Podcasts about child psychiatry

Did you know that Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) affects approximately 1 in 200 children, with symptoms often emerging between the ages of 7 and 12? As pediatricians, you're likely the first to encounter these patients, making early recognition and intervention critical for achieving optimal outcomes. In this episode, we'll provide you with the knowledge and tools needed to accurately diagnose and effectively manage OCD, laying the foundation for better long-term care. Dr. Theresa Fiagbe, a second-year Child Psychiatry Fellow, Dr. Dale Peeples, Associate Professor of Child Psychiatry, and Alisha Patel, Medical Student at the Medical College of Georgia, join forces to unpack the complexities of OCD in children and adolescents. Tune in as we: Explore key diagnostic criteria and the most effective screening tools for identifying OCD in pediatric patients Discuss evidence-based treatments such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and SSRIs, and how to incorporate them into your practice Review common comorbid conditions, like anxiety and PANDAS, that can complicate diagnosis and treatment Examine the impact of OCD on school performance, social interactions, and family life Share practical guidance on managing long-term care to prevent relapse and ensure successful outcomes Whether you're encountering OCD symptoms in a patient for the first time or seeking to enhance your expertise, this episode will equip you with the essential tools to improve diagnosis and treatment. Special thanks to Dr. Yang for editing and Dr. Sarah Straka, and Dr. Baris Olten for peer reviewing this episode. CME Credit Available: Link Coming Soon! References: American Psychiatric Association. (2013). Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders (5th ed.). American Psychiatric Publishing. Berman, L., & Flessner, C. A. (2014). Pediatric obsessive-compulsive disorder: Diagnostic and treatment issues. Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 53(2), 123-131. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaac.2013.10.003 Clark, C. A., & Scharf, R. (2020). Cognitive-behavioral therapy for obsessive-compulsive disorder in children and adolescents: Current trends and future directions. Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 59(9), 971-979. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaac.2020.05.007 Fahrion, S., & Goodwin, G. M. (2019). Pharmacological treatment of pediatric obsessive-compulsive disorder: SSRIs, clomipramine, and beyond. Current Psychiatry Reports, 21(8), 58-66. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11920-019-1040-3 Franklin, M. E., & March, J. S. (2015). Treatment of obsessive-compulsive disorder in children and adolescents. Pediatric Clinics of North America, 62(3), 529-545. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pcl.2015.02.004 March, J. S., & Mulle, K. (2017). OCD in children and adolescents: A review of treatments and practical guidance. The Psychiatric Clinics of North America, 40(2), 199-208. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psc.2017.01.002 Murphy, T. K., & Pincus, D. B. (2019). Pediatric obsessive-compulsive disorder: Diagnosis, treatment, and future directions. Current Opinion in Pediatrics, 31(4), 517-524. https://doi.org/10.1097/MOP.0000000000000801 PANDA Study Group. (2017). Pediatric autoimmune neuropsychiatric disorders associated with streptococcal infections (PANDAS). Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 56(11), 933-940. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaac.2017.07.866 Peris, T. S., & Piacentini, J. (2021). Pediatric obsessive-compulsive disorder: Treatment strategies and challenges. Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, 50(1), 32-43. https://doi.org/10.1080/15374416.2020.1831504 Reaven, J. (2018). Screening for pediatric obsessive-compulsive disorder: Tools, guidelines, and challenges. Child and Adolescent Mental Health, 23(3), 133-139. https://doi.org/10.1111/camh.12267 Thienemann, M., & McGuire, L. (2019). Treating pediatric OCD with a focus on cognitive-behavioral therapy: Evidence and efficacy. Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, 48(4), 530-538. https://doi.org/10.1080/15374416.2019.1612851

Professor Jon Jureidini is a child psychiatrist who leads the Critical and Ethical Mental Health research group at Adelaide University in Australia. His forensic deconstruction of industry-sponsored clinical trials has exposed how pharmaceutical companies manipulate data, employ ghostwriters, and cultivate academic figureheads to create an illusion of scientific consensus around their products. Prof. Jureidini has revealed how medications prescribed to our most vulnerable populations—children and adolescents—gained approval based on studies that were fundamentally misrepresented in the scientific literature. In his groundbreaking book, 'The Illusion of Evidence-Based Medicine: Exposing the crisis of credibility in clinical research,' co-authored with Leemon McHenry, he systematically demonstrates how commercial interests have hijacked the evidence base that clinicians rely on, compromising patient care in the process. His work raises profound questions about the integrity of published research and challenges us to reconsider the foundations of modern medicine. Jureidini reveals shocking findings about the landmark 'Treatment of Adolescent Depression Study (TADS) study that's been used to justify prescribing antidepressants to teenagers—despite evidence showing a five-fold increase in suicidal events. With nearly 20% of adolescent girls now taking SSRIs, this conversation exposes the profit-driven deception that puts millions of developing brains at risk while pharmaceutical companies continue to thrive on what Jureidini calls "the illusion of evidence-based medicineChapters00:00 Introduction to the Crisis in Psychiatry02:20 The Illusion of Evidence-Based Medicine04:34 The TADS Study: A Closer Look10:47 Evaluating the TADS Study's Findings14:22 The Ethics of Informed Consent26:28 Risks and Alternatives in Treatment32:59 The Controversy of Antidepressant Prescriptions35:46 Ethical Concerns in Pharmaceutical Practices40:29 The Impact of Clinical Trials on Drug Approval47:08 Challenges in Psychiatric Research and Publication50:29 Restoring Trust in Scientific Integrity58:20 A Shift Towards Social Determinants of Mental Health RADICALLY GENUINE PODCASTDr. Roger McFillin / Radically Genuine WebsiteYouTube @RadicallyGenuineDr. Roger McFillin (@DrMcFillin) / XSubstack | Radically Genuine | Dr. Roger McFillinInstagram @radicallygenuineContact Radically GenuineConscious Clinician CollectivePLEASE SUPPORT OUR PARTNERS15% Off Pure Spectrum CBD (Code: RadicallyGenuine)10% off Lovetuner click here—-----------FREE DOWNLOAD! DISTRESS TOLERANCE SKILLS

Are pediatricians prepared for the mental health crisis that's impacting so many of our children today?In this episode of Pediatric Meltdown, host Dr. Lia Gaggino sits down with nationally recognized child psychiatrist and podcast host Dr. Elise Fallucco to uncover the urgent realities facing pediatric practice. From understanding why a simple podcast name change can transform the reach of critical mental health education, to exploring the real-world, stepwise journey pediatricians navigate when facing complex child anxiety and medication management, this episode is a masterclass in practical empowerment. Listeners will discover actionable strategies for burnout, the evolving landscape of pediatric mental health treatment, and authentic stories of resilience, support, and resourcefulness. The stakes have never been higher—and the need to equip pediatric clinicians with the right knowledge and mindset is more critical than ever. Don't miss this invigorating roadmap for providing exceptional care in panicked times.[00:02 - 05:46] Branding, Access, and Reaching Pediatric CliniciansPediatric mental health education is increasingly being disseminated beyond in-person local trainings, leveraging digital platforms like podcasts to amplify access and reach.Clear, descriptive branding ensures the right clinicians can find mental health resources at the exact moment they need support in practice.The main driver in choosing content is what pediatricians most urgently seek: practical, actionable advice about managing medications for anxiety and ADHD.Making specialized knowledge accessible via on-demand, digestible podcast episodes empowers clinicians to feel less isolated and more competent.[05:47 - 13:30] The Ongoing Challenge of Anxiety, Burnout, and Self-CareAnxiety has emerged as the most common and burdensome mental health concern for children, exacerbated by societal stress and recent global events.Differentiating normal anxiety from clinical anxiety is crucial: functional impairment and life disruption are key markers for escalated intervention.Coping strategies for clinicians are vital; the “three pillars” are staying busy with purposeful activity, reaffirming personal/professional mission, and prioritizing self-care.Peer connection, exercise, and carving out time for meaningful relationships are highlighted as essential personal de-stressors.[13:31 - 25:00] Building Skill, Facing Complexity, and the Realities of CarePediatricians experience a four-stage progression from fear and avoidance to high-confidence care in managing pediatric mental health—each with unique challenges and rewards.Access limitations to child psychiatry have forced primary care clinicians to expand their skillsets and comfort zones, often out of necessity.Collaborative consultation programs, like psychiatric access hotlines, accelerate learning, build confidence, and foster an environment where sharing expertise is normalized.Developing fluency with diagnoses and medication management leads to more effective and streamlined care; “herd immunity” and practice culture shifts increase collective capacity.[25:01 - 36:05] Pain Points, Solutions, and Sustaining Progress in Pediatric Mental HealthBarriers to therapy—including logistics, family skepticism, and stigma—limit effective care, even as access improves; motivational interviewing is a partial solution but not a panacea.Integrated behavioral health models and school-based clinics offer promising solutions by reducing friction and meeting children and families where they are.Time constraints and misaligned incentives remain top frustrations; procedures are often reimbursed more than complex mental health care, despite the latter's intensity and impact.Empathy,...

Earlier this month, President Donald Trump issued an executive order calling for a study on the effects of antidepressants and antipsychotics on children. He established the Make America Healthy Again commission to examine childhood chronic diseases, including mental health disorders. This comes as new U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. argues that antidepressants, particularly selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs), are overprescribed to children.Dr. Steven Schlozman, chief of child psychiatry at the University of Vermont Medical Center, explains how these medications work, and how they are prescribed, and answered listener questions.Broadcast live on Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2025, at noon; rebroadcast at 7 p.m.Have questions, comments, or tips? Send us a message or check us out on Instagram.

“There are very specific fears that people have that are specifically related to their own childhood, and I'd like to give an example. A mom with twins had a kidnapping fear. She was afraid every time she saw a car drive by her house that her twins would be kidnapped. Now this mother was herself adopted when she was a newborn, but her adoption did not become final until she was one year old. Her twins were approaching one year. I was struck by the anniversary of her fear of kidnapping, and when I asked her who she thought was driving the car that drove by her house, she blurted out, 'my biological mother - adoption was never an issue for me, I have the best parents,' she said, but her fears about her babies being kidnapped were rooted in her own guilty feelings. She said, 'I get to keep my biological babies and my biological mother did not. I can have biological babies and my adoptive mother could not.' Carrie's fantasy that her biological mother was threatening to kidnap her babies represented both her fears of retaliation for her aggressive victories over both her biological mother and her adoptive mother, and the repair of her disavowed feeling of loss by a reunion with her biological mother. This meaning of the memory, this understanding of the memory, resolved her kidnapping fear. It dissolved.” Episode Description: We begin with an overview of the importance of mothers' childhood memories in their experience of their own children. These memories are of the conscious sort and also the not-so conscious. They are of the loving as well as the misattuned versions. "The challenge for mothers is to understand the complexity of their own childhood memories and to help their babies and toddlers adapt to the everyday ups and downs of life, as well as to the exceptional ones." We discuss typical fears, sleep problems, 'mutually-regulated patterns', naming body parts, nakedness, weaning and screen time. Ilene ran mother-baby-toddler groups for 35 years and shares with us her relentless curiosity for what we all bring to the parenting experience.   Our Guest: In 1982, Ilene Lefcourt established the Sackler Lefcourt Center for Child Development - programs for parents and their children from birth to three years. She was the Director, led the Mother-Baby-Toddler Groups, and provided Developmental Consultation to parents for over 35 years. She saw over 1,000 families and taught Child Psychiatry Residents and Parent-Infant Psychotherapy Trainees about her work. She has been a faculty member at the Columbia Psychoanalytic Center since 1995. Ms. Lefcourt is currently in private practice in New York City. She is the author of When Mothers Talk, Parenting and Childhood Memories, and Mother-Baby-Toddler Group Guide. Her forthcoming book is, Mothers and Daughters: The First Three Years.   Recommended Readings: 1975, Fraiberg S. Adelson E., Shapiro V., Ghosts in the Nursery,  Journal of the American Academy of Child Psychiatry, 14, 387-421   1975, Mahler, M., F. and Bergman, A. The Psychological Birth of the Human Infant, Basic Books   1985, Main, M. Kaplan, N. Cassidy, J. Security in Infancy, Childhood, and Adulthood: A move to the Level of Representation. Monographs of the Society for Research in Child Development   1991, Fonagy, P., Steele, M., Steele,H., Moran, G. S . The Capacity for Understanding Mental States. Infant Mental Health Journal, 12(3) 201-218   1992, Bretherton, I. The Origins of Attachment Theory. Developmental Psychology, 28(5) 759-775   1993, Lieberman, A ., The Emotional Life of the Toddler, Simon and Schuster    1995, Stern, D. The Motherhood Constellation, Basic Books   1998, Stern, D., Brushwweiler-Stern, N. The Birth of a Mother. Basic Books   2005, Lieberman, A., Angels in The Nursery, Infant Mental Health Journal. Vol. 26(6)

