Tag: Personality Disorders

Trevor talks to Roberto Olivardia, PhD. Dr. Olivardia specializes in the treatment of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and challenges facing students with learning differences.

Dr. Olivardia discusses what ADHD is, myths around the diagnosis, and strategies for managing ADHD. He also shares his own experience of living with ADHD and raising a son with the same condition.

EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS:

– Dr. Olivardia discusses that the concept of adult ADHD didn’t exist until the mid-90s (03:52)
– According to Dr. Olivardia, ADHD isn’t a mental illness but a “condition of neuro-diversity” (37:25)
– Dr. Olivardia shares some strategies for managing ADHD (01:03:47)

RELEVANT CONTENT:

– Roberto Olivardia profile: mclean.link/3hx
– Stop Worrying and Start Living With ACT Therapy: mclean.link/iop
– ADHD and Eating Disorders: What You Should Know: mclean.link/yk7
– Asking the Hard Questions About ADHD: mclean.link/wab

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The McLean Hospital podcast Mindful Things is intended to provide general information and to help listeners learn about mental health, educational opportunities and research initiatives. This podcast is not an attempt to practice medicine or to provide specific medical advice.

© 2020 McLean Hospital. All Rights Reserved.

Trevor talks to Harrison Pope, MD, director of McLean’s Biological Psychiatry Laboratory. Dr. Pope talks about men’s abuse of anabolic steroids – drugs which have been used by millions to gain muscle or lose body fat – with potential long-term dangers.

Arguably the leading researcher in the world on the abuse of anabolic steroids, Dr. Pope discusses some of the reasons men use steroids, the dangers of using these drugs, and how it relates to men’s body image.

EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS:

– The growth in popularity of the muscular body form among males in the 1970s is discussed (07:09)
– Dr. Pope shares a basic definition of what an anabolic steroid is (10:22)
– The ease with which one can acquire anabolic steroids (without a prescription) is described (28:29)

RELEVANT CONTENT:

– Harrison Pope Profile: mclean.link/tid
– Why Men Have More Body Image Issues Than Ever: mclean.link/hs3
– Doping: More Than 30% of Athletes at 2011 Worlds Admit to Doping: mclean.link/tau
– A Monster Among Us?: The Dark Descent of War Machine: mclean.link/qti

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The McLean Hospital podcast Mindful Things is intended to provide general information and to help listeners learn about mental health, educational opportunities and research initiatives. This podcast is not an attempt to practice medicine or to provide specific medical advice.

© 2019 McLean Hospital. All Rights Reserved.

Trevor talks to Ana about how hiding her intense depression, social anxiety, and eating disorder led to fear and despair, ultimately resulting in a suicide attempt during her first semester at college.

Ana is joined by her parents Rafael and Patty, who candidly discuss the warning signs they missed, what they wish they had done differently, and how their family has used their own experience to help other families better understand adolescent mental health.

EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS:

– Rafael, Ana’s dad, talks about how mental illness is viewed in Venezuela, his native country (13:30)
– Ana’s mother Patty explains how she missed the signs of her daughter’s illness (01:06:18)
– Ana describes the immense pressure she was under while in high school (01:15:30)

RELEVANT CONTENT:

– Ana’s story: mclean.link/oik
– Running Against Stigma, Not Away From It: mclean.link/bju
– Ana Febres-Cordero of Concord ‘Made it out Alive,’ Wants to Inspire Others: mclean.link/a50
– ‘Outrunning the Demons’ Profiles Deconstructing Stigma Participant Ana Febres-Cordero: mclean.link/vnj

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The McLean Hospital podcast Mindful Things is intended to provide general information and to help listeners learn about mental health, educational opportunities and research initiatives. This podcast is not an attempt to practice medicine or to provide specific medical advice.

© 2019 McLean Hospital. All Rights Reserved.

Trevor is joined by Dr. Vihang Vahia, a psychiatrist in Mumbai, India, and founder of the of the N.S Vahia Foundation. Vihang discusses mental health and psychiatry in India and the stigma that exists in the country.

