Children and Mental Health Play
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File Source: Voices in the Family public radio program
File Date: July 14, 2003
Program discusses the rising use of psychiatric medication among children
and adolescents. Guests include Dr. Paul Fink - Prof. of Psychiatry
at Temple University School of Medicine, and Stephen Eliot, whose memoir
"Not the Thing I Was" details his experiences growing up in
a school for mentally disturbed children.
Antipsychotics in Special Populations: Pediatrics
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File Source: UCLA grand rounds
File Date: June 24, 2003
Speaker: James J. McGough, M.D., Associate Professor, Clinical Psychiatry,
Neuropsychiatric Institute, David Geffen School of Medicine, University
of California, Los Angeles.
The central issue raised by Dr. McGough in his presentation is: how
can clinicians make ethical decisions for the treatment of young psychiatric
patients, when the diagnosis may be unclear (many pediatric disorders
have widely overlapping symptoms), the prognosis is uncertain, and there
is little data to support a decision one way or the other.
Mental Health in Children, Parts I and
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File Source: Voices in the Family public radio program
File Date: Nov 2000
Part I: While the treatment of mental illnesses in children has greatly
improved in past decades; however, many children still don't have access
to treatment. Moreover, although the number of children with psychiatric
disorders has increased in the past decade, many have disorders that
are still not diagnosed, or are diagnosed incorrectly. Segments include
the hospitalization of children for psychiatric disorders, research
into the prevention of mental health problems, and more. Guests include:
U.S. Surgeon General David Satcher, M.D. who recently hosted a special
conference on the state of mental health of children in the country;
Dr. Michael Silver and Troy Brindle of Friends Hospital, who head the
recently opened Child and Adolescent Program at Friends; Dr. Judith
Rapoport, a leading researcher in the field of Mental Health of Children
at the National Institute of Mental Health.
Part II: The segment specifically discusses obsessive-compulsive and
bipolar disorder; however, one of the guests is Dr. Demitri Papolos,
author of "The Bipolar Child," a book which has been recommended
as a good resource by many of the parents on schizophrenia.com. Other
guests include Dr. Tamar Chansky, author "Freeing Your Child from
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder," and the Surgeon General's office
with comments on the upcoming report on the Mental Health of Children.
Mental Health and Illness in Teenagers Play
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Adolescence is a turbulent time - this is the time of life when psychiatric
conditions can emerge. The first signs of schizophrenia are often apparent
during the teenage years, as are eating disorders. More and more girls
are, it seems, harming themselves, and some teenagers go on to commit
suicide. It's a time when we're particularly conscious of our appearance
and easily lose self esteem and become depressed. Connie (program host)
asks what teenage behaviour is normal and what should make parents and
teachers worry.
Adult Minds - Mental Health in Early Adulthood
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File Source: BBC Radio
File Date: Oct 15, 2002
Programme three looks at mental health in early adulthood. Unlike most
other disease, mental illness tends to afflict young adults more than
any other group. Schizophrenia is common, as is depression. Suicide
peaks in young men at around 30. Connie (host) tries to uncover the
factors that are fuelling this alarming statistic. Plus the pressures
of parenthood - how having a baby can literally drive you crazy
College Students and Mental Health Play
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File Source: Voices in the Family public radio program
File Date: Oct 6, 2003
The number of college students needing mental health intervention in
a high-stress transition period of their lives, as well as the number
of students arriving with already-diagnosed mental health problems,
is increasing. This segment discusses the mental health facilities on
college campuses, their adequacy, suggestions for improvement, and how
parents can keep in touch with their kids to stay aware of any pending
problems. Guest is Rowan University's counseling center director of
counseling, Dr. Z. Benjamin Blanding.
Pregnancy and the Mind Play
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File Source: The Infinite Mind radio program
File Date: Feb 25, 2004
We think about pregnancy as a time when women glow, right? Full of
happy expectation for the future. But for many women, that's simply
not the case. We'll break through the myths to explore the truth about
pregnancy and mental illness. We'll also look at the way a baby's mind
develops, and ask: just how much does a fetus pick up from the outside?
Guests include Dr. Shari Lusskin and Dr. Zachary Stowe, both experts
in reproductive psychiatry, and developmental psychologist Dr. Janet
DiPietro. All this, plus a reading of Oh Baby the Places You'll Go:
A Book to Be Read in Utero adapted by author Tish Rabe from the works
of Dr. Seuss, and Irish singer-songwriter Susan McKeown performs a ballad
of motherhood. Click
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