Mind
Your Health seminar series continues Feb. 20
The Institute of Psychiatry's Mind Your Health seminar series continues
beginning Feb. 20. All seminars are from 6 to 7:30 p.m. in the Institute
of Psychiatry Auditorium and are free to the public.
To register, call MUSC Health Connection at 792-1414
Feb. 20
Understanding and Embracing Your Personal
Spirit
Mary Beth Brock, MHS, OTR/L
we are complex individuals, made up of three inter-related components
the mind, body and spirit. Stress management and wellness programs typically
address the importance of the physical and mental well-being, but little
is done to understand the spirit, the source of value, self-esteem
and individuality. This discussion will focus on how to understand and
embrace your personal spirit.
March 20
What Really Matters at Home? Promoting Healthy
Parent/Child Relationships
Eve Spratt, M.D.
How good is the one-on-one communication in your home? Healthy relationships
in the family can help a child develop strong self-esteem, coping skills
and a sense of balance. Learn how to sort through the trials of everyday
demands, stress and conflict, as well as prioritize the things that really
matter at home.
April 5
National Alcohol Awareness Screening Day
How Much Can I Safely Drink?
William Boggan, Ph.D.
Wine with meals, frequent social functions, something to calm the nerves—
how would you define your drinking and when is it necessary to cut back?
There's no easy answers and every individual has their own tolerance and
lifestyle. This intriguing topic offers guidelines for keeping alcohol
under control and learning how to recognize warning signs.
May 2
National Anxiety Disorders Screening Day
Anxiety: It’s What You Think That’s Making
You Nervous
Dean Schuyler, M.D.
Everyone feels nervous from time to time, but some people are chronic
“worriers” and frequently suffer from anxiety. The cognitive therapy approach
teaches people to control nervousness by identifying the underlying thoughts
at the root of the problem. Dr. Schuyler describes the various issues in
the anxiety spectrum and teaches a way to help reduce anxiety cognitively.
June 19
Mind-Body Skills: Are You Searching for Balance
in Your Life?
Suzanne Smith, R.N., MSN, CS
Explore the psychobiological connection between mind and body. You
are in charge of your state of being. You have the remarkable human capacity
to learn to choose ways of thinking, feeling and doing which contribute
to your health enrichment.
July 17
Strengthening Your Step-family
Mary Lou Shoemaker, MSW
When we select new spouses, there's no guarantee that everyone else
in the family will automatically get along. It can be difficult for children
to accept a new parent or sibling, especially following divorce or what
a child considers loss. There are ways to survive and to strengthen new
family relationships. This discussion provides current information and
practical ways to help everyone transition and find balance with new step-family
members.
Aug. 21
Media Violence: Is it Affecting Our Kids?
Matthew S. Koval, M.D.
Movies, video games, music, television and print—our kids are exposed
to intense violence every day. How much do these violent images affect
our children and do they know how to separate real-life violence from fantasy?
Has over-exposure left our children numb to the true consequences of violence
and prone to commit these acts themselves? Join Koval in taking a critical
look at media violence, share your concerns about what your children are
exposed to and find solutions that may help.
Sept. 18
From Caffeine to Cocaine: Why We Like Drugs
So Much
Peter Kalivas, Ph.D.
Explore how typically abused drugs affect the brain and how they produce
a feeling of well-being and reward. We'll examine what long-term changes
occur in the brain with chronic abuse and how the ‘once an alcoholic always
an alcoholic’ syndrome characterized in most addicts makes the problem
so intense. Learn about current and future treatments for addiction and
the possibilities of reversing neurological changes caused by long-term
drug use.
Oct. 11:
National Depression Screening Day
My Own Struggle with Depression: The Stigma
of Mental Illness
Paul B. Gold, Ph.D.
The experience of severe clinical depression, especially suicidal depression,
has been described as surreal darkness and loneliness. People who suffer
feel they have somehow failed to manage life’s problems competently. Criticisms
and stigmatic labels add to the difficulty. Tremendous public awareness
is being achieved by the efforts of health organizations and— well known
individuals like Tipper Gore. Gold will provide information about the promising
advances in treating this powerful medical illness. He'll also share the
story of his own struggle with depression and the over-whelming sense of
self-blame that often comes with it. This topic offers the opportunity
to understand clinical depression from an educational and personal perspective.
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