Lectures of the Mood Disorders Support Group

MDSG sponsors a series of authoritative lectures on various aspects of mood disorders. These lectures are designed to keep people with mood disorders, their families, and friends informed about recent developments in the understanding of mood disorders and in the treatment of people with such disorders.

Anyone can attend our lectures. There is no need to pre-register, just show up. For non-MDSG members, there is an $8 suggested contribution. MDSG members that joined the group after July 2008 are requested to pay $4; old time MDSG members are admitted free (these prices were changed in September 2008).

It Takes a Family: Harnessing the Benefits of Family Involvement in Treatment of Bipolar Disorder

Tuesday March 2, 2010 at 7:30 PM
Igor Galynker, M.D.

Should families be involved in the treatment of chronic diseases like Bipolar Disorder? For most doctors, the answer is an automatic NO. Confidentiality is the trump card -- even if better recovery rates are likely when the entire family is involved. Dr. Igor Galynker is an expert on this issue, one of the pioneers of family-inclusive treatment, and the founder of the Family Center for Bipolar Disorder at Beth Israel in 2006. This March he'll share with us communication techniques that we and our families can use to minimize the impact of Bipolar Disorder on everyone.

Come hear how we can work with our families to improve outcomes and reduce the sense of isolation and alienation that's usually part and parcel of the disease. It’s a great lecture to attend alone … or with your mom, brother, adopted aunt and second cousin!

Dr. Galynker is Associate Chairman of Psychiatry, Chief of the Division of Psychiatric Brain Imaging, and Director of the Division of Biological Psychiatry at Beth Israel Medical Center; He is also Director of The Family Center for Bipolar Disorder at Beth Israel Medical Center

Don’t Call me Nuts!: Coping With the Stigma of Mental Illness

Tuesday April 6, 2010 at 7:30 PM
Patrick Corrigan, PsyD.

Sometimes stigma just makes you crazy! Isn't life hard enough without the add-on problems of prejudice and misunderstanding about what we're going through? Our April lecture takes stigma by the ear, with one of the head stigma researchers in the country, Dr. Patrick Corrigan. Dr. Corrigan has spent 20 years providing and evaluating services for people with psychiatric disabilities and their families.

He'll discuss how society discriminates against individuals with mental illness... and how we stigmatize ourselves and impede our own recovery. Drawing from his book, Don't Call me Nuts, he'll also give us concrete ways to become stigma-busters. Don’t miss this very important discussion about what we can do to bring about positive change, both in the world and in our own lives.

Patrick Corrigan, PsyD. Distinguished Professor & Associate Dean for Research, Institute of Psychology, Illinois Institute of Technology; Principal Investigator, Chicago Consortium for Stigma Research (CCSR); Editor-In-Chief, American Journal of Psychiatric Rehabilitation

