A study by the National Institute of Health found an estimated 21 million adults in the United States had at least one major depressive episode in 2020. Beyond the sheer number of people affected, what makes these findings astounding is the limited number of treatment options available for those who reach out for help. To gain perspective into the issue and discover why many suffering from clinical depression don’t reach out for help, Positive Psychology Podcast Host Lisa Cypers Kamen speaks with two authors experts about advanced mental health and alternatives to the medical merry-go-round. Integrative Psychiatrist Dr. Gregory S. Brown shares the Five Pillars of Self-Care from his book, The Self-Healing Mind: An Essential Five-Step Practice for Overcoming Anxiety and Depression and Revitalizing Your Life. The founding director of the UCSD Adult ADHD program, the UCSD Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) program, and the Center for Advanced Treatment of Mood and Anxiety Disorders, Dr. David Feifel shares some breakthrough treatments for treating depression. 

About Lisa’s guests:

Gregory Scott Brown, MD, is an integrative psychiatrist, mental health writer, and author. His commentary has appeared in the New York Times, the Huffington Post, Psychology Today, the Today Show, and NPR. He is an advisory board member for Men’s Health magazine, where he regularly contributes content for mental health stories.

Dr. David Feifel earned a Medical Degree and a PhD in neurobiology from the University of Toronto, Canada, completed an internship in Internal Medicine at the Toronto General Hospital and his residency training in Psychiatry at the University of California, San Diego where he currently holds the rank of full Professor. Dr. Feifel conducts translational research related to biological treatments for mental illness. He runs a neuropsychopharmacology laboratory on the campus of the UCSD Medical Center. His laboratory explores the biological mechanisms underlying psychiatric conditions and potential novel treatments, particularly ones aimed at neuropeptide targets. Dr. Feifel also heads a clinical research program at UCSD Medical Center. Among other things, this program evaluates the safety and efficacy of approved and investigational psychotropic medications and non-medication interventions for psychiatric conditions. He is the founding director of the UCSD Adult ADHD program, the UCSD Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) program, and the Center for Advanced Treatment of Mood and Anxiety Disorders.

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