Podcasts about child adolescent psychiatry

Mindful Health for the Wise Woman

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 27, 2021 28:13

Our Summer 2021 Series features the rebroadcast of some of our most listened-to episodes from the last 4 seasons of Charting Pediatrics. Do you have a guest or topic suggestion for Season 5? Let us know, chartingpediatrics@childrenscolorado.org Our guest for this episode is Jessica Hawks, PhD the Clinical Director of Outpatient Services at the Pediatric Mental Health Institute and assistant professor of child psychiatry at CU School of Medicine. Dr. Hawks talks us through a common behavioral issues of school-aged children – school refusal – and provides insights, advice and tools to help prevent, manage and understand this behavior. In this episode: Outlining and identifying the underlying symptoms and signs associated with a child refusing to attend school How primary care providers (PCPs) can assist parents who are experiencing guilt Identifying the four most common reasons that children refuse to go to school Exploring the effects of social media on children's behavior when it comes to school refusal How a PCP can approach treatment of school refusal The recommended frequency of follow-up care for kids who are refusing to go to school The importance of connecting parents to community-based resources Preventative practices parents can set up in the home to prevent this behavioral issue What an excellent prognosis looks like for children experiencing school refusal When it's time to refer to a mental health professional PCPs in the Denver Metro Area can refer patients to the Children's Hospital Colorado Outpatient Psychiatry Clinic or to a local community mental health center Resources for dealing with school refusal: School Refusal: Information for Educators (.pdf) from the National Association for School Psychologists School Refusal in Children and Adolescents from American Family Physician The Functional Assessment of School Refusal Behavior Effective Child Therapy Division 53 of the Society of Clinical Child & Adolescent Psychology website School Refusal from the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry

Better Sleep for Teens! - with Dr. Cara Ooi

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 21, 2021 47:58

Dr. Cara Ooi is a sleep physician and psychiatrist. She works with teens with insomnia, delivering a modified version of cognitive-behavioural therapy for insomnia (CBT-I). She is also the host of the new podcast, Find the Eight, a Sleep Podcast for Teens which breaks down key sleep concepts and strategies into episodes of 10 minutes or less. She obtained her medical degree from the University of Western Ontario then completed her residency and subspecialty training in General Psychiatry and Child & Adolescent Psychiatry at the University of Toronto. Dr. Ooi subsequently completed a fellowship in Sleep Medicine, during which she received training in cognitive-behavioural therapy for insomnia (CBT-I) from clinical psychologist Dr. Colleen Carney, a world expert in CBT-I and principal investigator of the Sleep and Depression Lab at Ryerson University in Toronto, Canada. Dr. Ooi is a fellow of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada and has an academic appointment (Lecturer) with the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Toronto.Resources:Social media handlesInstagram @Find The Eight PodcastYouTube channel: Find the Eight PodcastWebsite: https://www.findtheeight.com/Mindful MinuteWhat's a fun activity you can try this week to connect with your teen? How might you try practicing empathy with your teen? And if you want some tips to help your teen get better sleep, don't forget to check out Cara's podcast, "Find the Eight."Music:The YOGI MD Podcast Theme Music by Lisette Kelly (bass and guitar), Maya Bishop (vocals), & Nadine Kelly (percussion); Produced by Tim Buell.

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Integrative Approaches to Mental Health

Precisione: The Healthcast

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 2, 2021 37:11

Guest Name and Bio: Dr. Noshene Ranjbar Born and raised in Tehran, Iran until immigrating to the US in adolescence, Dr. Noshene Ranjbar developed a passion for a holistic view of medicine and healing from early on in her life. Throughout her studies and life experiences, including her own illness as well as caring for her mom who suffered from several autoimmune illnesses and cancer, to fostering children with PTSD and volunteering on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation and in refugee communities, she developed a keen interest in approaches to healing trauma and advocating for holistic mental health in culturally appropriate ways. Harvard trained and board certified in General Psychiatry, Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, and Integrative Medicine, she is currently Assistant Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Arizona and Division Chief of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. She is co-founder of the Integrative Psychiatry Program at the UA and now serves as Training Director of the Integrative Psychiatry Fellowship and Track, as well as Medical Director of the Integrative Psychiatry Clinic at Banner-University of Arizona Medical Center in Tucson. In collaboration with The Center for Mind-Body Medicine, the Andrew Weil Center for Integrative Medicine, and as a Robert Wood Johnson Culture of Health Leader, she continues to expand her work in integrative mental health and in working with the underserved, particularly with American Indian communities as well as those seeking asylum. What you will learn from this episode: 1) What is integrative psychiatry 2) What are the best mind-body therapies 3) What natural therapies can be useful for mental health 4) The role of diet and nutrition in mental health 5) How we can learn from and use indigenous practices in modern times to help us with our mental health How to learn more about our guest: Linked In: https://www.linkedin.com/in/noshene-ranjbar-2039949/ Twitter: @NosheneMD Web: https://psychiatry.arizona.edu/profile/noshene-e-ranjbar-md https://samehereglobal.org/expert-profile-noshene-ranjbar/ https://cmbm.org/faculty-member/noshene-ranjbar-md/ Please enjoy, share, rate and review our podcast and help us bring the message about precision health care to the world!

A One-On-One With Dr. Judith Joseph And Keith Price

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Play Episode Listen Later Jun 16, 2021 129:38

Judith Fiona Joseph M.D., M.B.A is a Board Certified Psychiatrist, with additional expertise in Child & Adolescent Psychiatry and Family Therapy, in New York City. Dr. Judith helps people from all stages of development including childhood, adolescence, and adulthood in a collaborative treatment to identify and achieve individual and family goals. Dr. Joseph is a clinical assistant professor of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at NYU Langone Medical Center. She is a television consultant, career coach and a sport's therapist. You can see her regularly on the Dr. OZ show! Keith Price: Out Comedian, Actor, Writer, radio personality, Keith Price is a dynamic and diverse comic energy who brings every aspect of himself to the stage for the purpose of laughter and understanding. He was the first out, African-American personality on Sirius XM Satellite Radio. He produces and performs in comedy shows in and outside of New York City. He also is the host and executive producer of his own podcast, Keith Price's Curtain Call available on Broadway World, ITunes, Google Play Music, as well as, MOCHAA with Bobby Rivers Being the first generation American son of Honduran immigrants, growing up gay in Texas, and seeking comedic glory in NYC is enough for any sitcom. His first one man show, EBONY CHUNKY LOVE: Bitch Can't Get a Date!” is the subject of an award winning documentary of the same name. His follow up second show, Heartaches and Hardons, was a circuit hit, and he is currently working on the 3rd installment of Ebony Chunky Love. Always hosted by Marina Franklin - One Hour Comedy Special: Single Black Female ( Amazon Prime, CW Network), Hysterical at FX on Hulu, Trainwreck, Louie Season V, The Jim Gaffigan Show, Conan O'Brien, Stephen Colbert, HBO's Crashing, and The Breaks with Michelle Wolf.

Pandemic contributing to uptick of mental health problems in kids

Show Me the Science

Play Episode Listen Later May 12, 2021 20:25

Infections with the virus that causes COVID-19 are not the only cause of pandemic-related hospitalizations. Although children tend to be at lower risk of COVID-19, the number of kids with mental health and behavioral problems has exploded during the pandemic, driving an increase in pediatric hospital admissions nationwide. Stressors associated with remote schooling, fear of infection, and concern about older relatives have contributed to a tidal wave of hospital admissions for psychiatric issues, according to John N. Constantino, MD, the Blanche F. Ittelson Professor of Psychiatry and Pediatrics, and director of the William Greenleaf Eliot Division of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry. Constantino, also psychiatrist-in-chief at St. Louis Children’s Hospital and co-director of Washington University’s Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Research Center (IDDRC), says virtual schooling has contributed significantly to the problem. He says it’s important to get back to normal learning routines, particularly for kids with special needs. In the St. Louis area, the return to in-person schooling for such students has been made possible partly due to a COVID-19 testing program in St. Louis County’s Special School District. That testing effort is being coordinated by the other IDDRC co-director, Christina Gurnett, MD, PhD, who is also director of the Division of Pediatric and Developmental Neurology and neurologist-in-chief at Children’s Hospital. She says that ensuring schools are safe and getting kids back into more normal routines can help reduce the need to hospitalize kids for psychiatric and behavioral issues. The podcast, “Show Me the Science,” is produced by the Office of Medical Public Affairs at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis.

High-Yield Child & Adolescent Psychiatry (Neurodevelopmental Disorders): Autism Spectrum Disorder

The High-Yield Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 10, 2021 20:46

Discussion of DSM-V diagnostic criteria and the difference with DSM-IV conditions Important developmental features & assessment of developmental milestones A brief list of important Differential Diagnoses of Autism Spectrum Disorder Genetic disorders & Inborn Errors of Metabolism that can be the underlying etiology and their diagnostic assessment Detailed discussion and numerous examples on Early features of Autism, Symptoms among preschool children versus school-aged children Workup and Management of Autism Spectrum Disorder (For USMLE Steps 1, 2, 3)

High-Yield Child & Adolescent Psychiatry: Hyperkinetic Movement Disorders of Childhood (Tics, Tourette, Stereotypies, Rett, Differential list for Chorea, Dystonia and Myoclonus)

The High-Yield Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 9, 2021 21:33

A questioned-based review of hyperkinetic movement disorders of childhood with emphasis on Tics (primary and 2ndary) and Tourette syndrome as well as stereotypies (as important differential diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorder) including Rett Syndrome (X-linked Dominant developmental regression) followed by a brief discussion of important differentials of Chorea, Myoclonus and Dystonia Subjects are important for USMLE Steps 1,2, 3

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Child & Adolescent Psychiatry (Neurodevelopmental Disorders): Clinical Framework and Learning Tips

The High-Yield Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 9, 2021 17:38

An introduction to 6 major DSM-V categories of child & adolescent psychiatry A discussion of 4 major clinical complaints among children & adolescent with neurodevelopmental disorders A brief overview of Differential Diagnosis for child behavioral problems, poor school performance, speech problems and distractibility

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Episode 9: Integrated, Holistic Addiction Recovery Treatment with Dr. Peter Newsom

Sober Conversations

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 5, 2021 34:49

Drug therapy vs. Mindfulness, hmmm…”Screen addiction”, what is it and what to do about it? Exercise, movement and play! – the antidotes to our technological world. Today's episode #9 is entitled, Integrated, Holistic Addiction Recovery Treatment with Dr. Peter Newsom of Mindfulness Centered Healing in Menlo Park, California. Dr. Newsom is a triple board certified M.D. in emergency medicine and psychiatry. He has over 40 years of training and personal experience practicing mindfulness. Dr. Peter Newsom earned his MD from the University of Illinois Medical School in Chicago, graduating as a James Scholar in Independent Study. He completed his residency trainings in Adult Psychiatry at the Chicago Medical School/Finch University of Health Sciences in Chicago and at the Hospital St. Anne in Paris, as well as residency training in Child/Adolescent Psychiatry at Stanford University. Our conversation will survey his integrated and holistic approaches to addiction treatment and reveals just what dedicated healers there are out there in our collective effort to address America's number 1 public health issue: Addiction. Listen in on a warm and wonderful human being dedicated to his life's work including working with people in addiction recovery.

