Mental Illness with Dr. James Greenblatt – Episode 616

: Episode 616 – Dr. James Greenblatt joins Vinnie this Friday to discuss mental illness, especially in adolescence, the use of technology, as well as nutrition and the effect that has on one’s mind.

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DR. JAMES GREENBLATT

• A REAL doctor, as Vinnie likes to say
• Got his MD at George Washington U
• Johns Hopkins U – Fellowship in Childhood and Adolescent Psychiatry
• Check out his website and book here
  • Breakthrough Depression Solutions (direct Amazon link)
    • Book is on Vinnie’s Booklist

MENTAL ILLNESS

• Many kids develop symptoms in adolescence but are not getting to professionals
  • Could be ignorance, money, bad parenting, etc.
• One can see the effect of mental illness in the horrible tragedies such as Sandy Hook and Aurora and Adam Lanza
• Some medications can exacerbate intense suicidal and homicidal thoughts

TECHNOLOGY

• Kids, including Tallulah, are all on many different forms of media at one time
• Many kids feel like they can’t walk away from a device
• Hard for parents to react to this when their kids are otherwise doing very well
• It can be an addiction, though, and really become an issue

NUTRITION

• It’s an issue when young children start to restrict their food intake
• Not getting enough cholesterol or fatty acids
• Good nutrition helps one to contain good dopamine and serotonin and other necessary hormonal levels