Nei Podcast

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

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

March is Brain Injury Awareness Month! In this episode we interview Dr. William Sauvé about the most novel neuroscience research on the diagnosis, management, and treatment for traumatic brain injury.  Dr. William Sauvé commenced his career in psychiatry with the U.S. Marines followed by service as a Division Officer of inpatient psychiatry at the Naval Medical Center of San Diego.  After his years of military practice, Dr. Sauvé relocated to Richmond, Virginia where he started a private psychiatric practice. He joined Greenbrook TMS NeuroHealth Centers as Regional Medical Director of the Rockville, Richmond and Charlottesville locations in January 2014. 

In this episode we discuss how to manage the opioid crisis when it comes to patient care, from effective communication with patients, to the most novel treatments with Dr. Thomas Kosten.  Dr. Kosten is the JH Waggoner Chair and Professor of Psychiatry, Pharmacology, Immunology and Neuroscience, Vice Chair for Psychiatry and Co-director of the Dan L. Duncan Institute for Clinical and Translational Research (ICTR) at Baylor College of Medicine. His pharmacotherapy research activities include a cocaine vaccine, disulfiram for cocaine dependence, vasodilators for cocaine-induced cerebral perfusion defects and buprenorphine for opioid dependence. In addition to these pharmacotherapies, he has advanced the understanding of opiate and cocaine dependence mechanisms and treatment using SPECT and functional MRI neuroimaging.

February is Eating Disorder Awareness Month! Binge Eating Disorder (BED) is the most common eating disorder, and yet it is one of the most underdiagnosed. In this episode, we interview Dr. Leslie Citrome, an expert in BED about the challenges that prevent accurate diagnosis, and what to do to overcome these. Learn how to communicate effectively with your patients so that this disorder does not go overlooked. Dr. Leslie Citrome is Clinical Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at New York Medical College in Valhalla, New York and has a private practice in Pomona, New York. His primary research interests have centered on psychopharmacologic approaches to schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, major depressive disorder, the management of treatment-refractory schizophrenia, and the management of aggressive and violent behavior. Dr Citrome has authored or coauthored more than 400 research reports, reviews, chapters, and abstracts in the scientific literature.

  As we continue our stimulating discussion of Mental Wellness Month, we interview Dr. Gary Small on how to maintain brain health as we age!  Dr. Gary Small is a Longevity Lifestyle Geriatric psychiatrist and director of the UCLA Longevity Center. He is also a professor in Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences. Dr. Small has been named one of the world’s leading innovators in science and technology by Scientific American magazine, and his research, supported by the National Institutes of Health, has made headlines in TheWall Street Journal, The New York Times, and USA Today. He is known for his ability to both entertain and teach.  Dr. Small has published several books on how to maintain brain health as we age and how to stay committed to mental wellness. You can find his books here at: http://drgarysmall.com/books/

January is Mental Wellness Month. Join us for Part II of our interview with Dr. Dan Diamond. He is a leader in protecting mental health in the face of catastrophe and teaching people how to perform exceptionally under pressure. In this episode, we address his “trench-tested” techniques to help you combat burn-out and to help you thrive in the midst of stress that you face as a medical provider.  Dr. Dan Diamond is a uniquely qualified leader with over 30 years of international disaster experience. He founded and serves as the Director of the Nation’s first state-affiliated medical disaster response team and he has responded to a variety of international disasters. Most recently he responded to the typhoon in the Philippines and he served as the Medical Director for Medical Teams International’s First Response Team to Haiti. Following Hurricane Katrina, he played a strategic role as Director of the Mass Casualty Triage Unit at the New Orleans Convention Center. Dr. Diamond is a Clinical Assistant Professor at

January is Mental Wellness Month. Dr. Dan Diamond is a leader in protecting mental health in the face of catastrophe and teaching people how to perform exceptionally under pressure. In this episode, we address his “trench-tested” techniques to help you combat burn-out and to help you thrive in the midst of stress that you face as a medical provider. Dr. Dan Diamond is a uniquely qualified leader with over 30 years of international disaster experience. He founded and serves as the Director of the Nation’s first state-affiliated medical disaster response team and he has responded to a variety of international disasters. Most recently he responded to the typhoon in the Philippines and he served as the Medical Director for Medical Teams International’s First Response Team to Haiti. Following Hurricane Katrina, he played a strategic role as Director of the Mass Casualty Triage Unit at the New Orleans Convention Center. Dr. Diamond is a Clinical Assistant Professor at the University of Washington School of Medicine

