Psychiatry and Mental Health

Psychiatry and Mental Health

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Psychiatry and Mental Health episodes

  • Prescribing Methadone
    Host: Leslie P. Lundt, MD
    Guest: Michael Carlton, MD
    Dr. Carlton discusses the pros and cons of prescribing methadone and the system that is in place that allows patients to obtain methadone.
    13 min
  • Manufacturing Depression: the placebo story
    Host: Larry Kaskel, MD
    Guest: Gary Greenberg, MD
    Dr. Larry Kaskel is joined by psychotherapist and freelance journalist Dr. Gary Greenberg who participated in a clinical trial for a new anti-depression medication. He discusses the fact that in over half the trials used to approve the six leading anti-depressants, the drugs failed to outperform the placebo. He also speaks about the discovery of a pattern of brain activity that is common to those subjects who respond to the placebo.
    13 min
  • Manufacturing Depression: one doctor's inside view
    Host: Larry Kaskel, MD
    Guest: Gary Greenberg, MD
    Dr. Larry Kaskel is joined by psychotherapist and freelance journalist, Dr. Gary Greenberg who will discuss his fascinating experience from inside a clinical trial for a new anti-depression medication.
    13 min
  • Gambling: Is it an Illness?
    Host: Leslie P. Lundt, MD
    Guest: Petros Levounis, MD
    Dr. Petros Levounis discusses gambling addiction and if it can truly be considered an illness.
    13 min