
developing developmental and socialization crisis as playtime in kindergarten
and elementary school is vanishing. July 2010 Listen
59. St-st-st-uttering.
Lisa Scott PhD, from Florida State University, outlines the nature, treatment,
emotional burdens, and some of the new developing theories about stuttering.
Included are notions that it may even have a neurological or genetic component.
July 2010 Listen
60. When
Young Children are Caregivers. Connie Siskowski PhD outlines an
innovative program to help young children who are caregivers. Being unaware of
these home responsibilities may lead to psychiatric mis-diagnoses. July 2010 Listen
61. The
Narcissistic Personality. Elsa Ronningston PhD, from Harvard and
McLean, discusses the nature, etiology and characteristics of the narcissistic
personality disorder. Included is a mention of its high prevalence in our
society. July 2010. Listen
62. Suicides
in the Black Community. Donna Barnes, PhD, from Howard
University, outlines the sharp rise in suicides in the black community. She speaks of despair, isolation,
and cultural shifts, etc., that add to the usual psychiatric suicide triggers.
July 2010 Listen
63. The
Media's Impact on the Self-Image of Girls and Women. Judy Schoenberg, from the Girl Scouts (USA)
Research Institute, discusses the media's impact on girl's self-images, and of
on-going programs, including a proposed Federal law, to address and correct
this widespread problem. August 2010 Listen
64. The
Sexual Side Effects of Medications. George Nurnberg MD,
professor of psychiatry at the University of New Mexico, explains the range and
causes of medication associated sexual side effects. He also speaks about of
testosterone, as well nitrous oxides’ role (which is the mechanism through
which the Viagra like drugs work) in sexual dysfunction. Also discussed is the connection to
relationships, weight gain, pre-medication use sexual problems, other medical
conditions, etc., that can produce a hypoactive sexual desire disorder. August 2010 Listen
65. Teenagers
and The Changing Role of Play, Video Games, Etc.. Joan Almon, executive director of the
Alliance for Childhood, discusses the important of play to many developmental domains,
including concern with the shift in our psychosocial experiences with the
growing disappearance of community, non-computer based play in teenagers.
August 2010 Listen
66. PTSD – The Israeli Defense Force’s Approach. Haim Knobler, MD, former head of the IDF’s
mental health section, outlines the history of PTSD in Israel and the recent
IDF programs to reduce combat induced post-traumatic stress disorders. August
2010 Listen
67. Body
Dysmorphic Disorder. Katherine Phillips, MD, director of the
Body Dysmorphic Disorder Center at Rhode Island Hospital, reviews the make-up,
cause, genetics, prevalence, warning signs and treatment for this all too
common condition. August 2010 Listen
68. Suicide
and other Mental Health Interventions in the African-American Community.
Three experts discuss the rising suicide rate and other mental health issues in
the African-American community. Included are mentions of micro-insults, the
role of religious groups, attitudes towards reaching out for help, etc. Panel
members: William Lawson MD from
69.
