An Interview with S. J. Diem, MD, MPH (13:09 Minutes)
Depression, Antidepressants, and Bone Loss

Dr. Diem is Assistant Professor of Medicine at the University of Minnesota. She is a general internist, epidemiologist, and clinical trialist of women’s health. In addition, her clinical practice is primarily focused on perimenopausal and postmenopausal women. Dr. Diem is co-investigator on the Study of Osteoporotic Fractures, a prospective cohort study funded by the National Institutes of Health that examines the risk factors for osteoporosis and fractures in postmenopausal women.

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An Interview with A. H. Clayton, MD (19:04 Minutes)
An Update on the Sexual Side Effects of Medication

Dr. Clayton is David C. Wilson professor of psychiatry and professor of clinical obstetrics and gynecology at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville. She is distinguished fellow of the American Psychiatric Association and certified by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology. Dr. Clayton is consulting editor for the Journal of Sex & Marital Therapy and received the Columnist of the Year award in 2005 for her bi-monthly column in Primary Psychiatry, “Considerations in Women’s Mental Health.” In 2007, her book, Satisfaction: Women, Sex and the Quest for Intimacy, was published for the general public.

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An Interview with P. G. Janicak, MD (34:39 Minutes)
Neuromodulation

Dr. Janicak is professor of Psychiatry at Rush University in Chicago, Illinois, medical director of the Rush Psychiatric Clinical Research Center, and distinguished fellow at the American Psychiatric Association. He has been listed in Best Doctors of America since 1996 and Who’s Who in America since 2002. In 2003, the Illinois chapter of the National Alliance for the Mentally Ill named Dr. Janicak “Psychiatrist of the Year.” With a strong interest in the assessment and treatment of mood and psychotic disorders, he has been a National Institute of Mental Health grant awardee as both principal and co-investigator. Dr. Janicak is editor of the Psychopharm Review and has authored >250 publications in psychiatric literature, including Principles and Practice of Psychopharmacotherapy.

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An Interview with B. J. Sadock, MD (28:15 Minutes)
The Comprehensive Textbook of Psychiatry, 8th Edition

Dr. Sadock is Menas S. Gregory professor of psychiatry and vice chairman at the New York University (NYU) School of Medicine. He is attending psychiatrist at the Bellevue and Tisch Hospitals and is consulting psychiatrist at Lenox Hill Hospital. Dr. Sadock is diplomate of the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology and Distinguished Life Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association. He is also president and founder of the NYU-Bellevue Psychiatric Society. He was appointed Faculty Scholar at the NYU School of Medicine in 2000. Dr. Sadock is author and editor of over 100 publications and book reviewer for psychiatric journals, including the American Journal of Psychiatry.

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An Interview with M. E. Thase, MD (22:16 Minutes)
Examining the Strengths and Limitations of Generic Formulations of Antidepressants

Dr. Thase is professor of psychiatry at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine in Philadelphia. He is a distinguished fellow of the American Psychiatric Association and a founding fellow of the Academy of Cognitive Therapy, a non-profit mental health organization dedicated to serving people with mental health disorders. He is director of the American Society of Clinical Psychopharmocology and vice chairman on the Scientific Advisory Board of the National Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance. Dr. Thase’s research centers on the evaluation and treatment of mood disorders.

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