Ep. #24 TDAH com o Prof. Rohde

CelgCast

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 30, 2020 35:54

No último episódio dessa 1a temporada do CelgCast, conversamos com o Professor Luis Augusto Rohde sobre TDAH (Transtorno do Déficit de Atenção e Hiperatividade). Falamos, também, sobre pesquisa e cientometria. Recentemente, o Professor Rohde integrou a lista de pesquisadores altamente citados de 2020 da Web of Science. Luis Augusto Rohde é Professor Titular do Departamento de Psiquiatria e Medicina Legal da Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul e diretor do Programa de Déficit de Atenção/Hiperatividade do Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre e Vice-coordenador do Instituto Nacional de Psiquiatria do Desenvovimento. Fez seu mestrado e doutorado na Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul e livre docência na Universidade Federal de São Paulo. É editor emérito da Revista Brasileira de Psiquiatria. Foi co-editor do European Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, é editor internacional do J Am Acad Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. Foi vice-presidente da International Association of Child Adolescent Psychiatry and Allied Disciplines e membro do grupo para Transtornos Disruptivos do Comportamento e TDAH do DSM-5. Foi presidente da World Federation of ADHD. Apresentação: Lívia Hartmann de Souza Produção: Daniel Spritzer, Marcos Cima e Mariana Bratz Site: www.celg.org.br Email: celgcast@celg.org.br

Opioid Addiction, Weed, and How To Talk To Your Kids About Drugs with Dr. Enrique Oviedo

The Authentic Dad Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 23, 2020 45:17

Welcome to the Authentic Dad Podcast! I'm David Waranch and I coach dads on having a greater impact in the world, living on their own terms, and flourishing in their relationships. Today, I'm joined by Dr. Enrique Oviedo. We talk about addiction treatment, marijuana, and talking to your kids about drugs. Dr. Oviedo is an expert on all things addiction related. Dr. Enrique Oviedo completed medical school at the University of Buffalo School of Medicine in 2007. He is a University of Maryland trained psychiatrist who is triple boarded in adult, child & adolescent, and addiction psychiatry. He currently serves as medical director for addiction treatment at both Catholic Charities of Baltimore and MATClinics. He has continued on faculty at the University of Maryland School of Medicine as a clinical assistant professor in the Department of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry. Dr. Oviedo is on the public policy committee of the Maryland Society of Addiction Medicine and has been involved in several advocacy efforts related to mental health and addiction treatment. If you're a dad who needs support in your relationships and are looking to make a greater impact in the world, I would love to hear from you. My theme music is by Isaac Lourie. Check him out on Instagram @isaac_lourie_official. Please visit www.furthur.coach to say hi or schedule a free 30 minute coaching call. Instragram: @furthur_coaching TikTok: @furthurcoaching Thanks for listening! Please consider giving us a 5 star review and subscribing to the podcast. It really helps people find it.

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COVID-19, social media and those with intellectual and developmental disabilities

Show Me the Science

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 16, 2020 17:17

The pandemic is affecting everyone, but the stresses it causes are particularly rough for those with intellectual and developmental disabilities and their families. Providing effective education to such children and getting services to those who need help in their homes is typically complex, but those issues are even more difficult in the face of COVID-19. Child psychiatrist John N. Constantino, MD, is the Blanche F. Ittleson Professor of Psychiatry and Pediatrics, director of the William Greenleaf Eliot Division of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, and co-director of the Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Research Center at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. As debates continue over whether children should be in classrooms or involved in online learning from home, Constantino says little has been said about kids with intellectual and developmental disabilities, many of whom have a great deal of trouble trying to learn online. Meanwhile, information available online and over social media may be adding to the stress and anxiety many people are experiencing during the pandemic. Another team of psychiatry researchers is studying that issue. Led by Patricia A. Cavazos-Rehg, PhD, a professor of psychiatry, the team is analyzing the effects of social media on anxiety and depression, and working to use messages delivered over social media to lower stress and anxiety levels. The podcast “Show Me the Science” is produced by the Office of Medical Public Affairs at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis.

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The Kids Are Alright with Dr. Erikka Dzirasa, Part II

3 Black Docs

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 21, 2020 34:16

For more information on the resources mentioned:Taraji P Henson's Boris Lawrence Henson Foundation : Break the Silence, Break the Cycle. Focused on erasing the stigma around mental health issuesAAKOMA Project: dedicated to helping diverse teenagers and their families achieve optimal mental health through dialogue, learning, and the understanding that everyone deserves care and supportManaged Cares Services through Medicaid Dr. Erikka Dzirasa, MD, MPH is a double board-certified Child, Adolescent, and Adult Psychiatrist, a certified yoga instructor, and a cycle instructor. She is a graduate of Spelman College, and she completed medical school, residency, and Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Fellowship at Duke University. She has experience in treating psychiatric conditions such as anxiety disorders, mood disorders, eating disorders, trauma, neurodevelopmental disorders, and psychotic disorders. She is committed to providing compassionate and comprehensive care that incorporates supportive therapy, cognitive behavioral therapy, and psychopharmacology. She also has expertise in topics such as eating disorders, body image, racial trauma, resiliency, school/work/life balance, stress management, faith & mental health, and mental health among diverse populations. She is the immediate Past-President of the North Carolina Council of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry and the co-owner/founder of Catalyst Therapeutic Services, PLLC in Durham, NC. Follow her on IG @dr_e2kCatalystnc.com @Catalyst_nc New episodes every Tuesday! Subscribe so you don't miss a beat! Also, join us for our monthly live podcasts on Facebook and Youtube! Join the Conversation! Follow us on social media! 3 Black Docs facebook.com/3blackdocstwitter.com/3blackdocsinstagram.com/3blackdocsYouTube Dr. Karen Winkfield facebook.com/drkarenwinkfieldtwitter.com/drwinkfieldinstagram.com/drwinkfield Dr. Zanetta Lamar facebook.com/drzanettainstagram.com/drzanetta

The Kids are Alright with Dr. Erikka Dzirasa - Part I

3 Black Docs

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 14, 2020 31:48

Dr. Erikka Dzirasa, MD, MPH is a double board-certified Child, Adolescent, and Adult Psychiatrist, a certified yoga instructor and a cycle instructor. She is a graduate of Spelman College, and she completed medical school, residency, and Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Fellowship at Duke University. She has experience in treating psychiatric conditions such as anxiety disorders, mood disorders, eating disorders, trauma, neurodevelopmental disorders, and psychotic disorders. She is committed to providing compassionate and comprehensive care that incorporates supportive therapy, cognitive behavioral therapy, and psychopharmacology. She also has expertise in topics such as eating disorders, body image, racial trauma, resiliency, school/work/life balance, stress management, faith & mental health, and mental health among diverse populations. She is the immediate Past-President of the North Carolina Council of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry and the co-owner/founder of Catalyst Therapeutic Services, PLLC in Durham, NC. Follow her on IG @dr_e2kCatalystnc.com @Catalyst_nc New episodes every Tuesday! Subscribe so you don't miss a beat! Also, join us for our monthly live podcasts on Facebook and Youtube!Join the Conversation! Follow us on social media!3 Black Docsfacebook.com/3blackdocstwitter.com/3blackdocsinstagram.com/3blackdocsYouTubeDr. Karen Winkfieldfacebook.com/drkarenwinkfieldtwitter.com/drwinkfieldinstagram.com/drwinkfieldDr. Zanetta Lamarfacebook.com/drzanettainstagram.com/drzanetta

Our guest for this episode is Dr. Manuj Nangia. Get ready to get smart with this brilliant man.

Masculine Vulnerability

Play Episode Listen Later May 21, 2020 63:29

Dr Nangia currently serves as Clinical Faculty for the Yale School of Medicine (pending) where he is training tomorrow’s healthcare providers on the importance of incorporating wellness into their own lives, with the hopes that Western healers will continue to be more integrative into their approach and wellness-focused, especially those fields of medicine involved in prevention or treating chronic illness. Dr. Nangia began his medical journey the traditional route, where he graduated with honors with dual degrees in Molecular & Cellular Biology-Genetics and Integrative Biology at the University of California at Berkeley. He later received a Masters Degree in Public Health and a Masters in Physiology and Biophysics at Georgetown University, where he was ranked number one in his class. He attended medical school at the University of Southern California Keck School of Medicine, where he was on the Dean’s List and started his medicine career at the Los Angeles County General Hospital/USC Medical Center in the dual residency program of Internal Medicine & Pediatrics. Due to seeing the impact of human behavior and psychology on chronic health conditions, he decided to switch fields into Psychiatry. Dr Nangia was introduced to psychotherapy by former president of the American Psychiatric Association, Dr. Marcia Goin, who authored an APA recommended book on Psychoanalysis. He was also trained in medication management by a well-known pioneer in bio-psychiatry, Dr. George Simpson, developer of the Simson Angus Scale and participant in the famous CATIE medication trial, which Dr Nangia also was involved in through the LA County Psychiatric Emergency Room. Dr. Nangia later served as Chief Resident in Psychiatry at LA County General Hospital/USC and Chair of the LA County Psychiatric Emergency Room Off-Hours Program. After graduating, he then began a fellowship at UC San Francisco School of Medicine in Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, but left early due to this program being didactic focused and he went to study directly under the legendary psychotherapy instructor David Burns at Stanford, one of the original developers of cognitive, behavioral, motivational, and acceptance therapies and author of the renowned best-seller, “The Feeling Good Handbook”. This work transformed Dr Nangia’s own life and showed him the tremendous impact of out-of-program study with mentors and peers. While at Stanford, he found another mentor, Dr James Lake, one of the pioneers of Integrative Psychiatry. Dr Nangia later joined Stanford’s Adjunct Clinical Faculty under the Department of Behavioral Medicine and taught therapists and psychiatry residents psychotherapy. He later served as Medical Director for Behavioral Health & Chemical Dependency Outpatient Services at Good Samaritan Hospital, in San Jose. Dr Nangia has been supporting Santa Clara County’s largest private nonprofit mental health organization, Momentum for Mental Health, which primarily serves the Medi-Cal/Medicaid population. He worked as a psychiatrist in their wrap-around program, serving those with the most severe symptoms who are at risk for incarceration, repeat hospitalizations, or homelessness. Over the years, he was also an active Board Member for Momentum, and has held fundraisers for this organization for three years, raising nearly $50,000. As a psychiatrist, Dr. Nangia received Momentum’s Community Service Award for his hands-on approach and care, including going to patients’ homes when they were too ill to make it to the clinic. Dr Nangia is a long-time mindfulness practitioner and was trained to teach Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction by Bob Stahl, Jon Kabat Zinn, and Saki Santorelli over 10 years ago. He currently leads guided meditations for his staff daily before starting the work day. His focus over the last few years has been studying wellness and optimal performance, believing the deductive medical model of “getting rid of disease” is outdated when it comes to prevention and chronic illness, while focusing on optimal physical, mental, and social well-being is the way for all health practitioners. He teaches students to live with “Wellness first”, and “Be over Do”, to put their energies into being who they need to be rather than doing what they need to do. He is a single father of three children and enjoys skateboarding, singing, and playing basketball. He is a member of Menlo Church in Mt View and is exploring the integration of spiritual practice (regardless of religion or atheist) into treatment. -Manuj Manuj Nangia, M.D.,M.P.H. Addiction Medicine - Behavioral Health - Wellness CEO & Medical Director San Jose Integrative Wellness Center Website: sjiwc.com San Jose Integrative Wellness Center 2516 Samaritan Drive, Suite G San Jose, CA 95124 Phone (408) 357-0105 Fax (650) 475-8434 email: info@sjiwc.com

Ep 9: What is the difference that makes a difference? Jay Giedd On Consciousness w/ Bernard Baars