Fibromyalgia and Psychiatry. James Woods MD, a psychiatrist at
the University of Tennessee, explains the historical notions, diagnosis and
details, and treatment of fibromyalgia. He gives growing evidence that this may
become a standalone disease. Furthermore, he explains the interplay between
psychiatry and fibromyalgia. September 2010 Listen
70. New
Biological Understandings about Depression. Matthew Thomas MD
from the Florida State University gives a verbal tour of the exciting new
advancements in understanding the biological basis of depression, including the
role of inflammation, glia cells, glutamate, etc. September 2010 Listen
71. Hearing
Voices – An Expanded Approach. Marius Romme MD PhD, from
Belgium, and founder of the International Community for Hearing Voices,
explains that all voice hearing people may not have psychiatric disorders, He
gives the history of these observations, of how trauma may play a role, what
clinical history is needed, of intervention techniques, and of how many people
learn to cope with, or recover from, the voices. September 2010. Listen
72. The
Unique Problems of Chronic Pain in Women. Terrie Cowly from the
TMJ Association and Chris Veasley from the National Vulvodynia Association
discuss the impetus behind the End Chronic Pain in Women project. They discuss
many issues, including the gender bias facing women, the need for knowledge
about one’s condition, the role of support groups and of not feeling alone, the
need for public awareness, better professional educations, and the need for
on-going research and advocacy regarding chronic pain, especially in conditions
more likely to occur in women. September 2010. Listen
73. The
Serial Sexual Killer
Louis Schlesinger PhD from the John Jay College of Criminal Justice
discusses the nature and probable origins of the serial sexual killer. He gives
an overview of the topic, and speaks of the early warning signs, the role of
sexual fantasy and tension, of how often they are misdiagnosed as being
psychotic, the impact of other co-morbid psychiatric influences, and of his
recent study of the rituals and signatures that they may – or may not – leave
with their victims, etc. September 2010 Listen
74. Update on
Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation. Karl Lanoche MD, from
Portsmouth NH, discusses the many exciting new and growing aspects of TMS, its
history and use in depression, and what new uses are being explored with
conditions such as OCD, auditory hallucinations, anxiety, pain, tinnitus, and
even adolescent depressions. There is considerable interest in how TMS is
helping to locate which parts of the brain are involved with different
conditions. September 2010 Listen
75. On
Retiring and Better Aging. Eric Pfeiffer, MD, a psychiatrist
with a life-time of work in aging processes, speaks to the need to prepare for
retirement and how to make one's aging process better. He speaks of the need
for physical, social and mental activity, as well as to understand and work
around the reality of getting older. Retirement is now a longer phase of life
with many opportunities. October 2010. Listen
76. Treatment
Resistant Depressions Amado Suarez MD, a psychiatrist on the
clinical staff of the staff of the University of South Florida, defines a
treatment resistant depression, the nature of remission and response, when to
change treatments, the statistics of initial treatment failure and ultimate
success, and even the impact of diagnostic errors or cultural aspects of some
response patterns. October 2010 Listen
77. The
Internet and Doctor-Patient Boundaries.
David Brendel MD, associate director of the Pavilion at McLean Hospital,
discusses the many practice, therapeutic and ethical issues of the use of
social networking. This is a new world to explore. What does it mean when the
doctor or patient "Google" each other? What if they found information is wrong? He
discusses how this public information might impact the therapy, either for the
better or worse, and so on. October 2010 Listen
78. Sleep
Cycles and Aging. Darryl
Appleton MD, psychiatrist and sleep specialist, explains the changes in the
sleep cycle across the ages. He also speaks of sleep hygiene and the role melatonin,
phase shifts, the definition and nature of insomnia, treatment, etc. October
2010 Listen
79. When The Next Step In Life is Hospice -- Susan
Strauss RN, from Hospice and Palliative Care of Cape Cod, explains the U. S.
hospice benefit and philosophy. She speaks of the need to deal with both the
patient and family, of special needs for children when they experience a death,
when children are put into hospice, ethical issues, the changing demographics,
and the creation of a treatment team to balance the medical, psychological and
spiritual needs of all involved. October 2010 Listen
80. Exploring
OCD. Jeff Szymanski PhD, executive director of the International
OCD Foundation, and on staff at McLean Hospital and Harvard Medical School,
speaks of how OCD presents in children, the PANDAS concern, of conditions that
look like OCD but are not, how to approach treatment, and the range and concept
of the OCD spectrum disorders. November 2010 Listen
81. The U. S.
Unintentional Drug Poisoning Death Epidemic. Richard Weisler MD,
from the Duke University Medical School and the University of North Carolina
(Chapel Hill) describes the daunting numbers of deaths from unintentional
self-poisoning. This has been called a pharmaco-epidemic, and it is a public
health emergency. Link to the
Medscape article. Link to the Florida Report.
November 2010. Listen
to the podcast.
