Integrative Psychiatrist Patricia Gerbarg MD of HaveAHealthyMind.com Discusses "Suicide and the Holiday Season" at Online with Andrea on Blog Talk Internet Radio, Monday, November 22, 2010
Patricia Gerbarg, MD, discusses factors that contribute to depression and suicide plus integrative treatment options with host Andrea Garrison, and, with Letricia Hendrix who is the author of a book about her depression.
NEW YORK, NY, November 22, 2010
Patricia Gerbarg, MD, Integrative Psychiatrist, researcher, and co-author of the international award-winning How To Use Herbs, Nutrients, and Yoga in Mental Health Care (WW Norton, 2009) with Richard Brown, MD, and Philip Muskin, MD, will discuss "Overcoming Depression and Thoughts of Suicide" with host Andrea Garrison on the Online with Andrea Radio Show Monday, November 22, 2010, from 4:30 to 6:30 pm PT, 7:30 to 9:30 pm ET, at Blog Talk Radio on the Internet. Letricia Hendrix, author of Behind Our Faces: Thoughts and Reasonings of Suicide, will talk about her experiences with depression and her suicidal tendencies. The program can be found at BlogTalkRadio.com/onlinewithandrea/ or by going to onlinewithandrea.com. Listeners may call (347)426-3895 toward the end of the radio show with questions.Dr. Gerbarg will provide an overview of depression and suicide in the U.S. and around the world, common causes of depression, how stress, loss, low self-esteem, seasonal changes, and other factors contribute to depression, the impact of the holiday season on depression and suicide, and warning signs that it is time to seek professional help for oneself or a family member. Dr. Gerbarg will discuss integrative treatments: the use of medications, psychotherapy, natural treatments, and mind-body practices to overcome depression. The conversation will be between Gerbarg, Hendrix, and host Garrison.
Dr. Gerbarg is an Assistant Professor in Clinical Psychiatry at New York Medical College. She graduated from Harvard Medical School and the Boston Psychoanalytic Society and Institute. In addition to her clinical practice, she provides consultation and facilitates the development of research projects on the health benefits of mind-body practices for recovery from mass disasters such at the September 11th World Trade Center attacks, the southeast Asian tsunami, and military personnel. Dr. Gerbarg maintains a web site with Dr. Richard Brown at HaveAHealthyMind.com with mental health information and resources.
Letricia Hendrix is a graduate of the National Conservatory of Dramatic Arts in Washington, D.C. She is an author, actor, and mother who also works on film and TV productions as part of a camera crew. Hendrix has suffered Clinical Depression since the age of nine. She says "every aspect of my life has been affected by it, especially my will to live."
Radio host Andrea Garrison produces her weekly two-hour program, Online with Andrea, at Blog Talk Radio.com. Topics on her show include explorations of "health, fitness, body, mind, heart, soul, spirit, the spoken word, art, music, dance, theater, film, the environment, planet earth, and beyond." Garrison is also the author of the highly praised book The Crossing Over of Mattie Pearl, also available on CD and DVD. Garrison's web site is onlinewithandrea.com.
Media contact: WJ Carrel (760)218-3838