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In this episode, Richard Westcott talks to Gordon Harold, Anna Moore, and Olympia Campbell. about the growing rates of mental health issues among young people. They discuss the key determinants and the most effective ways to support young people's mental health.Our experts examine whether mental health among young people is truly worsening or if we're simply getting better at identifying it. They unpack the key factors shaping mental health today, delve into the role of the digital world, and discuss how policies can evolve to expand support and access to services for young people.This episode is hosted by Richard Westcott (Cambridge University Health Partners and the Cambridge Biomedical Campus), and features experts Prof Gordon Harold (University of Cambridge), Dr Anna Moore (University of Cambridge) and Dr Olympia Campbell (IAST). Season 4 Episode 2 transcriptListen to this episode on your preferred podcast platform: For more information about the Crossing Channels podcast series and the work of the Bennett Institute and IAST visit our websites at https://www.bennettinstitute.cam.ac.uk/ and https://www.iast.fr/.Follow us on Linkedin, Bluesky and X. With thanks to:Audio production by Steve HankeyAssociate production by Burcu Sevde SelviVisuals by Tiffany Naylor and Aurore CarbonnelMore information about our host and guests:Richard Westcott is an award-winning journalist who spent 27 years at the BBC as a correspondent/producer/presenter covering global stories for the flagship Six and Ten o'clock TV news as well as the Today programme. In 2023, Richard left the corporation and is now the communications director for Cambridge University Health Partners and the Cambridge Biomedical Campus, both organisations that are working to support life sciences and healthcare across the city. @BBCwestcottGordon Harold is the inaugural Professor of the Psychology of Education and Mental Health at the University of Cambridge. His research focuses on three areas: the impact of family dynamics on child and adolescent mental health, the interaction between genetic and family factors, and the promotion of evidence-based practices to enhance youth mental health outcomes. He serves on several advisory groups, including the UKRI-ESRC's Data and Infrastructure Expert Advisory Group and the Department for Work and Pensions Science Advisory Committee, and he advises various UK and international government departments and scientific committees.Anna Moore is a UKRI Future Leaders Fellow, Assistant Professor in Child Psychiatry and Medical Informatics in the Department of Psychiatry, University of Cambridge and Clinical Consultant in Paediatric Psychological Medicine. Dr. Moore's group, Timely, is developing a new preventative approach for managing children's mental health problems. To make this possible, the Timely team is building the infrastructure and systems required to enable rapid digital innovation and implementation in paediatrics. Olympia Campbell is a Research Fellow at the IAST. She received a PhD from University College London in 2023 prior to joining. Her research focuses on elucidating the ecological and demographic correlates and causes of gender-biased outcomes, with a particular focus on the role of marriage practices, such as cousin marriage. Of key interest to this research is how kinship intensity can alter the intensity of different forms of evolutionary conflicts such as sexual, parent-offsprin

What happens when personal trauma intersects with professional purpose in the world of child psychiatry? Discover the compelling story of Dr. Nancy Rappaport, who turned the tragedy of losing her mother to suicide into a life-long commitment to prevent similar losses in others. This podcast episode explores the intricate links between personal history and professional practice with a focus on child and family psychiatry. It illuminates the often-overlooked nuances of family dynamics, the importance of understanding children's challenging behaviors, and the sensitive discourse surrounding suicide prevention. The conversation unearths how small moments of humanity in therapy can bridge profound professional gaps and reinforce the resilience required in dealing with complex familial issues. Listeners will leave with a renewed understanding of why appropriate conversation about suicide is a poignant necessity in both clinical practice and families. Listen now to uncover insights that might just redefine the approach to mental health support.[03:43 -12:26] Child Psychiatry & Personal History September marks Suicide Prevention Awareness Month, underscoring the episode's thematic urgency.Discussion on how her experiences informed her choice to focus on child psychiatry.Importance of not using stigmatizing language like "committed suicide."Emphasis on reducing stigma and opening dialogues about suicide.[12:27 - 22:00] Trauma, Suicide, and Professional Development in Child Psychiatry Personal experiences with trauma and loss can influence a therapist's approach to working with children and familiesThe saying "when someone dies by suicide, they take their skeleton and put it in your closet" highlights the complex impact on survivorsShifting from individual therapy to family therapy can provide new insights into family dynamics and behaviorsBalancing personal emotional experiences with professional rigor is crucial in the field of child psychiatry [22:01 -32:46] Childhood Behavior and Parenting ChallengesStrategies for pediatric clinicians dealing with suicidal patients.The role of programs like the National Alliance on Mental Illness in aiding families with psychiatric issues.The importance of local resources, like those in Boston, for mental health support.Encouragement for clinicians to remind patients of their value, especially post-suicide attempts.[32:47 - 41:46] Childhood Behavior and Parenting ChallengesThe behavior code was written drawing on that was published in 2012. It's been on the bestseller of Harvard Ed Press for about 8 years.It was written about angry kids, oppositional kids, kids with sexualized behavior, and kids with withdrawn behavior.As parents, you're doing this dance, and then it's not perfect. Sometimes you step on each other's toes, but there is this room for repair.You have to have a lot of humility when working with parents because Yes. We all are doing the best we can.[41:47 - 48:19] Closing segment TakeawayYou can reach Dr. Nancy RapaportEmail: nancy@nancyrapaport.com LinkedeIn:...

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47. Dr. Sheila Furey: A Psychiatrist's Perspective on Covid and Transgenderism  Psychiatrist Dr. Sheila Furey, co-founder of the Virginia Medical Freedom Alliance, joins The Feds this week to speak about the transgender push within our country. She gives insight into the narratives the medical system fed her before and during Covid and tells of the resulting physical and moral injury on children. She provides thoughts and words for speaking with children about transgenderism. Dr. Furey warns of the current school system's policies that block parents from being notified of the medical and emotional treatments given to their children while in school.  Dr. Sheila Furey is a graduate of Creighton University School of Medicine. She completed her residency in psychiatry and fellowship in Child Psychiatry at Boston University Hospitals. Dr. Furey has been in clinical practice for over 25 years and has treated adults and children in hospital and outpatient settings, juvenile detention, and residential treatment centers for children. She specializes in working with children and adults with learning challenges or neurologic injuries. Dr. Furey currently maintains a private practice and believes in a treatment approach based on limiting toxic exposures from medications, vaccines, food, and the environment. She believes in the sacredness of the family and the need to protect children from societal assaults on their innocence.  In 2021, in the midst of Covid, she gathered with other healthcare providers and concerned citizens to form the Virginia Medical Freedom Alliance.  This organization seeks to restore the right to medical freedom by ensuring informed consent, bodily sovereignty, and the sanctity of the doctor-patient relationship. Check out the VAMFA, whether you're a Virginian or not- excellent material here: https://vamfa.org VAMFA Rumble Channel: https://rumble.com/c/VAMFA Watch and listen to The Feds on any of these platforms:  https://taplink.cc/fedsforfreedom Support the Work and Become a Member of Feds For Freedom www.fedsforfreedom.org/join Follow Us on Social Media Instagram/X (Twitter)/Facebook:  @feds4freedomusa

Dr. Dvir speaks about a collaborative care model in which child psychiatrists and pediatricians work together to support early relational health.Dr. Yael Dvir is a child and adolescent psychiatrist at UMASS Chan Medical School/UmassMemorial Health, where she is Vice Chair and director of the Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. Her current clinical work focuses on enhancing access to pediatric behavioral health through collaborative care models, and includes directing the UMASS - Massachusetts Child Psychiatry Program (MCPAP) site and the MCPAP for Early Childhood Program as well as precepting psychiatry trainees in the child psychiatry bridging clinic, a short term stabilization clinic.

Today's guest has been on the podcast before when we discussed predictive error coding and the autistic brain; Dr. Peter VermeulenPeter is the founder, director, CEO, lecturer, consultant, website developer, and secretary. Occasionally, Peter even cleans the office of Autism in Context, the senior Autism lecturer and consultant for Autisme Centraal, and the Chief Editor of “Sterk in Autisme!”, a bimonthly magazine of Autisme Centraal. Autisme Centraal is responsible for autism awareness campaigns and ‘autism friendliness' support activities throughout Europe. He is a Member of the Editorial Board of ‘Tijdschrift voor Orthopedagogiek, Kinderpsychiatrie en Klinische Psychologie” (Journal of Special Education, Child Psychiatry and Clinical Psychology of the University of Leuven, Belgium) (currently Chief Editor of that Journal), a reviewer for Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders; Journal of Intellectual Disability – Diagnosis and Treatment.When Peter is not presenting, writing, driving or flying around for his job, he can usually be found on one of his 4 bicycles, trying to imitate Tour de France winners, hereby being oblivious to his age and physical state. When tired from cycling, he can be found at home with his wife and their dog (which actually is more a Gremlin than a dog). Or he is playing with his grandchild. Because the Gremlin loves the beach, Peter often spends his weekends at the seaside, savoring seafood and enjoying a good beer as a descendant of a brewing family.www.petervermeulen.beOur other podcast with Dr. Peter on predictive error coding is found here: https://www.spreaker.com/episode/predictive-coding-dr-vermeulen--50520574Disclaimer:When we have guests on the ASR podcast, they are recognized for their expertise in autism as advocates, self-advocates, clinicians, parents, or other professionals in the field. They may or may not be part of the faith community; having a guest on the broader topic of autism does not reflect complete agreement with the guest, just as many guests may not agree with our faith perspective. Guests are chosen by topic for the chosen podcast discussion and not necessarily in full agreement with all beliefs of the chosen guest(s).