The use of medicinal marijuana has been a controversial topic, and there is recently evidence of treatment for various mental health disorders. In this episode, Dr. William Sauvé discusses the pros and cons of marijuana within the medical setting. Dr. William M. Sauvé received his medical degree from the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences in Bethesda, Maryland, and completed his residency in adult psychiatry at the National Capitol Consortium in Washington, DC, prior to deploying to the Al Anbar Province, Iraq, as the Regimental Psychiatrist for the 7th Marines. After eleven years of active duty service, Dr. Sauvé left the United States Navy to become the Clinical Director of the Military Program at Poplar Springs Hospital in Petersburg, VA, an inpatient structured program for the treatment of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Chemical Dependency that caters exclusively to the military population. In 2014, he left Poplar Springs Hospital to focus on Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation and now

In this episode we interview Dr. Rona Hu on how to manage aggression and agitation in patients. Agitation and aggression in patients is a serious and potentially dangerous consequence of psychiatric illness. In this episode, we explore the most current, effective non-pharmacological and pharmacological treatments available for the management of aggression and agitation.    Dr. Hu is Medical Director of the Acute Psychiatric Inpatient Unit at Stanford Hospital, specializing in the care of those with serious mental illnesses, including schizophrenia, bipolar and depression. She completed medical school and residency in psychiatry at the University of California, San Francisco, and fellowships in Pharmacology and Schizophrenia Research through the National Institutes of Health. She is also active in the minority issues and cultural psychiatry, and has received regional and national recognition for her clinical care, research and teaching. Disclaimer: This educational activity may include discussion of unlabeled

In this episode we share Dr. Roger McIntyre's perspective on central themes that underlie mental health conditions, which he shared with us this past year at Synapse in Las Vegas. Find out what homeostasis and hedonism might mean for you in terms of treating patients!  Dr. Roger S. McIntyre is currently 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 was named by Thomson Reuters in 2014 and 2015, 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.

Suicide is a topic that many mental health providers and clinicians find particularly challenging in their practice. This month is National Suicide Prevention Awareness Month. Join us, as we interview the Chief Medical Officer for the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP), Dr. Christine Moutier. Dr. Moutier knows the impact of suicide firsthand. After losing colleagues to suicide, she dedicated herself to fighting this leading cause of death.Throughout her career she has focused on fighting stigma related to mental health and help seeking. Training healthcare leaders, physicians, and advocacy groups, Dr. Moutier has sought to change the healthcare system’s approach to mental health, to optimize care for those suffering from mental health conditions. As a leader in the field of suicide prevention, Dr. Moutier joined AFSP in 2013, and has revitalized AFSP’s Education team, re-launched its Loss & Healing department, and expanded AFSP’s support to include those with lived experience of suicide. Sh

In Part II of this interview with Dr. Rona Hu, we discuss building awareness about mental health issues for minorities and the challenges that come with treating this vulnerable population. Learn strategies about communication with patients from various cultures, and increase your awareness of multi-cultural attitudes that impact mental health in your practice. Dr. Rona Hu is a Clinical Associate Professor at the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences and Medical Director of the Acute Psychiatric Inpatient Unit at Stanford University School of Medicine. She is also active in the minority issues and cultural psychiatry, and has received regional and national recognition for her clinical care, research and teaching.

In Part I of this interview with Dr. Rona Hu, we discuss building awareness about mental health issues for minorities and the challenges that come with treating this vulnerable population. Learn strategies about communication with patients from various cultures, and increase your awareness of multi-cultural attitudes that impact mental health in your practice. Dr. Rona Hu is a Clinical Associate Professor at the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences and Medical Director of the Acute Psychiatric Inpatient Unit at Stanford University School of Medicine. She is also active in the minority issues and cultural psychiatry, and has received regional and national recognition for her clinical care, research and teaching.

In this episode, Dr. Mary Moller addresses questions about a wellness approach to treating Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD).  Dr. Mary D. Moller is an internationally known psychiatric mental health nurse clinician, researcher, educator, and presenter. She is an advanced registered nurse practitioner who is dually certified as a clinical specialist in adult psychiatric-mental health nursing and a psychiatric rehabilitation practitioner. She is an Associate Professor at Pacific Lutheran University in Tacoma, WA where she is coordinator of the psychiatric nurse practitioner Doctor of Nursing Practice program. She is also the Director of Psychiatric Services for Northwest Center for Integrated Health in Tacoma. For access to the Wellness Assessment Tool click HERE.

The normal aging process alters the adult brain in many different ways. Cognition tends to slow down, and there are cellular and structural changes. Lifestyle behaviors such as proper nutrition and exercise can slow the aging process and preserve brain health. In this episode, Dr. Stephen Stahl addresses questions about the most current scientific research on how healthy lifestyle behaviors influence the brain in positive ways.

In this exciting interview, Dr. Jonathan Meyer discusses what's on the horizon for the treatment of psychosis related to Parkinson's disease. Learn about how previous challenges may be overcome by novel therapeutic advances. 

In this engaging interview, Dr. Thomas Schwartz shares with you the most current and helpful information on how to manage treatment modifications for your patients with a special emphasis on antidepressants. Tune in to learn more!