Vihang also discusses the collaboration between McLean and the N.S Vahia Foundation as well as his future hopes for the partnership.

EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS:

– Vihang discusses his mother’s recent passing (01:52)
– According to Vihang, work is the best way to combat grief (03:18)
– Vihang shares that moving around and meeting new people makes him happy (05:07)

RELEVANT CONTENT:

– McLean Hospital and the N.S. Vahia Foundation: mclean.link/wl3
– Dr. N.S. Vahia Foundation: mclean.link/37b
– Deconstructing Stigma in Mumbai: mclean.link/yw2

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The McLean Hospital podcast Mindful Things is intended to provide general information and to help listeners learn about mental health, educational opportunities and research initiatives. This podcast is not an attempt to practice medicine or to provide specific medical advice.

© 2019 McLean Hospital. All Rights Reserved.

Trevor is joined by Nathaniel Van Kirk, PhD, coordinator of clinical assessment at McLean’s OCD Institute. He talks about his personal journey with obsessive compulsive disorder and how he has used his own experience and recovery path to become one of the top clinicians/advocates in the United States.

Dr. Van Kirk also talks about why he volunteered for the Deconstructing Stigma campaign and why he thinks it’s valuable for clinicians to be open about their own mental health challenges.

EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS:

– Nathaniel recalls his first experience with OCD (02:00)
– Nathaniel discusses how OCD can create a disconnect with reality (36:53)
– Nathaniel describes “the sandwich” and how it’s an effective form of exposure therapy (47:13)

RELEVANT CONTENT:

– Nathaniel Van Kirk profile: mclean.link/3bu
– Nathaniel’s story: mclean.link/p18
– Deconstructing Stigma: Nathaniel: mclean.link/jbv

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The McLean Hospital podcast Mindful Things is intended to provide general information and to help listeners learn about mental health, educational opportunities and research initiatives. This podcast is not an attempt to practice medicine or to provide specific medical advice.

© 2019 McLean Hospital. All Rights Reserved.

In this episode, Trevor is joined by Rick Wolthusen, MD, founder and co-director of On the Move e.V. This non-governmental organization is focused on building mental health infrastructure in communities where it often does not exist.

Rick shares with us how mental health is misunderstood in Africa. Misconceptions surrounding mental health in Sub-Saharan Africa include that witchcraft is thought, more commonly than most would anticipate, to be the cause of brain-based illnesses.

EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS:

– Rick explains how he got involved in mental health in Africa, specifically in Ghana and Kenya (17:08)
– Rick talks about the effects of Western television on international audiences (33:05)
– Rick discusses his motivation to study public policy and mental health at Harvard Kennedy School (41:12)

RELEVANT CONTENT:

– On The Move e.V.: mclean.link/f5g
– Home of Brains Ghana: mclean.link/tkw
– Home of Brains Kenya: mclean.link/2fk
– Obuongo Edhano, a documentary about Rick’s work: mclean.link/fq2

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The McLean Hospital podcast Mindful Things is intended to provide general information and to help listeners learn about mental health, educational opportunities and research initiatives. This podcast is not an attempt to practice medicine or to provide specific medical advice.

© 2019 McLean Hospital. All Rights Reserved.

On today’s episode, Trevor discusses his perception of self and feeling that he is useless. He is joined by Sophia Maurasse, medical director of McLean’s 3East Girls Intensive and Step Down Programs. Sophia discusses her difficult childhood experience fleeing from war-torn Liberia and how she uses her past experiences to help girls with borderline personality disorder.

EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS:

– Sophia details her role at the 3East program (14:09)
– Sophia describes the specific skills needed to tolerate emotional distress (25:46)
– Sophia talks about growing up in Liberia during a civil war (47:07)

RELEVANT CONTENT:

– A Life of Empathy and Experience: mclean.link/2a130
– Sophia Maurasse, MD: mclean.link/dge

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The McLean Hospital podcast Mindful Things is intended to provide general information and to help listeners learn about mental health, educational opportunities and research initiatives. This podcast is not an attempt to practice medicine or to provide specific medical advice.

© 2019 McLean Hospital. All Rights Reserved.