Episode 10: Feeding Disorders in the DSM 5

November 3, 2019Uncategorizedaddiction, barbara alexander, Barbara Smaller, Brian Johnson, Dr. Greg Neimeyer, Greg Neimeyer, Ishani Dalal, Karen Mellow, lgbt, lgbtqi, Mark Smaller, Mark Willenbring, On Good Authority, pronouns, Rena Mcdaniel, schizophrenia, Shrinks Talk Shop, transgendershrinks-talk-shop

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Episode 10: Feeding Disorders in the DSM 5

The DSM 5 upended the diagnostic criteria for Eating Disorders in Childhood and Adulthood. Dr. Greg Neimeyer unpacks this for us and discusses eating disorders in childhood.

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A NEW podcast hosted by Barbara Alexander as she interviews other mental health professionals about their work. Together they sort out some of the most important therapy issues of our times.

Episode 9: Diagnosing Public Figures from Afar, Part 2

October 28, 2019Uncategorizedaddiction, barbara alexander, Barbara Smaller, Brian Johnson, Ishani Dalal, Karen Mellow, lgbt, lgbtqi, Mark Smaller, Mark Willenbring, On Good Authority, pronouns, Rena Mcdaniel, schizophrenia, Shrinks Talk Shop, transgendershrinks-talk-shop

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Episode 9: Diagnosing Public Figures from Afar, Part 2

If we perceive a public figure as dangerous, is it immoral for therapists not to speak out? And do we have a duty to warn? Barbara and Mark continue their conversation about these ethical challenges.

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A NEW podcast hosted by Barbara Alexander as she interviews other mental health professionals about their work. Together they sort out some of the most important therapy issues of our times.

Episode 8: Diagnosing Public Figures from Afar: The Goldwater Rule

October 21, 2019Uncategorizedaddiction, barbara alexander, Brian Johnson, Ishani Dalal, Karen Mellow, lgbt, lgbtqi, Mark Smaller, Mark Willenbring, On Good Authority, pronouns, Rena Mcdaniel, schizophrenia, Shrinks Talk Shop, transgendershrinks-talk-shop

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PODCAST #8 “Diagnosing Public Figures from Afar: The Goldwater Rule.”

The temptation to assign diagnostic labels to public figures is hard to resist, especially when the behavior of those public figures is particularly outlandish. But is it ethical to diagnose someone whom we have never met? These are not easy questions and frequent speaker Mark Smaller will address them.

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A NEW podcast hosted by Barbara Alexander as she interviews other mental health professionals about their work. Together they sort out some of the most important therapy issues of our times.

Episode 7: The Schizophrenic Child becomes an Adult

October 13, 2019Uncategorizedaddiction, barbara alexander, Brian Johnson, Ishani Dalal, Karen Mellow, lgbt, lgbtqi, Mark Willenbring, On Good Authority, pronouns, Rena Mcdaniel, schizophrenia, Shrinks Talk Shop, transgendershrinks-talk-shop

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Episode :7 “The Schizophrenic Child becomes an Adult”

Retired Administrative Law Judge, Karen Mellow tells us, continuing her conversation with Barbara Alexander that when your schizophrenic child turns eighteen, “That’s a whole other catastrophe… On that day, he is an adult and if he chooses to live on the street and starve, that’s his business and there’s no way you can intervene.”

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A NEW podcast hosted by Barbara Alexander as she interviews other mental health professionals about their work. Together they sort out some of the most important therapy issues of our times.

Episode 6: Living with a Schizophrenic Child

October 5, 2019Uncategorizedshrinks-talk-shop

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Episode #6 “Living with a Schizophrenic Child.”

Retired Administrative Law Judge, Karen Mellow describes to Barbara Alexander, with brutal frankness, what life with a schizophrenic child is like. Any parent and any therapist working with this population needs to hear this interview!

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A NEW podcast hosted by Barbara Alexander as she interviews other mental health professionals about their work. Together they sort out some of the most important therapy issues of our times.

Episode 5: Why Do Addicts Relapse?

September 30, 2019Uncategorizedaddiction, barbara alexander, Brian Johnson, Ishani Dalal, lgbt, lgbtqi, Mark Willenbring, On Good Authority, pronouns, Rena Mcdaniel, Shrinks Talk Shop, transgendershrinks-talk-shop

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PODCAST #5: “Why do Addicts Relapse?”

“The fact is, every addict loves getting high. What every addicted person wants more than anything in the whole world is to be able to use their drug of choice without consequences.” So says Dr. Mark Willenbring as he, Dr. Brian Johnson, and Dr. Ishani Dalal continue their conversations with Barbara Alexander, from On Good Authority.

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A NEW podcast hosted by Barbara Alexander as she interviews other mental health professionals about their work. Together they sort out some of the most important therapy issues of our times.

Episode 4: Treating Opioid Addictions

September 23, 2019Uncategorizedaddiction, barbara alexander, Brian Johnson, lgbt, lgbtqi, Mark Willenbring, On Good Authority, pronouns, Rena Mcdaniel, Shrinks Talk Shop, transgendershrinks-talk-shop

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PODCAST #4: Treating Opioid Addictions

What works? The Twelve Step model or New Pharma or some Combination? Hear Drs. Willenbring, Johnson, and Dr. Ishani Dalal talk to Barbara Alexander, from On Good Authority, about their differing views.

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A NEW podcast hosted by Barbara Alexander as she interviews other mental health professionals about their work. Together they sort out some of the most important therapy issues of our times.

Episode 3: Can We Understand Addictions: Is there a real answer?

September 16, 2019Uncategorizedaddiction, barbara alexander, Brian Johnson, lgbt, lgbtqi, Mark Willenbring, On Good Authority, pronouns, Rena Mcdaniel, Shrinks Talk Shop, transgendershrinks-talk-shop

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PODCAST #3 “Can we Understand Addictions: Is there a real answer?”

This is the first of three podcasts about addiction and here, Barbara Alexander from On Good Authority interviews two psychiatrists – Mark Willenbring and Brian Johnson who have somewhat differing views on the neurology of opiate addictions.

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A NEW podcast hosted by Barbara Alexander as she interviews other mental health professionals about their work. Together they sort out some of the most important therapy issues of our times.

Episode 2: Problems of Elderly Transgender Folk

September 9, 2019Uncategorizedbarbara alexander, lgbt, lgbtqi, On Good Authority, pronouns, Rena Mcdaniel, Shrinks Talk Shop, transgendershrinks-talk-shop

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Episode #2 “Problems of Elderly Transgender Folk.

One of the biggest issues that older transgender individuals face is housing discrimination. Here, Barbara and Rena continue their conversation about the challenges facing the transgender community.

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A NEW podcast hosted by Barbara Alexander as she interviews other mental health professionals about their work. Together they sort out some of the most important therapy issues of our times.

Episode 1: Shrinks Talk Shop

August 28, 2019Uncategorizedbarbara alexander, lgbt, lgbtqi, On Good Authority, pronouns, Rena Mcdaniel, Shrinks Talk Shop, transgendershrinks-talk-shop

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EPISODE #1: “The language of the Transgender World”

Language is the number one way that trans and gender non-conforming folks know that they are safe. Here, Barbara Alexander, from On Good Authority, interviews Rena McDaniel, who tells us that in order to be respectful to Transgender folks, we need to know their pronouns!

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A NEW podcast hosted by Barbara Alexander as she interviews other mental health professionals about their work. Together they sort out some of the most important therapy issues of our times.