Psychiatry and Mental Health

Host: Leslie P. Lundt, MD

Guest: S. Thomas Carmichael, MD, PhD

Stroke is the leading cause of adult disability. Stroke induces axonal sprouting and neurogenesis, this much we know. Controversy about neural repair persists – where in the brain do these axons sprout? How does this affect post-stroke recovery (or lack thereof)? Dr. S. Tom Carmichael joins host Dr. Leslie Lundt to explain the current research in post-stroke neurobiology.

Host: Leslie P. Lundt, MD

Guest: Veronica Galvin, PhD

We used to believe that neurogenesis only occurred in the developing nervous system. Recent research strongly disputes this idea. How might this knowledge change how we treat brain disease? Dr. Veronica Galvan joins host Dr. Leslie Lundt to discuss neurogenesis in the aging brain.

Host: Susan Dolan, RN, JD

Guest: Frederic Luskin, PhD

Dr. Luskin holds a PhD in Counseling & Health Psychology from Stanford University, is a Senior Fellow at the Stanford Center on Conflict and Negotiation and is the author of Forgive for Good and Forgive for Love. Hear Dr. Luskin as he discusses how everyone can learn to forgive.

Host: Susan Dolan, RN, JD

Guest: Frederic Luskin, PhD

Dr. Frederic Luskin is the author of Forgive for Good and Forgive for Love. Hear Dr. Luskin discuss the latest research findings on forgiveness.

Host: Shira Johnson, MD

Guest: Lawrence Robbins, MD

What do we currently know about the factitious disorder, Munchausen syndrome by proxy (MSP)? How is it diagnosed, what are the symptoms, and what treatments are recommended? Host Dr. Shira Johnson speaks with Dr. Lawrence Robbins about this interesting and controversial subject.

Host: Maurice Pickard, MD

Guest: Vikram Patel, PhD

Dr. Vikram Patel, professor of international mental health and the Wellcome Trust Senior Clinical Research Fellow at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, discusses a community model in developing countries that empowers patients with mental illness to use collaborative psychosocial intervention. In India, where there are 3,000 psychiatrists for 1 billion people, technicians can be trained to diagnose and treat depression and anxiety with cost-effective results. Hosted by Dr. Maurice Pickard.

Host: Maurice Pickard, MD

Guest: Vikram Patel, PhD

People with mental illness face enormous physical and social adversities on a daily basis. In developing countries, this issue becomes all the more prominent due to poor access to effective treatment. Because mental illness often begins to manifest earlier in life, efforts are ongoing across the globe to better integrate mental health with child and adolescent care. Dr. Vikram Patel, professor of international mental health and the Wellcome Trust Senior Clinical Research Fellow at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, speaks to the importance of addressing mental illness in developing countries.

Host: Larry Kaskel, MD

Guest: Jonathon Moreno, PhD

Host Dr. Larry Kaskel talks with medical ethicist and author Dr. Jonathon Moreno about uses of newer brain research in supporting our military. They discuss the impact of sleep deprivation, performance enhancing drugs and hallucinogens. They also consider the use of beta blockers to prevent or reduce the severity of PTSD.

Host: Maurice Pickard, MD

Guest: Anjan Chaterjee, MD

What are the intended or unintended consequences of a person without pathology taking medication that enhances mental performance? Could the practice of cosmetic neurology become a standard one day encouraging researchers, physicians or other workers to enhance attention to get the job done? Could the use of mental enhancing medications diminish individuality? Creativity? For a fascinating discussion join host Dr. Maurie Pickard talking with our guest Dr. Anjan Chatterjee.

Host: Maurice Pickard, MD

Guest: Anjan Chaterjee, MD

Dr. Anjan Chatterjee, Associate Professor of Neurology at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine discusses the off label use of drugs that could lead to issues of safety, coercion and distributive justice. Will physicians will be faced with pressure to manipulate patients' emotional lives, eroding the character of medicine both individually and communally? Dr. Maurice Pickard hosts.