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Millions of people in this country are taking psychiatric medications. Are they all mentally ill? Of course not. Learn more about psychopharmacology on this episode of the podcast, The TotalSelf Considered.
It is estimated that in 2017 over 80 million people filled a prescription for a psychiatric medication. What does this tell about the people taking these medications (are they all mentally ill?) and how they’re diagnosed (what’s different about the criteria for a diagnosis of depression or anxiety today compared to the 1940’s)?
In this episode of The Total Self Considered, Jeff Fine interviews Dr Scott Hirsch, a clinical associate professor in the Departments of both Neurology and Psychiatry, as well as Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at NYU Langone. Dr Hirsch shares his insights on our current understanding of mental illness and medications used for treatment, including medical marijuana. As a practitioner who has been exploring the mind-body connection for many years, Jeff is very interested in how Dr Hirsch integrates psychiatry and neurology in his practice. They discuss the distinction between neurologically based disorders and other conditions, how the brain and mind interact, how medications work in treating epilepsy, depression, anxiety and other issues, and the role medical marijuana can play in treating certain disorders and opioid addiction.
Listen to this episode of The Total Self Considered podcast to find out more!
http://jefffine.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/Jeff-Fine-podcast-ep-2_mixdown_final_01.mp3
Summary of Episode
Quotables
“The medicines don’t change who the person is. What they do is they help a person obtain better control of their emotions, their experience, their behavior.” Scott Hirsch
“[Medicine is] Not so much a crutch but something that will help you, like a shoe. You will be able to walk on gravel without hurting your feet.” Scott Hirsch
“Metaphor of diabetes – if your pancreas is not producing enough insulin, you’d probably take insulin to help you. So if your brain needs help modulating your mood…” Jeff Fine
“If [medical marijuana] could help somebody get off opioids, that would be very promising.” Jeff Fine
Resources/links
Jeff Fine’s website: https://jefffine.com
Jeff Fine’s Total Self blog: https://jefffine.com/blog/
Dr. Scott E. Hirsch: https://nyulangone.org/doctors/1851514434/scott-e-hirsch
IQVia Total Patient Tracker Database for 2017: https://www.iqvia.com/institute/reports
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Millions of people in this country are taking psychiatric medications. Are they all mentally ill? Of course not. Learn more about psychopharmacology on this episode of the podcast, The TotalSelf Considered.
It is estimated that in 2017 over 80 million people filled a prescription for a psychiatric medication. What does this tell about the people taking these medications (are they all mentally ill?) and how they’re diagnosed (what’s different about the criteria for a diagnosis of depression or anxiety today compared to the 1940’s)?
In this episode of The Total Self Considered, Jeff Fine interviews Dr Scott Hirsch, a clinical associate professor in the Departments of both Neurology and Psychiatry, as well as Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at NYU Langone. Dr Hirsch shares his insights on our current understanding of mental illness and medications used for treatment, including medical marijuana. As a practitioner who has been exploring the mind-body connection for many years, Jeff is very interested in how Dr Hirsch integrates psychiatry and neurology in his practice. They discuss the distinction between neurologically based disorders and other conditions, how the brain and mind interact, how medications work in treating epilepsy, depression, anxiety and other issues, and the role medical marijuana can play in treating certain disorders and opioid addiction.
Listen to this episode of The Total Self Considered podcast to find out more!
http://jefffine.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/Jeff-Fine-podcast-ep-2_mixdown_final_01.mp3
Summary of Episode
Quotables
“The medicines don’t change who the person is. What they do is they help a person obtain better control of their emotions, their experience, their behavior.” Scott Hirsch
“[Medicine is] Not so much a crutch but something that will help you, like a shoe. You will be able to walk on gravel without hurting your feet.” Scott Hirsch
“Metaphor of diabetes – if your pancreas is not producing enough insulin, you’d probably take insulin to help you. So if your brain needs help modulating your mood…” Jeff Fine
“If [medical marijuana] could help somebody get off opioids, that would be very promising.” Jeff Fine
Resources/links
Jeff Fine’s website: https://jefffine.com
Jeff Fine’s Total Self blog: https://jefffine.com/blog/
Dr. Scott E. Hirsch: https://nyulangone.org/doctors/1851514434/scott-e-hirsch
IQVia Total Patient Tracker Database for 2017: https://www.iqvia.com/institute/reports
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