Play Episode Listen Later May 18, 2020 37:34

"You highlighted the difference that makes a difference. Тhis is not only a neat catchphrase, but there's also something very deep about it. And sleep, in fact, is a really interesting aspect of behavior, that maybe gives us a window on the difference between conscious and non-conscious processes in the brain, because there is a distinct difference and it is recordable."- David Edelman, PhD, A neuroscientist and a Visiting Scholar in the Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences at Dartmouth College EPISODE 9: Roundtable Part Two - What is the Difference That Makes a Difference? In a continuation from their previous conversation, Neuroscientist David Edelman and Developmental Neuropsychiatrist Jay Giedd, Professor of Psychiatry at UCSD School of Medicine and Director of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry at Rady Children's Hospital are joined by Bernard Baars, the originator of the global workspace theory and global workspace dynamics, a theory of human cognitive architecture, the cortex and consciousness. In this contemplative conversation the trio touches on subjects involving how consciousness gets defined, the developing process of an adolescent human brain, and the role that sensory organs play in an individual's perception of reality. Get your 40% Discount for your copy of Bernie Baars' acclaimed new book On Consciousness: Science & Subjectivity - Updated Works on Global Workspace TheoryGO TO: https://shop.thenautiluspress.com/collections/baars APPLY DISCOUNT CODE AT CHECKOUT: "PODCASTVIP" Talking Points0:00 – Intro by David Edelman.2:00 – David Edelman welcomes Bernard Baars to the conversation.2:31 – Edelman initiates the discussion by revealing what consciousness means to him and how it could be reduced to main aspects (An idea which is based on his father’s views).6:22 – Baars points out that the exploration of consciousness is an idea that has been an inevitable part of humanity and a necessary trait.9:40 – Edelman and Baars discuss the importance of being able to socially broadcast your model of the world as part of the conscious experience.13:17 - Giedd and Edelman discuss whether having some type of social skills is a requirement for consciousness or if it is instead a product of it.19:12 – Jay makes a connection between social skills and the development of the cortex, its structure, and how important it appears to be for the emergence of consciousness22:12 – The development and integration of neuronal connections in the brain, responsible for essential bodily functions such as heart rate and breathing.24:35 – Is consciousness a constant or are there variations of it?26:22 – The uniqueness of the olfactory system and its close interconnectedness to the emotional system.30:31 – The sensation of smell and the human brain’s inability to recreate a memory of smell, the way it would for a visual image32:11 – Baars steers the conversation towards visual perceptional differences.34:55 – Jay Giedd discusses some of the rare conditions in humans which allow for the richer perception of external stimuli Summary of the ConversationBernard Baars has often referred to consciousness as the difference that makes a difference. When we reflect on our everyday experience versus the absence of anything attended to or recalled, as is the case during a deep, dreamless sleep or under general anesthesia — that difference which distinguishes conscious experience from the rest of our mental lives becomes quite obvious.But, how would we characterize that difference?What is it about a particular animal’s makeup — its nervous and sensory systems, its behavior, its social interactions — that singles out that animal as truly conscious?In this episode of ‘On Consciousness’, Baars, Edelman, and Giedd explore these questions in a thought-provoking discussion, starting with their perspectives on the nature of consciousness. To begin with, David posits a relatively straightforward definition of consciousness: namely, the weaving together of different sensory threads into a coherent unified percept and the persistence of that percept in memory. Bernie then offers that humans have studied consciousness for millennia, and out of that long rumination has come the realization that teaching and learning — the process of communicating and internalizing information — is an interactive exchange of conscious thought. This social domain of conscious experience could therefore be subsumed within an operational definition of awareness — at least in the human case. As David points out (and Jay amplifies) Bernie’s emphasis on the kind of social interchange of conscious percepts that occurs between humans doesn't take into account the long history of life on earth and in particular the many animals with complex brains and elaborate sensory faculties that have preceded us.Human sociality is a recent evolutionary innovation, and it seems clear that some form of consciousness existed long before we came along. And, while Bernard emphasizes the idea that human sociality accommodates our conscious experience, Jay flips this on its head, suggesting instead that consciousness may be what ultimately affords our particular social lives as humans.Moreover, for many non-human animals, survival and reproduction are contingent on social skills — but this was true long before humans walked the earth. In any case, as Jay points out, we should be able to infer whether an animal has the capacity to convey its interpretation of reality to others from the structure and function of its nervous system. Such an inference would be strongly suggestive of a rich conscious life.Next, the conversation focuses on the role of certain brain structures and sensory faculties in defining and elaborating conscious experience. In the case of human development, we can track the emergence of different perceptual and cognitive capacities, as well as the elaboration of underlying brain areas and circuitry, from infancy well into adulthood. Thus, as Jay suggests, we could in principle observe as the capacity to weave together sensory percepts into a neural representation emerges and is elaborated in the brain of a young child. In this regard, Jay asks two questions: 1) Can consciousness be considered as being on a ‘sliding scale’ during development? 2) Would we expect developing humans to get better at weaving together conscious percepts as they grow older? With regard to evolution, radical distinctions between our sensory organs and those of animals quite distant from our phylogenetic line suggest that the varieties of conscious experience must be legion among animals. Even among humans, differences in sensory equipment must necessarily give rise to differences in conscious experience. Individuals with a condition known as Tetrachromacy — a genetic mutation that is expressed as an extra photopigment — can perceive finer gradations in the spectrum of visible light than the rest of us and are therefore capable of making color distinctions we would certainly miss. The upshot of this lively exchange is that there is, indeed, a difference that makes a difference at the core of conscious experience, and it can be both observed in developing humans and inferred from the rich evolutionary history of complex life on earth. Though Bernie, Jay, and David barely scratch the surface of this tantalizing difference here, they provide listeners with ample armamentarium to forge ahead and continue the intellectual journey on their own.BIOSDr. Jay GieddChair of child psychiatry at Rady Children's Hospital-San Diego and director of child and adolescent psychiatry, Dr. Giedd is also a professor of psychiatry at UCSD School of Medicine, and professor in the Dept of Population, Family and Reproductive Health at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. Dr. Giedd was chief of the Section on Brain Imaging, Child Psychiatry Branch of the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH). His widely published research and expertise evaluates how the child's brain develops in health and illness, the factors that influence development and how to optimize treatments to take advantage of the child's changing brain. Jay and his award winning work were featured in the PBS 2 part series "Brains on Trial" hosted by Alan Alda. David Edelman, PhD: A neuroscientist and currently Visiting Scholar in the Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences at Dartmouth College, David has taught neuroscience at the University of San Diego and UCSD. He was Professor of Neuroscience at Bennington College until 2014 and visiting professor in the Dept of Psychology, CUNY Brooklyn College from 2015-2017.He has conducted research in a wide range of areas, including mechanisms of gene regulation, the relationship between mitochondrial transport and brain activity, and visual perception in the octopus. A longstanding interest in the neural basis of consciousness led him to consider the importance—and challenge—of disseminating a more global view of brain function to a broad audience.Bernard Baars is best known as the originator of global workspace theory and global workspace dynamics, a theory of human cognitive architecture, the cortex and consciousness. Bernie is a former Senior Fellow in Theoretical Neurobiology at the Neurosciences Institute in La Jolla, CA, and Editor in Chief of the Society for MindBrain Sciences. He is author of many scientific papers, articles, essays, chapters, and acclaimed books and textbooks. Bernie is the recipient of the 2019 Hermann von Helmholtz Life Contribution Award by the International Neural Network Society, which recognizes work in perception proven to be paradigm changing and long-lasting. He teaches science. It keeps him out of trouble. *Watch Episode 9 on Our YouTube Channel! #podbean #podcast #spotify #itunes #podcasting #podcastlife #stitcher #podcasts #applepodcasts #googleplay #youtube #podcasters #podcaster #soundcloud #podcastshow #newpodcast #googlepodcasts #applepodcast #iheartradio #spotifypodcast #itunespodcast #podcastmovement #entertainment #castbox #radio #subscribe #listen #neuroscience #psychology #brain #globalworkspace #gwt #bernardbaars #davidedelman #jaygiedd #brainscience #sciencepodcast #science

Tips For Mental Wellness During Covid-19

Play Episode Listen Later May 6, 2020 100:21

Judith Fiona Joseph M.D., M.B.A (http://judithjosephmd.com/) is a Board Certified Psychiatrist, with additional expertise in Child & Adolescent Psychiatry and Family Therapy, in New York City. Dr. Judith helps people from all stages of development including childhood, adolescence, and adulthood in a collaborative treatment to identify and achieve individual and family goals. Dr. Joseph is a clinical assistant professor of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at NYU Langone Medical Center. She is a television consultant, career coach and a sport's therapist. You can see her regularly on the Dr. OZ show! Denise M. Williams is a Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist, licensed through the California Board of Behavioral Sciences, and is a member of the California Association of Marriage & Family Therapists. She holds a Master of Science in Clinical Psychology from Antioch University, where she completed most of her clinical training with and for women of color and the LGBTQ+ community. Denise has been serving clients in private practice since 2015. Prior to transitioning to a mental health career, Denise worked in logistics, management, and event production for sports and entertainment facilities and large-scale events across the United States. Drawing on her personal experience, academic study, and clinical research – which all showed strong connections between Black women’s lack of positive self-care practices and negative health outcomes – Denise designed “Me First: The Art of Self-Care”, an interactive program designed to teach women to use self-care practices to improve their wellbeing. Since 2008, she has offered workshops, experiential events, one-on-one coaching, and online activities that help women improve their mental, emotional, and physical health. Pat Brown has been seen on CBS’s Late Show with Stephen Colbert, Fuse’s Uproarious, Axis’s Gotham Live, NBC’s Comic’s Unleashed and BET‘s ComicView, TVOne’s made for TV movie-WHITE WATER, the independent film SOMEBODIES, and the web series UNREQUITED. Pat has won both the Las Vegas Comedy Festival and the She Devil Competition. She has been featured in Time Out Magazine, After-Ellen, Splitsider and Punchline Magazine. Her critically acclaimed album “The Pat Brown Sex-Tape” has been described as “provocative and conceptual” by Laugh and is streaming on all platforms. You can watch her on the new season of Two Dope Queens on HBO! Always hosted by Marina Franklin - One Hour Comedy Special: Single Black Female ( Amazon Prime), Trainwreck, Louie Season V, The Jim Gaffigan Show, Conan O'Brien, Stephen Colbert, HBO's Crashing, and The Breaks with Michelle Wolf

Straight Talk About the Mental Health of Children & Adolescents During COVID-19

The Perkins Platform

Play Episode Listen Later May 4, 2020 32:00

Conflicting stories about the seriousness of the COVID-19 pandemic have left many adults anxious, confused and upset. What about the children? Many will take cues from their adult caretakers while many others are left wondering about the current conditions and future. Proms, graduations and other rites of passage have been suspended with no real plan to address the impact on the mental well-being of our nation's young. This week's guest, Warren Y. K. Ng, M.D., M.P.H., President-Elect: American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry will join us for a serious talk about what's happening with the children in our care. Dr. Ng is an Associate Professor of Psychiatry, Columbia University; Medical Director for Outpatient Behavioral Health at NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia University Irving Medical Center (CUIMC); and Director of Clinical Services, Division of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry at CUIMC. Dr. Ng oversees the spectrum of clinical programs in child, adolescent, and adult outpatient behavioral health at NewYork-Presbyterian's Ambulatory Care Network and all psychiatric services at the Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital of New York. Join us at 2pm!