Smartphones. Social media. Online living. It's ubiquitous. It's the new norm. And, at an alarming rate, it's harming us. We need to examine the power of presence, shaping our space and managing our time for real encounters over unhealthy habits.The sermon today is titled "Dying To Self(ies)." It is the second installment in our series "Jesus At Home: Parenting In His Presence." The Scripture reading is from Romans 13:14 (NLT). Originally preached at the West Side Church of Christ (Searcy, AR) on Sunday, May 19, 2024. All lessons fit under one of 5 broad categories: Begin, Discover, Grow, Learn, and Serve. This sermon is filed under GROW: Families & Relationships.Click here if you would like to watch the sermon or read a transcript.Sources of Inspiration for the Lesson Used in Today's Podcast: Jonathan Haidt, The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood is Causing an Epidemic of Mental Illness (New York: Penguin Press, 2024).Andy Crouch, The Tech-Wise Family: Everyday Steps for Putting Technology in Its Proper Place (Baker Books, 2017).Edward Tronick, et.al., “The Infant's Response to Entrapment Between Contradictory Messages in Face-To-Face Interaction,” Journal of the American Academy of Child Psychiatry 17, no. 1 (Winter 1978): 1-13.Andy Crouch, The Life We're Looking For: Reclaiming Relationship in a Technological World (Convergent, 2022).Heather Cadenhead, “Why I Quit Social Media for Good,” Rabbit Room (May 3, 2024).Greg Jackson, “Within the Pretense of No Pretense,” The Point Magazine, Issue 31 (Dec 17, 2023).Isabel Fattal, “How Being Busy Became A Status Symbol,” The Atlantic (April 19, 2024).Grayson P. Walker, “Rooted Lives or Activist Lifestyles?” Front Porch Republic (Feb 23, 2024).Jon D. Schaff, “Public Enemy #1: Smartphones and a Generation at Risk,” Front Porch Republic (April 3, 2024).Emily Brown, “Sixty Percent of Gen Z Says They're Lonely,” Relevant (April 1, 2024)."Are Smart Phones Ruining Our Culture?" Current Magazine."How Technology Works on Us." Current Magazine.“Parents have a problem with screentime too, teens say,” Washington Post.“The Good Failures of Unplugging.” Current Magazine.Brad East, “All together now: Social media is bad for reading,” BradEast.com (March 16, 2024).

“Children are just suffering more,” says Dr. Linda C. Mayes, director of the Yale Child Study Center. A pediatrician by training, Dr. Mayes specializes in child and adolescent psychiatry. Like other health care professionals, she is sounding the alarm about the rise in anxiety and depression in young people. In this episode, Dr. Mayes talks with host Suzanne McCabe about the reasons for this disturbing trend and explores how we, as a society, can address the challenges our children are facing. Dr. Mayes is also the Arnold Gesell Professor of Child Psychiatry, Pediatrics, and Psychology at the Yale Child Study Center and Special Advisor to the Dean at the Yale School of Medicine. She heads the Child Study Center–Scholastic Collaborative, which arose from a shared commitment to exploring how literacy can be used to foster resilience among children and families. → Resources New Mental Health Resource From Scholastic: Check out our new online hub of books and curated, free resources fostering emotional health with insights from leading child development experts. Meet Dr. Linda C. Mayes: The director of the Yale Child Study Center, Dr. Mayes is an expert in developmental psychology, pediatrics, and child psychiatry literature. Kids & Family Reading Report: There's lots to explore in Scholastic's biennial national survey of parents' and children's reading attitudes and behaviors. Reach Out and Read: Learn how the nonprofit organization partners with pediatric care providers to help families make reading a part of their routines. → The Conversation What trends are you seeing at the Yale Child Study Center in terms of children's mental health? What types of emotional and behavioral disorders are kids presenting? At the Child Study Center here in New Haven, what we're seeing is no different than what's being seen across the country and around the world. The increase in mental health needs among children and adolescents often is framed as a post-COVID phenomenon. But over the past few years, there's been a steady increase in children's mental health needs—depression, suicidality, anxiety, increased feelings of stress—that speaks to an overall stress among children and families. COVID and the pandemic added to the mental health crisis. The pandemic also highlighted some of the fragilities in our healthcare system. One might think in the same way, that the pandemic highlighted the mental health needs and vulnerabilities of our youngest citizens, and that we're seeing an increased volume is important to know. We're also seeing an increase in severity. Children are just suffering more, and we're seeing children thinking about suicide at an earlier age. We're seeing more eating disorders starting at an earlier age. Our children's distress is also an expression of the increasing distress and fragmentation of our society. Children, in a sense, are like the canaries in the coal mine. They're experiencing the distress, the increased lack of civility, the increased fragmentation. The lack of civility and lack of empathy among adults is striking. Where did that come from? I think there are multiple causes. We've had an economically stressed society. We have the stresses of the pandemic. We have a politically divided society now. Whatever side of the aisle you're on, to use that metaphor, it's very hard to cross the aisle. We've lost the ability to have a conversation where you see the other person as an individual who may or may not agree with you, but who is still an individual worthy of respect. How to do that is a fundamental skill. It's the glue that holds society together. When children see and feel and experience that kind of fracturing, it's not good for their—or anyone's—mental health. What signs should parents and educators look for if they think a child needs clinical intervention? When children are just not themselves, when they've changed, when they might have been the outgoing, playful, always-helping child who now is quiet, maybe even a little bit irritable, when there's a real change in who they are in their presentation. Typically, people talk about when grades start to go down. That's another indicator. When kids start to lose their enjoyment for the things they dearly loved. If they love to read, for example, but they stop reading. Or they love to play with friends, but now they just want to stay in the house. Those kinds of changes in behavior are important to notice. It's not always the child who's sad and withdrawn. It can be the child who suddenly is acting out or the child who is now afraid of a whole number of things. Those kinds of changes, and especially parents who know their children well, when they see that they're just not themselves, that's what to pay attention to. If a child is withdrawn, they may not want to speak. Are there ways to spur conversation without asking repeated questions? One of the most important ways is to be present. Sometimes, it may be taking a walk, or reading a book together, or just doing something together. Silence can be quite deafening. In our busy lives, families don't often have those moments, those dinner-together moments, or those quiet walk-after-dinner together moments, or those times just sitting on the steps and talking. Those are the kinds of moments that bring people together. A child may not start talking right then. They may need to have a bit of quiet reassurance that, yes, somebody is going to be there, and they're going to be listening. Many areas in the U.S. have a shortage of mental health professionals. What is being done to make treatment more accessible and more effective? There's a shortage of healthcare professionals broadly, and there's a shortage of healthcare professionals around children's needs broadly. That includes physicians, pediatricians, psychologists, and social workers, because mental health for children is delivered not just by one profession. Before addressing what is being done and what can be done, we need to ask the question of why. Why is there a shortage of healthcare providers, especially post-COVID, but why is there especially a shortage of mental health providers? There are a few reasons that we, as a society, need to look at very deeply. One of them is how we think about mental health. We often think about it as “the other,” that it's not a part of overall health, that it's not a part of physical health. The division between physical and mental health is an artificial one. They go together. Another why is the stigma about mental health. As much as we've tried to work on it, it's still alive and well in this country. It still impacts policy and decisions that people make about going into the field. It affects how we reimburse and support mental health, especially children's mental health. Generally, children's health is reimbursed less. By reimbursement, I mean by commercial payers and the individuals or institutions that pay for care. Then you take children's mental health care and it's not on par with other kinds of care. It's very hard [for a health care professional] to make a wage that would support themselves and their family after years of training. So, we have a reimbursement structure that also perpetuates the bias. As a country, we need to put that front and center because the other things we can do to improve access or care will be great and are great. During the pandemic, we learned a lot about the delivery of telehealth. We learned how to deliver mental health care across virtual platforms, making it available to children and families across state lines, from rural to urban, extending the capacity of a clinician in an urban area. We still need to increase broadband access in rural areas, and states need to work together so that clinicians can deliver care across state lines. We've also learned that some children need just a few sessions with a mental health care provider. Some even respond to one or two sessions. Thinking more creatively about how we deliver services across telehealth platforms will improve access dramatically. We're in a revolutionary time for mental health care for kids. Can you describe the mechanisms by which literacy can lead to improved physical and mental health outcomes? How does literacy impact health? It opens the world. You learn what a variety of people do. You also learn about your body. You learn how it works, what's good and not good. Reading—including storytelling—is stress-relieving. Reading has dropped blood pressure to a healthy level in some studies. It's what we call emotionally organizing. Reading also brings people together. If you've read a good book, you tell a friend about it, and soon the two of you are talking about that book. The same is true if a child brings you a book and wants you to read it. Reading builds interpersonal links between parent and child or teacher and child. It's a very strong glue for building relationships. And we know from research that relationships and social connectedness have as strong an impact on health as good nutrition and not smoking, for example. So, it's through those areas, and then another, what we would call a meta or proxy variable: If you're more literate, you're more educated. If you're more educated, you know how to access health resources better. You make better choices. Yet we have two systems—our healthcare system and our educational system. The two don't always work together. What's good for kids in this country is to bring health and education together. There's a significant finding in Scholastic's latest Kids & Family Reading Report that reinforces this notion. Kids who read more reported better mental health overall, with fewer occurrences of anxiety, depression, and loneliness. Yes, and that's a very important finding. As a researcher, though, I need to warn that it's associative and not necessarily causal. It may be that children who have better mental health read more and by reading more, they feel better. The report also found that 41% of students get most of their books at school, which highlights the importance of teacher curation and accessibility. Are you and other experts seeing adverse effects on children due to book banning? I deeply worry for our society because of book banning. In my world, the medical world, we talk about symptoms that are the danger signs of something more serious. A very high fever, for example, or very high blood pressure, or a very low white blood cell count, indicates that something serious is going on in that individual. I see book banning as one of those indicators of something serious going on in our society, what we talked about earlier, the fractionated society. I can certainly talk about book banning and children, but I think we also need to think about what it says diagnostically about our social fabric. That said, there are no empirical studies about book banning that I know of, but it's just common sense. You don't limit a child's curiosity. You don't say to them, “You shouldn't read this. This book has principles that aren't good for you.” Let them read it and have an open discussion. Let them watch a television program, watch it with them, and have an open discussion. When you ban a book, you're saying that certain forms of knowledge and experience are off-limits. That is just fundamentally against learning, building curiosity, building an ability to engage with the world in any way. I do realize that my stance is from a particularly liberal point of view. I'm very aware of that. At the same time, I know what's good for children and I know what's good for children's learning, and I know that inhibiting or prohibiting pathways to learning in any way is not good for children's cognitive development. What measures among key stakeholders are being taken to improve literacy outcomes for children, even starting with preschoolers? I would say even starting with infancy and prenatally. I think one of the fundamental messages, if you want to go back even further, is that talking, storytelling, building relationships, using words, is a fundamental literacy skill. So, a mom or a couple who are pregnant: Talk to the baby inside the mom's tummy. Build up a repertoire of stories, and when that baby comes, you'll have the repertoire of stories. When you have your infant in your arms, talk to them about the world around them. Tell them stories about yourself. Tell them stories about what just happened during the day. Tell them about the sun and the rain outside. You're building literacy when you do that. Literacy doesn't have to just be by books, by just using words and creating a narrative. That said, while we certainly need more pediatricians in this country, and more access to children's special healthcare, we miss an opportunity in the healthcare world, and this gets back to bringing education and health together. We miss an opportunity to not use pediatricians even more than Reach Out and Read already does. We should use pediatricians as the conduit for literacy and the conduit for books because pediatricians are the individuals or healthcare professionals are the individuals that children see before they are of school age. But it's not just putting books in children's hands, it's also having adults know how to use those books. It's not just reading the words, but helping the child think about what else could have happened in a story. The blue bear did this with his friend, the goose, but what else could bear have done? Or what was goose thinking about? Why do you think goose did that? To really help children expand that narrative and to engage with them around building out the story, not just literally reading the story. In doing that, you're encouraging their imagination. The most fundamental way to build literacy is to build narrative and storytelling. Many teachers are encountering not just mental and emotional challenges among students, but also behavioral issues to an extent they haven't seen before. What advice do you have for educators who are feeling overwhelmed and don't have the resources to address this rise in students' mental health needs? There are three things I would say to teachers. One is that, besides parents, you have the hardest and most responsible job in our society. You're taking care of and launching our next generation. I deeply appreciate not only the work that all teachers do, but also the stress that teachers are under and the burdens they feel. I also would say is that if you can hold in mind, and it's incredibly hard to do, when a child is melting down in front of you or angrily yelling or out of control, that all behavior is a communication, and then take just a little space inside yourself to wonder what is this child trying to tell me? What are they trying to say with this behavior? Maybe the child won't know, but you'll know that they're communicating something through their behavior. Maybe they're trying to say that they're scared. Maybe they're trying to say that they're exhausted. Maybe they're trying to say that they need you or they need someone more, but they're trying to say something. It's a really hard thing to do in the moment, but it's extraordinarily important. Behavioral disruptions are happening across the country at all ages. It's not just kids in classrooms. We're seeing adults lose it in various settings. When children cause behavioral disruptions, the preschool phrase is often, “Use your words.” Preschool teachers know that if you can get the behavior into words, you can help. The third thing I would offer to teachers is, if you can, have a peer or someone else you can talk to. You have your own mental health needs that shouldn't go unheard. Guns are now the leading cause of death among children and teens. Do we know the psychological and social impact of community violence, mass shootings, and even active shooter drills in schools? I have many colleagues who think a lot about this and who are much more expert in it than I. For example, here at the Child Study Center, we have our Child Development-Community Policing Program. My colleagues Steven Marans and Carrie Epstein and the rest of their team, Megan Goslin, are often called to consult and help teachers, and they do that in such a clinically skilled and sensitive way. We have an enormous availability of guns in this country and a history of guns being used to express a range of distress and feelings. The corollary is that it has happened so often, we're numbed by it. A staggering number of mass shootings have happened in this country, defined as four or more injured. Some of them don't even make the news at this point. What's the effect on children? Broadly, school is no longer as safe a place as it once was. What do active shooter drills do? As a researcher, I would want to know more about that, but I'm guessing it makes children more scared. I'm guessing it raises the anxiety level of teachers, too. Whether they're effective for that event, may it never happen, is another question. I've often heard people compare active shooter drills to back when the threat of nuclear war began. Schools had drills, and kids were asked to get under their desks. If you look back on it, it looks kind of crazy. My worry about active shooter drills is, not just are they effective, not just do they raise teachers' anxiety and children's anxiety, but my worry is that we may be putting our attention in the wrong place. We're putting our attention on the possibility that this terrible thing might happen. Really, our attention should be on why? Why is it happening more frequently? Why is it that we can't look at the harsh truth of the availability of guns? Why can we not look at other societies experiencing the same broad global stress that don't have these kinds of mass shootings? Ask those questions. Researchers at the Yale Child Study Center-Scholastic Collaborative have identified altruism as a hallmark of resilience. How can altruism play a role in helping children and communities emerge stronger after a traumatic event? It's not just us. There's a large body of work about altruism across several settings, altruism and prisoner of war situations, altruism during natural disasters. Altruism is a fundamentally human capacity. We also see it in some non-human primates, as well. It's the ability to reach outside of yourself and think about the needs of others, to make some sacrifice of yourself in order to help someone else. So, for example, in the darkest of situations, like in a prisoner of war situation, when you take your food ration and give it to the person next to you who you know is starving, although you yourself don't have much. It's the ability to reach out and make a connection to someone else, thinking outside yourself about someone else's needs. You see it all the time in this country. When there's a tragedy, you see people coming together in the most remarkably altruistic ways: firemen risking their own lives to bring a family to safety, families who have almost nothing bringing everything they have to the neighbor down the street whose house was wiped out by a tornado. It's a basic human. We survive because we are a community. So, what can we do more of? Talk about altruism. Highlight it. Altruism is good for your health. It's a very ironic message, that by sacrificing yourself for someone else, you also are doing something good for yourself. You're improving your own health and your own likelihood of a healthy outcome. But you don't do it for that reason. You do it because of the basic human need to create community. → Special Thanks Producer: Maxine Osa Sound engineer: Daniel Jordan Music composer: Lucas Elliot Eberl → Coming Soon Top Story: Author Kelly Yang Talks With a Scholastic Kid Reporter A Darker Mischief: Celebrate Pride Month With Author Derek Millman

