Voices In The Family

May 2007

5/07/07
Stress and our Health
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Stress is detrimental to our physical and mental health; it affects blood pressure, and can make us more susceptible to depression. Recently, scientists have discovered that the stress hormone epinephrine makes prostate and breast cancer cells resistant to cell death. So what can we do to reduce stress (without stressing out!)? Dan Gottlieb's guest is Saki Santorelli Ed.D., M.A. He is the director of the Stress Reduction Clinic at the University of Massachusetts Memorial Medical Center; and an assistant professor in the Division of Preventive and Behavioral Medicine at the University of Massachusetts Medical School.

Saki Santorelli is presenting a workshop at Jefferson University on May 19th.

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5/14/07
College Students and Mental Health
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The frenzied media coverage around the Virginia tech shootings has ended - but so many questions are left unanswered. Dan Gottlieb and his guests will take an in-depth look at several issues that have come up in the wake of the tragedy. What is the impact of social isolation? What are the mental health needs of students, and can colleges meet them? Our guests are John DiMino, director of Temple University's Tuttleman Counseling Services and John T. Cacioppo, professor of Psychology at the University of Chicago. We'll also hear from Dr. Maggie Gartner, president of the Association for University and College Counseling Center Directors.

5/21/07
Mental Illness and Recovery
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Over the course of the last decade, scientists and doctors have made many advances when it comes to treating people with mental illnesses. We now have a better understanding of what it means to "recover." Dan Gottlieb and his guests will discuss treatment, prognosis, and what it means to live with serious mental illness. Our guests are Dr. Philip Wang, Dr. Loren Crabtree, and Dr. Daniel Fisher.

Wang is the Director of the Division of Services and Interventions Research at the National Institute for Mental Health. Crabtree is a psychiatrist, and the co-founder and medical director of Project Transition in Pennsylvania. Dr. Daniel Fisher is the executive director of the National Empowerment Center. He is a psychiatrist who has recovered from schizophrenia.

5/28/07
Pre-empted