The Experts Speak - An Educational Service of the Florida Psychiatric Society

The Experts Speak - An Educational Service of the Florida Psychiatric Society

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The Experts Speak - An Educational Service of the Florida Psychiatric Society episodes

  • Women And Their Needs
    Jacqueline Hobbs., M.D., psychiatrist, speaks to women's realities, situations of abuse, medications during pregnancy and breast feed, postpartum issues, PMS, libido changes in life, etc.
    20 min
  • Poverty, Growth, And Mental Illness
    Amanda Terrell, Ph.D., works in programs to address the impact of poverty on physical, social, and emotional development. She discusses her observations, the program's outreaches, and other critical on-gong concerns.
    18 min
  • Folic Acid and Depression
    Andrew Farah, MD, details the theory and interplay of l-methylfolate, homocysteine and depression. He explains how it is a different approach to some biological depressions.
    19 min
  • Art Therapy - A Powerful Tool
    Myria Levick, PhD, is a pioneer and leader in the theory and use of art therapy for all ages. She also speaks to her time working with Anna Freud. (Recorded in her living room.)
    20 min
  • Dementia - Understanding and Managing
    Kenneth Kosik, M.D., speaks on dementia, the etiology of, and practical ways to change life styles to mitigate its onset, research approaches, and other general observations. He is a reuroscientist/researcher/author at the Univ of California, Santa Barbara.
    18 min
  • 'Into The Magic Shop'
    James Doty, M.D., a neurosurgeon, retells the story (in his book of the same name) that changed his life insofar as helping him be a more humanistic physician, the role of mentors, pacing oneself, choice of values, etc., all leading to the creation of the Center for Compassion and Altruism and Education at Stanford University.
    22 min
  • Life in the Space Station
    Tom Marshburn, M.D., and an US astronaut, speaks to the science and his two experiences in space, first working in the shuttle and then living in the space station, and of the many research spin offs, the life patterns in space, of no gravity, medical changes, etc., giving us many fascinating details.
    22 min

About The Experts Speak - An Educational Service of the Florida Psychiatric Society

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Listen to 15-20 minute long interviews of experts on various topics related to mental and general health. The topics will be continuously expanded. The interviews are designed for both professionals…