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(Just Released) Same-Sex
Marriages: An Insider’s Thoughts. Donald
Cavanaugh discusses his insider’s thoughts, observations, and experiences about
the psychological realities of same-sex marriages.
May 2012 Listen
Fetal Development in the Polluted Environment. Susan
Buchanan, MD, MPH, describes the pre-natal development concerns with lead and
mercury exposure. She outlines precautions, fish consumption in pregnancy,
pesticides, and the impact on endocrine disruptors on current living systems
and across generations. April 2012 Listen
Obesity in a Slim Oriented Society. Andrew
Rosen, PhD, examines the nature of the etiologies and treatments, personal
self-image, possible denial, social and cultural perspectives, and other
motivations and personality characteristics found in the obese person. March
2012 Listen
Parenting the Parent of the Abused Child, with Shari Kaplan, LCSW. Ms Kaplan addresses the emotional needs of both the abused
child and that child’s parents as the abuse is discovered and therapy begins.
She speaks to specific interventions to help the parents and the child. March
2012 Listen
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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. Cesar 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 both military personnel 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 - Competency.
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 – Insanity and Competency. 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.
Disposed
medications are found 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. 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 London's Institute
of Psychiatry, explains the nature, use and promise of a science that will
better match a person's genetic make up to their response to medications. April
2010 Listen
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 Duke University, explains the various elements of late
life depression, which include the biological, psychological, social and
spiritual domains which all can add to, complicate or
cause a depression. June 2010 Listen
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 at the time of this interview, 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 – The Loss of Playtime. 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 TMS - 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, former 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 RNC, 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. Crisis
-- 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
87. The
Holiday Blues.
Joan Magill, PsyD, examines the differences between
depression and sadness, the need to reach out to people who may appear troubled
during the holiday season, of our real social needs, how these conditions may
present in children or the elderly, and other aspects
of what are commonly called the Holiday Blues. December 2010 Listen
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. 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. Inside 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, cyber-stalking, 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 Bake, 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 feeling
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. Physician 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. Psychiatry at the Very End of Life. Jonathan
Stewart, MD, speaks to the real benefits that psychiatry can offer even at the very
end of life, including use of medications, pain control, spirituality, working
with hospice, family issues, a sense of closure, etc. Listen
115. Young Girls
and Women – Challenges to Their Self-Images and Confidence. Caryn
Schorr, MD, opens up notions of what pressures and challenges young girls and
women have in the process of developing a good self-image and sense of self. Listen
116. Living with
Schizophrenia. Richard Greer, MD, speaks to the lives of those patients and
families that live with schizophrenia, the long term challenges, treatments,
etc. Listen
117. Methamphetamine. Robert
Moran, MD, psychiatrist and addictionologist, speaks about the nature, the
dangers, and treatment issues surrounding methamphetamine use. Listen
118. Using Hypnosis to Stop Smoking. Robert Heller EdD, a hypnotherapist, outlines in detail the
approach and methods of hypnosis to help stop cigarette use. November 2011. Listen
119. Those Who Sexually Abuse Children. Ryan
Hall, MD, a forensic psychiatrist, discusses the complex issues of pedophilia,
its definitions, origins, frequency, relapse, offender and victim treatments,
and the impact of computer pornography, etc. November 2011 Listen
120. The Holiday Blues – Again. Joan
McGill, PhD, returns to talk about this very common problem, the suffering it
causes, types of interventions, and so on. December 2011 Listen
121. Glutamate – The Other Aspect of Schizophrenia. Joshua Kantrowitz, MD, explores the very exciting
theoretical and practical science of glutamate and NMDA to explain and
hopefully lead to new treatments for schizophrenia. December 2011. Listen
122. The Irritable Bowel Syndrome, with Robert Silber MD. About 65% of IBS
sufferers also have a significant psychiatric disorder. Dr. Silber, a
gastroenterologist, explains the nature, the proper work-ups and treatments,
including when psychiatric involvement is needed, in this very common disorder.
January 2012. Listen
123. The Psychiatric Misdiagnosis, with Mindy
Rosenbloom MD. Many variables complicate the production of an accurate
psychiatric diagnosis; it is a process of mixing current symptoms, cultural
variables, other biases, and history. Dr. Rosenbloom, a psychiatrist from Brown
University, examines the process. February 2012. Listen
124. Parenting The Parent of the Abused Child. With Shari Kaplan, LCSW. Ms Kaplan addresses the emotional
needs of both the abused child and that child’s parents as the abuse is
discovered, and therapy begins. She speaks to specific interventions to help
the parents and the child. March 2012 Listen
125. Obesity in A Slim Oriented Society. Andrew Rosen, PhD,
examines the nature of the etiologies and treatments, personal self-image,
possible denial, social and cultural perspectives, and other motivations and
personality characteristics found in the obese person. March 2012 Listen
126. Fetal
Development in the Polluted Environment. Susan Buchanan MD MPH, describes the pre-natal development concerns with lead
and mercury exposure. She outlines precautions, fish consumption in pregnancy,
pesticides, and the impact on endocrine disruptors on current living systems
and across generations. She is an assistant professor of Occupational and Environmental
Medicine at the University of Illinois. April 2012. Listen
127. Same-Sex Marriages – An Insider’s
Thoughts. Donald Cavanaugh discusses his insider
thoughts, observations, and experiences about the psychological structure of
same-sex marriages. May 2012 Listen
Coming:
128. “Reducing Alcohol and Opiate Relapse With Long-Acting
Naltrexone.”
129. “The HPA Axis and The Happy Gut”
130. “Spice, K2, and Other Herbal Highs -- The Real Story”
131. “The Pseudobulbar Affect – A New
Treatment”
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