In the context of developing human brains, how can we understand consciousness? Roundtable Pt 1: A Neuroanatomy & Neuro-function Approach with Jay Giedd, Chief of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, UCSD

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 30, 2020 13:11

"I want to try to understand consciousness from a neuroanatomy and neuro-function standpoint. What would consciousness look like in a brain scanner and other types of imaging? What are we looking for, in a sense, and could I predict from basically the architecture and the anatomy, that this could be conscious, and this would not be able to be conscious?"- Dr. Jay Giedd, Developmental Neuropsychiatrist, UCSD School of Medicine, Rady Children's Hospital, and Johns Hopkins EPISODE 8: Roundtable Part One – The Developing Brain & Consciousness – A thoughtful discussion exploring some fundamental issues that confront the science of consciousness. Namely, how do we define consciousness? What does that term mean? Where do we even start?Neuroscientist David Edelman and Developmental Neuropsychiatrist Jay Giedd, Professor of Psychiatry at UCSD School of Medicine and Director of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry at Rady Children's Hospital talk candidly about our understanding of the complex - and often tantalizing - nature of consciousness. In the context of the developing human brain, how can we understand consciousness? To many of us, consciousness seems like a simple, commonsense notion. When we’re awake, we all know that we are, more often than not, aware—of the world, of our thoughts and emotions, of our feeling states (i.e., hunger, thirst, pain, etc.), among others. When we fall into a deep, dreamless sleep, that awareness slips away. But, this notion is actually quite confounding—particularly when one considers that there must be a specific moment during development when the brain transitions from a small, non-conscious organ comprising a few dozen cells to a complex, 86 billion-cell nexus of conscious feelings, emotions, and thoughts.When, precisely, does that moment occur? In the womb? When we are just a few weeks old? These are the key questions that David Edelman and developmental neuropsychiatrist Jay Giedd ponder in this podcast.A lively back-and-forth ensues as the two neuroscientists bring their respective backgrounds to bear on the emergence and nature of consciousness during development:one, a neuroscientist focused on consciousness in non-human animals and the other,a psychiatrist and neuroscientist who has spent more than thirty years exploring the growth and development of the human brain from embryogenesis through childhood and adolescence well into adulthood.Along the way, David and Jay reinforce the notion that memory is a sine qua non of conscious states. As they learn to negotiate the world, very young infants experience the world with their developing senses, remember certain experiences, and then modify their behaviors accordingly.But, when do the first substantive memories actually form? There is certainly a Rubicon that is crossed; we just haven’t figured out when it happens or what that passage looks like. Memory is a ubiquitous faculty across the animal kingdom; even relatively simple animals like the humble marine snail Aplysia can learn and remember at a fundamental level.Are the different developmental stages of memory in growing infants comparable to the increasingly sophisticated memory faculties found in the nervous systems of ever more complex organisms? Roundtable Part One Talking Points0:03 – Opening lines by David Edelman.0:58 – Jay Giedd introduces himself, his background in psychiatry, robotics, and reproductive medicine, and how all of it ties together as he studies brain development.1:52 – David Edelman opens the conversation by asking about Jay Giedd’s idea ofconsciousness.2:15 – Jay Giedd looks at consciousness from the perspective of the developing brain in a fetus, particularly at what point does consciousness arise and how would that be detectable through a brain scanner.3:14 – Edelman makes a connection between Giedd’s outlook on consciousness with that of the brain’s behavior during a sleeping state.6:02 – Jay Giedd points out that a memory appears to be essential for the rise of consciousness, and how sleep, a process which no animal escaped from evolutionarily, is essential for proper memory formation.8:57 – David Edelman describes what happens in the brain while a person is asleep and proposes the idea that consciousness may have a variety of forms and that a brain’s sleeping state may be one of several.10:11 – Giedd brings up the role of dreams and our vague understanding of them. Get your 40% Discount for your copy of Bernie Baars' acclaimed new book On Consciousness: Science & Subjectivity - Updated Works on Global Workspace TheoryGO TO: https://shop.thenautiluspress.com/collections/baars APPLY DISCOUNT CODE AT CHECKOUT: "PODCASTVIP" David and Jay highlight important questions that may provide important waypoints along the way. Towards the end of their conversation, David and Jay consider the transition from wakefulness to deep non-REM sleep and its signal importance as a transition between conscious and non-conscious states during which changes in brain activity occur that we can actually study—and that provides clues as to the nature of consciousness.Sigmund Freud once said, “The interpretation of dreams is the royal road to a knowledge of the unconscious activities of the mind.” Though Freud was clearly referring to understanding a behavioral manifestations of a dreaming brain that may now be understood to be conscious in some sense (albeit mostly a matter of the cerebral cortex, cut off from the world, “talking to itself”), we can certainly invoke his spirit as a scientific observer in pursuit of the verifiable truth when we say that investigating the passage from wakefulness to deep sleep and back again may well help pave the royal road to understanding consciousness in the brain, whether still in the throes of development or fully formed. Quotes from Episode 8 "There's a kind of a commonplace notion of what consciousness is. Nearly everyone sort of knows what we mean when we invoke the term. But when it comes to the actual hard-nosed scientific aspect, we really haven't arrived at any sort of consensus; at least as far as I know, there's no real consensus as to what we mean when we bring up the term, ‘consciousness.'" -- David Edelman "When do we cross that Rubicon from non-conscious processing to conscious processing? And one of the aspects that Bernie Baars and in fact my late father, Nobel Laureate Gerald Edelman delved into was certain brain states -- certain behavioral states, actually -- that have underlying brain states that are indicative perhaps of "a difference that makes a difference." And one example might be the contrast between waking states and say a dreamless deep sleep. And the fact that we can observe through brain imaging -- through a variety of techniques -- we can observe a real difference in function there." -- David Edelman "We all have different paths that we've taken to come to the study of consciousness and my path has been looking at it from the development of the brain. I'm a child, adolescent, and geriatric psychiatrist by training. I'm the Chief of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry here at UC San Diego and a professor at Fukui University in Japan in Robotics, and at Johns Hopkins in Reproductive Medicine. But what ties together my interest has been the brain and how it changes throughout life. What sort of things influenced it, in good ways and in bad ways. And looking at the brain and health and illness and what permeates all of these interests is consciousness, which is in some ways the most basic and simple notion, and also one of the most difficult to grasp." -- Jay Giedd "I want to try to understand consciousness from a neuroanatomy and neuro-function standpoint. What would consciousness look like in a brain scanner and other types of imaging? What are we looking for, in a sense, and could I predict from basically the architecture and the anatomy, that this could be conscious, and this would not be able to be conscious?" -- Jay Giedd "For me, consciousness is more about questions than answers, even after 30 years of trying. But the memory aspect is actually a really good place to start. To what extent do babies in the womb have a memory, or even after they're born?" -- Jay Giedd BIOSDr. Jay GieddChair of child psychiatry at Rady Children's Hospital-San Diego and director of child and adolescent psychiatry, Dr. Giedd is also a professor of psychiatry at UCSD School of Medicine, and professor in the Dept of Population, Family and Reproductive Health at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. Dr. Giedd was chief of the Section on Brain Imaging, Child Psychiatry Branch of the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH). His widely published research and expertise evaluates how the child's brain develops in health and illness, the factors that influence development and how to optimize treatments to take advantage of the child's changing brain. Jay and his award winning work were featured in the PBS 2 part series "Brains on Trial" hosted by Alan Alda. David Edelman, PhD: A neuroscientist and currently Visiting Scholar in the Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences at Dartmouth College, David has taught neuroscience at the University of San Diego and UCSD. He was Professor of Neuroscience at Bennington College until 2014 and visiting professor in the Dept of Psychology, CUNY Brooklyn College from 2015-2017. He has conducted research in a wide range of areas, including mechanisms of gene regulation, the relationship between mitochondrial transport and brain activity, and visual perception in the octopus. A longstanding interest in the neural basis of consciousness led him to consider the importance—and challenge—of disseminating a more global view of brain function to a broad audience. *Watch Episode 8 on Our YouTube Channel**Roundtable Episodes of the podcast “On Consciousness with Bernard Baars” were recorded and filmed in the dining room of the La Jolla house that was my father’s home for more than 20 years. These explorations of consciousness are a special tribute to David's Dad, Nobel Laureate Gerald Edelman, and his verdant imagination, immense creativity, prodigious output, and the many discussions about the scientific study of consciousness and biological science generally that we had within these four walls.

Pt 4: Is Cortex the Organ of Mind? GWT originator, Bernard Baars explores conscious and unconscious brain events.

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 16, 2020 15:59

Why are we conscious? Is cortex the organ of mind? Throughout human history, people have perceived the conscious brain as the great nexus of human life, of social relationships, of their personal identities and histories, in encounters with new challenges. In Episode #5 of the podcast On Consciousness, Bernard Baars, originator of GWT, talks with neuroscientists David Edelman and Jay Giedd, roboticist Jeff Krichmar, magician Mark Mitton, and editor Natalie Geld about our growing understanding of the many relationships between the structure and functions of the brain and our own private experiences.Discover the conscious brain.Consciousness under its many labels and manifestations is widely seen to be one of the core mysteries of life. A great many therapeutic approaches can be viewed in a global workspace framework, including traditional psychodynamics and depth psychology, but also cognitive behavioral techniques, and, indeed, many other kinds of carefully studied human functions. Making progress in understanding consciousness therefore has an endless number of implications - philosophical, metaphysical, scientific, medical, clinical, and practical."Baars' Global Workspace Theory is practical and elegant, addressing both conscious and unconscious activity. If anyone thinks there is a "hard problem" in this field, they need to read On Consciousness before they make that assumption." ~Stanley Krippner, PhD, Professor of Psychology, Saybrook University.Cognitive Neurobiologist and originator of GWT Bernard J.Baars, Author of "ON CONSCIOUSNESS: Science & Subjectivity - Updated Works on Global Workspace Theory"Neuroscientist David Edelman, PhD, Visiting Scholar, Dept of Psychological & Brain Sciences, Dartmouth CollegeNeuroscientist Dr. Jay Giedd, Director of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, Rady Children's Hospital; Professor of Psychiatry, UCSD School of MedicineNeuroscientist & Roboticist Jeffrey Krichmar, PHD, UC IrvineProfessional Magician Mark MittonEditor of "ON CONSCIOUSNESS" Natalie Geld, CEO & Founder, MedNeuro, Inc.Special Podcast VIP 40% Discount for Bernie Baars' new book, "On Consciousness: Science & Subjectivity - Updated Works on Global Workspace Theory" - GO TO: https://shop.thenautiluspress.com/collections/baars APPLY CODE AT CHECKOUT: PODCASTVIPVideo Podcast of Episode #5 - Part Four of NATURALIZING CONSCIOUSNESS: A Talk with Psychobiologist and Originator of Global Workspace Theory, Bernard Baars exploring conscious and unconscious brain events.

EP08 - COVID-19

Talking Mental Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 8, 2020 47:54

What’s going on!? When will this madness end? Why have I become this jittery hand-washing, food-hoarding, news-obsessed recluse? Will someone please explain? The world has become a weird, weird place. Aaron sits down with Gira, a Mental Health Counsellor and author of one of the most sensible pieces of writing on Covid-19 to date. A breath of fresh air in the blizzard of tiresome memes and terrifying news reports. Smart, non-nonsense Gira is a rare and reassuring voice of reason. Kill the fear. Stop the spiral. Focus on the facts and only the facts. It’s all about putting things into perspective. Stay safe, stay calm. Peace out. ABOUT GIRA Gira started working as a Mental Health Counsellor at OT&P in October 2014. She graduated in 1999 from Leeds University Medical School, UK, and is a qualified, registered psychiatrist in the UK but not registered in Hong Kong. During 10 years of training in psychiatry, she gained experience in Adult Psychiatry, Old Age Psychiatry, Perinatal Psychiatry, Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, Liaison Psychiatry and Psychotherapies. She acquired her MRCPsych in 2005. Some of Gira's special interests are anxiety, stress, depression and perinatal mental health.

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When are brains capable of this sensation of being self aware? Dr. Jay Giedd On Consciousness with Bernard Baars

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 16, 2020 0:22

“If not in the womb, at what point in life do we first have the sensation of being us? In terms of knowing that we’re an individual person... And where that line is crossed, including octopus or other animals, at what point in terms of our brain development are the brains capable of this sensation of being self aware?”Naturalizing Consciousness: Conversations on the Biology of Subjectivity - the Premiere Event for the New Podcast "On Consciousness with Bernard Baars" - and a Special Tribute to Nobel Laureate Gerald M. Edelman.Subscribe and Tune in!Dr. Jay Giedd Director, Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, Rady Children's Hospital; Professor of Psychiatry, UCSD School of Medicine Professor, Dept of Population, Family & Reproductive Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.Former Chief, Section on Brain Imaging, Child Psychiatry Branch, National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH). Jay’s widely published research and expertise evaluates how the child's brain develops in health and illness, the factors that influence development and how to optimize treatments to take advantage of the child's changing brain.Jay and his award winning work were featured in the PBS 2 part series "Brains on Trial" hosted by Alan Alda. Video Link to Podcast Trailer: When are brains capable of this sensation of being self aware? Jay Giedd On Consciousness with Bernard Baars

Pt 3: Roundtable on Neural Darwinism and Waking Consciousness. Building a brain that learns, remembers, and experiences.

