ADAA Site Features Podcast with Mental Health Experts Drs. Richard Brown and Patricia Gerbarg

Nov. 13, 2009 - PRLog -- Have A Healthy Mind
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The Anxiety Disorders Association of America (ADAA) Web Site Features a Podcast Interview with Dr. Richard P Brown and Dr. Patricia Gerbarg, Integrative Mental Health Care Experts

Los Angeles, CA -    Jean Kaplan Teichroew, ADAA Director of Communications, interviews Richard P. Brown, MD, and Patricia L. Gerbarg, MD on “Mind/Body Practices for the Treatment of Anxiety Disorders” on the Anxiety Disorders Association of America web site (adaa.org/podcast/) during the month of November.  Drs. Brown and Gerbarg are co-authors with Philip R. Muskin, MD, of HOW TO USE HERBS, NUTRIENTS, AND YOGA IN MENTAL HEALTH CARE (WW Norton, 2009).  Information about Integrative and Complementary Treatments is available on their web site haveahealthymind.com.

Dr. Brown is Associate Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at Columbia University in New York. He gives over 200 medical lectures every year, including full-day courses for the American Psychiatric Association and other professional groups. He is a certified teacher of Aikido (4th Dan), Yoga, Qi Gong, and meditation.  His workshops, sponsored by the non-profit, Serving Those Who Serve (STWS.org), help New Yorkers recover from the effects of the September 11th Word Trade Center Attacks.

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.  

The Anxiety Disorders Association of America (ADAA) is a national nonprofit organization dedicated to the prevention, treatment, and cure of anxiety disorders and to improving the lives of all people who suffer from them,” according to its mission statement.   The association is comprised of health care professionals who conduct research and treat anxiety disorders, as well as those who have a personal and/or general interest in learning about obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), panic disorder, society anxiety disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and generalized anxiety disorder (GAD).

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