Psychiatry and Mental Health

Host: Bill Rutenberg, MD

Guest: Joe Frascella, MD

Which areas of the brain are impacted most in addiction? Is addiction a developmental brain disease? In this segment, Dr. Joe Fracella of NIDA discusses what new research shows about the brain development and addiction.

Host: Bill Rutenberg, MD

Guest: Joe Frascella, MD

Dr. Joseph Fracella of the National Institute on Drug Abuse explains why the way our brains our wired can cause addictions. Learn what is actually happening in the brain when a person is using addictive drugs and why some people become addicts and others do not.

Host: Leslie P. Lundt, MD

Guest: Bruce Freedman, MD

In this segment Dr. Bruce Freedman discusses his research findings correlating cosmetic surgery and antidepressant use.

Host: Laura Humphrey, PhD

Guest: Monique Ernst, MD, PhD

In this segment, Dr. Monique Ernst responds to questions regarding how changes in the adolescent brain may cause and/or react to the daily activities and behaviors of a typical teenager. Specifically she addresses stress, sleep, social relationships and interaction with video games.

Host: Laura Humphrey, PhD

Guest: Monique Ernst, MD, PhD

Many psychopathologies are discovered in adolescence as the brain is still undergoing tremendous change. In this segment Dr. Monique Ernst discusses teen onset psychological disorders and how various treatment options may impact brain development.

Host: Leslie P. Lundt, MD

Guest: Michael Schwartz, MD

Norepinephrine is a chemical neurotransmitter. Noradrenergic drugs have been proven effective for depression and ADHD, and new disease indications are being identified. However, the current political and economic climate may limit the use of these medications.

Host: Laura Humphrey, PhD

Guest: Bruce Wilson, MD

In this segment, Dr. Bruce Wilson discusses the Heartmath program. Heartmath is an evidence-based treatment program for cardiac rehabilitation and stress management.

Host: Cathleen Margolin, PhD

Guest: Fitzhugh Mullan, MD

Dr. Fitzhugh Mullan of George Washington University discusses the social and economic costs of the emigration of physicians from developing countries to the U.S., U.K. and Australia.

Host: Shira Johnson, MD

Guest: Lawrence Robbins, MD

Angry, resentful, emotionally labile, manipulative; does that sound like the behavior of your patients, or even your staff?

Host: Leslie P. Lundt, MD

Guest: Paul Markovitz, MD

Fibromyalgia, migraines, IBS, TMJ, PMS and neurodermatitis are common illnesses in women. Dr. Paul Markowitz discusses neurobiochemical similarities between these various problems and a theoretical parsimony of diagnosis, and how this may inform medication choices.