82. Surviving
A Loss by Suicide. Norman Fine, who's
son died of suicide, and Garrie Thompson PhD, reveal the emotions and offer an
honest, rational approach to dealing with a lost by suicide. November 2010 Listen
83. The
Cocaine Vaccine. Thomas Kostan MD
from the Baylor College of Medicine explains the history, theory, and
development of the cocaine vaccine. November 2010. Listen
84. Interesting
Differences: Mental Health Services and Approaches Between the US and
Australia. Glenn Caddy,
PhD, is a clinical psychologist who works and lives in both the United States
and Australia. These are his observations in how these two counties differ in
their approach to access to mental health care. November 2010. Listen
85. Moods and
Menopause. Vivian Burt MD, professor emeritus of psychiatry and
founder/director of the Women's Life Center at the Geffen School of Medicine
(UCLA), describes the science of menopause, the role of estrogen, the clinical
presentations, psychiatric risk factors, role of body weight, etc, and
treatments for menopause. November 2010 Listen
86. The
Aftermath of a Sexual Assault. Susan Brison, PhD, an associate
professor of philosophy at Dartmouth College, was raped and left to die. She
wrote a powerful and insightful book about her experience and how after the
violence she rebuilt herself. She discusses those experiences in this
interview. December 2010 Listen
86. The
88. New
Medications – Where They Come From and How They
Are Tested – Part 1 of 2
Andrew Cutler MD, a psychiatrist and clinical trial researcher, explains
how new medications are found, the four clinical trial phases, how the process
is monitored, the difference in placebo requirements, etc. In part 2 he will
explain the various testing devices used, in particular for psychiatric
studies. December 2010. Listen
89. Response,
Remission and Reduced Relapse in the Treatment of Depression. James
Jacobson MD, a psychiatrist, explains the goals of response and remission in
the treatment of depression. He discusses the notions of how long treatment
must continue, when medications might need to be changed, the Black Box
warning, the importance of proper diagnosis, etc. December 2010 Listen
90. Immigrant
Children – Their Mental Health Needs and Problems. Eugenio Rothe
MD, professor of psychiatry, talks of the social and emotional realities of the
children of immigrants. He also discusses many of the concepts, such as
acculturation, host community, etc., related to this important psychosocial
experience. January 2011
Listen
91. Generic vs. Branded
Medications – Understanding the Differences. Pierre Blier, MD, from the University of
Ottawa, explains the nature and concepts of the generic medications, including
how much they are allowed to legally differ from the branded medications,
etc. January 2011 Listen
92. The
Realities of Mental Health Problems Amongst the Deaf. Kim House, from the National Deaf Academy in
Florida, discusses the unique clinical, cultural and service challenges of the
deaf when they have mental health problems. This is a minority within a
minority. January 2011 Listen
93. Speaking
for the Developmentally Disabled. Arlene Lakin, Esq., President
of Florida’s Voices on Developmental Disabilities, speaks to the history and
current challenges of getting adequate services to this group. She also speaks
to the impact these responsibilities have on family. She is the mother of a
severely disabled son. February 2011. Listen
94. New Psychiatric
Medications – The Research Process – Part 2 of 2
– Andrew Cutler MD returns to explain many of the unique aspects
of researching medications for psychiatric conditions. February 2011 Listen
95. Update on Tardive Dyskinesia.
William Glazer MD gives an outline of the nature of TD, it’s
risk factors, some other interesting research findings, and ways to manage it
once it presents. February 2011 Listen
96. Understanding
About How Long To Stay On Psychiatric Medications.
Christopher Ticknor MD, outlines the evolving science
behind what depression does to the brain. He also explains the why and how-long
a person might be asked to take an antidepressant. March 2011. Listen
97. LGBT
Teenagers – The Higher Rate of Suicide and Other Mental Health Matters.
Donald Cavanaugh explains the world of the teenager facing gender uncertainties
or related adjustments, including bullying, isolation, and the higher rate of
suicide in this group. Family dynamics
are also discussed. March 2010. Listen
98. The
Health Effects of Radiation: Issues Reappearing After Fukushima.
Jimmy Hara MD from UCLA discusses how radiation spreads, the nature of
radiation, how it effects our health, etc. These issues stem from the recent
Fukushima incident. March 2011. Listen
99. Skin
Picking, Hair Pulling--Trichotillomania: Christina Pearson of
the Trichotillomania Learning Center details, the nature, frequency, theories
and treatment of this condition. April 2011.
