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

  • OIL SPILL - Known and unknown environmental effects
    Leonard Berry, PhD, director of the Florida Center for Environmental Studies, speaks of the known and unknown effects of oil spills, with specific concerns on the food change, shore plants, dispersant safety, how hurricanes may shift the oil, etc.
    17 min
  • OIL SPILL -The effects on human mental and physical health
    Gina Solomon MD speaks to the known health effects of exposure to crude oil, such as following the continuing April 20, 2010 leak in the Gulf of Mexico.. She discusses her concerns and worries about the legacy of the exposure on human and wildlife, shifting winds, hurricanes, etc. Included is an overview of the nature of crude oil. Dr. Solomon is a scientist with the Natural Resources Defense Council and is on staff at the University of California - San Francisco, Dept of Occupational and Environmental Health.
    16 min
  • Borderline Personality Disorder
    John Gunderson, MD, professor of Psychiatry and Harvard University, offers an update and recent insights into the origin, nature, and treatment o patients with a borderline personality disorder.
    19 min
  • Obesity: Trends in Healthcare Quality and Disparities
    Lieut. Karen Ho, with the US Public Health Service, the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) and the Center for Quality Improvement and Patient Safety, speaks about the data just published by AHRQ on the trends, quality, and disparities in the delivery of health care regarding obesity.
    15 min
  • Auditory Hallucinations
    Flavie Waters MD, from the University of Western Australia, explains the nature and some of the theories and forms of audio hallucinations. Included are discussions of how hallucinations can occur in non-psychiatric conditions, ideas about methods to accept them if they cannot be controlled, and some interesting associations and differences between hallucinations and others.
    19 min
  • Buprenorphine (Suboxone)
    Aldo Morales MD, psychiatrist and addictionologist, explains the history, use and nature of buprenorphine in the treatment of opioid addictions.
    18 min
  • Late Teenage Substance Abuse
    Robert Moran MD specializes in addiction medicine and psychiatry. He discusses the unique characteristics and challenges of late teenage drug and alcohol abuse. Included are topics about the maturation of the brain, exposure with drugs to developing brains, the time needed for optimum intervention and treatment, the difference between addiction abuse, the role of family in treatment, etc.
    20 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…