WHERE & WHEN
Lectures are usually held on the first Tuesday of the month at the Bernstein Pavilion of Beth Israel Medical Center. Doors open at 7:00pm and they begin at 7:30. More details below.
Lectures
MDSG’s prestigious lecture series features the top researchers and clinicians in the field of mood disorders. These speakers keep us up to date on the latest of every aspect of bipolar and depressive illness. Our lecture topics cover everything from cutting-edge research to useful coping skills. We’ve had presenters on the newest drugs becoming available as well as panels of psychotherapists discussing which therapies are best for mood disorders. The list of topics never ends and is useful and informative for people with mood disorders, families and friends, and mental health professionals.
Anyone can attend our lectures. There is no need to pre-register, just show up. The suggested donation is $8 for non-members and $4 for members. For location and other information, see below.
Miss a lecture of interest? Recordings of most of our past lectures are available for purchase. See Lecture Recordings below.
Next Upcoming Lecture
It's a Revolution! How Science is Changing for Mood Disorders
Tuesday, May 15, 2012
David Brody M.D.
It sounds like bad news: there’s been an unprecedented decrease in research funding for psychiatric medications. The good news is that a revolution is underway and there’s an equally unprecedented efficiency in the research that’s being done. Brain imaging, cognitive science and genetic studies are some of the areas that are leading the way to new and exciting developments in the understanding and treatment of mood disorders.
On May 15, Dr. David Brody, one of our most dynamic speakers, will brief us on the future of psychiatric drug development and introduce us to some of the advances in scientific research that are fueling the research revolution. He’ll explain new terms, like pharmacogenomics, and outline how science’s new knowledge of things like glutamate (the NMDA receptor) will affect the development of psychiatric medications. Don't miss this fascinating lecture!
Most Recent Lecture
Mindfulness Meditation: A Proven Approach to Turning on Happiness and Well-being
THURSDAY, April 5, 2012
Judson Alyn Brewer, M.D./PhD.
News alert: it is possible to turn off the areas of the brain related to unhappiness and psychiatric disorders.
The human brain has a default mode that causes mind-wandering and is associated with higher levels of unhappiness, anxiety, depression, schizophrenia and attention lapses. Through brain imaging studies, Dr. Judson Brewer and his colleagues at Yale have discovered that experienced meditators actually turn off this default network and on a new network associated with happiness. These meditators use techniques that improve concentration, focus on loving-kindness and emphasize mindful aware-ness.
Mindfulness training has gained the rapt attention of top professionals in the mental health field for a simple reason: mindfulness has shown quantifiable clinical benefits for the treatment of pain, substance-abuse disorders, anxiety disorders and depression. Mindfulness also helps to increase psychological well-being.
At this lecture, Dr. Brewer explained to us what his research shows and taught us some mindfulness exercises that will allow us to start putting this technique to use.
Lecture Information
When
Lectures are usually held on the first Tuesday of the month. Doors open at 7:00pm and the lecture begins at 7:30pm. Typically, lectures end between 9 and 10pm. There are ten lectures a year, with none in July and August.
Where
Lectures are held in the NEW Podell Auditorium located at the Bernstein Pavilion of Beth Israel Medical Center. This is the same building where the Friday night groups meet. The auditorium is on the first floor. Directions, including a map of the area around Beth Israel Hospital, are on our Support Group page (see East Side Group location).
Email Questions
Have a question for one of our lecturers? Email it in advance. Our lecturers have always fielded questions from the audience, but now attendees can e-mail questions in advance. If you have a question for any of our lecturers, send it, in 50 words or less, to lecture_questions@mdsg.org. Lecturers will answer as many questions as possible, pending time restrictions.
Last Minute Changes
Like any schedule, this one is subject to last minute changes. To date, changes have been very rare, but should they occur, they will be noted both here and in the recorded announcement on our phone number, 212-533-MDSG (212-533-6374).
MP3s Coming Soon
We are experimenting with making MP3 audio excerpts of MDSG lectures available. 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 MP3 file).
Instructions: To download the sample file, right click on the link and opt to save the file on your computer ("Save File As" in Internet Explorer or "Save Link As" in Firefox). To play the file immediately, left click on its link (how immediate it plays depends on the software on your computer and the speed of your Internet connection).
