NEI Podcast

How can you tell the difference between postpartum blues and postpartum depression? Join us in this episode, as Dr. Marlene Freeman addresses questions like this about maternal mental health. Dr. Marlene Freeman is the Associate Director of the Center for Women's Mental Health at Massachusetts General Hospital and the Medical Director of the MGH Clinical Trials Network and Institute (CTNI).Her research and clinical expertise is in the areas of mood disorders and women's mental health. She also has had clinical and research interests in the areas of nutrition, integrative medicine, and mental health. She previously directed programs in women's mental health at the University of Arizona College of Medicine and at UT-Southwestern in Dallas.

Join us in this episode, as Dr. Mago answers some important questions on his presentation about side effects that can lead to nonadherence!

In this episode, Dr. McIntyre addresses some of your unanswered questions from his presentation on depression, dementia and cognition!

Join us in this episode with Dr. Cutler as he addresses some fascinating questions about his presentation on the most current findings on how to recognize and manage tardive dyskinesia!

In this episode, Dr. Hu addresses important questions on her two presentations at Synapse. Join her, as she answers questions on postpartum depression and psychosis. Next, she addresses the most pressing questions on suicide risk and prevention.

In this episode, join Dr. Robb while see addresses some of your most pressing questions about her presentation at Synapse on pediatric mood disorders!

You won't want to miss this episode! Chairman, Dr. Roger S. McIntyre highlights what's to come over the next few days. You'll hear about a change in our format, and some of the most exciting topics to date! Our team is in Asheville, NC putting final touches on the 2019 NEI Synapse experience! We're eager to welcome our attendees and share the tips, tools, and knowledge that we've been cultivating for the past year.

April is Parkinson's Disease Awareness Month! Join us in this interview with Dr. Laxman Bahroo. We address novel therapeutics on the horizon, changes in the treatment for Parkinson's Disease, and how to effectively communicate with patients about the course of this disease to design appropriate individual treatment plans! Dr. Laxman Bahroo is currently an Associate Professor and Director of the Residency Program in the Department of Neurology at Georgetown University. He is Movement Disorders specialist and manages a busy clinic with interests in medical and surgical treatment of Parkinson's disease and Essential Tremor. He also specializes in the therapeutic role of botulinum toxin injections for dystonia and spasticity. Dr. Bahroo has lectured at regional and national conferences. He has presented at grand rounds at regional hospitals about pertinent topics in Movement Disorders and Neurology. Dr Bahroo actively participates in research trials focusing on emerging movement disorders therapies.

April is Autism Awareness Month! Join us, as we interview Dr. Arshya Vahabzadeh on the hallmark features of autism, and how to use digital technological advancements to effectively treat symptoms related to autism. Dr. Vahabzadeh is a family physician, having completed training under the Royal College of General Practitioners. Dr. Vahabzadeh is deeply interested in neurodevelopmental disorders, including autism and schizophrenia. He is also a leadership fellow of the American Psychiatric Association. He practices as a resident child and adolescent psychiatrist at Massachusetts General Hospital and McLean Hospital, in addition to being a clinical fellow at Harvard Medical School. His research experience has encompassed several lines of study, including genetics, novel psychopharmacology and social cognition. He is also Chief Medical Officer at Brain Power, a neurotechnology company with a wearable smart glass system for patients with autism. Dr. Vahabzadeh is also a strong proponent of mental health education, and has written editorials for Psychology Today, The Huffington Post, APA Healthy Minds, Boston Magazine and CNN.

In this episode, we discuss depression-related cognitive impairment with Dr. Roger McIntyre. Learn about the difference between hot and cold cognition, along with how to identify depression-associated cognitive symptoms that could alter the effectiveness of the very treatment approaches used for depression. Learn more about the relationship between bouts of depression and cognitive impairment and how to address this in your practice. Dr. Roger McIntyre is a Professor of Psychiatry and Pharmacology at the University of Toronto and Head of the Mood Disorders Psychopharmacology Unit at the University Health Network, Toronto, Canada. Dr. McIntyre is also Executive Director of the Brain and Cognition Discovery Foundation in Toronto, Canada. Dr. McIntyre is also Director for the Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance (DBSA) from Chicago, Illinois, USA. Dr. McIntyre is also Professor and Nanshan Scholar at Guangzhou Medical University, and Adjunct Professor College of Medicine at Korea University. Dr. McIntyre was named by Clarivate Analytics/Thomson Reuters in 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017 and 2018 as one of "The World's Most Influential Scientific Minds". This distinction is given by publishing the largest number of articles that rank among those most frequently cited by researchers globally in 21 broad fields of science and social science during the previous decade.