ESPN commentator Kate Fagan joins us to tell the story of Madison Holleran and how a toxic mix of depression and the pressure to perform ended her life.
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Making Mental Health Care Accessible
Dr. Vikram Patel joins us to talk about how we can expand access to mental health services by empowering non-specialized healthcare workers to deliver them.
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How Screens Are Hijacking Kids
This hour, we’ll talk about how screen time can lead to ADHD, anxiety, depression and other disorders with Nicholas Kardaras. His new book is called “Glow Kids: How Screen Addiction is Hijacking Our Kids – and How to Break the Trance” (St. Martin’s Press).
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The History Of Lithium
This hour, we’ll talk about how scientists learned to use lithium most effectively – and about its strong Texas ties – with University of Toronto psychiatry professor Dr. Edward Shorter.
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Mind Over Matter
This hour, we’ll hear about everyday people who are overcoming mental hurdles like PTSD, anxiety and other conditions with “Stories of the Mind” producer Harry Lynch.
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Depression In The Workplace
This hour, we’ll talk about how depression is diagnosed and treated – and about the challenges of returning to a job after treatment – with Dr. Madhukar Trivedi, Director of the Center for Depression Research and Clinical Care at UT Southwestern Medical Center. He also holds the Betty Jo Hay Distinguished Chair in Mental Health at UT Southwestern.
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The Pain Behind Self-Inflicted Wounds
This hour, we’ll talk about what to do if someone you know is in need of help with counselor Lori Vann, author of ‘A Caregiver’s Guide to Self-Injury.’
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New Ways To Fight Depression
Does managing depression have to be a saga of trial-and-error? And can exercise and other alternative methods of treatment be prescribed in specifics, just like medication?
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Origins of Anxiety and Depression
How could our psychological disorders be the result of biologically evolved social instincts?
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