List of Lecture Recordings
| Tape Number | Date | Presenter | Subject | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | details | ^ Back to Top | |||
| 113 | Tuesday, May 15, 2012 | David Brody M.D. | It's a Revolution! How Science is Changing for Mood Disorders | ||
| 112 | THURSDAY, April 5, 2012 | Judson Alyn Brewer, M.D./PhD. | Mindfulness Meditation: A Proven Approach to Turning on Happiness and Well-being | ||
| 111 | March 6, 2012 | Patrick J. McGrath, M.D. Professor of Clinical Psychiatry, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University; Co-Director, Depression Evaluation Service, New York State Psychiatric Institute | MAO Inhibitors: The Answer to Treatment Resistant Depression? | ||
| 110 | February 7, 2012 | Gary Zammit Ph.D. | A Good Night's Sleep: Why Recovery Depends on it and How to Get It | ||
| 109 | January 10, 2012 | Christine Foertsch, PhD. | How to Rescue Yourself: DBT can make you an active partner in your treatment! | ||
| 108 | December 6, 2011 | Panel of Experts: Deborah Perlick PhD, Judith Carrington and more. | A Call to Action! Providers, Consumers and their Families Unite for Recovery | ||
| 107 | November 1, 2011 | Ivan K. Goldberg M.D. | The Wizard of Psychopharmacology! Answers to your most pressing questions. | ||
| 102 | March 8, 2011 | Dan Iosifescu, M.D. | Memory, Cognition and Attention Impairments in Mood Disorders: New Insight and Avenues for Treatment in Mood Disorders | ||
| 101 | February 10, 2011 | David J. Miklowitz, PhD | Coping as an Individual and as a Family | ||
| 100 | January 11, 2011 | Frederick K. Goodwin, M.D. | Sorting Through the Confusion about Best Treatment Practices | ||
| 98 | November 9, 2010 | Joseph Luciani, Ph.D. | How to Kick the Mental Habits That Keep Us From Recovery | ||
| 76 | September 9, 2008 | Katherine Burdick, PhD | Cognitive Problems in Bipolar Disorder: Are They Real? Can They Be Treated? | ||
| 74 | May 6, 2008 | Susan Palmgren, PhD. | Managing Stress and Anxiety: A Toolkit for People with Mood Disorders | ||
| 71 | February 5, 2008 | Marc Strauss, Esq. | Social Security Disability and Mental Health: Getting What You're Entitled To | ||
| 67 | June 5, 2007 | Ira Moses, Ph.D | There's More to You Than Your Mood Disorder: Confronting Your Other Demons | ||
| 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? | ||
| 54 | February 7, 2006 | Marc Strauss, Esq. | Social Security Disability and Mental Illness Sorting Out the Rules | ||
| 54 | March 7, 2006 | Joshua Wolf Shenk | Lincoln's Melancholy: How Depression Challenged a President and Fueled His Greatness | ||
| 50 | September 12, 2005 | Richard O'Connor, PhD | Self-Destructive Behavior, Mood Disorders, and Stress | ||
| 49 | June 13, 2005 | Peter Kramer, M.D. | Against Depression | ||
| 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 | ||
| 2011 | details | ^ Back to Top | |||
| 106 | September 13, 2011 | Dr. Tarique Perera | Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation: A Paradigm Shift in Psychiatric Treatment | ||
| 105 | June 7, 2011 | Dr. David Hellerstein | Heal Your Brain | ||
| 104 | May 3, 2011 | A Panel of MDSG Facilitators | Wellness: What is it and how do we get there? | ||
| 103 | April 5, 2011 | Richard Carlton, M.D. | Foods That Can Trigger Mood Swings, Nutrients That Can Bring Relief | ||
| 2010 | details | ^ Back to Top | |||
| 99 | December 7, 2010 | Joseph F. Goldberg, M.D. | Side Effects vs. Mental Health: Do We Really Have to Choose? | ||
| 97 | October 5, 2010 | Ivan Goldberg, M.D. | The Wizard of Psychopharmacology Is In: Answers to Your Most Pressing Questions | ||
| 96 | September 14, 2010 | Dwayne Mayes | Don't Let it Get You Down! Resources For Building a Purposeful and Independent Life | ||
| 95 | June 8, 2010 | Richard O'Connor, Ph.D. | Undoing Depression: What Therapy Doesn't Teach You and Medication Can't Give You | ||
| 94 | May 4, 2010 | David J. Hellerstein, M.D. | Is it Me, or am I Getting Inadequate Treatment? | ||
| 93 | April 6, 2010 | Patrick Corrigan, PsyD. | Don't Call me Nuts!: Coping With the Stigma of Mental Illness | ||
| 92 | Tuesday March 2, 2010 | Igor Galynker, M.D. | It Takes a Family: Harnessing the Benefits of Family Involvement in Treatment of Bipolar Disorder | ||
| 91 | February 2, 2010 | Christine Foertsch, PhD | DBT & CBT: What are They, and Why are They all the Rage Today? | ||
| 90 | January 12, 2009 | Donald Klein | Recent Research on Panic Attacks and Anxiety | ||
| 2009 | details | ^ Back to Top | |||
| 89 | Tuesday, December 1, 2009 | Larry Fricks, VP of Peer Services, Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance | We CAN Reclaim Our Lives: A Personal Journey to Hope and Recovery | ||