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 15, 2020 46:58

The engine of evolution is geared to overproduce and selectively eliminate. How do biological systems confront, adapt, and survive an ever-changing world?This is the central question that defined Charles Darwin’s scientific journey. In Episode #4 of NATURALIZING CONSCIOUSNESS - the premiere event for the new podcast "On Consciousness with Bernard Baars" - neuroscientists Bernard Baars, David Edelman, Jay Giedd, Jeff Krichmar, professional magician Mark Mitton, and editor Natalie Geld unpack the Theory of Neuronal Group Selection (TNGS) and make the case that this theory lays out tractable biological ‘first principles’ for building a brain that learns, remembers, and experiences.160 years after On the Origin of Species, Natural Selection provides a framework for understanding adaptation at many different scales of biological organization, from protein translation (e.g., ribosomes acting as mRNA message ‘filters’ which determine final protein products), to the immune response (i.e., ‘recognition’ of foreign agents or pathogens by antibodies), to organismal development (e.g., morphogenesis; embryogenesis, etc.), to the origin of species and dynamics of vast ecologies (e.g., rainforest canopies, grasslands, island biogeography, etc.).Could the very same Darwinian principles help explain how complex nervous systems adapt? It seems like a strange thought.BUT MORE THAN FORTY YEARS AGO, GERALD EDELMAN PROPOSED NEURAL DARWINISM, or the Theory of Neuronal Group Selection (TNGS), to account for the development and function of the human brain. Neural Darwinism proposes that the functional circuitry of the brain is determined by selective forces operating during development and throughout the life of an organism. It provides a robust biological framework for understanding brain function, including consciousness--the most complex and mysterious of all brain processes. In a nearly six decade long career, Gerald M. Edelman’s research spanned diverse areas of biological science, including immunology, developmental biology, and neuroscience. The common thread running through all of Dr. Edelman’s pursuits was an enduring interest in the relationship between biology and human experience. Neural Darwinism represents the culmination of his efforts to reconcile the two.SIMILARLY, COGNITIVE PSYCHOLOGIST BERNARD BAARS HAS SOUGHT TO LINK FUNDAMENTAL BRAIN PROCESSES and conscious human experience. His Global Workspace Theory and Edelman’s Neural Darwinism naturally complement one another. Both theories propose that the conscious brain supports numerous unconscious processes which together yield a single, coherent stream of experiences.Through recent neuroscientific advances, we have begun to lift the veil of mystery surrounding consciousness. In this open-minded discussion, our roundtable experts explore Neural Darwinism and Global Workspace in the context of these advances and make the case that together, these complementary theories provide a rich biological roadmap of subjective experience.COGNITIVE NEUROBIOLOGIST BERNARD J. BAARS, Author of "ON CONSCIOUSNESS: Science & Subjectivity - Updated Works on Global Workspace Theory"NEUROSCIENTIST DAVID EDELMAN, PHD, Visiting Scholar, Dept of Psychological & Brain Sciences, Dartmouth CollegeNEUROSCIENTIST DR. JAY GIEDD, Director of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, Rady Children's Hospital; Professor of Psychiatry, UCSD School of MedicineNEUROSCIENTIST & ROBOTICIST JEFFREY KRICHMAR, PHD, UC IrvinePROFESSIONAL MAGICIAN MARK MITTONEDITOR OF "ON CONSCIOUSNESS" NATALIE GELD, CEO & Founder, MedNeuro, Inc.Special Podcast VIP 40% Discount for Bernie Baars' new book, "On Consciousness: Science & Subjectivity - Updated Works on Global Workspace Theory" - GO TO: https://shop.thenautiluspress.com/collections/baars APPLY CODE AT CHECKOUT: PODCASTVIPVideo Podcast of Episode #4 - Part Three of NATURALIZING CONSCIOUSNESS: Roundtable on Neural Darwinism and Global Workspace Theory

Pt 1: Nobel Laureate Gerald Edelman's Professional Artistry: A Tribute by his son, neuroscientist David Edelman

Raise A Little Hell Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 11, 2020 19:22

In Part One of NATURALIZING CONSCIOUSNESS - the premiere event for the new podcast "On Consciousness with Bernard Baars" - neuroscientist David Edelman discusses his father, Nobel Laureate Gerald M. Edelman's life, reminisces about little known stories and milestones, and the professional artistry of GME's distinguished career and groundbreaking theories. 1st segment (:20 - 8:05) -- A Tribute to Nobel Laureate Gerald M. Edelman by Oliver Sacks and others, along with interviews with Gerald on Putting the Mind Back into Nature - in his own words.2nd segment (8:06 - 18:03) -- Neuroscientist David Edelman discusses his father, Nobel Laureate Gerald M. Edelman's life, reminisces about little known stories and milestones, and the professional artistry of GME's distinguished career and theories. In a nearly six decade long career, Gerald M. Edelman’s research spanned diverse areas of biological science, including immunology, developmental biology, and neuroscience. The common thread running through all of Dr. Edelman’s pursuits was an enduring interest in the relationship between biology and human experience. Neural Darwinism represents the culmination of his efforts to reconcile the two. NATURALIZING CONSCIOUSNESS: A Special Tribute to Nobel Laureate Gerald M. Edelman - Putting the Mind Back into Nature. Conversations on the Biology of Subjectivity with Psychobiologist Bernard J. Baars, Neuroscientists David Edelman, Jay Giedd, and Jeffrey Krichmar; and Professional Magician Mark Mitton. Moderator, Natalie Geld. COGNITIVE NEUROBIOLOGIST BERNARD J. BAARS, Author of "ON CONSCIOUSNESS: Science & Subjectivity - Updated Works on Global Workspace Theory"NEUROSCIENTIST DAVID EDELMAN, PHD, Visiting Scholar, Dept of Psychological & Brain Sciences, Dartmouth CollegeNEUROSCIENTIST DR. JAY GIEDD, Director of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, Rady Children's Hospital; Professor of Psychiatry, UCSD School of MedicineNEUROSCIENTIST & ROBOTICIST JEFFREY KRICHMAR, PHD, UC IrvinePROFESSIONAL MAGICIAN MARK MITTONEDITOR OF "ON CONSCIOUSNESS" NATALIE GELD, CEO & Founder, MedNeuroSpecial Podcast VIP 40% Discount for Bernie Baars' new book, "On Consciousness: Science & Subjectivity - Updated Works on Global Workspace Theory" - GO TO: https://shop.thenautiluspress.com/collections/baars APPLY CODE AT CHECKOUT: PODCASTVIPVideo Podcast of Part 1 | Episode #2 - Naturalizing Consciousness: The professional artistry of Nobel Laureate Gerald Edelman illustrated in a special tribute by Gerald's son, neuroscientist and paleoanthropologist, David Edelman, PhD.

How to Know Your Teen Wants To Have Sex

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 2, 2020 35:05

Season 1: Episode 4 My Teen wants to have SEX! We know it is scary, uncomfortable, and weird, but you have to talk to your teen about sex waaaaay before they are interested. We tackle the signs your kids might show when they are interested in sex, how to manage your reactions and ways to do the deed (talk to them). Signs  Your kids may tell you; however, it is way more likely that they are going to show you! Get prepared, you are going to see their clothes change; underwear gets fancier and smaller, Hanes and Fruit of the Loom are no longer acceptable. Kids that were not at all interested in their appearance are suddenly spending more time in the bathroom and on their appearance than you previously thought possible. They might change how they talk about those that they are interested in. All of a sudden you hear the same name over and over, or you no longer hear about kids you used to hear about…Pay attention your kid is getting ready. Your Response is Everything Pretend your child just asked you a question or you “caught” your child “messing around.” What emotions do you imagine you would feel? Your response in these “big” moments is so important. Your child is making determinations about whether you are safe or not by your micro expressions! I know it’s scary, but you’ve got this! If you are nervous or a bit embarrassed about sex yourself, it is so important to practice ahead of time. Our responses and reactions to our teens are a part of the foundation of healthy or unhealthy sex as an adult. Talking about Sex I always wanted to believe that schools are giving our kids what they need, but we all know that kids are not certain how to ask questions at school. Not only that, but Sex Ed in public schools is very heteronormative. This is what we have learned. Be specific, your kids are not going to make the connection between “body fluids” and sex. Their brains are not ready for that type of work. It might even help to ask them the terms that they use!  Ask Questions!  We have heard from other parents that they have been nervous about asking questions about sexual topics because they will say things wrong. Many parents have had experiences using terminology incorrectly and feeling ashamed of other's reactions. Reach out and ask professionals that are trained to educate you. They will help you learn and may have tips for how to learn more. We have provided some great resources for parents below. By parents, we mean parts of straight kids, gay kids, nonbinary kids, all the kids. Expectations are Key for YOU and THEM  Choice-based education is best! Don’t offer threats that you cannot serve logical consequences for; such as “You are going to get an STD from having sex”. They may view that as an opportunity to check and see. Teach them about sex and consequences before they are even interested. Set your expectations long before kids are ready. If they know what you expect from the get-go and it was shared with them at a neutral time, they are way more likely to make healthy choices. The whole goal is to help your kids learn, so they can make their own choices. If you see that it is incredibly difficult to trust your teen. That may be more about you than them. If so, reach out to friends, support systems, and/or a counselor. Resources Talking to your kids about sex https://healthfinder.gov/healthtopics/category/parenting/healthy-communication-and-relationships/talk-to-your-kids-about-sex https://www.plannedparenthood.org/learn/parents/tips-talking https://www.healthline.com/health/parenting/ultimate-guide-to-sex-talk#when-to-talk Gender and Sexuality https://www.thetrevorproject.org/?gclid=EAIaIQobChMImZ7X-vr35gIVAtbACh0GVQs6EAAYASAAEgK-cPD_BwE https://www.genderbread.org/ https://www.hrc.org/resources/resources-for-people-with-transgender-family-members Parenting LGBTQ+ Youth https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/health/wellness-and-prevention/tips-for-parents-of-lgbtq-youth https://pflag.org/loving-families https://www.hrc.org/resources/all-children-all-families-caring-for-lgbtq-children-youth Resources for our academic audience Roffman, D.M. (2011). A review of talking to your kids about sex: Turning “the talk” into a conversation for life. American Journal of Sexuality Education, 6, pp. 326-328. Telingator, C, & Webster, C.R. (2019). The birds and the bees: Speaking to children, adolescents, and families about gender and sexuality. Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, 58, pp. S10. Bersamin, M; Todd, M.; Fisher, D.A.; Hill, D.L. Grube, J.W; & Walker, S. (2008). Parenting practices and adolescent sexual behavior: A longitudinal study. Journal of Marriage and Family, 70, 97-112

The Birds & The Bees - It’s More Than Sex

Raise A Little Hell Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 12, 2020 31:33

