Psychiatry and Mental Health

Host: Shira Johnson, MD

Guest: Cynthia Bulik, PhD

Join Dr. Cynthia Bulik from UNC at Chapel Hill as she is interviewed by Dr. Shira Johnson regarding the diagnosis and treatment of Anorexia and Bulimia Nervosa. Dr Bulik is the Vice President of the Eating Disorders Coalition. She has been treating patients with this disorder for over 24 years and she has conducted extensive research in this area.

Host: Leslie P. Lundt, MD

Guest: David Shannahoff-Khalsa, MA

You are probably aware of the utility of using meditation techniques for a variety of symptoms such as insomnia and anxiety. But using it for couples therapy? The director of The Research Group for Mind-Body Dynamics at the Institute for Non-linear Science at UCSD, David Shannahoff-Khalsa, joins host Dr. leslie Lundt to discuss his book Kundalini Yoga Meditation: techniques specific for psychiatric disorders, couples therapy, and personal growth.

Host: Leslie P. Lundt, MD

Guest: David Shannahoff-Khalsa, MA

OCD is considered one of the more treatment refractory psychiatric disorders. Might patients benefit from alternative therapy techniques? Host Dr. Leslie Lundt welcomes David Shannahoff-Khalsa to discuss his research using Kundalini Yoga Meditation to treat obsessive-compulsive disorder.

Host: Leslie P. Lundt, MD

Guest: David Shannahoff-Khalsa, MA

Selective unilateral autonomic activation may play an important role in treating psychiatric disorders in the future. What is it and how do you do it? David Shannahoff-Khalsa explains this technique to host Dr. Leslie Lundt.

Host: Leslie P. Lundt, MD

Guest: Diann Ackard, PhD

When we hear that a patient has an eating disorder, we almost always think of a female. Yet adolescent boys do have disordered eating. Might knowing the risk factors help us target our interventions? Eating disorders expert Dr. Diann Ackard joins host Dr. Leslie Lundt as they discuss gender differences in eating disorders.

Host: Leslie P. Lundt, MD

Guest: Michael Cerullo, MD

Although Tom Cruise is the most well known crusader against psychiatry, the movement originated with Thomas Szasz and others. How best can we deal with their ideas and help our patients get the psychiatric care that they may need? Dr. Michael Cerullo discusses the antipsychiatry movement with host Dr. Leslie Lundt.

Host: Leslie P. Lundt, MD

Guest: Michael Cerullo, MD

Can corticosteroid use unlock a previously dormant psychiatric problem? Or are steroid induced psychiatric symptoms a temporary side effect? Dr. Michael Cerullo, Director of University Hospital Psychiatric Consult Services and Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at the U of C College of Medicine, joins host Dr. Leslie Lundt to discuss steroid induced psychiatric problems.

Host: Lauren Streicher, MD

Guest: Nehama Dresner, MD

Many patients who present for specific medical problems suffer from a psychiatric illness for which they are already receiving treatment. Host Dr. Lauren Streicher reviews strategies for effective interfacing of multi-disciplinary care for pregnant or sexually hypoactive women with Dr. Nehama Dresner, associate professor of clinical psychiatry, behavioral sciences, and obstetrics and gynecology at Northwestern University's Feinberg School of Medicine.

Host: Lauren Streicher, MD

Guest: Nehama Dresner, MD

What is the psychological impact on patients faced with difficult obstretic and gynecology-related situations? Dr. Nehama Dresner, associate professor of clinical psychiatry, behavioral sciences, and obstetrics and gynecology at Northwestern University's Feinberg School of Medicine, addresses situational depression and anxiety plaguing these patients with host Dr. Lauren Streicher.

Host: Lauren Streicher, MD

Guest: Nehama Dresner, MD

Postpartum depression and postpartum blues are vastly different clinical concerns, yet the former is often simply viewed (and treated) as a more severe version of the latter. Dr. Nehama Dresner, associate professor of clinical psychiatry, behavioral sciences, and obstetrics and gynecology at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, joins host Dr. Lauren Streicher to assess the challenges of recognizing and treating postpartum depression.