Drs. Brown & Gerbarg Deliver Keynote Address on Natural Wellness at NY State Psychiatric Institute

June 13, 2010 - PRLog -- HaveAHealthyMind.com
Media contact:   WJ Carrel  

New York - Richard P. Brown, MD, and Patricia Gerbarg, MD, will discuss “Natural Approaches for Wellness and Transformation” as the keynote speakers at the New York State Psychiatric Institute, Saturday, June 26, 2010, from 1 to 2 pm at Hellman Auditorium, 1051 Riverside Drive, New York, NY 10032.   The talk is part of an all afternoon event co-sponsored by non-profit NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness) New York Metro office and the Institute.  The public education event includes a Health and Wellness Fair from 2 to 5 pm.

Consumers, healthcare practitioners, social workers, and medical school residents will hear Drs. Brown and Gerbarg talk about alternative medicine interventions and techniques that complement traditional treatments for psychiatric disorders.  Included will be some Breath~Body~Mind teachings the doctors developed which are a unique fusion of ancient and modern mind-body approaches derived from QiGong, yoga, Christian monks, Coherent Breathing, Open Focus Meditation, and martial arts.  

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, as well as workshops for non-profits such as Serving Those Who Serve in New York City.   He is a certified teacher of Aikido (4th Dan), Yoga, Qi Gong, and meditation.  His workshops have helped thousands of people deal with everyday stress and enabled survivors of trauma and mass disasters to recover their health and well-being.  

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 National Alliance on Mental Illness of New York City, Inc. (NAMI-NYC Metro) is a grassroots organization that provides support, education, and advocacy for families and individuals of all ethnic and socio-economic backgrounds who live with mental illness. According to its mission statement, NAMI-NYC is one of the largest affiliates of the National Alliance on Mental Illness, “we work collaboratively with our state and national affiliates, and with other stakeholders in the community to educate the public, advocate for legislation, reduce stigma, and improve the mental health system.”  For more information, visit naminyc.org.

Founded in 1896, the New York State Psychiatric Institute (PI) continues to contribute importantly to knowledge about understanding and treating psychiatric disorder and is ranked among the best psychiatric research facilities in the world today.  Noted for its research on depression and suicide, schizophrenia, anxiety and child psychiatric disorders, PI is also at the forefront of research dedicated to unraveling the brain’s mysteries. Its scientists constitute the core of the Department of Psychiatry at Columbia University. In 2000, Dr. Eric Kandel was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for research in his labs at PI on the cellular basis of memory.

Dr. Brown and Dr. Gerbarg are co-authors of the international award-winning How To Use Herbs, Nutrients, and Yoga in Mental Health Care (WW Norton, 2009) with Dr. Philip Muskin.  They have an Internet site at HaveAHealthyMind.com with mental health information and resources.    

The June 26 event is open to the public and is FREE.  For more information please call  the NAMI Helpline at (212)684-3264, Matt Gold at the New York State Psychiatric Institute (212)543-5240, or see the web site naminycmetro.org.

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