Episode 1 Season 1: The Birds and the Bees it is more is just Sex. What are we going to talk about? Jax and Renae delve into the forbidden of talking about sex with your tweens teens. Guess what?!? Research does NOT support the idea of simply not talking about sex with your tween/teen. Jax and Renae kick the door down on the taboo topic of talking with teens about sex by drilling into discussing gender, sex, and masturbation right out of the blocks. Healthy sex education starts when children are little! Not after they have learned about sex from their friend on the monkey bars. It is a myth that talking about sex leads to sex! When should you start talking to kids about sex? The younger the better but using language and sources that are appropriate for your child at different developmental ages. They should learn from you rather than from the playground talk. Gender??? What??? A relatively new area to talk to our kids about is gender expression and sexuality. Renae and Jax take some time to talk about how to help kids understand gender and how to prepare your children to explore their gender and/or understand other's gender expression. What should you do when your culture is different than those around you? How do you handle the social reaction to your child having “the” knowledge? You need to be open with other parents in your circle when you talk with your child because they talk to each other and any info and potential misunderstanding will spread like wildfire! Renae and Jax also talk about respecting the culture of other families around you. Different cultures have very different beliefs about sex. What is your expectation? Are your expectations are too high or too low? Your expectations will dictate the behavior of your kids. If they are too low the kids may choose to not exceed them. If they are too high, you may have chosen a battle line. Listen in, Jax and Renae will give you ideas about expectations. Tips Jax and Renae give tips on how to create the right situation and open the conversation with your kids so that it goes smoothly, and they perceive you as hearing over lecturing. Setting and phrases to use with your kids are covered. Renae and Jax also discuss things to help you stay present while you are freaking the fuck out inside! How can You reach us? Find them on social media by engaging with them in their facebook group for Moms of Tween/TeenDaughters: https://www.facebook.com/groups/momsandteengirls/?ref=bookmarks Jax Anderson can be found on IG @thepsykotherapist and Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jaxandersonlpc/. Renae can be found on IG @renae.d.swanson or you can email her at rswanson@integritycounselingllc.net. Join the email list for Raise A Little Hell Podcast here: www.raisealittlehellpodcast.com Resource Ideas and Links Talking about sex with the littles. The following books are golden. Sex is a Funny Word by Cory Silverberg and Fiona Smyth What Makes a Baby by Cory Silberberg Talking to your kids about sex https://healthfinder.gov/healthtopics/category/parenting/healthy-communication-and-relationships/talk-to-your-kids-about-sex https://www.plannedparenthood.org/learn/parents/tips-talking https://www.healthline.com/health/parenting/ultimate-guide-to-sex-talk#when-to-talk Gender and Sexuality https://www.thetrevorproject.org/?gclid=EAIaIQobChMImZ7X-vr35gIVAtbACh0GVQs6EAAYASAAEgK-cPD_BwE https://www.genderbread.org/ https://www.hrc.org/resources/resources-for-people-with-transgender-family-members Resources for our academic audience Roffman, D.M. (2011). A review of talking to your kids about sex: Turning “the talk” into a conversation for life. American Journal of Sexuality Education, 6, pp. 326-328. Telingator, C, & Webster, C.R. (2019). The birds and the bees: Speaking to children, adolescents, and families about gender and sexuality. Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, 58, pp. S10. Bersamin, M; Todd, M.; Fisher, D.A.; Hill, D.L. Grube, J.W; & Walker, S. (2008). Parenting practices and adolescent sexual behavior: A longitudinal study. Journal of Marriage and Family, 70, 97-112

Mental Health Checkup

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 8, 2020 105:22

Prachi Gupta is a journalist based in New York City. According to Bill O'Reilly, she writes for morons, and Donald Trump says she's a "non-intelligent reporter." Her book about Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is out now. She's interviewed Ivanka Trump on her paid leave policy proposal, interviewed former First Lady Michelle Obama on her first solo trip to the Middle East, and traveled to Jordan to report on the refugee crisis. Her work has been covered by outlets like the Columbia Journalism Review, Vox.com, Adweek, and featured in a Channel 4 Documentary. Her essay “Stories About My Brother” has been nominated for a 2020 Writers Guild Award. Her essay Stories About my Brother in Jezebel has been nominated for a 2020 Writers Guild Award As Well as Longform top 10 pieces. Judith Fiona Joseph, M.D., M.B.A, is a Board Certified Psychiatrist, with additional expertise in Child & Adolescent Psychiatry and Family Therapy, in New York City. Dr. Judith helps people from all stages of development including childhood, adolescence, and adulthood in a collaborative treatment to identify and achieve individual and family goals. Dr. Joseph is a clinical assistant professor of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at NYU Langone Medical Center. She is a television consultant, career coach and a sport's therapist. You can see her regularly on the Dr. OZ show! Nimesh Patel is a comedian and writer based in New York City. Discovered in 2015 by Chris Rock, Nimesh later joined his writing team for 2016 Academy Awards. His other writing credits include the 2017 White House Correspondents' Dinner hosted by Hasan Minhaj, Comedy KO, and Saturday Night Live. For his work on SNL, and particularly Weekend Update, Nimesh was nominated for an Emmy Award in 2018. He can be found performing at the Comedy Cellar and other clubs around NYC. Aminah Imani is a stand-up comedian, host, and actor who can be seen nightly at reputable comedy clubs and venues in New York city. Aminah’s notable performance at her alma mater, Howard University's Homecoming Comedy Show paved the way for career highlights including; 2018 Carolines on Broadway March Madness Comedy competition, the DC Comedy Festival, Skankfest Comedy Festival, online content with Buzzfeed and television appearances on Viceland. Aminah currently produces the Wine Before Nine podcast and hosts a weekly comedy show in Brooklyn New York at the Knitting Factory. Always hosted by Marina Franklin - One Hour Comedy Special: Single Black Female, Trainwreck, Louie Season V, The Jim Gaffigan Show, Conan O'Brien, Stephen Colbert, HBO's Crashing, and The Breaks with Michelle Wolf.

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14. Why Is Teen Suicide on the Rise?

Teens, Tech & God

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 24, 2019 21:33

In this episode, Dr. John addresses the rise in teen suicide and shares an important message to help parents understand the current situation and what to do to help their teens. /// According to the Mayo Clinic, the warning signs of teen suicide include: Talking or writing about suicide. Withdrawing from social contact. Experiencing sudden mood swings. Using alcohol or drugs more frequently. Expressing a sense of hopelessness. Taking part in risky or self-destructive behavior. Changing eating or sleeping patterns. Giving away belongings for no apparent reason. The new study was published June 18, 2019 in the Journal of the American Medical Association. /// If you are concerned your child is thinking about suicide: If your child is talking about any level of distress, do not hesitate to ask them whether they’re feeling changes in their mood or level of stress, or having suicidal thoughts. Asking your child directly about suicide will not increase their risk or plant the idea. It will create an opportunity to offer support and let them know you care enough to have the conversation. You can say, “It sounds like you’ve been dealing with a lot lately. Does it ever get so tough that you think about ending your life?” Talk with your child about how to seek help. If you fear they may be at risk, get professional help right away. Let them know you’ll be there for them no matter what, that your love is unconditional, and that you’ll help them get the help they need to get through this challenging time. /// Ten things you can do to help your teen: Don't let your teen's depression or anxiety snowball. Let's not wait for children or youth to come to us with their problems or concerns. Knock on the door, park yourself on the bed, and say, "You seem sad. Would you like to talk about it? Maybe I can help." Listen—even when your teen is not talking. Not all, but most kids who are thinking about suicide (this is called suicidal ideation) tip off their troubled state of mind through troubled behaviors and actions. Studies have found that one trait common to families affected by a son's or daughter's suicide is poor communication between parents and child. Never shrug off threats of suicide as typical teenage melodrama. Any written or verbal statement of "I want to die" or "I don't care anymore" should be treated seriously. Often, children who attempt suicide had been telling their parents repeatedly that they intended to kill themselves. Seek professional help right away. If your teenager's behavior has you concerned, don't wait to contact your pediatrician. Contact a local mental health provider who works with children to have your child or youth evaluated as soon as possible so that your son or daughter can start therapy or counseling if he or she is not in danger of self-harm. However, call your local mental health crisis support team or go to your local emergency room if you think your child is actively suicidal and in danger of self-harm. Share your feelings. Let your teen know he or she is not alone and that everyone feels sad or depressed or anxious now and then, including moms and dads. Without minimizing his anguish, be reassuring that these bad times won't last forever. Things truly will get better and you will help get your child through counseling and other treatment to help make things better for him or her. Encourage your teen not to isolate himself or herself from family and friends. It's usually better to be around other people than to be alone. But don't push if he says no. Recommend exercise. Physical activity as simple as walking or as vigorous as pumping iron can put the brakes on mild to moderate depression. Urge your teen not to demand too much of himself or herself. Until therapy begins to take effect, this is probably not the time to assume responsibilities that could prove overwhelming. Suggest that he or she divide large tasks into smaller, more manageable ones whenever possible and participate in favorite, low-stress activities. The goal is to rebuild confidence and self-esteem. Remind your teen who is undergoing treatment not to expect immediate results. Talk therapy and/or medication usually take time to improve mood. Your child shouldn't become discouraged if he or she doesn't feel better right away. If you keep guns at home, store them safely or move all firearms elsewhere until the crisis has passed. If you suspect your child might be suicidal, it is extremely important to keep all firearms, alcohol, and medications under lock and key. /// Where to get help There are several reputable organizations and ministries that offer support groups for parents and family members of suicide victims. It would be worth your while to contact some of the following groups for further information: SAVE (Suicide Awareness Voices of Education) https://save.org/ The American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry https://www.aacap.org/ The American Association of Suicidology https://suicidology.org/ The Yellow Ribbon Suicide Prevention Program https://yellowribbon.org/ You should also engage the services of a professional counselor as you work your way through the aftermath of this experience, and we highly recommend that you include the entire family in the counseling process. Focus on the Family’s Counseling department can provide you with a list of qualified Christian therapists in your area who specialize in dealing with problems of this nature. Their number is 855-771-4357. Call them for a free consultation. /// Additional resources https://www.usnews.com/news/health-news/articles/2019-06-18/us-youth-suicide-rate-reaches-20-year-high https://childmind.org/article/teen-suicides-risk-factors/ https://www.healthychildren.org/English/health-issues/conditions/emotional-problems/Pages/Ten-Things-Parents-Can-Do-to-Prevent-Suicide.aspx https://www.focusonthefamily.com/family-qa/parents-dealing-with-grief-after-adolescent-childs-suicide/ http://www.sptsusa.org/parents/

TSC Talks! In the Hot Seat with Professor Petrus de Vries & Alexis Minnaar; A Discussion on TSC Assoc. Neuropsychiatric Disorders, aka~TAND

TSC Talks!

