Getting Help For Pediatric Depression

Dr. Deborah Serani
Presenter: Neal Howard
Guest: Dr. Deborah Serani
Guest Bio: Dr. Deborah Serani is an expert in depression, specializing in its treatment and living successfully with the disorder since childhood. She is a licensed psychologist in practice over twenty years, an associate professor at Adelphi University, and author of the award-winning book “Living with Depression” and “Depression and Your Child: A Guide for Parents and Caregivers”. With interviews in Psychology Today, The Associated Press, Newsday, The Chicago Tribune, Scientific American Mind, CNN, WPIX and Ebru News and affiliate radio programs at CBS and NPR, just to name a few, Dr. Serani is a go-to media expert and a ShareCare Expert for Dr. O. Additionally, Dr. Serani has worked as a technical advisor for the NBC television show Law & Order: Special Victims Unit.

Segment Overview
Dr. Deborah Serani discusses the drugs that may be involved in treating Pediatric Depression and some of the fears associated with children and psychotropic drugs.

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Pediatric Depression And Age Specific Indicators

Dr. Deborah Serani
Presenter: Neal Howard
Guest: Dr. Deborah Serani
Guest Bio: Dr. Deborah Serani is an expert in depression, specializing in its treatment and living successfully with the disorder since childhood. She is a licensed psychologist in practice over twenty years, an associate professor at Adelphi University, and author of the award-winning book “Living with Depression” and “Depression and Your Child: A Guide for Parents and Caregivers”. With interviews in Psychology Today, The Associated Press, Newsday, The Chicago Tribune, Scientific American Mind, CNN, WPIX and Ebru News and affiliate radio programs at CBS and NPR, just to name a few, Dr. Serani is a go-to media expert and a ShareCare Expert for Dr. O. Additionally, Dr. Serani has worked as a technical advisor for the NBC television show Law & Order: Special Victims Unit.

Segment Overview
Dr. Deborah Serani discusses Pediatric Depression and how it can affect children of any age group. She also touches on what to look for in a child’s behavior when depression is suspected.

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The Health News – 12 May 2014

Overview

  • Former Australian of the Year and Chinese refugee Dr John Yu has attacked the Federal Government’s immigration policy as dehumanising and unfair.
  • Victoria’s controversial balance of power MP Geoff Shaw has again signaled his determination to change the state’s abortion laws by embarking on a trip to study the issue in the United States.

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The Health News – 9 May 2014


Overview

  • After the death of Rugby league player Ryan Tandy, there has been reflection on the characters around him who may have played a role in his fall and the links between organised crime and sport in Australia.
  • Sperm engineered from human skin cells might offer hope to those men who suffer from infertility, according to a new study, published in the journal Cell Reports.
  • State health officials reported that a man hospitalized in Indiana with the first U.S. case of a deadly respiratory virus is improving. Middle East Respiratory Syndrome, or MERS initially surfaced in the Middle East two years ago.
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The Health News – 8 May 2014

Overview

  • Scientists have found a new strain of bird flu in Antarctica. Adelie penguins have the virus but they don’t appear to be getting sick.
  • The Queensland Government has moved to quell concerns about foreign-trained doctors as investigations continue into a surgeon based at a regional hospital.
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Pediatric Depression

Dr. Deborah Serani
Presenter: Neal Howard
Guest: Dr. Deborah Serani
Guest Bio: Dr. Deborah Serani is an expert in depression, specializing in its treatment and living successfully with the disorder since childhood. She is a licensed psychologist in practice over twenty years, an associate professor at Adelphi University, and author of the award-winning book “Living with Depression” and “Depression and Your Child: A Guide for Parents and Caregivers”. With interviews in Psychology Today, The Associated Press, Newsday, The Chicago Tribune, Scientific American Mind, CNN, WPIX and Ebru News and affiliate radio programs at CBS and NPR, just to name a few, Dr. Serani is a go-to media expert and a ShareCare Expert for Dr. O. Additionally, Dr. Serani has worked as a technical advisor for the NBC television show Law & Order: Special Victims Unit.

Segment Overview
Dr. Deborah Serani discusses Pediatric Depression and how it can affect children of any age group. She also touches on what to look for in a child’s behavior when depression is suspected.

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Life Coach: Creating A Safe Environment For Relationships

Tom Gagliano
Presenter: Neal Howard
Guest: Tom Gagliano
Guest Bio: Tom Gagliano is a life coach, published author, and a key note speaker with a Masters in Social Work. His book, The Problem Was Me: How to End Negative Self-Talk and Take Your Life to a New Level, with Dr. Abraham Twerski, explores how we sabotage the happiness in our lives simply because we are so afraid of intimacy. Tom is a graduate of Seton Hall University and has a bachelor’s degree in Marketing. He then went back to school, at age 51, and graduated from Rutgers with an Masters in Sociual Work, August of 2011. He has added a life coach to his resume in January of 2012.

Segment Overview
Tom Gagliano discusses fear o intimacy as a factor in creating “toxic” relationship situations.

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Life Coach: Factors That Create Addicts And Bullies

Tom Gagliano
Presenter: Neal Howard
Guest: Tom Gagliano
Guest Bio: Tom Gagliano is a life coach, published author, and a key note speaker with a Masters in Social Work. His book, The Problem Was Me: How to End Negative Self-Talk and Take Your Life to a New Level, with Dr. Abraham Twerski, explores how we sabotage the happiness in our lives simply because we are so afraid of intimacy. Tom is a graduate of Seton Hall University and has a bachelor’s degree in Marketing. He then went back to school, at age 51, and graduated from Rutgers with an Masters in Sociual Work, August of 2011. He has added a life coach to his resume in January of 2012.

Segment Overview
Tom Gagliano talks about the factors that contribute to addictions. He also touches on bullying and how to prevent or deal with bullying.

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Life Coach: Interacting With Family Members

Tom Gagliano
Presenter: Neal Howard
Guest: Tom Gagliano
Guest Bio: Tom Gagliano is a life coach, published author, and a key note speaker with a Masters in Social Work. His book, The Problem Was Me: How to End Negative Self-Talk and Take Your Life to a New Level, with Dr. Abraham Twerski, explores how we sabotage the happiness in our lives simply because we are so afraid of intimacy. Tom is a graduate of Seton Hall University and has a bachelor’s degree in Marketing. He then went back to school, at age 51, and graduated from Rutgers with an Masters in Sociual Work, August of 2011. He has added a life coach to his resume in January of 2012.

Segment Overview
Tom Gagliano discusses interacting with family members.

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The Health News – 7 May 2014

Overview

  • A childhood cancer expert says a 10-year-old girl would have had about a 60 percent chance of survival if she had undergone chemotherapy.
  • Drug companies in Australia are mounting a campaign to head off any changes to the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme in response to the Commission of Audit’s proposal to cap government spending on the scheme.
  • Many parents are not following safe sleep procedures for infants, according to research conducted at Yale University. The study, presented at the recent Pediatric Academic Societies meeting, surveyed data on nearly 400,000 infants.
  • A new study has found that the diet of mothers at the time that they conceive their babies has a lasting influence on the child’s DNA. In the study, conducted on 84 women in rural Gambia.
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