Psychiatry and Mental Health

Host: Bill Rutenberg, MD

Guest: William Thompson, PhD

In this segment host Bill Rutenberg questions William Thompson, Ph.D., lead author of the recent CDC Thimerosal study about some of the doubts critics of the study still have about the neuropsychological impacts of Thimerosal.

Host: Bill Rutenberg, MD

Guest: William Thompson, PhD

Does early thimerosal exposure have negative psychological outcomes? Dr. Bill Rutenberg talks with William Thompson, the Lead Author of a recent NEJM published study, Early Thimerosal Exposure and Neuropsychological Outcomes at 7 to 10 Years.

Host: Michael Benson, MD

Guest: Bertha Madras, PhD

Drug rehabilitation programs are notoriously ineffective. Indeed, just one look at the recent crowd of Hollywood stars who have been in and out of rehab multiple times would make any objective observer skeptical. Is there any effective treatment today for drug addictions? What about developments in the lab? Our guest today is Dr. Berha Madras who serves as the Deputy Director of Demand Reduction in the White House office of National Drug Control Policy. Prior to this government post, she was Professor of Psychobiology in the Department of Pscyhiatry at Harvard Medical School. She is an expert on drug addiction and has authored over 130 papers and book chapters as well as receiving 16 patents.

Host: Michael Benson, MD

Guest: Bertha Madras, PhD

By all accounts, Winston Churchill was an alcoholic and yet he functioned at a very high level until the end of his long life. Yet does everyone who uses a potentially addictive substance become addicted? Our guest today is Dr. Berta Madras who serves as the Deputy Director of Demand Reduction in the White House office of National Drug Control Policy. Prior to this government post, she was Professor of Psychobiology in the Department of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School. She is an expert on drug addiction and has authored over 130 papers and book chapters as well as receiving 16 patents.

Host: Michael Benson, MD

Guest: Bertha Madras, PhD

Some have called the war on drugs a failure, a war without end and no prospect of victory. Should we give up? What are the alternatives? Our guest is Dr. Bertha Madras who serves as the Deputy Director of Demand Reduction in the White House office of National Drug Control Policy. Prior to this government post, she was Professor of Psychobiology in the Department of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School. She is an expert on drug addiction and has authored over 130 papers and book chapters as well as receiving 16 patents.

Host: Michael Benson, MD

Guest: Bertha Madras, PhD

Upon hearing about the war on drugs, many of us in medicine immediately become skeptical. Same old, same old—nothing seems to change. Yet this year, new healthcare codes for drug screening and intervention have been developed. Can these new efforts make a difference? Our guest today is Dr. Bertha Madras who serves as the Deputy Director of Demand Reduction in the White House office of National Drug Control Policy. Prior to this government post, she was Professor of Psychobiology in the Department of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School. She is an expert on drug addiction and has authored over 130 papers and book chapters as well as receiving 16 patents.

Host: Gary Kohn, MD

Guest: Lynn Hankes, MD

Dr. Hankes describes the process of monitoring, the frequency of relapse, and the protection of the public in this engaging discussion based on over 20 years of experience.

Host: Gary Kohn, MD

Guest: Lynn Hankes, MD

Dr. Hankes share some of his quarter century experience with the evaluation and treatment of physicians with the diseas of alcoholism and/or substance abuse.

Host: Gary Kohn, MD

Guest: Lynn Hankes, MD

Dr. Hankes, Fellow of the American Society of Addiction Medicine, shares his expertise on the identification and intervention strategies for physicians with substance abuse problems.

Host: Gary Kohn, MD

Guest: Lynn Hankes, MD

What is a "problem physician," and how do state physician health programs (PHPs) help them? Dr. Hankes, past Director of the state of Washington's physician health program, shares his perspective.