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 19, 2019 59:15

In this episode, we are joined by Professor Petrus de Vries, Sue Struengmann Professor of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, Academic Head: Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, University of Cape Town, South Africa and Alexis Minnaar, English and Geography tutor at DawnCroft Alexis was diagnosed with Tuberous Sclerosis Complex, at the age of two. Prof. de Vries and Alexis graciously joined me to engage in a discussion on TAND, a phrase coined by Professor de Vries himself, which is an acronym for Tuberous Sclerosis Associated Neuropsychiatric Disorders and its one of the most challenging aspects of managing a TSC diagnosis and is a clinical manifestation of TSC, along with the other manifestations.Recently, Professor de Vries’ along with Anna Jansen (UZ Brussel – Vrije Universiteit Brussel) were awarded funding from the Tuberous Sclerosis Association and the King Baudouin Foundation for the TANDem project, which will bring together a worldwide team of families affected by TSC, researchers and clinicians to provide scientific evidence for greater TAND intervention and treatment. The two-part project will first focus on the development of a self-report TAND checklist and identification smartphone app, to measure how people are affected by TAND. The second part of the study will investigate the best ways to treat TAND, including agreement on suitable clinical guidelines for TAND. Following this work in identifying and treating TAND, the TANDem Project will help to prepare a global team of TAND researchers to raise awareness and lead future research into TAND.Bringing both Alexis and Professor de Vries together to discuss their lived experiences with TAND in a Q & A session to bring to light the perspective of patient, doctor and a parent, to hash out the very different experiences. Professor de Vries coined the term TAND when in need of a succinct way to sum up the grouping of symptoms in a way that is easier for families also to talk to others about.“It can be easier to say; “I have, or my child has epilepsy or I've got something on my skin or got a kidney thing” than to talk about anxiety, about mental health issues and about learning issues and about all sorts of stuff like that. So, the journey to share often takes even longer for people about those kinds of things. And that's why it was so important for us to find a way of building a kind of a language around TAND. And to give the message, the simple message to people is that TAND is as much part of tuberous sclerosis complex as all the other things are. And therefore, it's not something to be ashamed about or shy about or embarrassed about. This is something that we need to know about them that we can do something about. And so that really is, you know, you you're talking about how do we how do we put down on a level playing field with all the other things, it's just as important and just the same as all these physical health problems that people have learned to talk about and have learned to treat in a better way. And so for many decades, very little research was done on behavior and psychiatry and mental health. It was, in 2012, when we had the consensus conference in the US to revise the diagnostic criteria and to revise the treatment guidelines that we the neuro psychiatry group that said, What? We've been trying to tell people to do these things, and nobody has been doing anything. What can we do to make it simple, so that people might start to listen to us? And the one thing we realized was, we've been talking about know, you have to think about the behavioral issues and the psychiatric issues and the academic issues and the intellectual issues and the psychosocial issues. And you know, by the time I said that whole sentence, people aren't listening to me anymore. And so that was why we decided we needed to come up with a simple term that puts all these things together. And that was the birth of the word TAND, which stands as you know, for TSC, associated neuro psychiatric disorders across all those different levels. We wanted a simple word that you and I can talk about TAND in one word, and then we can start to break it up, rather than to talk about all these fuzzy words that in a psychiatrist often like to talk about, that nobody follows. Right? So that was really the reason to give us that you can talk about it.”Alexis shares her own lived experience with TAND as well; “(my mother) She said I was having temper tantrums at school starting at about age seven. And she actually got to a point where she had to speak to my doctor say, look, you know, is it the TSC that's causing this or is it anger, or is it discipline issues? Or, you know, how do I deal with this? And so, my pediatric neurologist, her advice at the time was-there's no excuse for bad behavior. So, my mom had to put me on a strict discipline, freedom within boundaries sort of routine. I had strict routines in terms of schooling. Whether I was homeschooled or not, you know, you wake up at seven, you started school at eight, you work 'til two. And after that, you could do what you wanted. You took your medicine at seven, you know, they were they were structured systems in place so that I didn't have an excuse, and it's been very helpful. I did go through the TAND checklist last night, actually. And I kind of giggled because I realized I do kind of struggle to in terms of organization, I think you called it executive functioning”I am personally passionate about TAND because of the impact it had on our entire family. There tends to be a ripple effect when dealing with a lot of dysregulated and unpredictable behavior on top of seizures for long time periods and the whole family develops dysfunctional ways of coping. So when I heard Professor de Vries talk about TAND, first on YouTube and then in person at the World TSC Conference in 2017 in Dallas, the entire history of our life with TSC started to make more sense. More regarding the TANDem project; “And so what the TANDem project will do is three things: One, we're going to make a self-report version of the checklist, so that you either as a parent or caregiver or an individual that lives at TSC can fill it in yourself. Two-then we're going to put it into an app so that you can download an app and fill it in on the app. Three-And then we are going to create an expert group of people, consensus guidelines for treatment, next steps interventions for all these seven clusters of TAND difficulties. And then we're going to build them into the app so that when you sit down and you fill in the app for yourself or for your son or daughter, and you click on it, it will show you your child’s cluster profile. And you can click on it and it'll tell you what you can do about your that specific type of manifestation. And it will also tell you what the clinicians and the physicians ought to be doing as the next steps for your TAND profile. The TANDem project is just starting. We will create a website. And as soon as there are updates, we will inform people like you and the TS Alliance and the TCI, etc. So, the people just follow the story and give us input into the progress of the project over the next four years. It’s funded for four years by a Belgian foundation. It's called the King Baudouin Foundation. And they have funded us basically to develop this app, to validate the app and we will use people in the US and different parts of the world to make sure that we have something that we think is a good product that can then be launched for anybody in the world to use towards the end of the project. So that's the idea. You can see it's very practical. And it's really about empowering families and people who live with TSC. Because we know we can't wait until you can get somebody who knows about TAND- we need to give you the tools. I also don't want everyone to think that TANDem will solve all the problems of TAND in the world, but I think it's the kind of next step that we're taking in the community with people in the community that I'm really excited about.”From Alexis: “Education is where my heart lies for kids with TAND or any other genetic disorder, autism, anything else of because there is none in South Africa. All the children get sent to a special needs school and they get cheated and it’s frustrating.”Thanks for listening and many many thanks to both Professor Petrus de Vries and Alexis Minnaar for being willing to engage in this important conversation and shed some light on the lived and learned experience of TSC & TAND. WE will be watching and waiting to hear more on the TANDem project as it develops. Find us at: https://tsctalks.com Professor Petrus de Vries’ links:University of Cape Town: http://www.psychiatry.uct.ac.za/psych/staff/petrus-de-vriesCentre For Autism Research: http://www.cara.uct.ac.za/petrus-de-vriesTANDem press release: https://www.tsalliance.org/international-tand-research-project-awarded-funding/Professor de Vries discussing TANDem: https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=699529333889383Recent article: https://www.spectrumnews.org/opinion/viewpoint/offer-support-young-autistic-children-south-africa/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/profpetrusdevries/TSC South Africa: https://www.facebook.com/TSSouthAfrica/Alexis Minnaar links: Blog: http://theycallmetsc.blogspot.com/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/alexisbilyardLiving with TSC Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theycallmetsc/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/they_call_me_tsc/Previous podcasts on TSC Talks: https://www.spreaker.com/episode/18952329 and https://www.spreaker.com/episode/19010713

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TSC Talks! In the Hot Seat with Professor Petrus de Vries & Alexis Minnaar; A Discussion on TSC Assoc. Neuropsychiatric Disorders, aka~TAND

Jill Woodworth

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 19, 2019 59:15

In this episode, we are joined by Professor Petrus de Vries, Sue Struengmann Professor of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, Academic Head: Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, University of Cape Town, South Africa and Alexis Minnaar, English and Geography tutor at DawnCroft Alexis was diagnosed with Tuberous Sclerosis Complex, at the age of two. Prof. de Vries and Alexis graciously joined me to engage in a discussion on TAND, a phrase coined by Professor de Vries himself, which is an acronym for Tuberous Sclerosis Associated Neuropsychiatric Disorders and its one of the most challenging aspects of managing a TSC diagnosis and is a clinical manifestation of TSC, along with the other manifestations. Recently, Professor de Vries’ along with Anna Jansen (UZ Brussel – Vrije Universiteit Brussel) were awarded funding from the Tuberous Sclerosis Association and the King Baudouin Foundation for the TANDem project, which will bring together a worldwide team of families affected by TSC, researchers and clinicians to provide scientific evidence for greater TAND intervention and treatment. The two-part project will first focus on the development of a self-report TAND checklist and identification smartphone app, to measure how people are affected by TAND. The second part of the study will investigate the best ways to treat TAND, including agreement on suitable clinical guidelines for TAND. Following this work in identifying and treating TAND, the TANDem Project will help to prepare a global team of TAND researchers to raise awareness and lead future research into TAND. Bringing both Alexis and Professor de Vries together to discuss their lived experiences with TAND in a Q & A session to bring to light the perspective of patient, doctor and a parent, to hash out the very different experiences. Professor de Vries coined the term TAND when in need of a succinct way to sum up the grouping of symptoms in a way that is easier for families also to talk to others about. “It can be easier to say; “I have, or my child has epilepsy or I've got something on my skin or got a kidney thing” than to talk about anxiety, about mental health issues and about learning issues and about all sorts of stuff like that. So, the journey to share often takes even longer for people about those kinds of things. And that's why it was so important for us to find a way of building a kind of a language around TAND. And to give the message, the simple message to people is that TAND is as much part of tuberous sclerosis complex as all the other things are. And therefore, it's not something to be ashamed about or shy about or embarrassed about. This is something that we need to know about them that we can do something about. And so that really is, you know, you you're talking about how do we how do we put down on a level playing field with all the other things, it's just as important and just the same as all these physical health problems that people have learned to talk about and have learned to treat in a better way. And so for many decades, very little research was done on behavior and psychiatry and mental health. It was, in 2012, when we had the consensus conference in the US to revise the diagnostic criteria and to revise the treatment guidelines that we the neuro psychiatry group that said, What? We've been trying to tell people to do these things, and nobody has been doing anything. What can we do to make it simple, so that people might start to listen to us? And the one thing we realized was, we've been talking about know, you have to think about the behavioral issues and the psychiatric issues and the academic issues and the intellectual issues and the psychosocial issues. And you know, by the time I said that whole sentence, people aren't listening to me anymore. And so that was why we decided we needed to come up with a simple term that puts all these things together. And that was the birth of the word TAND, which stands as you know, for TSC, associated neuro psychiatric disorders across all those different levels. We wanted a simple word that you and I can talk about TAND in one word, and then we can start to break it up, rather than to talk about all these fuzzy words that in a psychiatrist often like to talk about, that nobody follows. Right? So that was really the reason to give us that you can talk about it.” Alexis shares her own lived experience with TAND as well; “(my mother) She said I was having temper tantrums at school starting at about age seven. And she actually got to a point where she had to speak to my doctor say, look, you know, is it the TSC that's causing this or is it anger, or is it discipline issues? Or, you know, how do I deal with this? And so, my pediatric neurologist, her advice at the time was-there's no excuse for bad behavior. So, my mom had to put me on a strict discipline, freedom within boundaries sort of routine. I had strict routines in terms of schooling. Whether I was homeschooled or not, you know, you wake up at seven, you started school at eight, you work 'til two. And after that, you could do what you wanted. You took your medicine at seven, you know, they were they were structured systems in place so that I didn't have an excuse, and it's been very helpful. I did go through the TAND checklist last night, actually. And I kind of giggled because I realized I do kind of struggle to in terms of organization, I think you called it executive functioning” I am personally passionate about TAND because of the impact it had on our entire family. There tends to be a ripple effect when dealing with a lot of dysregulated and unpredictable behavior on top of seizures for long time periods and the whole family develops dysfunctional ways of coping. So when I heard Professor de Vries talk about TAND, first on YouTube and then in person at the World TSC Conference in 2017 in Dallas, the entire history of our life with TSC started to make more sense. More regarding the TANDem project; “And so what the TANDem project will do is three things: One, we're going to make a self-report version of the checklist, so that you either as a parent or caregiver or an individual that lives at TSC can fill it in yourself. Two-then we're going to put it into an app so that you can download an app and fill it in on the app. Three-And then we are going to create an expert group of people, consensus guidelines for treatment, next steps interventions for all these seven clusters of TAND difficulties. And then we're going to build them into the app so that when you sit down and you fill in the app for yourself or for your son or daughter, and you click on it, it will show you your child’s cluster profile. And you can click on it and it'll tell you what you can do about your that specific type of manifestation. And it will also tell you what the clinicians and the physicians ought to be doing as the next steps for your TAND profile. The TANDem project is just starting. We will create a website. And as soon as there are updates, we will inform people like you and the TS Alliance and the TCI, etc. So, the people just follow the story and give us input into the progress of the project over the next four years. It’s funded for four years by a Belgian foundation. It's called the King Baudouin Foundation. And they have funded us basically to develop this app, to validate the app and we will use people in the US and different parts of the world to make sure that we have something that we think is a good product that can then be launched for anybody in the world to use towards the end of the project. So that's the idea. You can see it's very practical. And it's really about empowering families and people who live with TSC. Because we know we can't wait until you can get somebody who knows about TAND- we need to give you the tools. I also don't want everyone to think that TANDem will solve all the problems of TAND in the world, but I think it's the kind of next step that we're taking in the community with people in the community that I'm really excited about.” From Alexis: “Education is where my heart lies for kids with TAND or any other genetic disorder, autism, anything else of because there is none in South Africa. All the children get sent to a special needs school and they get cheated and it’s frustrating.” Thanks for listening and many many thanks to both Professor Petrus de Vries and Alexis Minnaar for being willing to engage in this important conversation and shed some light on the lived and learned experience of TSC & TAND. WE will be watching and waiting to hear more on the TANDem project as it develops. Find us at: https://tsctalks.com Professor Petrus de Vries’ links: University of Cape Town: http://www.psychiatry.uct.ac.za/psych/staff/petrus-de-vries Centre For Autism Research: http://www.cara.uct.ac.za/petrus-de-vries TANDem press release: https://www.tsalliance.org/international-tand-research-project-awarded-funding/ Professor de Vries discussing TANDem: https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=699529333889383 Recent article: https://www.spectrumnews.org/opinion/viewpoint/offer-support-young-autistic-children-south-africa/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/profpetrusdevries/ TSC South Africa: https://www.facebook.com/TSSouthAfrica/ Alexis Minnaar links: Blog: http://theycallmetsc.blogspot.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/alexisbilyard Living with TSC Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theycallmetsc/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/they_call_me_tsc/ Previous podcasts on TSC Talks: https://www.spreaker.com/episode/18952329 and https://www.spreaker.com/episode/19010713