Listen
100. Mourning A Death
That Is The Result of A Homicide. Stefan Pasternack,
psychiatrist and psychoanalyst, discusses homicide bereavement, how it can be
more difficult, the impact of media, anger, denial, inner city experiences, and
repression and disassociation. He speaks of his experiences in treating
patients suffering from this condition. April 2011. Listen
101. Rational Emotive
Therapy. Psychologist Robert Heller explains the nature and
forms of RET -- Rational Emotive Therapy, also referred to as Rational Emotive
Behavior Therapy. He explains the techniques, treatment time course, on what
aspects of the problem that gets attention, etc. May 2011. Listen
102. The Developing
Adolescent Brain – David Gross MD offers fascinating information
about the real rate of the neurological maturation of the adolescent brain.
This can explain many of the behaviors and problems.
Listen
103. The World of Human Genomics. – Dr. Lee
Robinson and Kayle Czapem
genetic counselor, both from the Hussman Institute of
Human Genomics in Miami, discuss the fascinating and rapidly expanding of
genetics on personal health vulnerability to some diseases, the role of knowing
one’s family genetic make-up, genetic screening, how this information can be
used by families, and other related topics. Listen
104. Bullying! (Part 1) – Phil Heller, PsyD, describes how bullying has changed over
the years, how the internet and texting can worsen bullying, how it can hurt
and damage the victim, and some common traits in those who bully, etc. This is
the first of two interviews on the topic. Listen
105. The Modern In-Patient
Psychiatric Hospital. Maxie Gordon, MD, is chief of the in-patient unit at the University of
the Mississippi Medical School. He describes the nature of a unit, the goals,
admission, treatment, and discharge issues, protecting the patients civil
rights, etc. June 2011 Listen
106. LGBT
Teenagers: The World for Themselves and Their Families. Donald
Cavanaugh, with this second interview, further explores the realities of coming
out for both teenagers and their families. He looks at the struggles many meet,
their reactions, their depression, suicide rates, other emotional and social
problems, bullying, etc. March 2011 Listen
107. Hypnosis –
Robert Heller, EdD, practices clinical hypnosis. He speaks to the nature and
use of this intervention for a variety of clinical conditions, including
anxiety and chronic pain. July 2011 Listen
108. When and How Anxiety Can Become A Depression.
Tom Quinn, PhD, a clinical psychologist in Boston, speaks to how uncontrolled
anxiety can become depression. He speaks of therapy that looks for strengths
over weaknesses, how to approach the anxiety, and the very often helpful notion
that people should not suffer alone. July 2011. Listen
109. Why People Bully
(Part 2). Phil
Heller, PsyD, explains the reasons why people bully. He speaks of the fears of
those who are bullied, cyberstalking, the internet’s
roll in bullying, the new diagnosis of callous conduct disorder, of why crowds
will watch but not intervene with bullying, etc. July 2011. Listen
110. Communication Skills Do Resolve Conflict:
Virginia Buki MD, a psychiatrist, outlines
how and why strategic communication skills can help reduce conflict. These skills need to be taught, and often are
done so in psychotherapy. Changing complaints to requests, use of feelingd versus power struggles, etc., are some very common
sense examples of how to better communicate. These are mainstay, fundamental
concepts. August 2011 Listen
111. Monoamine Oxidase
Inhibitors – Great Old Meds in a Safer Form. Stephan Quentzel,
MD. This is about the logic and advantage of the new delivery formulation for
a MAOI antidepressant. This older class
of medications can now be used in a safer manner. He also talks about the
history of MAOI, how it works, etc. Listen
112. Physicians Who Burn Out – The
Dangers, The How, and The Why. Jerry
Williamson MD, outlines the causes, stages, and
dangers of physician burnout. He also talks about the critical need to
intervene, the physician’s psychological make-up, and some important elements
of treatment and prevention. Listen.
113. The Culture of Domestic Violence. Ryan Hall MD explains the origins and incidence
of domestic violence, how it can differ across age and cultural lines, why it
happens and is often rationalized, why people don’t leave, types of
interventions, help lines, etc. Listen
114. Coming Soon – Psychiatry at the Very End of
Life
115. Coming Soon –
Building a Young Girls Self Confidence in A Modern Society
116. Coming Soon – Life
as a Schizophrenic
117. Coming Soon – Stop
Tobacco Smoking – Part One -- Hypnosis
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