| 88 | Tuesday, November 10, 2009 at 7:30 PM | Panel of Psychiatrists | And You Were Afraid to Ask! | ||
| 87 | Tuesday, October 6, 2009 | Laura Bernay, M.D. | The History of Melancholia and Mania: How is it Relevant Today? | ||
| 86 | Tuesday, 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? | ||
| 84 | May 5, 2009 | Panel of MDSG Facilitators | Practical Tips for Living with a Mood Disorder | ||
| 83 | April 7, 2009 | Ivan Goldberg, M.D. | Ask the Doctor ... Anything! | ||
| 82 | March 3, 2009 | Michael Ostacher M.D., M.P.H. | Do a Few Drinks Really Matter? The Impact of Drugs and Alcohol in Bipolar Disorder | ||
| 81 | February 3, 2009 | An expert panel of five top therapists | Talking About Therapy: What?s Good for Whom,and Why? | ||
| 80 | January 6, 2009 | Joseph F. Goldberg, M.D. | Myths and Realities about Antidepressant Use in the Treatment of Bipolar Disorder | ||
| 2008 | details | ^ Back to Top | |||
| 79 | December 9, 2008 | James C.-Y. Chou, M.D. | Redefining "Mood Stabilizer" | ||
| 78 | Tuesday, November 11, 2008 | Richard O?Connor, PhD | What Do Happiness Research and Positive Psychology Have to Say About Depression? | ||
| 77 | Tuesday, October 7, 2008 | David Hellerstein, MD | Help! My Medication's Not Working | ||
| 75 | June 3, 2008 | Steven E. Hyler, MD, Clinical Professor of Psychiatry, Columbia University | Mood Disorders at the Movies | ||
| 73 | April 1, 2008 | Richard A. Friedman, M.D. | Personalized Psychopharmacology | ||
| 72 | March 4, 2008 | Igor Galynker, MD, PhD. Director of Beth Israel?s Family Center for Bipolar Disorder | Care for the Patient, Care for the Family: Family Inclusive Treatment for Mood Disorders | ||
| 70 | January 8, 2008 | David Brody, M.D. | A Psychopharmacologist Talks About Talk Therapy | ||
| 68 | Tuesday November 6, 2007 | Sanjay Mathew, M.D. | Exciting New Therapies for Treatment-Resistant Depression | ||
| 67 | Monday October 1, 2007 | Eric Kandel, M.D. | In Search of Memory: Psychiatry, Psychoanalysis and the New Biology of Mind | ||
| 66 | May 1, 2007 | Ronald Fieve, MD | Bipolar II: What I've Learned From Treating 800 Cases Over Many Decades | ||
| 63 | February 6, 2007 | Maria Oquendo, MD | Antidepressants for Bipolar Disorder? Are They Helpful? Are They Safe? | ||
| 2007 | details | ^ Back to Top | |||
| 69 | Tuesday, December 4, 2007 | Panel of MDSG Group Facilitators | Ask the Facilitators - Roundtable Discussion | ||
| 65 | April 10, 2007 | J. Christopher Muran, Ph.D. | 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 | ||
| 62 | January 9, 2007 | Dennis Charney, MD | Advances in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Depression | ||
| 2006 | details | ^ Back to Top | |||
| 61 | Tuesday December 5, 2006 | Gianni Faedda, MD | Mood Disorders and Development?From Childhood to Adulthood | ||
| 58 | September 12, 2006 | David Hellerstein, M.D. | Healing Your Brain: Can Your Mood Disorder Go Into Long Remission? | ||
| 57 | June 6, 2006 | Panel of Psychologists | Therapists Discuss Therapy | ||
| 56 | May 2, 2006 | Dennis Charney, M.D. | The Very Latest in Treatments for Mood Disorders | ||
| 55 | April 4, 2006 | Advice from the Experts - Panel of MDSG facilitators | Roundtable: Coping with Depression and Bipolar Disorder | ||
| 54 | January 10, 2006 | Elizabeth Swados | Depression and Humor ? Is There Such a Thing? | ||
| 2005 | details | ^ Back to Top | |||
| 53 | December 6, 2005 | Ivan K. Goldberg, M.D. | Ask The Doctor | ||
| 52 | November 7, 2005 | John F. Clarkin, PhD | Talk Therapy for Mood Disorders: Many Different Types. Which is Best for You? | ||
| 51 | October 10, 2005 | James C.-Y. Chou, MD | What is Standard Care, Best Care for Bipolar Disease: Review and Update of the APA Practice Guidelines | ||
| 48 | May 2, 2005 | Lois Kroplick, MD | Fresh Insights into Mood Disorders in Women: How Gender Differences Play A Role | ||
| 47 | April 4, 2005 | Issie Greenberg, PhD | Obesity, Weight Control and Psychiatric Medication | ||
| 46 | March 7, 2005 | Jack Gorman, MD | New Meds, Best Meds and What?s in the Pipeline: Keeping Up with the Latest Advances in Medications | ||
| 45 | February 7, 2005 | David Brody, MD | Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and its Connection to Mood Disorders | ||
| 2004 | details | ^ Back to Top | |||
| 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 | Donald F. Klein MD | January 5, 2004 | What's Typical About Atypical Depression | ||
| 34 | December 1, 2003 | A panel of lawyers | Working the Workforce | ||
| 2003 | details | ^ Back to Top | |||
| 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 | details | ^ Back to Top | |||
| 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 | ||
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