The Experts Speak - An Educational Service of the Florida Psychiatric Society

Larry Bush, M.D., infectious disease specialist, details the history of this virus, its characteristics, hosts and vectors, the already existing treatments and unique aspects of the monkeypox vaccine, the relationship to smallpox, how to approa

Keeping The Healers Healthy

Aug 20th, 2022

For Doctor’s Day, 2022, at the West Palm Beach VA Hospital, psychiatrist Abbey Strauss spoke that physicians must accept they are also regular people with the full inventory of emotional problems, how to deal with compassion and other fatigues,

Climate Change Questions That Psychiatrists Need To Ask Both Themselves and Their Patients

Aug 20th, 2022

*Climate Change Questions That Psychiatrists Need To Ask Both Themselves and Their Patients - Psychiatrists Beth Hasse and David Pollack pose such questions, including those about eco-anxiety and when to - or not to - bring these issues into th

Might Addiction Not Be A Disease?

Jul 30th, 2022

Carl Fisher, M.D, psychiatrist at Columbia University, argues that ‘disease’ is the wrong concept as he outlines the urge leading to addictive behaviors, that it oversimplifies, what is the place of free will, the three broad reasons fostering

Life With One’s Own Adult Children Who Suffer Mental Illness

Jun 25th, 2022

Maria, using only her first name, candidly shares her feelings and life being the parent of the adult mentally ill. She discusses the process of learning and accepting this reality, the parental pain, the differences between she, whose children

Old But Still True. On Addiction.

Jun 20th, 2022

Former US Drug Czar Robert DuPont, M.D., in 1997, outlines the theories of all addictions, what it does to the brain, the roles of pleasure, honesty, character, family and background, risk-taking aversion or comfort, preventions and treatments,

The Pandemic Kids

Jun 12th, 2022

Priti Kothari, child psychiatrist, outlines how the different age groups suffered differently during the pandemic, the educational and social pressures and delays, the need perhaps of a gap year to catch up, disruptive behaviors with the reason

Extended Quantities Of Take Home Opioid Agonists in Opioid Disorder Treatment.

Jun 5th, 2022

Tara Gomes, epidemiologist in Ontario, Canada, speaks to enlightening research that larger quantities of take home Buprenorphine and methadone, and as such are multi-day dose packets, can be safe and productive in stabilized patients. The proje

Violence, School Shooting, Etc.

Jun 5th, 2022

A forensic psychologist gives insight into many cases in which he examined people who committed deadly violence. This includes young teenager offenders as well. His data and opinions come from a mixture of hard experience with these defendants

Gun Violence! Insights

Jun 4th, 2022

Bill Durston, MD, emergency room physician and former US Marine marksman, gives a necessary overview of gun violence statistics and his thoughts on how to reduce the suffering.

Emergency Room Approaches and Protocols For Substance Abusers.

May 14th, 2022

Steve Keen, M.D., gives a very detailed discussion of his real-time, on-going emergency room program, with specifics on how to rapidly stabilize, start medication assisted treatment, give psychosocial interventions and follow up referrals, deal

Harm Reduction Strategies With Opiate Abusers

Apr 22nd, 2022

Journalist, and former opiate abuser Maia Szalavitz, defines harm reduction as keeping people from getting hurt rather than stopping them from getting high, that needle exchange encourages treatment, of needing good coping skills before giving

The Strong Benefits Of Suboxone Use During Incarceration

Apr 16th, 2022

Elizabeth Evans, PhD, associate professor at the University of Massachusetts - Amherst, reports that giving Suboxone to jailed opiate using prisoners significantly reduced legal recidivism and other post release relapse and morbidity. Listen to

Changes In Psychotherapy’s Focus Because Of Covid.

Apr 10th, 2022

Roz Malmaud, PhD, and Andy Rosen, PhD, note that patients are now focusing more on the pre-Covid, usual problems. Both discuss, however, issues with telemedicine’s legal and insurance matters, being unable to give patients questionnaires to com

Strong Benefits Because Of Suboxone Use During Incarceration

Apr 9th, 2022

Segmented Sleep -- A New Framework For An Old Pattern

Mar 22nd, 2022

Roger Ekirch, PhD, a historian at Virginia Tech, on our different sleep patterns that were normal before the industrial revolution. A fascinating look at sleep patterns, the first and second sleeps, and the social and biological drives and bas

Balanced Pain Management

Feb 26th, 2022

Lynn Webster, M.D., discusses issues of over and under use of pain medications, his research on dosing and response issues, the critical psychological components in pain management, the correct use of non-opioid medications and non-medicinal pa

Opiate Abuse & Overdose In The Elderly

Feb 10th, 2022

Lori Ann Post, Ph.D., describes the dramatic recent increase in overdose deaths in this group, gender and other demographics, causes, interventions, and the on-going studies to better define and reduce this horrible social and emotional afflict

ERAS: Effective Techniques Enhancing Recovery and Better Controlling Peri-operative Pain.

Jan 27th, 2022

Luke Elms, M.D., straightforwardly addresses ERAS’s (Enhanced Recovery After Surgery) beneficial medical and psychological strategies for compassionate pain control, of faster recovery with fewer complications, to help patients emotionally prep

Covid Updates - The Variants, The Vaccines, The New Pills.

Jan 2nd, 2022

Larry Bush, M.D., from Florida, explains mutations, monoclonal antibodies, vaccine history and use, boosters, B cells and T cells, and the safe use of the potentially game-changing arrivals of the Pfizer and Merck medications.

Physicians In Recovery - Giving Them Jobs

Dec 11th, 2021

Steve Chambers, M.D, will hire these physicians to help them return to a fuller and productive life. He talks of the joy, pitfalls, rules, approaches, and real gifts evolving from these opportunities. Part of the Physician’s Wellness Project of

Psychological Support To Patients With Cancer

Nov 28th, 2021

Darci McNally, M.S.W., Director of Support at the Lynn Cancer Institute in Florida, speaks of how they address patients with cancer, the emotional needs, the psychological fatigue, different interventions, community supports, etc. This is a hea

Attention Deficit Disorder

Nov 14th, 2021

Ludmila de Faria, psychiatrist, conveys her approach to explaining and treating this disorder, its historical and biological origins, the diagnostic nuances, and the necessary interaction of the medical and psychological domains. She also comme

New Approaches To The Perioperative Use Of Buprenorphine

Nov 13th, 2021

Lynn Kohan, M.D., an anesthesiologist, speaks to the attitudes towards, and the effectiveness and strategies of, using buprenorphine to obtain pain and psychological relief in both treated and untreated opioid using surgical patients. She discu

The Benefits Of The More Aggressive Use Of Buprenorphine In The Emergency Room

Nov 6th, 2021

Andrew Herring, M.D., and Arianna Campbell, P.A., outline, give history, and reflect on opioid using people presenting to an ER, of how this technique better engages patients and gives more rapid symptom relief, when and how to use these dosing