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S1E4 - Punishment and Its Fallout

Functional Relations

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 14, 2019 108:28

This episode Zach and Caleb discuss the ethics surrounding the use of punishment and implications for some often-used procedures (e.g., DRO or positive practice). They are joined by Dr. Joshua Jessel, Dr. Robert Ross, and Dr. Paulo Guilhardi. 2 Ethics CEs are available for this episode. You can purchase them at https://www.functionalrelationspodcast.com To further support us, check out our silly video at https://www.patreon.com/functionalrelationspodcast Things to check out from the episode: BACB Professional and Ethical Compliance Codes- 4.08, 4.09 https://www.bacb.com/wp-content/uploads/BACB-Compliance-Code-english_190318.pdf References: Campbell, B. A., & Church, R. M. (1969). Punishment and aversive behavior. Appleton-Century-Crofts and Fleschner Publishing Company. Catania, A. C. (2007). Learning (interim 4th ed.). Cornwall-on-Hudson, NY: Sloan. Church, R. M. (1963). The varied effects of punishment on behavior. Psychological Review, 70, 369. Greene, R. J., & Hoats, D. L. (1971). Aversive tickling: A simple conditioning technique. Behavior Therapy. Honig, W. K. (1966). Operant behavior: Areas of research and application. Jessel, J., & Ingvarsson, E. T. (2016). Recent advances in applied research on DRO procedures. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 49, 991-995. Jessel, J., Ingvarsson, E. T., Metras, R., Kirk, H., & Whipple, R. (2018). Achieving socially significant reductions in problem behavior following the interview‐informed synthesized contingency analysis: A summary of 25 outpatient applications. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 51, 130-157. Kazdin, A. E. (1997). Parent management training: Evidence, outcomes, and issues. Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, 36, 1349-1356. Lerman, D. C., & Toole, L. M. (2011). Developing function-based punishment procedures for problem behavior. Handbook of Applied Behavior Analysis, 335-347.

A Little Therapy

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 18, 2019 77:11

Hollie Harper is a comedian/actress/writer from Cape May, New Jersey. She’s a co-host of the nationally trending Twitter Storytelling Chat “BlerdDating”. Her popular sketch comedy show AMERICAN CANDY has played the Comic Strip, Gotham Comedy Club, BAM Café as well as the Chicago Sketch Comedy Festival. In January of 2018 Time Out Chicago listed them as one of the 5 sketch groups to watch. Team CANDY is currently shooting a pilot of the show and their informal residency at The Greene Space has them back Sept. 28th. As a standup comedian, she taped her first half hour special last spring that will be on Amazon Prime this winter. And she’s proud to be a festival coordinator for 2020's Black Women in Comedy Festival. Sarah Cooper is a comedian, speaker, and author of bestselling books "How to Be Successful Without Hurting Men’s Feelings" and "100 Tricks to Appear Smart in Meetings". She did not mean to make her book titles rhyme. Sarah co-hosts monthly standup comedy show "You’re So Brave" in NYC and performs and speaks around the world. She built her comedy career in between working for companies like Yahoo! and Google, where she was fed free lunches and lots of material. Judith Fiona Joseph, M.D., M.B.A, is a Board Certified Psychiatrist, with additional expertise in Child & Adolescent Psychiatry and Family Therapy, in New York City. Dr. Judith helps people from all stages of development including childhood, adolescence, and adulthood in a collaborative treatment to identify and achieve individual and family goals. Dr. Joseph is a clinical assistant professor of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at NYU Langone Medical Center. She is a television consultant, career coach and a sport's therapist. You can see her regularly on the Dr. OZ show! Always hosted by Marina Franklin - One Hour Comedy Special: Single Black Female, Trainwreck, Louie Season V, The Jim Gaffigan Show, Conan O'Brien, Stephen Colbert, HBO's Crashing, and The Breaks with Michelle Wolf.

School Anxiety and School Refusal in Kids (S1:E25 Rebroadcast)

Find Your Dream Job: Insider Tips for Finding Work, Advancing your Career, and Loving Your Job

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 30, 2019 29:32

Our guest for this episode is Jessica Malmberg, PhD, the Clinical Director of Outpatient Services at the Pediatric Mental Health Institute and assistant professor of child psychiatry at CU School of Medicine. Dr. Malmberg talks us through a common behavioral issues of school-aged children – school refusal – and provides insights, advice and tools to help prevent, manage and understand this behavior. In this episode: Outlining and identifying the underlying symptoms and signs associated with a child refusing to attend school How primary care providers (PCPs) can assist parents who are experiencing guilt Identifying the four most common reasons that children refuse to go to school Exploring the effects of social media on children's behavior when it comes to school refusal How a PCP should approach treatment of school refusal The recommended frequency of follow-up care for kids who are refusing to go to school The importance of connecting parents to community-based resources Preventative practices parents can set up in the home to prevent this behavioral issue What an excellent prognosis looks like for children experiencing school refusal When it's time to refer to a mental health professional PCPs in the Denver Metro Area can refer patients to the Children's Hospital Colorado Outpatient Psychiatry Clinic or to a local community mental health center Resources for dealing with school refusal: School Refusal: Information for Educators (.pdf) from the National Association for School Psychologists School Refusal in Children and Adolescents from American Family Physician The Functional Assessment of School Refusal Behavior Effective Child Therapy Division 53 of the Society of Clinical Child & Adolescent Psychology website School Refusal from the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry

Episode 7 - Psychiatry with Special Guest, Dr. Vikas Malik

Advanced DDS Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 13, 2019 30:34

In this podcast, Dr. Brian Raskin and Dr. Vikas Malik talk about various psychiatric conditions and how they can be diagnosed and treated. Topics they discuss include: - How a disorder is diagnosed - Why teens self-harm to cope - Self-medicating and why it is harmful - Autism Spectrum Disorders, Anxiety, and Depression - Transmagnetic Stimulation (TMS) and how it works to treat OCD and Depression - And more... About Dr. Brian Raskin: Dr. Raskin comes from 3 generations of honorable dentists in Long Island, New York. He, his father, and grandfather received their D.D.S. at New York University College of Dentistry. He is the founder, owner, and dentist of Advanced DDS located in Garden City, New York. His practice was founded in 1984 and has become one of the top dental offices in Long Island, offering full-service dentistry with IV sedation, dental implants, and same day dentistry using the latest dental techniques and materials. Click Here for more information on Dr. Raskin. About Dr. Vikas Malik: Dr. Vikas Malik is a psychiatrist that provides treatment at his offices in Garden City, NY and Brooklyn, NY. Dr. Malik has extensive training from the Mt. Sinai School of Medicine and specializes in anxiety, depression, OCD, autism spectrum disorders, learning disorders and Transmagnetic Stimulation (TMS). Dr. Vikas Malik is board certified by the American Board of Psychiatry & Neurology with focuses in Child & Adolescent Psychiatry and Adult Psychiatry. Click here for more information on Dr. Vikas Malik.

Building Relationships Throughout Your Job Search Journey, with Julie Magers

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 14, 2019 17:06

If you have the skills and passion for a position that doesn’t yet exist, there are some specific steps you can take while you wait for that position to be created. Networking to build relationships, volunteering to keep your experience current, and finding a group of people who share your vision will allow you to be patient while you wait. On this bonus episode of Find Your Dream Job, Julie Magers and I talk about how she worked to create a position that didn’t yet exist. It required patience, staying engaged in her profession, and building relationships every step of the way. Two years later, she is still loving the dream job she created for herself. Learn more about Julie’s career history below in this installment of our Success Stories series. What do you do for a career? Who do you work for? I work at OHSU’s Division of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry as their one and only Family Support Specialist. In fact, I am one of two total employees filling this role in the entire University! In this role, I am developing strategies to enhance and elevate the inclusion of Family and Young Adult Support Specialists across Oregon, specifically in two programs: the Emergency Department Diversion (EDD) Pilot Program and the Early Assessment and Support Alliance (EASA). People in these positions have lived experiences with navigating the systems of care that serve youth living with mental health conditions and/or developmental or intellectual disabilities. We help by walking beside the family, sharing what we have learned through experience, providing emotional and educational support, and helping them learn to advocate for their needs to be met. We also help to “translate” the communication among families, youth and their health/education/insurance providers in order to promote collaborative approaches to serving the child and family’s needs. How long did it take you to find this job? I was searching for this particular role for about eight months. How did you find your job? What resources did you use? What tool or tactic helped the most? Because this is a somewhat newly emerging workforce, my best tactics and strategies to find this position included networking, serving in volunteer roles on advisory councils, researching the agencies and organizations that hire Family, Young Adult, and Peer Support Specialists, and being ready to submit my application as soon as the most favorable position was announced. What was the most difficult part of your job search? How did you overcome this challenge? I had been working as a Family Support Specialist at a local non-profit with a focus on mental health and developed one of the field operations for the EDD Pilot Program in that county. I was very interested in serving in a role to improve the support, training and inclusion of this workforce in all of the program sites across the state, but that position didn’t really exist. I think the most difficult part of this journey was being patient and waiting for the systems serving children and families to create the position. To overcome that challenge, I remained “plugged into” the work in any way possible and stayed in touch with industry leaders in the field. What is the single best piece of advice you would offer other job-seekers? Do what you have to do to have the income you need to pay your bills, while simultaneously pursuing your dream job! Why do you love your job? I have the honor to walk beside families who are in crisis with their children, spun around in a system of care (our mental health system) that does not readily guide them in getting their children access to critically needed care. When I was in a similar situation, I had a mentor who helped me learn how these systems work so that I could make them work for my daughter – now I get to pay it forward and share that knowledge with others. I also have the privilege to work with mental health service providers and bridge the communication with their clients, promoting family and youth driven care. Everyone wins when all parties are able to collaborate for the best possible outcomes for children and youth experiencing emotional and behavioral health-related challenges. Learn more about Julie on LinkedIn and her company website, or follow her on Twitter!

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School Anxiety and School Refusal in Kids (S1:E25 Rebroadcast)

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 31, 2018 28:44

Our guest for this episode is Jessica Malmberg, PhD, the Clinical Director of Outpatient Services at the Pediatric Mental Health Institute and assistant professor of child psychiatry at CU School of Medicine. Dr. Malmberg talks us through a common behavioral issues of school-aged children – school refusal – and provides insights, advice and tools to help prevent, manage and understand this behavior. In this episode: Outlining and identifying the underlying symptoms and signs associated with a child refusing to attend school How primary care providers (PCPs) can assist parents who are experiencing guilt Identifying the four most common reasons that children refuse to go to school Exploring the effects of social media on children's behavior when it comes to school refusal How a PCP should approach treatment of school refusal The recommended frequency of follow-up care for kids who are refusing to go to school The importance of connecting parents to community-based resources Preventative practices parents can set up in the home to prevent this behavioral issue What an excellent prognosis looks like for children experiencing school refusal When it's time to refer to a mental health professional PCPs in the Denver Metro Area can refer patients to the Children's Hospital Colorado Outpatient Psychiatry Clinic or to a local community mental health center Resources for dealing with school refusal: School Refusal: Information for Educators (.pdf) from the National Association for School Psychologists School Refusal in Children and Adolescents from American Family Physician The Functional Assessment of School Refusal Behavior Effective Child Therapy Division 53 of the Society of Clinical Child & Adolescent Psychology website School Refusal from the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry

School Anxiety and School Refusal in Kids (S1:E25)