Advanced Mental Health and Alternatives to the Medication Merry-Go-Round with Gregory Scott Brown MD & David Feifel MD

Advanced Mental Health and Alternatives to the Medication Merry-Go-Round

Original Air Date Wednesday, December 7, 2022 

A study by the National Institute of Health found an estimated 21 million adults in the United States had at least one major depressive episode in 2020. Beyond the sheer number of people affected, what makes these findings astounding is the limited number of treatment options available for those who reach out for help.

To gain perspective into the issue and discover why many suffering from clinical depression don’t reach out for help, Harvesting Happiness Podcast Host Lisa Cypers Kamen speaks with two authors experts about advanced mental health and alternatives to the medical merry-go-round.

Integrative Psychiatrist Dr. Gregory S. Brown shares the Five Pillars of Self-Care from his book, The Self-Healing Mind: An Essential Five-Step Practice for Overcoming Anxiety and Depression, and Revitalizing Your Life.

The founding director of the UCSD Adult ADHD program, the UCSD Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) program, and the Center for Advanced Treatment of Mood and Anxiety Disorders, Dr. David Feifel shares some breakthrough treatments for treating depression.

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Advanced Mental Health and Alternatives to the Medication Merry-Go-Round with Gregory Scott Brown MD & David Feifel MD

Gregory Scott Brown, MD, is an integrative psychiatrist, mental health writer, and author. His commentary has appeared in the New York Times, the Huffington Post, Psychology Today, the Today Show, and NPR. He is an advisory board member for Men’s Health magazine, where he regularly contributes content for mental health stories.

Book: The Self-Healing Mind: An Essential Five-Step Practice for Overcoming Anxiety and Depression, and Revitalizing Your Life

Gregory Scott Brown MD — Self-Care & Advanced Mental Health:

  • Dr. Brown describes how depression and anxiety impede decision-making abilities and how to bolster and improve mental health. {1:45}
  • The Five Pillars of Self-Care from Dr. Brown’s book, The Self-Healing Mind, supports us in strengthening the muscle tone of the brain. {3:39}
  • How being in the sun activates our body’s natural defenses. {8:10}
  • Why Dr. Brown’s book may be the right gift for the man in your life. {11:45}
  • Dr. Brown explains how we can approach men when they need a mental tune-up. {15:35}
  • Depression and anxiety are treatable and there are telehealth and web-based therapy options. {22:22}

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Advanced Mental Health and Alternatives to the Medication Merry-Go-Round with Gregory Scott Brown MD & David Feifel MD

Dr. David Feifel earned a Medical Degree and a PhD in neurobiology from the University of Toronto, Canada, completed an internship in Internal Medicine at the Toronto General Hospital and his residency training in Psychiatry at the University of California, San Diego where he currently holds the rank of full Professor. Dr. Feifel conducts translational research related to biological treatments for mental illness. He runs a neuropsychopharmacology laboratory on the campus of the UCSD Medical Center.

His laboratory explores the biological mechanisms underlying psychiatric conditions and potential novel treatments, particularly ones aimed at neuropeptide targets. Dr. Feifel also heads a clinical research program at UCSD Medical Center.

Among other things, this program evaluates the safety and efficacy of approved and investigational psychotropic medications and non-medication interventions for psychiatric conditions. He is the founding director of the UCSD Adult ADHD program, the UCSD Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) program, and the Center for Advanced Treatment of Mood and Anxiety Disorders.

Dr. David Feifel — Alternatives to the Medication Merry-Go-Round:

  • How to get help when depression is on our DNA and the difference between clinical depression and difficult situations. {28:53}
  • De-stigmatizing depression and a therapist’s willingness to share their own experiences can tear down walls for patients who fear expressing themselves. {31:36}
  • Dr. Feifel describes the history of the drug Ketamine and how it is being used, on the street and in medicine today. {35:16}
  • Ketamine has been effective in treating a group of patients who are referred to as having Treatment Resistant Depression (TRD). {40:37}
  • Dr. Feifel shares some limitations to using Ketamine to treat clinical depression. {43:59} 
  • Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation, or TMS, is a breakthrough way to treat depression. {46:06}

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“About 40 million Americans annually struggle with anxiety and depression is not far behind.” @GregorySBrownMD on @HHTalkRadio  Share on X “Mental health IS health.” @GregorySBrownMD on @HHTalkRadio Share on X “Many patients who have no hope and are not responding to other things are getting relief from Ketamine.” — David Feifel on @HHTalkRadio Share on X “TMS is a paradigm shift in the way we go about treating depression.” — David Feifel on @HHTalkRadio Share on X

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