May 30, 2012

Howard Rudominer, MD,

Mini-topic: What you can do to avoid depression, anxiety and mania! Then Q&A. (Everyone can ask their favorite topic questions.) and then Q&A. Dr. Rudominer enjoys educating audiences, and he very much enjoys really taking time with straightforward as well as complex, difficult questions about adults, children or adolescents. He is Board Certified in child, adolescent and adult psychiatry and psychoanalysis, and is an Assistant Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at NYU Medical Center. He has had a full-time practice for over 37 years. His practice is in Livingston.

June 27, 2012

Joanna Ginder and Guy Gordon

"Adjunctive Techniques for Children & Adolescents That Work", Joanna is a Behavioral Scientist & Art Therapist, uses innovative ways to build a relationship through creative modalities such as art, play and music. She explores feelings while initiating future changes in teens & young adults with psychiatric disorders , anxiety & depress ion. She will share ways to build and nurture healthy relationships . Guy graduated from Temple U. He worked for DYFS for 25 yrs. where he helped kids find themselves. He received awards and accolades. In 2008 he formed "Back on Track" which combines fitness, guidance and motivation to help troubled kids and to provide direction to their families. His background includes having competed at a very high level in distance running. He draws on this to help his clients understand the importance of discipline and focus. He is also a High School Cross Country & Track and Field Coach. He is an acclaimed motivational speaker. (Note any medication questions for all ages can be asked in May.)

July 25, 2012

Marc Cantillon, MD

The development of new treatments for mood disorder, has an active child/adult outpatient practice in Livingston also seeing patients at home or at institutions while driving global pharmacological research for novel treatments for Alzheimers, Parkinsons, psychosis, bipolar and other disorders. He also uses psychotherapy and complementary methods such as Traditional Chinese Medicine. His MD is from the Royal Karolinska Institute in Stockholm, training at Mt Sinai Beth Israel NYC, Fellowship in NIMH, teaching at U. Georgetown, U. Miami and drug development (Seroquel, Sonata, Effexor) in pharmaceutical companies.

August 29, 2012

David Chowes, MA

M.A., WE HAVE COME A LONG WAY! -- 35 YEARS WITH MOOD DISORDERS: As a patient; clinical psychologist; psych. prof., Baruch College/CUNY; founder & Chair, MDSG/NY; founder & Vice-President DBSA. Will discuss mood disorders; with much time for your input.

September 19, 2012

Ivan Goldberg, MD

Mini-topic "Mood Disorders and Sexuality". Then "Ask the Doctor" on ALL aspects of mood disorders. Dr. Goldberg is a psychopharmacologist in active private practice, retired from the faculty of the Dept. of Psychiatry of the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Columbia U. after 30+ yrs., formerly on the staff of NIMH, helps train facilitators at the NY chapter. He was the winner of the DBSA Award for advisor. Author of Questions & Answers About Depression and it Treatment, being revised. His website “Dr. Ivan’s Depression Central” is excellent.. “Think you have tried everything under the sun to get your depression under control? Dr. Goldberg is sure you haven’t.

October 31, 2012

Jeffrey Wolff, MD

Vice Chairman of the Department of Psychiatry at Morristown Memorial Hospital, trained at NYU, Bellevue & Downstate Medical Center.

November 14, 2012

Richard Di Turi, MD

"Mood Disorders in Children and Adolescents", trained at NYU and Bellevue, Long Island Jewish Medical Ctr, was head of Psychiatric Emergency Services at St. Vincent’s, Chief of Child/Adolescent Psychiatry at Morristown Memorial Hospital.

April 24, 2013

Douglas Baum, LCSW

Douglas Baum, LCSW,"DBT: What is it? How can it help?" Douglas Baum specializes in treating Mood Disorders, Personality Disorders, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, as well as treating family concerns and relationship problems. He has over 25 yrs of experience providing individual and couples therapy of adults and individual therapy of adolescents. A past recipient of the DBSA Professional Advisor Service Award, he is advisor to the Succasunna chapter of DBSA. His practice is in Parsippany.