Do you ever wish you had a child psychiatrist on speed dial? Well, now you can!  This week, we talk about how to get connected to a Pediatric Mental Health Care Access Program (PMHCAP) near you that offers:* phone consultation with child psychiatrists to help you care for kids in your office* care navigation services to help you find resourcesI will walk you through what to expect when you call your local PMHCAP and how they can be helpful for you and for your patients.For a list of statewide PMHCAPs near you, check out:https://mchb.hrsa.gov/programs-impact/programs/pmhca-awardee-teleconsultation-phone-linesLink also available on our website, PsychEd4Peds.comCheck out our website PsychEd4Peds.com for more resources.Follow us on Instagram @psyched4peds

Welcome to Our Special Two-Part Series with Dr. Monika Roots In honor of Mental Health Awareness Month, we are excited to bring you a special two-part interview series with Dr. Monika Roots, a leader in mental health innovation. As the co-founder and President of Bend Health, Dr. Roots applies her extensive 16-year background in psychiatry, focusing on child and adolescent care, to revolutionize mental health services with innovative technology and strong partnerships. Having grown up with firsthand experience of bipolar disorder in her family, Dr. Roots commits herself to ensuring emotional safety for vulnerable children, driving her passion and dedication to her work. She plays a key role in integrating technology with traditional care, expanding access to mental health services, and emphasizing the importance of preventive care to tackle issues before they escalate. In this series, Dr. Roots will discuss her innovative approaches in psychiatry that support comprehensive care models benefiting young patients and their families. Her story serves as a powerful reminder of how empathy and creativity can solve critical healthcare challenges. Do you have any thoughts or guest suggestions? Please email us at hello@rosenmaninstitute.org. In the second episode, we will explore the theme of perfectionism. Dr. Roots will delve into how striving for perfection affects mental health, particularly among entrepreneurs and professionals, and she will offer strategies for managing these pressures effectively.  

Dr. Douglas Hess & PA Aubrey Hess, from Dakota Adult & Child Psychiatry discuss the signs of mental illness in children, questions about medications & different treatment options. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Join Dr. Stephanie and Dr. Peter Vermeulen for a discussion about happiness, well-being regulation, and dealing with stress. Peter is the founder, director, CEO, lecturer, consultant, website developer, and secretary. Occasionally, Peter even does the cleaning of the office of Autism in Context, the senior Autism lecturer and consultant for Autisme Centraal, and the Chief Editor of “Sterk in Autisme!”, a bimonthly magazine of Autisme Centraal. Autisme Centraal is responsible for autism awareness campaigns and ‘autism friendliness' support activities throughout Europe. He is a Member of the Editorial Board of ‘Tijdschrift voor Orthopedagogiek, Kinderpsychiatrie en Klinische Psychologie” (Journal of Special Education, Child Psychiatry and Clinical Psychology of the University of Leuven, Belgium) (currently Chief Editor of that Journal), a reviewer for Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders; Journal of Intellectual Disability – Diagnosis and Treatment.When Peter is not presenting, writing, driving or flying around for his job, he can usually be found on one of his 4 bicycles, trying to imitate Tour de France winners, hereby being oblivious to his age and physical state. When tired from cycling, he can be found at home, with his wife and their dog (which actually is more a Gremlin than a dog). Or he is playing with his grandchild. Because the Gremlin loves the beach, Peter often spends his weekends at the seaside, savouring seafood and – being a descendant of a brewing family – enjoying a good beer.www.petervermeulen.be

Would you describe your child as passive, quiet around others, uncomfortable in social situations, a child that avoids eye contact, and maybe hesitates to try new things? Does your child excessively rehearse what they want to say or how they want to behave? Some parents may wonder if this is shyness or something more. Is it social anxiety? Today, we're digging into the topic of both. Is it shyness or social anxiety and how do you know? And what can we do to help? Dr. Fran Walfish is an absolute expert in this field and in our conversation today, she not only offers some clarification on the differences between shyness and social anxiety, but also shares things we can do to support these children better and when to seek professional help and guidance. She is a wealth of knowledge and I am thrilled for you to hear our conversation.   Show Notes: [3:21] - First, shyness is an innate trait. It's something human beings are born with. A child comes into the world already predisposed with a particular temperament. [4:42] - Shyness can sometimes look like anxiety. There are so many ingredients that shape a person's personality and behavior. [6:36] - The child should be the one to dictate the comfort level, rather than it being driven by the parent's fear of embarrassment or shame due to the child's shyness. [8:31] - Certain things can lead to social anxiety.  [10:20] - Not all shy people have social anxiety. [12:11] - Well-meaning parents may feel embarrassed or exceedingly worried about a child's shyness. [14:37] - Selective mutism is a confusing presentation of social anxiety. [16:58] - It is crucial for parents not to pressure kids. It could lead to them withholding even more. [19:12] - The parent who is trying to discern the difference between social anxiety and shyness needs to be non-judgmental. [21:35] - Create some reasonable separation and assure your child that you are there. [23:01] - Just like adults, children want to be seen, acknowledged, validated and accepted - flaws and all. [24:40] - What can parents and teachers do to help children with social anxiety? Dr. Walfish shares some tips. [26:25] - Expect some successes and failures. [31:21] - If parents see their child crying and sobbing in most social situations, it is time to search for a referral.   About Our Guest: Dr. Fran Walfish is a leading child, couples, family, relationship, and sex psychotherapist and author in Beverly Hills, CA who treats celebrity couples, Hollywood's elite, and LA's poshest residents. In addition to her thriving private practice, Dr. Walfish was on clinical staff in the Department of Child Psychiatry at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center for 15 years. She was a Beverly Hills school psychologist and served a 4 year-term as Chair of the Board of The Early Childhood Parenting Center founded at Cedars-Sinai, Los Angeles. Dr. Fran was the host and co-star on WE tv series, Sex Box. Dr. Walfish also appeared as an on-camera expert psychotherapist in 15 episodes on The Robert Irvine Show, CW/Tribune Networks. Dr. Walfish is a featured expert in Parents magazine “Ask The Experts'', and formerly in her weekly Q & A in The Beverly Hills Courier. She is an expert contributor to several news outlets and publications.   Dr. Fran's book, The Self-Aware Parent: Resolving Conflict and Building A Better Bond with Your Child, is represented by William Morris Endeavor Entertainment and published by Palgrave Macmillan/St. Martin's Press. Simon & Schuster published her original chapter Why Empathy Matters in their all-star psychologists anthology book Tough Love in 2018.  Dr. Walfish has been quoted in NY Bestselling books authored by Arianna Huffington, Randi Zuckerberg, and Josh Shipp.   Connect with Dr. Fran Walfish: DrFranWalfish.com   Links and Related Resources: How Social Anxiety Differs From Shyness and How to Help Your Child Episode 170: Understanding Selective Mutism with Dr. Danielle Cornacchio   Connect with Us: Get on our Email List Book a Consultation Get Support and Connect with a ChildNEXUS Provider Register for Our Self-Paced Mini Courses with LIVE AMA Sessions   The Diverse Thinking Different Learning podcast is intended for informational purposes only and is not a substitute for medical or legal advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Additionally, the views and opinions expressed by the host and guests are not considered treatment and do not necessarily reflect those of ChildNEXUS, Inc or the host, Dr. Karen Wilson.

