The Experts Speak - An Educational Service of the Florida Psychiatric Society
Health, Science,Culture,Environment
- Update frequency
- every 11 days
- Average duration
- 23 minutes
- Episodes
- 360
- Years Active
- 2009 - 2025
Pre-adolescent ADHD
Priti Kothari, MD, a child psychiatrist, talks of the specific characteristics and challenges to and for the proper diagnosis and treatment of AHDH children. She also explains how guanfacine, a recen…
Sat 17 Apr 2010
Pharmacogenomics -- Mixing Genetics and Medicine
Peter McGuffin MD is a professor of psychiatric genetics at the Institute of Psychiatry (London). He speaks about the insights and tools which are developing that will better match a medication to a …
Mon 12 Apr 2010
OCD and Its Cognitive Behavioral Treatment
Bruce Hyman PhD specializes in the cognitive and behavioral treatment of obsessive-compulsive disorders. His OCD workbook has found wide use. He speaks to intensive out-patient modalities to break an…
Fri 09 Apr 2010
Post-Earthquake Haitian Mental Health Needs - Update
Psychiatrist Serge Thys talks about the impact and mental health needs of people in his homeland after the earthquake. He discusses the nature of their community cohesiveness, their culture and the c…
Mon 05 Apr 2010
Obesity Update
Gary Foster PhD is a professor of medicine and director of the Center for Obesity Research and Education at Temple University. He speaks to the challenges of obesity, of how it is a mixture of lifes…
Wed 31 Mar 2010
Schizophrenia's Negative Symptoms -- New Neuroimaging Findings
Daniel Wolf, MD, uses neuroimaging to study the negative symptoms of schizophrenia. His findings may explain some of the clinical challenges when treating the disorder.
Sun 21 Mar 2010
Teenagers Who Cut Themselves
Roz Malmaud PhD offers many valuable insights based on personal clinical experience into the issues of self-cutting, in both sexes. She talks of how the cutter becomes both an abuser and the abused, …
Wed 17 Mar 2010
Dementia - A Proper Work-Up
Sheldon Wolf MD, a UCLA neurologist, specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of memory disorders. He speaks in detail of what is needed for a full and proper work-up of dementia, with a focus on h…
Tue 09 Mar 2010
When Feeling Suicidal
Garrie Thomson, PhD, who has a clinical practice and is on the board of the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, talks of what do to when feeling suicidal or depressed, some statistics, a link…
Mon 08 Mar 2010
Disposing Unused Medications
SMARxTDISPOSAL is a joint project of the US Fish and Wildlife Service, the American Pharmacists Association and the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America to recommend safe ways to disp…
Sun 28 Feb 2010
Dementia in the Family
Through her own advancing dementia, Francis Goldstein was a very public advocate on behalf of others with dementia. Her media work was in the US and Argentina. Her husband, Jacobo, reflects on these …
Thu 25 Feb 2010
Childhood Onset Bipolar Disorder
Robert Post MD, discusses data now supports that bipolar disorders can appear in childhood. It may be considered a pediatric onset illness. Dr. Post further offers his observations and findings that …
Thu 18 Feb 2010
Mental Health and Fish Oils
Psychiatrist Jaime Fernandez discusses the relationship between fish oils and mental health. Included are references to a recent study suggesting fish oils might reduce the progression to psychosis.
Sat 13 Feb 2010
Is it a Major or Bipolar Depression?
Psychiatrist Mindy Rosenbloom outlines the important diagnostic differences between these two conditions. The treatments for these two diagnostic conditions are different, though they may seem to ove…
Mon 08 Feb 2010
Autism Spectrum Disorders - Some Basic Information for Parents
Child psychiatrist Laurie Karpf outlines some of the early and later behavorial signs of children who might have an autistic spectrum disorder.
Sat 30 Jan 2010
Forensic Psychology - Understanding Competency and Insanity
Forensic psychologist Mike Brannon explains the notions of forensic competency and insanity, with a focus on how psychologists approach and measure these two states.
Wed 27 Jan 2010
Forensic Psychiatry -- On Competency
Forensic psychiatrist Ryan Hall discusses the definition, role, and nature of competency, especially as it relates to legal matters that have a psychiatric element.
Sat 16 Jan 2010
L-Methylfolate, Homocysteine and Depression
Andrew Farah takes a look at folate use in depression, the homocysteine theory of depression, how to use l-methylfolate augmentation in depression, safety, and a discussion of other possible uses of…
Sun 20 Dec 2009
On Mixing Psychiatric Medications
Psychopharmacologist Dr. Extein discusses the logic, incidence, manner of and philosophy towards mixing psychiatric medications.
Fri 18 Dec 2009
Dementia - The Theory and Treatment
A research and clinical neurologist explains the nature, the theory and the treatment -- both current and up-coming -- of dementia.
Sat 12 Dec 2009
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