Tape Number	Date	Presenter	Subject
2010 details
91	February 2, 2010	Christine Foertsch	DBT & CBT: What are They, and Why are They all the Rage Today?
90	January 12, 2010	Donald Klein	Recent Research on Panic Attacks and Anxiety
2009 details
89	December 1, 2009	Larry Fricks	We CAN Reclaim Our Lives: A Personal Journey to Hope and Recovery
88	November 10, 2009	Panel of Psychiatrists	And You Were Afraid to Ask!
87	October 6, 2009	Laura Bernay, M.D.	The History of Melancholia and Mania: How is it Relevant Today?
86	September 8, 2009	Sanjay J. Mathew, M.D.	Cutting-Edge Treatments for Those Problem Depressions That Won’t Go Away
85	June 2, 2009	John Clarkin, PhD	Personality, Bipolar Disorder, and Personality Disorders: Where Does One Start and the Next Begin? NOTE: Recordings of this lecture are not available
84	May 5, 2009	Panel of MDSG Facilitators	Practical Tips for Living with a Mood Disorder NOTE: Recordings of this lecture are not available
83	April 7, 2009	Ivan Goldberg, M.D.	Ask the Doctor ... Anything! (2-Disc Set)
82	March 3, 2009	Michael Ostacher M.D.	Do a Few Drinks Really Matter? The Impact of Drugs and Alcohol in Bipolar Disorder NOTE: Recordings of this lecture are not available
81	February 3, 2009	A Panel of Psychologists	What's Good for Whom, and Why NOTE: Recordings of this lecture are not available
80	January 6, 2009	Joseph F. Goldberg, M.D.	Myths and Realities about Antidepressant Use in the Treatment of Bipolar Disorder NOTE: Recordings of this lecture are not available
2008 details
79	December 9, 2008	James C.-Y. Chou, M.D.	Redefining "Mood Stabilizer" NOTE: Recordings of this lecture are not available
78	November 11, 2008	Richard O’Connor, PhD	What Do Happiness Research and Positive Psychology Have to Say About Depression?
77	October 7, 2008	David Hellerstein, MD	Help! My Medication’s Not Working
76	September 9, 2008	Katherine Burdick, PhD	Cognitive Problems in Bipolar Disorder: Are They Real? Can They Be Treated?
75	June 3, 2008	Steven E. Hyler, MD	Mood Disorders at the Movies NOTE: Recordings of this lecture are not available
74	May 6, 2008	Susan Palmgren, PhD.	Managing Stress and Anxiety NOTE: Due to technical problems, recordings of this lecture are not available
73	April 1, 2008	Richard A. Friedman, M.D.	Personalized Psychopharmacology
72	March 4, 2008	Igor Galynker, MD, PhD.	Care for the Patient, Care for the Family: Family Inclusive Treatment for Mood Disorders
71	February 5, 2008	Marc Strauss, Esq.	Social Security Disability and Mental Health: Getting What You're Entitled To
70	January 8, 2008	David Brody, M.D.	A Psychopharmacologist Talks About Talk Therapy
2007 details
69	December 4, 2007	MDSG Group Facilitators	Ask the Facilitators - Roundtable Discussion
68	November 6, 2007	Sanjay Mathew, M.D.	Exciting New Therapies for Treatment-Resistant Depression
67	October 1, 2007	Eric Kandel, M.D.	In Search of Memory: Psychiatry, Psychoanalysis and the New Biology of Mind
	June 5, 2007	Ira Moses, PhD	There’s More to You Than Your Mood Disorder: Confronting Your Other Demons Note: Due to technical problems, recordings of this lecture are not available.
66	May 1, 2007	Ronald Fieve, MD	Bipolar II: What I've Learned From Treating 800 Cases Over Many Decades
65	April 10, 2007	J. Christopher Muran, PhD	A Consumer's Guide to Impasse and Failure in Psychotherapy
64	March 13, 2007	Sarah Lisanby, MD	Out of the Pillbox: Brain Stimulation for Medication Resistant Disorders
63	February 6, 2007	Maria Oquendo, MD	Antidepressants for Bipolar Disorder — Are They Helpful? Are They Safe?
62	January 9, 2007	Dennis Charney, MD	Advances in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Depression
2006 details
61	December 5, 2006	Gianni Faedda, MD	Mood Disorders and Development—From Childhood to Adulthood
60	November 7, 2006	Jeffrey Borenstein, MD	Dual Diagnosis: Drugs, Alcohol and Mood Disorders
59	October 10, 2006	Richard O’Connor, PhD	Making the Best of Depression: You Can Do Better Than Coping?
58	September 12, 2006	David Hellerstein, M.D.	Healing Your Brain: Can A Mood Disorder Go Into Long Remission?
57	June 6, 2006	Panel of Psychologists	Therapists Discuss Therapy
56	May 2, 2006	Dennis Charney	The Very Latest in Treatments for Mood Disorders
55	April 4, 2006	MDSG Facilitators	Roundtable: Coping with Depression and Bipolar Disorder