As part of our esteemed guest series. I'm excited to welcome a dear friend and an incredibly insightful psychiatrist, Dr. Omid Naim.Trained in the Western traditions, Dr. Naim has evolved to embrace a more holistic approach when it comes to mental health care. He advocates for the integration of spiritual and community-based methods, emphasizing the power of connection and shared human understanding.So what does a more holistic approach to psychiatry look like?How can addressing family trauma transform our mental health?Why is the sense of community so critical for this journey?Join us as we delve into these questions and more ...This episode is not just a dialogue; it's a journey towards understanding the deeper facets of mental well-being and how they affect us and our family's. Jennifer's Takeaways:Mental health disorders and their causes (03:35)Family dynamics and mental health (06:03)Parenting stress and self-care for moms (12:15)Men's emotional struggles and parenting (18:00)Setting boundaries (23:17)Gender roles (26:13)Personal growth (31:42)Self-awareness + community building (36:01)Differences between pleasure and happiness (41:24)Self-care, and toxic shame.(46:58)About Dr. Omid NaimI was born in Tehran, Iran, just before the Iranian Revolution in 1978. This early childhood experience of societal terror and chaos shaped my appreciation for how unresolved trauma and grief have lifelong effects on individuals, families, and the community. Through the lens of my own family and community I came to witness firsthand how unacknowledged trauma can be neglected as the root cause of mental illness and other chronic health conditions in our society. Although I didn't know it then, this would become the foundation of my professional life.After completing medical school at the University of Southern California and residency training in General Adult and Child Psychiatry at USC, I began working in community mental health with high risk youth. Even though I was a classically trained Western psychiatrist, I could see that there was a need for more holistic, spiritual, and community-based approaches to health due to the limitations of the medical model. Witnessing patients with the extensive histories of abuse and neglect becoming more and more medicated – while trauma was as a root cause was ignored, and their disabilities worsened – I knew the system needed to change. This fueled my passion to find new ways to approach how we care for people and led me to further my education in Integrative Medicine at the University of Arizona as a Bravewell Scholar under Dr. Andrew Weil.This time spent training in Integrative Medicine laid the foundation for creating a new model for mental health which evolved into the Hope Integrative Psychiatry Clinic. At Hope, we focused on empowering our clients to tap into their capacity to heal and recover naturally and elevating our deep needs for meaning, community, and belonging as the cornerstones for emotional well-being. This practice informed an entirely new integrative model for health and led to what would become La Maida Institute.With the help of my wife, Alexis, and the team of dedicated professionals who made La Maida Institute grow, we were able to continue our private practice and develop the ecological approach with the support of a new communal model. Things were coming together in a profound way and we began to see that what we were really talking about was a paradigm shift in how society views health and well-being and how, through the formation of La Maida Project, we could truly make a meaningful impact. And the story keeps getting better and better!Omid and Alexis are parents of two children. He enjoys exploring and adventuring with his family as well as connecting with others to uncover the deeper truths of life.Connect with Dr. Omid Naim:Website: https://lamaidaproject.org/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lamaidaproject/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lamaidaproject/Meet Jennifer KolariJennifer Kolari is the host of the “Connected Parenting” weekly podcast and the co-host of “The Mental Health Comedy” podcast. Kolari is a frequent guest on Nationwide morning shows and podcasts in th US and Canada. Her advice can also be found in many Canadian and US magazines such as; Today's Parent, Parents Magazine and Canadian Family.Kolari's powerful parenting model is based on the neurobiology of love, teaching parents how to use compassion and empathy as powerful medicine to transform challenging behavior and build children's emotional resilience and emotional shock absorbers.Jennifer's wisdom, quick wit and down to earth style help parents navigate modern-day parenting problems, offering real-life examples as well as practical and effective tools and strategies.Her highly entertaining, inspiring workshops are shared with warmth and humour, making her a crowd-pleasing speaker with schools, medical professionals, corporations and agencies throughout North America, Europe and Asia.One of the nation's leading parenting experts, Jennifer Kolari, is a highly sought- after international speaker and the founder of Connected Parenting. A child and family therapist with a busy practice based in San Diego and Toronto, Kolari is also the author of Connected Parenting: How to Raise A Great Kid (Penguin Group USA and Penguin Canada, 2009) and You're Ruining My Life! (But Not Really): Surviving the Teenage Years with Connected Parenting (Penguin Canada, 2011).

We are thrilled to welcome Dr. Stephen Whiteside, a child psychiatrist from the Mayo Clinic, to our program. Dr. Whiteside specializes in the treatment of anxiety disorders for children and adolescents. In this episode, Dr. Whiteside addresses intrusive thoughts, related eating disorders, and the benefits of exposure therapy.

I recently read Miriam Grossman's new book, Lost In Trans-Nation: A Child Psychiatrist's Guide Out of the Madness. At the beginning of the book she writes a few paragraphs in a section called “A Note on Language.” She includes this: “We face crusade, a juggernaut, that seeks to demolish male and female, and its success hinges on the control of language. Under those circumstances, to call a man ‘she' is not a kindness, it's a concession – to a scheme to control our belief and advance an agenda, one pronoun at a time. In this book, I emphasize that male and female, after being established at conception, are permanent. I urge parents to be honest and consistent with their children, and to at all times stay grounded in biological reality. I have always done that in my office, and I'm not going to stop now. . . Finally, with each pronoun capitulation. . . I will have fostered his delusion, perhaps moving him further along a dangerous path. . . all because of words and ‘kindness.'” Well said, Miriam Grossman.

https://swiy.co/WhatAreYourThoughtsIn this abbreviated episode of Pediatric Meltdown, Dr. Lia Gaggino celebrates 3 years of the Pediatric Meltdown podcast and opens up about the challenges and uncertainties that come with transitioning from a daily pediatric practice. Join her as she explores the psychological grief and identity crisis she faced when stepping away from patient care. Dr. Gaggino shares the realization that being a pediatrician goes beyond simply seeing patients in an office, reminding us that purpose and impact can take various forms. From her involvement with the American Academy of Pediatrics to her role as a consultant in a Child Psychiatry access program, she finds new avenues to make a difference in children's lives, and last but never least, this podcast that has reached listeners worldwide. The Heart of Pediatric Meltdown is the passionate conversations with all the high-profile experts that share time with Dr. Gaggino. They remind us that even in the face of uncertainty, we can find purpose, make a difference, and bring hope to the lives of our children. Dr. Gaggino wants to thank you so much for joining her on this incredible journey, and together, let's continue to create a world where every child's mental and emotional well-being is prioritized.Other episodes you may like:For all episodes, go to Pediatric Meltdown107 Suicide Prevention That Works: The Zero Suicide Framework114 Palliative and Hospice Care: A Conversation on Grief and JoyKey quotes for Twitter: "Not that I love social media so much, but I really want to spread the word about pediatric meltdown, and I hope you can help me do that.".... Dr. Lia Gaggino on the challenges of social media"I want this podcast to be for all of you who take care of children."... Dr. Lia Gaggino on who would get the most out of the podcast. THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT!Pediatric Meltdown was listed as a Top 20 Pediatric Podcast on FeedSpot.If you'd like to connect with me, you can Tap the “What Are Your Thoughts” button at the top of the notes or you can find me on LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter, or email me at gagginol@medicalbhs.com or gagginol@yahoo.com. To learn more about me visit https://www.medicalbhs.com/LOVE WHAT YOU HEARD? Leave us a 5-star review so we can continue to provide you with great content. Share this episode and help people know more about children's health and well-being.

Due to the pediatric Mental Health Crisis and increase in psychiatric presentations to the Pediatric Emergency Departments across the nation, I decide to have this off-schedule / bonus episode and interview Dr. Victor Fornari, an experienced Child Psychiatrist from New York. If you liked the outro and the sound of the guitar check http://www.pickasobow.com/pemrules and you will receive 10% discount on anyting you buy using the promo code PEMRULES   Please consider contributing to PEM Rules at https://ko-fi.com/pemrules And check out www.pemrules.com    Copyright PEM Rules LLC

How can N-acetyl cysteine (NAC) and S-adenosyl methionine (SAMe) be effectively integrated into child and adolescent psychiatric treatment? In this episode, we dive deep into the world of NAC and SAMe and explore their potential applications, dosage, side effects, and more. Faculty: David Rosenberg, M.D. Host: Richard Seeber, M.D. Learn more about our memberships here Earn 1.25 CME: Natural Medications in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Administration of N-Acetylcysteine and S-Adenosylmethionine in Children and Adolescents

Have you ever wondered how natural remedies like omega-3 fatty acids might influence child and adolescent psychiatry? In this episode, we delve into the intriguing world of omega-3 fatty acids and their potential role in treating various psychiatric disorders in children and adolescents, such as major depressive disorder, bipolar disorder, ADHD, and ASD. Faculty: David Rosenberg, M.D. Host: Richard Seeber, M.D. Learn more about our memberships here Earn 1.25 CME: Natural Medications in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Use of Omega-3 Fatty Acids in Children and Adolescents

Sometimes, anxiety can be caused by your upbringing and your childhood. If you're currently suffering from anxiety, have you wondered why you may have anxiety? Since when have you started to get nervous all the time? What causes anxiety? To find out, here are seven signs of anxiety caused by your upbringing. #anxiety #childhood #psych2go Credits Writer: Julian Heng Script editor: Isadora Ho & Kelly Soong VO: Amanda Silvera Animator: Joy Zhang YouTube manager: Cindy Cheong References Bögels, S., van Oosten, A., Muris, P. and Smulders, D., 2001. Familial correlates of social anxiety in children and adolescents. Behaviour Research and Therapy, 39(3), pp.273-287. Crosby Budinger, M., Drazdowski, T. and Ginsburg, G., 2012. Anxiety-Promoting Parenting Behaviors: A Comparison of Anxious Parents with and without Social Anxiety Disorder. Child Psychiatry & Human Development, 44(3), pp.412-418. Iancu, I., Bodner, E. and Ben-Zion, I., 2015. Self esteem, dependency, self-efficacy and self-criticism in social anxiety disorder. Comprehensive Psychiatry, 58, pp.165-171. Rood, L., Roelofs, J., Bögels, S. and Alloy, L., 2009. Dimensions of Negative Thinking and the Relations with Symptoms of Depression and Anxiety in Children and Adolescents. Cognitive Therapy and Research, 34(4), pp.333-342.

