Psychiatry Today

Join Dr. Scot Bay every Wednesday night at 7PM while he discusses Psychiatry and mental health with guests. Scot Bay, MD is Board Certified in Psychiatry, and has a private practice in Roswell, GA. He majored in Psychology at the University of Rochester and attended medical school at New York Medical College. He completed his residency in Psychiatry at St. Vincent's Hospital in New York City. He was clinical director of an outpatient clinic at St. Vincent's Hospital in Harrison, New York until 1995 when he moved to Columbus, GA, where he was in private practice and was an assistant medical director at the Bradley Center of St. Francis. He moved to the Atlanta area in August of 1998. Dr. Bay specializes in the evaluation and management of mood and anxiety disorders. He has lectured all over the Southeast regarding practical and innovative uses of psychiatric medications, and also has participated in clinical research regarding novel uses for current medications as well as potential new medications. Dr. Bay is concerned with helping America's Web Radio listeners cope better with stress, and feel well emotionally. He also strives to reduce the stigma in the general public regarding mental illness and psychiatric treatment by debunking myths, discussing news stories relating to mental health issues, and giving a balanced explanation of media reports on the latest developments in medical research. Listeners to “Psychiatry Today” will hear useful tips on how to reduce the impact of stress on their lives and how to achieve better emotional well being.

05/10/17 Topic: How to Combat Anticipatory Anxiety

Tips to prevent stress reactions; Study of ketamine for depression still not conclusive; Post-partum depression in mothers of preemies; Low levels of certain hormone in 2nd trimester linked to post-partum depression.

05-11
59:10

05/03/17 Topic: Grandmother's Smoking Risk Factor for Autistic Grandchildren

Stigma, ignorance about mental health; Mental illness doesn't effect bariatric surgery; Autism in girls linked to maternal grandmother's smoking in pregnancy; Medication for smoking cessation not used enough; Anxiety increases alcohol cravings; Drinking not always helpful in cardiovascular diseases

05-11
58:53

04/26/17 Topic: Music Has Powerful and Visible Effects on the Brain

Your brain on your favorite song; Health benefits of gratitude; Spiritual Retreats bring about brain changes; Childhood bullying leads to adulthood diseases; Stopping ruminative thoughts to treat depression; Deep sleep lacking but needed in elderly.

04-29
57:21

04/19/17 Topic: Antidepressants in Pregnancy Don't Cause Autism or ADHD

Reassuring news about antidepressant use in pregnancy; Guidelines published for Ketamine use in Depression; LSD studied as possible treatment for depression, anxiety; Mindfulness group therapy as good as individual Cognitive Behavioral Therapy.

04-22
59:09

04/05/17 Topic: World Happiness Report Not Good News for US

US dropping in world happiness rankings; Climate change toll on mental health; Brain scans choose medication or therapy for depression; Method predicts bipolar patients' response to Lithium; Substance abuse increases suicide risk in veterans, especially women.

04-10
57:50

03/29/17 Marijuana Increases Risk of Stroke, Heart Failure

Marijuana harms cardiovascular health; Women more harmed by life stressors; Eating vegetables lowers stress; Violent video games don't lower empathy; Tea drinking may protect elderly from dementia.

04-10
59:48

03/08/17 Topic: Autism Myths Exploded by New Data

Herpes infections raise Autism risk; MRI's in infants predict Autism; Yoga helps relieve depression; Creativity linked to brain connections; Poverty, homicides raise depression in elderly; Postpartum anxiety, depression different than other disorders.

03-18
58:30

03/01/17 News Has Us All More Stressed

Political news adding to our stress; Brain differences in ADHD; Genetic risk in ADHD; Married people have lower levels of stress hormone; Bracelet for treatment of Trichotillomania.

