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The Experts Speak - An Educational Service of the Florida Psychiatric Society
By Abbey StraussSociety & Culture
The Experts Speak - An Educational Service of the Florida Psychiatric Society episodes
- Sugar Cane Burning -- Health ConcernsJulia Hathaway, from the Sierra Club, describes the concerns with the down wind health effects of sugar cane burning.17 min
- Pesticides and Our HealthJeannie Economos explains the serious health concerns regarding pesticide exposure, including effects on human development, fertility, and disease, the need for medical attention to occupational exposure, endocrine disruption, informational links, and the Lake Apopka story.19 min
- Pseudobulbar AffectWilliam Ondo, M.D., explains this condition that may have a role in Lew Gehrigs Disease, Parkinson Disease, brain injuries and dementia. He also speaks to its treatment.16 min
- Grassroots Mental Health - PakistanDr. Zulqurnain Asghar from Pakistan describes his efforts to improve outreach for mental health in Pakistan, including two of his effective programs using mental health camps and empowering women, through education, to be the owners of their own fates and bodies.14 min
- Predicting DangerousnessJeffrey Lieberman, M.D., Chairman Department of Psychiatry, Columbia University, speaks to the if and how of understanding, preventing, and predicting violence.17 min
- Marijuana - Concerns of Three PsychiatristsConcerns about the use, safety and shift of attitudes towards marijuana policy and use. A forum. Introduction by Donna Hearn, Ph.D.27 min
- The Mental Health CourtJudge Ginger Lerner-Wren presides over the mental health court in Broward County, Fl, She speaks to it's intriguing history, style, philosophy and challenges. This is an award winning court.18 min
- The Common Language of ScienceIn September 1941, Albert Einstein wrote and read on London’s 'Science Conference' this 8 minute piece on language, science, and mental health. This is that essay in Einstein’s own voice10 min
- About PsychiatryJeffrey Lieberman, M.D., from Columbia University (NY), reviews the nature of treatment, the history of psychiatric diagnosis, the interacting roles of verbal and biological interventions,, the DSM project,, and other notions key to psychiatric understanding and care.18 min
- Decriminalizing The Mentally IllJudge Steven Leifman, (Dade County Florida) recounts his entry into the world of the courts and the mentally ill, gives an overview of the history of these entities, offers insight into why problems developed, and tells of his process to make good changes in these areas in Dade County.43 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…
and non-professionals. Topics range from climate change issues and the basis of new medication research, COVID-19 issues, the effect of media on girls's self-images, discussions of violence, same-sex marriages, pollution, bullying, divorce, OCD, addictions, borderline personality disorders, mental health issues in the deaf, hallucinations, obesity, addiction in physicians, TMS, depressions, anxiety and stress, hypnosis, bullying, emotional and sexual abuse, MAOI, domestic violence, IBS, self-cutting, medication and children, eating disorders, medication metabolism, pharmacogenomics, forensic issues, dementia, suicide psychiatric treatment, love, care-giving youth, teenage LGBT issues, stuttering, play, PTSD, medication side effects, the effect of war violence on children, and so on. Please note that any opinion or position expressed in these interviews is not necessarily that of the host or of the Florida Psychiatric Society. Any individual treatment decision must be the product of a proper doctor-patient interaction. Likewise, new or additional information on each topic may have developed since the time the interviews occurred. Consult your physician for such possible changes. Additional production funding support comes from the Wellington Retreat, Florida. Knowledge has the power to understand and improve ourselves.