In this episode, Xavier Bonilla has a dialogue with Frank Putnam about our various states of being. They discuss states of being, the continuous self, and states of being in development. They also talk about different states of being in rapid cycling with those that have Bipolar Disorders, importance of memory, and how critical is personality and the Big-5. They discuss mental disorders within a state model, the fragmented self and therapy, trauma and PTSD, Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID), psychedelics, and many more topics. Frank Putnam is a Physician and Professor of Clinical Psychiatry at the University of North Carolina School of Medicine. He was formerly a Professor of Pediatrics and Child Psychiatry at Children's Hospital Medical Center, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine. He is an esteemed research on topics of violence, abuse, DID, and trauma. He is the author numerous books including, The Way We Are: How States of Mind Influence Our Identities, Personality, and Potential for Change. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit convergingdialogues.substack.com

Our NICU babies grow up and sometimes find themselves struggling to manage stress, anxiety, depression or navigating a disorder. Dr. Mitnaul, a child psychiatrist, shares how a child or adolescent may benefit from some extra assistance navigating those challenges.   In this episode, we chat about: How did you get from a biology degree to a child, adolescent and adult psychiatrist? What is a child psychiatrist? How is that different from a child psychologist? Often, parents of NICU babies don't uncover other challenges in their children until they enter a school environment, or go through puberty. What are some things they should look for that might need to be addressed by a child or adolescent psychiatrist? How can parents find a psychiatrist and what questions should they ask to ensure it's a good fit for their child? Sometimes there's a stigma when a child is seeing a psychiatrist. What myths do you want to bust on that? What types of encouragement and information can people find on your TikTok account or other social media, as well as your PBS Show, Cause for Hope? What's your best advice to a parent seeking psychiatry for their child?   Dr. Mitnaul has quickly become a trusted voice in both the parenting and mental health space. When he's not at the clinic, he's engaging with his community on socials or on his PBS Show, “Cause for Hope” by helping families navigate parenting in the digital age.    Connect with Dr. Mitnaul: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/doctormitnaul TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/doctormitnaul  YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/doctormitnaul  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/doctormitnaul/ Website: www.bewellacademy.org/    The NICU is hard. We're here to help.   Hand to Hold is a national nonprofit dedicated to providing neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) parents with personalized emotional support, educational resources and community before, during and after their baby's NICU stay. NICU support is available at no cost to NICU parents in English and Spanish.   Connect with Hand to Hold: Learn more or get support at handtohold.org   Follow Hand to Hold on social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/handtohold Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/handtohold/   Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/NICUHandtoHold YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/HandtoHold    The following music was used for this media project: Music: Thriving Together [Full version] by MusicLFiles Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/10332-thriving-together-full-version License (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-license   Music: Bright Colors Of Life by MusicLFiles Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/7855-bright-colors-of-life License (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-license  

In this episode our guest interviewer, Dr. Neera Jain, Senior Lecturer at the Centre for Medical and Health Sciences Education at The University of Auckland interviews Dr. Emily Green, a PGY 3 psychiatry resident at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health.   Drs. Jain and Green first met many moons ago as part of the AAMC lived experience project research study, which included interviews with trainees at all levels. At that time, Dr. Green was a medical student. In this episode, Dr. Green discusses how she navigates medicine as a black woman with a disability, how she uses her disability in powerful ways to connect with her patients, and why talking about disability is an important step in reducing stigma.  Transcript https://bit.ly/DWD_Podcast_67_Part1 Emily Green, MD, MA Dr. Emily Green is a current 3rd year resident at the University of Wisconsin in their General Psychiatry program. She received her Masters in Clinical Psychology from Wheaton college in 2010 and was a Licensed Professional Counselor in the state of Illinois and worked in several not-for-profit organizations helping people with chronic mental health challenges until her transition to medical school in 2016. During her time in medical school she created the student group MSAE (Medical students for accessible education) which is a student-run support and advocacy group for medical students with disabilities. She is interested in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, specifically in helping students with disabilities gain easier access to 504 plans, IEPS, and accommodations throughout their schooling.    Tags: Dyslexia, ADHD, Residency, Psychiatry, Child Psychiatry, Advocacy, NBME, BIPOC, Black, Medical Education, DocsWithDisabilities disabled docs, disability, disclosure.

This episode is a continuation of Episode 67, part 1. In this episode, Drs. Green and Jain discussing the delicate distinction between the risk of stigma vs. the reward of accommodation and inclusion, and how people navigating  the decision to disclose disability and request accommodation face a multitude of barriers. Transcript: https://bit.ly/DWD_Podcast_67_Part2 Emily Green, MD, MA Dr. Emily Green is a current 3rd year resident at the University of Wisconsin in their General Psychiatry program. She received her Masters in Clinical Psychology from Wheaton college in 2010 and was a Licensed Professional Counselor in the state of Illinois and worked in several not-for-profit organizations helping people with chronic mental health challenges until her transition to medical school in 2016. During her time in medical school she created the student group MSAE (Medical students for accessible education) which is a student-run support and advocacy group for medical students with disabilities. She is interested in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, specifically in helping students with disabilities gain easier access to 504 plans, IEPS, and accommodations throughout their schooling.    Tags: Dyslexia, ADHD, Residency, Psychiatry, Child Psychiatry, Advocacy, NBME, BIPOC, Black, Medical Education, DocsWithDisabilities disabled docs, disability.  

Dr. Erika is a university professor, family therapist, and mom of 3. She holds a master's degree in Couples and Family Therapy, a doctorate in Child Development, and two postdoctoral fellowships in Child Psychiatry and Infant Mental Health. She is the Associate Editor of the Infant Mental Health Journal and serves on the editorial boards of Adversity and Resilience Science and Infancy. She has published over 50 peer-reviewed research papers and book chapters for professional audiences. She has also written articles for parents that have been seen in PBS Newshour, Marketwatch, and the San Francisco Chronicle.

Dr. Erika Bocknek (https://www.instagram.com/drerikaconvo/) is a university professor, family therapist, and mom of 3. She holds a master's degree in Couples and Family Therapy, a doctorate in Child Development, and two postdoctoral fellowships in Child Psychiatry and Infant Mental Health. She is the Associate Editor of the Infant Mental Health Journal and serves on the editorial boards of Adversity and Resilience Science and Infancy. She has published over 50 peer-reviewed research papers and book chapters for professional audiences, and she has also written articles for parents that have been seen in PBS Newshour, Marketwatch, the San Francisco Chronicle, and K'veller. She is a well-regarded trainer and has taught audiences as diverse as the psychology department at Children's Hospital of Michigan, early childhood educators in Metro Detroit, family court judges across the state of Michigan, and the Detroit Pistons marketing department.---Support TBAS by becoming a patron!!!! - https://www.patreon.com/bestadviceshow---Call Zak with your advice @ 844-935-BEST---IG: @bestadviceshow & @muzacharyTWITTER: @muzacharybestadvice.show

This week James Terry-Service Line Administrator for Adult and Child Psychiatry at Halifax Health stops by to discuss mental health awareness...End The Stigma.  It's a must listen. You'll be surprised at some of the things James shares with us.  

Dr. David Rettew is a child and adolescent psychiatrist and is the current medical director of Lane County Behavioral Health in Eugene, Oregon. He was previously an associate professor at the University of Vermont Larner College of Medicine. He has been in practice for nearly 20 years, dividing his time between clinical, teaching, public policy, and research activities. Dr. Rettew has published over 100 journal articles, chapters, and scientific abstracts on a variety of child mental health topics, including the 2013 book Child Temperament: New Thinking About the Boundary Between Traits and Illness and Parenting Made Complicated: What Science Really Knows about the Greatest Debates of Early Childhood. He writes a blog for Psychology Today called "The ABCs of Child Psychiatry." You can also follow him on Twitter and Facebook @PediPsych. In this episode, Dr. Rettew and I discuss the over- and under-diagnosing of psychiatric disorders, whether the mental health field is over-pathologizing regular human traits, and how biological research like genetic and brain imaging studies can help us distinguish between a trait and a psychiatric illness. For more information on Dr. Rettew, follow him @pedipysch and make sure to check out some of his books and Psychology Today blog. Follow me @joshkorac on TikTok, Instagram, and YouTube for video clips, podcast previews, and more mental health content! If you are in a mental health crisis, please call 988 or go to your nearest emergency room. If you are from Colorado and are interested in scheduling a session, please reach out at sojourncounselingco.com/josh or josh@sojourncounselingco.com.

Learn about how Dr. Susan Swick is challenging the paradigm of mental health, redesigning the future of behavioral health facilities and why every community needs a gym for building our mental health resilience.  Susan Swick, MD, MPH is the Executive Director of Ohana, designing and leading the development of this Center for Child and Adolescent Behavioral Health at the Community Hospital of the Monterey Peninsula in Monterey, California. In addition to evaluation and treatment programs that are evidence-based and family-focused. Ohana programs will also emphasize the cultivation of mental health at the individual, family and community level. This Center is being created with the support of a landmark $100 million gift from a single donor in the hospital's community, reflecting a recognition on both the hospital's and the community's part that the resources available to families seeking care for their children's mental health challenges were sorely lacking. Dr. Swick has a long-standing interest in how adversity affects children and families, and in how well-timed interventions can make a critical difference. Prior to relocating to California in 2018, Dr. Swick served as the Chief of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at Newton Wellesley Hospital for five years. While at Newton-Wellesley Hospital, she created a new community health initiative called “The Resilience Project,” partnering with local High Schools to promote the mental health and well-being of youth and their families. She also directed the Parenting At a Challenging Time (PACT) program at Newton-Wellesley, a parent guidance program available to cancer patients who were still raising young children. She was an Instructor in Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School and at Massachusetts General Hospital, where she created and ran a course on Parent Guidance for the Child Psychiatry fellows. She attended Medical School at Columbia University, where she also received a Masters in Public Health. She, her husband and their four children are all east-coasters originally, but are happy to call California home. Episode Mentions and Links AIA 2022 Healthcare Design Awards: Montage Health Ohana Center NBBJ Architects: Ohana Center for Health NBBJ Architects: Hope, Healing, and Healthcare  A New Tool in Treating Mental Illness: Building Design via NYT  Donate to Ohana Episode Website: https://www.designlabpod.com/episodes/101