03-09
58:30

02/15/17 Topic: Showing Your Spouse Love Will Help Their Depression

Show love to depressed partner; Headline stress effects couples; Mediterranean diet may help ADHD; Exercise prevents depression in kids; Caregivers at risk of anxiety, depression; Post-partum depression risk from Gestational Diabetes; Maternal depression reduces kids' empathy.

03-08
59:58

02/08/17 Topic: New Year's Resolutions Thwarted By Those Around Us

Interpersonal effects on weight loss; Apps for depression, anxiety; Meditation, music, help reverse memory loss; Genetics of emotional responses to sounds; Misophonia results from abnormal brain connections; Depression, anxiety increase mortality in lung cancer.

03-08
56:17

01/25/17 Health Effects of Marijuana

Federal panel's report on pot's health effects; Stress, psychosis risk in immigrants; Brain protein linked to trauma's effects; Sleep helps process trauma; Seeing others' trauma effects brain; Work stress in men linked to cancer.

02-17
57:28

01/18/17 Topic: Pipeline for New Antidepressants Runs Dry

Why no new antidepressants for 10 years; Brain link between stress and heart disease, stroke; College student mental health; Biomarker for depression in pregnancy; Alcohol abuse in older adults; Schizophrenia increases diabetes risk.

02-02
58:04

01/11/17 Topic: Airport Shooter Exposes Mental Health System Failures

Atlanta site of new VA crisis call center; Pot-schizophrenia link confirmed; Hopkins researcher promotes psilocybin use; Links between violence, mental illness; Mediterranean diet slows brain shrinkage

01-26
57:40

01/04/17 Topic: Political Beliefs Hard-Wired in the Brain

Brain circuits active if political beliefs challenged; 1 in 6 US adults have had Psych. meds.; Pot won't help anxiety or depression; More pregnant women smoking pot; Brain changes during pregnancy; Lutein helps brain health and intelligence in older adults.

01-18
47:48

12/14/16 Topic: Remembering False Events, Forgetting Traumatic Ones

Fake events remembered as real; Brain protects us from trauma memories; Aerobic exercise increases brain volume; Magic mushrooms for cancer patients' anxiety, depression; Genes related to personality traits.

12-19
58:46

12/07/16 Topic: Brain Reward Circuits Activated by Spiritual Experiences

Religious experiences activate reward brain circuits; Genetic cause of Autism; Yogic breathing helps Major Depression; Tai Chi helps vets with PTSD; Music training improves brain connections; Reconditioning brain to overcome fear.

12-09
58:20

11/30/16 Topic: New Therapies for Vets with PTSD

Diving in GA Aquarium helps vets with PTSD; New individual cognitive therapy for PTSD; Social media envy, low self-esteem, bad financial choices; Physical illnesses from depression, anxiety; Maternal depression adversely affects children's brain development.

12-05
58:01

11/23/16 Topic: Stress Affects Saving and Spending Habits

Stress affects purchases; Distraction helps aging brain; Alzheimer's pathology despite superior memory; Teenage binge drinking and future offspring; Gut bacteria show effects of maternal stress on children; Brain area for placebo pain relief found.

11-29
58:00

11/16/16 Topic: Being Fit Protects Against Workplace Stress

Exercise prevents illnesses from work stress; Miscarriages, ectopic pregnancies cause PTSD; Arthritis drug boosts effects of antidepressants; Probiotics improve cognition in Alzheimer's patients.

11-18
58:08

11/09/16 Topic: Marijuana Legalization Linked to Drugged Driving Deaths

Sunshine important to mental health; Small lies lead to bigger ones, with greater ease; Increased drugged driving deaths, economic and legal consequences of marijuana legalization; Brain training games don't improve memory generally.

11-11
58:06

Adam Itinerant

This is pretty poor. The sound quality is low and the use of tone of voice to imply (almost like "scare quotes" eg. "haLLOOcinogen") is unprofessional. If you're scared or suspicious about hallucinogens, or anything else, explain your concerns. The tone of voice is more apt to a guy in a bar than an expert host.

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