The Experts Speak - An Educational Service of the Florida Psychiatric Society
Summary: 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.
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- Artist: Abbey Strauss MD
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Podcasts:
Phil Heller, Psy.D., discusses with blunt detail the nature and origin of the pathology of stalking. It's danger, rejection and rage concerns, the legal history and challenges, how to manage it, etc
Mindy Rosenbloom, M.D., discussed the reality and risks of depression and suicide in all people, regardless of their economic or social positions. She also spoke of the special role Mr. Williams' had in our lives.
Maureen Whelihan, M.D., gynecologist, openly discusses the needs, social pressures and relationships, birth control, emancipation with special needs girls., etc. Some of her comments apply to mainstream girls as well.
Charles Raison, M.D., gives a fascinating tour of the interplay of inflammation and psychiatry, the findings, the challenges, the theories and the hopes for a better understanding of the cause of depression.
Maureen Whelihan, M.D., gynecologist, presents the practical data, interventions, and some truths about this very real phase of life event.
Kimber Richter, PhD., and Sharon Levy, M.D.,, reflect their concerns on how legalizing will lead to the industrialization of marijuana such as to follow the public health concerns of big tobacco.
Larry Bush, M.D. an infectious diseases specialist, explains Ebola and similar viruses, the origin, treatment, preventions, etc. ( This is jointly posted with the Palm Beach County Medical Society Podcast Series.),
Ronald Moomaw, D.O., NASA flight surgeon/psychiatry, explains the unique challenges and methods of supporting those in long term space flight. He is directly involved with the International Space Station project. A fascinating look into this area
Charles Nemeroff, M.D., from the University of Miami, outlines the nature, history and concerns with the use of ketamine in treatment resistant depressions. He argues that ketamine may open a new understanding of the biology of depression.
Stefan Pasternack, M.D., discusses the nature, origin, and treatment of sexual addictions. It occurs in both sexes, has a spectrum of intensity, and is seen in many age groups.
Carl Spirazza, D.O., covers the definition and reason for sleep, then how not getting proper amounts of sleep can be bad for our health, what happens with sleep deprivation, etc.
Mark Solms, Ph.D. integrates the domains of neuroscience and psychoanalysis. Both domains are critical to our lives and and we must have understand and study the interplays.
Youssef Hassoun, M.D., explains the role of cellular receptors when treating with psychiatric medications. He is associated with the Long Island Hospital System in New York.
David Gross, M.D., takes on this critical and often controversial topic.
Blanche Freund, Ph.D., explains EMDR , how it works and which types of patients may be good candidates. It may soften or prevent PTSD from acute trauma and help in resolving old traumas.