Are you at a place in your life wherein you can say: "I was made for this?" If you aren't yet, stop resisting that little voice, that inkling that says there's more to life for you. It'll keep coming back until you finally listen. Say yes to your heart's desires. Join this insightful new episode of Someone Gets Me ▶️ Bringing Out Greatness with Dr. Kathleen Friend.  Key points covered in this episode:  ✔️ Dr. Kathleen Friend is a living testimony that age is no hindrance to achieving our true life's purpose. As a child psychiatrist, she also holds a BA in vocal performance and went to music school in her 50s! She is a strong advocate for following the passions in one's heart and seeing the strengths in all. ✔️ The cemetery is where millions of dreams are buried. For the lucky ones going through life, breathing and living — it is never too late to hear the voice of your heart and go in the direction of your greatest calling. ✔️ Smart, bright or gifted people in this culture are over-reinforced for how to think and under-reinforced for how we feel and what our soul is saying. We achieved the gifts of modern times yet what we lost is a true connection with nature, with ourselves. People need to relearn by listening to that voice of the heart so they can understand the purpose of their existence.  ✔️ Start with the intention to let your heart speak. Dr. Friend reminds us that the soul has a unique fingerprint, and we hear that through the heart. She teaches heart rhythm meditation that strengthens that part of the nervous system to counteract anxiety.  ✔️ Try to see the divinity in each person you meet. When we see these divine qualities that each of us has and honor that, we can achieve greatness together. We are one, and our hearts connect us.  ———————————————————————————————— Kathleen Friend MD is a Child Psychiatrist and sole proprietor of the Greatness Chair, LLC. She is an international speaker, author of the Greatness Chair series, musician, and Heart Rhythm Meditation teacher living in Tucson, Arizona. She is on a mission to change the paradigm in Child Psychiatry and put one million children in the Greatness Chair. Her books include two children's books: The Greatness Chair and Sarah in the Greatness Chair and a book for parents and teachers called The Greatness Chair Solution, which teaches a simple, accessible method to bring out the best in children. She also holds a BA in vocal performance and went to music school in her 50s! She is a strong advocate for following the passions in one's heart and seeing the strengths in all. Visit Kathleen's website: www.greatnesschair.com and connect with her here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/beans1933  ———————————————————————————————— How to Connect with Dianne A. Allen You have a vision inside to create something bigger than you. What you need is a community and a mentor. The Someone Gets Me Experience could be that perfect solution to bringing your heart's desire into reality. You will grow, transform and connect. https://msdianneallen.com/someone-gets-me-experience/ Join our Facebook Group Someone Gets Me: https://www.facebook.com/groups/someonegetsme. Follow Dianne's Facebook Page: Dianne A. Allen: https://www.facebook.com/msdianneallen. Email contact: dianne@visionsapplied.com Dianne's Mentoring Services: https://msdianneallen.com Website: https://www.visionsapplied.com Be sure to take a second and subscribe to the show and share it with anyone you think will benefit. Until next time, remember the world needs your unique gift, let your light shine.

How dangerous can extreme antisocial behavior become in a young person's life? When mixed with truancy and the drug trade, a perfect storm brewed in the 1990s as youth gangs proliferated across the country. While tales of gang-related violence once dominated nightly news in households nationwide, it has experienced a steep decline in the last 20 years. In some cities, like Galveston, Texas, the decrease can be partially attributed to a collection of local officials and mental health professionals who approached the situation with an “it takes a village to raise a child” mindset. Dr. Christopher Thomas, the Robbert L. Stubblefield Professor of Child Psychiatry in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston joins this episode of the Mind Dive podcast alongside hosts Dr. Bob Boland and Dr. Kerry Horrell to discuss the transformative work he spearheaded on the island of Galveston. Dr. Thomas shares his experience heading a 1992 mayoral task force that strategically targeted the roots of the youth gang issue through teaching empathy in schools, addressing deprogramming needed in post-gang life and uplifting positive role models. Community leaders, nonprofit organizations, teachers, law enforcement and mental health professionals came together to pave better futures for the young islanders by addressing mental health factors and other challenges. Through these efforts, the community saw an 80% reduction in gang-related violent crimes and an unprecedented homicide rate of 0% in under three years. Dr. Thomas talks about the communitywide nature of the effort.  “We can't tell the difference between the ones that we can save and the ones we can't,” said Dr. Thomas. “Ultimately, everyone is worthy of a chance.” Follow The Menninger Clinic on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and LinkedIn to never miss an episode of Mind Dive.Visit www.menningerclinic.org to learn more about The Menninger Clinic's research and leadership roles in mental health.Listen to Episode 12: The Cases That Changed Neuropsychiatry with Dr. Sheldon Benjamin 

Dr. Walter S. Gilliam is the Elizabeth Mears & House Jameson Professor of Child Psychiatry and Psychology at the Yale Child Study Center and Director of Yale's Edward Zigler Center in Child Development and Social Policy. Dr. Gilliam is Vice President of ZERO TO THREE, a past president of Child Care Aware of America; board Treasurer for the Irving Harris Foundation, and a board director for First Children's Finance, and All Our Kin; and a former Senior Advisor to the National Association for the Education of Young Children. Dr. Gilliam is co-recipient of the prestigious 2008 Grawemeyer Award in Education for the coauthored book, A Vision for Universal Preschool Education. Dr. Gilliam's research involves early childhood education and intervention policy analysis (specifically how policies translate into effective services), ways to improve the quality of prekindergarten and child care services, the impact of early childhood education programs on children's school readiness, and effective methods for reducing classroom behavior problems and preschool expulsion, as well as issues of COVID-19 transmission, vaccination, and health and safety promotion in early childhood settings. His scholarly writing addresses early childhood care and education programs, school readiness, and developmental assessment of young children. Dr. Gilliam has led national analyses of state-funded prekindergarten policies and mandates, how prekindergarten programs are being implemented across the range of policy contexts, and the effectiveness of these programs at improving school readiness and educational achievement, as well as experimental and quasi-experimental studies on methods to improve early education quality. His work frequently has been covered in major national and international news outlets for print (e.g., New York Times, Wall Street Journal, USA Today, Chicago Tribune, LA Times), radio (e.g., NPR), and television (e.g., CNN Headline News, NBC TODAY Show, CBS Early Show, ABC Good Morning America, ABC World News Tonight, FOX News). Dr. Gilliam actively provides consultation to state and federal decision-makers in the U.S. and other countries (such as the People's Republic of China and the United Arab Emirates) and frequently provides U.S. Congressional testimony and briefings on issues related to early care and education.

“Often a child is not functioning well because of a capacity problem, not because they're ‘naughty'.” - Dr Chris Wever Learn about children's behavioural issues to be the best educator, parent and carer you can be. As a Child, Adolescent and Family Psychiatrist, Dr Chris Wever helps children, schools, parents, and educators overcome behavioural issues early on. Leave this heartfelt conversation feeling empowered to recognise signs in young children today for a better tomorrow. Episode 42 Shownotes - https://openmindeducation.com/episode42 Thought of The Week - https://openmindeducation.com/thought-weekly/ Booking Requests - https://openmindeducation.com/booking-request/ The School of Wellbeing is one of the best health and wellbeing podcasts for teachers and educators!

The world doesn't seem to be letting up in the level of craziness we're all experiencing. In the spirit of providing at least a tiny bit of relief and hope this week I'm republishing this series I did with these amazing guests on the topic of “Managing in The Midst of The Pandemic.Today my guest is Dr. Peter A. Levine.Peter received his PhD in medical biophysics from the University of California in Berkeley and also holds a doctorate in psychology from International University. He has worked in the field of stress and trauma for over 40 years and is the developer of the Somatic Experiencing® method. Peter's original contribution to the field of Body-Psychotherapy was honored in 2010 when he received the Lifetime Achievement award from the United States Association for Body Psychotherapy (USABP). That same year he also received the honorary Reis Davis Chair in Child Psychiatry for his innovative contribution to therapy for children and adolescents.In This EpisodeSomatic Experiencing InstituteBooks by Peter LevineBrother Richard Hendrick (read his poem, Lockdown, here)This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/5739761/advertisement

The brain seeks meaning and patterns. It would be very adaptive to do so in nature, because you need to know how to predict danger and to develop social ties. So our brains are very good at recognizing patterns, but also at creating them, even when they're not there. - Dr. Jay Giedd, Chair of Child Psychiatry at Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego and Director of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Professor of Psychiatry at UCSD School of Medicine, and Professor in the Department of Population, Family and Reproductive Health at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.   Episode 20: Neural Traffic Flow in the Conscious Brain with Dr. Jay Giedd In this lighthearted conversation, Bernard Baars welcomes returning guest, developmental neuropsychiatrist Dr. Jay Giedd, Professor of Psychiatry at UC San Diego School of Medicine. Their discussion touches on the nuances of unconscious and conscious states, the relationship between dreams and waking moments, and what the recent science tells us about different brain specializations.   Talking Points 0:00 – How does consciousness emerge? 8:46  – Ways to study dreams 17:05 – Conscious truth and fantasy 22:57 – Brain connectivity: The street map and the traffic flow 29:19 – Clarifying the concepts   Summary How does consciousness emerge? Jay Giedd shares with Bernie Baars one of the utmost questions on his mind as of late, namely, at what point do we cross the threshold from being unconscious to being conscious?  They examine how sleep studies and improving brain imaging technology can help us understand the nature of consciousness, and Jay considers the notion that emergence of awareness is caused not only by the quantity of brain neurons, but also by the types of connections.  To Sleep, Perchance to Dream The duo discuss dream content, and Jay reflects on his initial training as a Freudian psychoanalyst, part of which included keeping a dream journal. He makes the observation that although the dreaming mind can create a narrative where the laws of physics and biology are defied, our dreams are nonetheless connected to our day-to-day activities. Bernie suggests that one possible hypothesis for this phenomenon is the cortex trying to find meaning, even with random input. Sensory Perception and Conscious Beliefs: True or False? Jay highlights the fact that perception and cognition do not always accurately represent reality. In terms of increasing our chances of survival, it may be more important that our perception and pattern recognition skills actually work, rather than how accurate they are. Jay also emphasizes that over time, the physiology underlying conscious signals might have been strengthened by providing humans the ability to cooperate and better understand one another, thus further increasing our odds of survival. How neural traffic flow is measured and the limitations of our scientific tools. Bernie makes a distinction between the functional and the anatomical connectivity of the brain. Jay reinforces this by explaining how neural traffic flow can be measured. Scientific tools have greatly improved, but there are still many puzzles that are unsolved. In the final moments of their conversation, Jay shares his belief that one day, consciousness will not seem incomprehensible, although he acknowledges that we still have a long way to go. He emphasizes the immense complexity of the developing brain and the emergence of consciousness.   “Good science always raises more questions than answers,” concludes Dr. Giedd. “And consciousness is a great example of that.”    Get a 40% Discount for your copy of Bernie Baars' acclaimed new book On Consciousness: Science & Subjectivity - Updated Works on Global Workspace Theory GO TO: http://shop.thenautiluspress.com APPLY DISCOUNT CODE AT CHECKOUT: "PODCASTVIP"   Bios Dr. Jay Giedd is the Chair 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 Department 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.   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.

Dr. Jay Faber is a clinical and forensic psychiatrist, child psychiatrist, and adult psychiatrist at Amen Clinics. He has more than two decades of experience in Child Psychiatry, Adolescent Psychiatry, and Adult Psychiatry and Pharmacological Management, treating patients in clinical private practices in Colorado, California and Georgia.