54	March 7, 2006	Joshua Wolf Shenk	Lincoln’s Melancholy: How Depression Challenged a President and Fueled His Greatness. Listen to a short excerpt (432K MP3)
	February 7, 2006	Marc Strauss	Social Security Disability and Mental Illness: Sorting Out the Rules. NOTE: Due to technical problems, recordings of this lecture are not available.
	January 10, 2006	Elizabeth Swados	Lecture cancelled due to unexpected scheduling conflict
2005 details
53	December 6, 2005	Ivan K. Goldberg, MD	Ask The Doctor. Your Questions Answered.
52	November 7, 2005	John F. Clarkin, PhD	Which Type of Talk Therapy Is Best For You?
51	October 10, 2005	James C.-Y. Chou, MD	Review of APA Guidelines for treating bipolar disorder
50	September 12, 2005	Richard O'Connor, PhD	Self-Destructive Behavior, Mood Disorders, and Stress Listen to the first four minutes (572K MP3)
49	June 13, 2005	Peter Kramer, MD	Against Depression
48	May 2, 2005	Lois Kroplick, MD	Fresh Insights into Mood Disorders in Women
47	April 4, 2005	Issie Greenberg, PhD	Obesity, Weight Control and Psychiatric Medication
46	March 7, 2005	Jack Gorman, MD	New medications
	February 7, 2005	David Brody, MD	Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and its Connection to Mood Disorders NOTE: Due to technical problems, tapes of this lecture are not available
45	January 10, 2005	Michael Terman PhD	Light and Negative Air Ion Therapy: The Latest Treatments for SAD, sub-SAD and Depression Throughout the Year
2004
44	December 6, 2004	Joseph M. Nieder MD	Antidepressants and Suicide in Adolescents, What's The Truth? A panel discussion
43	November 1, 2004	Richard Rosenthal MD	Mood Disorders and Substance Abuse
42	October 4, 2004	Frank Mondimore MD	Bipolar Depression/Unipolar Depression: Same or Different?
41	September 13, 2004	Jon Freeman PhD	Sleep Disorders and Mood Disorders: The Crucial Connection
40	June 7, 2004	Richard O’Connor PhD	The Perpetual Stress Response and Breaking its Terrible Hold on Mood Disorders
39	May 3, 2004	Ivan K. Goldberg MD	Ask the Doctor: The latest research findings, and all questions answered
38	April 12, 2004	Paul H. Wender MD	ADHD and Its Impact on Mood Disorders
37	March 1, 2004	David P. Bernstein PhD	What's Personality Got To Do With It?
36	February 2, 2004	Anne Sheffield	Love, Sex Relationships and Mood Disorders
35	January 5, 2004	Donald F. Klein MD	What's Typical About Atypical Depression
2003
34	December 1, 2003	A panel of lawyers	Working the Workforce
33	November 3, 2003	Heidi Wehring Pharm. D.	Medications: Getting the Full Effect, Losing the Side Effects
32	October 13, 2003	Francis Mas MD	Identification and Treatment of Mixed States in Mood Disorders
31	September 8, 2003	Stephen J. Donovan MD	Anger Irritability and Mood Disorders This lecture is not available.
30	June 2, 2003	Michael Craig Miller MD	The Latest in Mood Disorders
29	May 5, 2003	James J. Fyfe, PhD	Confrontations Between the Police and the Mentally Ill
28	April 7, 2003	David Hellerstein, MD	Ask the Psychiatrist Anything
27	March 3, 2003	Sarah H. Lisanby, MD	Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation and Mood Disorders
26	February 3, 2003	David J. Miklowitz PhD	Can You Survive Bipolar Disorder?
25	January 6, 2003	Robert Cancro MD	Different Types of Depression and Their Treatments
2002
24	December 2, 2002	James H. Kocsis MD	What if My Antidepressant Doesn't work?
23	November 4, 2002	Joseph F. Goldberg MD	Rapid Cycling
22	October 7, 2002	Ellen Frank PhD	Social Rhythms Therapy
21	September 9, 2002	Frederick Goodwin MD	Suicide
20	June 3, 2002	Judge Sol Wachtler	His Manic Fall From Power
19	May 6, 2002	Charles Nemeroff MD	Remission and Treatment
18	April 1, 2002	Charles Murkofsky MD	Eating Disorders and Mood Disorders
17	March 4, 2002	Michael Scimeca MD	Substance Abuse and Mood Disorders
16	February 4, 2002	Andrew L. Stoll MD	Omega-3 Fatty Acids in Treatment

We experimented with MP3 audio excerpts of MDSG lectures. You can listen to:

The first four minutes of the September 2005 lecture by Dr. Richard O'Connor entitled: Self-Destructive Behavior, Mood Disorders, and Stress. (572K)
Three minutes from the beginning of the March 2006 lecture by Joshua Wolf Shenk entitled Lincoln’s Melancholy: How Depression Challenged a President and Fueled His Greatness. (432K)

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