Season 2, Episode 20– Munchausen's by Proxy-A Case Study Join us for a very horrible yet inspiring story about a female survivor of Munchausen's by Proxy. Whitney tells the story of a girl starting at 2 years old until 10, who endured unbelievable abuse at the hands of her mother. Learn about about this horrible mental illness that is sadistic in nature and hard to detect. This episode is very TRIGGERING. (Hence this could by why Whitney sounds more rummy than usual) We all need to be vigilant, educated, and trusting our gut when it comes to kids! Here are the sources for today's episode! Research was compiled from PubMed, National Library of Medicine https://studylib.net/doc/5846737/my-mother-caused-my-illness--the-story-of-a-survivor-of https://publications.aap.org/pediatrics/article-abstract/100/1/1/38821/My-Mother-Caused-My-Illness-The-Story-of-a?redirectedFrom=fulltext Movies depicting Munchausen's by Proxy https://www.bustle.com/p/15-movies-about-munchausen-syndrome-by-proxy-for-anyone-fascinated-by-the-act-17025907 Additional credits: From *St John Hospital, Detroit, Michigan, and the ‡Departments of Psychiatry, Neurobehavioral Sciences, and Pediatrics, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, Michigan. Received for publication Jul 19, 1996; accepted Nov 18, 1996. Reprint requests to (P.T.S.) Department of Child Psychiatry and Psychology, Children's Hospital of Michigan, 3901 Beaubien, Detroit, MI 48201. PEDIATRICS (ISSN 0031 4005). Copyright © 1997 by the American Academy of Pediatrics Follow us on social media: facebook.com/stillhere.podcast.21/ instagram.com/stillhere_podcast/ Become a member on Patreon: patreon.com/stillherepod Produced by WayGood Creative and Rocketskates Recording: rocketskatesrecording.com Support #StillHere: A Survivor Podcast by contributing to their Tip Jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/stillhere Find out more at https://stillhere.pinecast.co Send us your feedback online: https://pinecast.com/feedback/stillhere/cba23590-dcbc-40f7-a645-64b59bd0b906 This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

On this episode of the Psychology Talk Podcast, Dr. Hoye is joined by Dr. Ran Ambar. Dr. Ran D. Anbar, is a board-certified pediatric pulmonologist and general pediatrician. He is a leader in field of clinical hypnosis, and has 20 years of experience treating children. He has also served as a professor of pediatrics and medicine and the director of pediatric pulmonology at SUNY Upstate Medical University in Syracuse, New York, for 21 years.Dr. Anbar also worked as a guest editor and advisory editor for the American Journal of Clinical Hypnosis. He has co-directed more than 20 clinic workshops on the subject of pediatric hypnosis. In addition to his teaching and lecturing experiences, Dr. Anbar has been the principal investigator in 10 published case studies of pediatric hypnosis and involved in research trials of children with cystic fibrosis and other pulmonary disorders. He is a published author of more than 50 articles, abstracts, and book chapters on pediatric functional disorders and pediatric hypnosis.Dr. Anbar discusses his new book, “Changing Children's Lives with Hypnosis: A Journey to the Center.” Dr. Anbar's Website:https://www.centerpointmedicine.com/provider/ran-d-anbar-md-faapDr. Anbar's Book:https://www.amazon.com/Changing-Childrens-Lives-Hypnosis-Journey/dp/1538153661The Psychology Talk Podcast is a unique conversation about psychology around the globe. Your hosts Dr. Scott Hoye and licensed clinical professional counselor Kyle Miller talk about psychology with mental health practitioners and experts to keep you informed about issues and trends in the industry. They also tackle mental health trends and issues in their home: Chicago.https://psych-talk.comhttps://www.instagram.com/psychtalkpodcast/https://www.facebook.com/psychtalkpodcast

What is the moral purpose of education now and is it shifting? How useful are the foundations teachers provide young people?Dr. Jean Clinton is renowned internationally as an advocate for children's issues. She is a Clinical Professor in Department of Psychiatry and Behavioural Neurosciences at McMaster University and her special interest lies in brain development, and the crucial role relationships and connectedness play. Jean champions the development of a national, comprehensive child well-being strategy including a system of early learning and care for all young children and their families. She is equally committed to ensuring that children's and youths' needs and voices are heard and respected. Dr. Clinton has also authored her first book, Love Builds Brains which can be ordered online through Tall Pines Press, on Amazon and in book stores everywhere.She is on staff at McMaster Children's Hospital with cross appointments in Pediatrics and Family Medicine, and an Associate in the Department of Child Psychiatry at Sick Children's Hospital. She is a Fellow of the Child Trauma Academy, as well as a Zero to Three Academy Fellow since 2013. She has been a consultant to children and youth mental health programs, child welfare, and primary care for over 30 years. Dr. Clinton was appointed as an education advisor to the Premier of Ontario and the Minister of Education 2014 - 2018.

In this episode, we discuss: Zoomy, a safe and convenient local child transportation service for kids ages 8-17. Watch founder and CEO present to educators on how Zoomy works!  Pediatric psychiatry nurse practitioner, Jaime Becker, MSN, CPNP, PMHS is now accepting new patients ages 2-22 for conditions like ADHD, anxiety and depression.  Positive Influence Leadership Camp is a unique summer camp for kids going into 6, 7 or 8th grades. It teaches necessary life skills like communication, coping and social skills. Spots will GO QUICKLY!  Vine Street Market is Sat, 8am-noon. Ellen from Fezziwig's will have a live cooking demonstration using only food available from market vendors. The menu sounds delicious! Hazardous Waste Collection event is Sat, May 22 from 8am-3pm at the Monroe County Fairgrounds.  Badges & Bagels is a meet and greet with Shiloh Police officers and a chance to hear from the IL Attorney General's office about consumer fraud. Wed, May 26, 10-11 am at Klucker Hall.  Wed, May 26 is Music in the Park in Shiloh, 7-8:30pm. George Portz and His Blue Grass Friends.  Tues, June 8, 9-11am job fair at the O'Fallon VFW. 100's of jobs, some employers will hire on the spot.  Save the Date! Sat, June 26 will have SO MUCH happening in downtown O'Fallon. Live music, funky art festival and art events, food trucks and local fare. More details to come! Follow us on Instagram @The618Now. Submit business updates, show ideas and events you'd like us to consider promoting to events@ofallonchamber.com. 

Today's guest is Dr. Joanna Quigley, a clinical associate professor of psychiatry at the University of Michigan. She trained in pediatrics, general psychiatry, and child and adolescent psychiatry at the University of Kentucky and is part of the Michigan Child Collaborative Care (MC3) project at the University of Michigan, an outreach consultative program for primary care pediatrics, family medicine, and obstetrics. Let's dive right in and hear Dr. Quigley's thoughts about common mental health concerns we see in primary care and how psychiatric child collaborative care programs can offer us support. [00:01 - 08:47] Opening Segment Introducing today's guest, Dr. Joanna Quigley Dr. Quigley's path to child psychiatry The differences between pediatrics and child psychiatry [08:48 - 13:36] Collaborative Child Care We talk about the benefits of collaborative child care programs Learning from one another Leveraging one another's resources Looking for collaborative care programs State health departments Keywords Telephone consultation programs Collaborative care consultation programs Psychiatric collaborative consultation  [13:37 - 25:13] Psychiatric Consultation Dr. Quigley shares some tips to make consultations easier Current condition Trauma history  Symptoms  She talks about a few best practices on selecting medications Where to access these best practices? Links below [25:14 - 40:27] Child Psychiatry  Managing screen time and media exposure of children  Setting limits is okay Practical tip: Turn off the WIFI Dr. Quigley talks about collaborations with primary care providers Be intentional in your collaborative efforts Be open to the fact that one visit won't solve everything We talk about this game-changing service in child psychiatry [40:28 - 46:24] Closing Segment Finding joys with patients and colleagues  Final Takeaways Collaborative child care Difficulties of primary care providers Psychiatric and pediatric trainings Trauma and anxiety  Symptom relief Resources of best practice guidelines Parent management of children's social media use  “No question is too small, too stupid” Tweetable Quotes: “I do think that...it is okay [for parents] to set limits. Kids thrive on structure and consistency with expectations.” - Dr. Joanna Quigley  “You don't need to solve everything that's going on in one visit.” - Dr. Joanna Quigley Resources Mentioned: https://bit.ly/361B18S (Michigan Child Collaborative Care) https://bit.ly/36607Ua (HealthyChildren) https://bit.ly/2V1vitm (American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry) https://bit.ly/3m0dRVQ (National Network of Child Psychiatry Access Programs) https://amzn.to/2J8oXtw (Stahl's Essential Psychopharmacology) https://www.aap.org/ (American Academy of Pediatrics) If you'd like to connect with Dr. Quigley, email joannaq@med.umich.edu. Also, visit https://medicine.umich.edu/dept/psychiatry (https://medicine.umich.edu/dept/psychiatry) to learn more about her space. If you'd like to connect with me, you can find me at https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-lia-gaggino-80322a31/ (LinkedIn), https://www.facebook.com/DrLiaGaggino/ (Facebook), and https://twitter.com/gagginol?lang=en (Twitter) or email me at gagginol@yahoo.com. To learn more about me visit https://www.medicalbhs.com/ (https://www.medicalbhs.com/) LOVE WHAT YOU HEARD? Leave us a 5-star review so we can continue to provide you with great content. Share this episode and help people know more about children's health and well-being.

This podcast is all things MENTAL HEALTH!Thank you to all of the listeners for your continued support.After Host Vincent A. Lanci suffered a Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI), and into recovery, he learned that he needed to prioritize my mental health. And his goal for this podcast is to help you do so, too! His new book, Mr. Lanci Talks Mental Health, is a few weeks away!Stream Podcast On All Platforms: buzzsprout.com/743867Instagram: instagram.com/amentalhealthbreakFacebook: facebook.com/amentalhealthbreakTwitter: twitter.com/PodcastsByLanciLinkedIn: linkedin.com/showcase/a-mental-health-break-with-vincent-a-lanciWould it add value to your life to hear mental health professionals and advocates share their authentic stories related to mental health? If so, this is the perfect podcast for you! For the 51st episode and 8th episode of Season 3, Vincent A. Lanci collaborates worldwide, Dr. Denise McDermott, for one more episode in honor of World Mental Health Day.The Dr. Denise Show meets A Mental Health Break with Vincent A. Lanci in one of a kind episode you do not want to miss.Dr. Denise has been in private practice since 2001. As a medical doctor with board certifications in both Adult and Child Psychiatry, she treats children, adolescents and adults. Her goal is to empower you, your child, and your family to live the best life possible. Her approach is to encourage people to believe in wellness, not illness, and to lead a balanced healthy lifestyle.Her incredible work has led her to creating the worldwide brand, in, Dr. Denise.Get ready to improve your mental health as soon as the episode begins.Host Name: Vincent A. Lanci (PodcastsByLanci@Gmail.com)Stream Podcast On All Platforms: buzzsprout.com/743867YouTube: youtube.com/channel/UCy0dil34Q5ILEuHgLVmfhXQWebsite: vincentalanci.comIG: instagram.com/amentalhealthbreakLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/showcase/amentalhealthbreakwithvincentalanciGuest Name: Dr. Denise McDermott Email: Denise@drdenisemcdermott.comWebsite: http://drdenisemd.com/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drdenisemd/Facebook: http://facebook.com/drdenisemdTwitter: http://twitter.com/drdenisemdDigital Editing Name: Vincent A. Lanci (PodcastsByLanci@Gmail.com)Adventure by MusicbyAden | https://soundcloud.com/musicbyadenMusic promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.comCreative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unportedhttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/deed.en_US