The Mental Minute with Michigan Medicine

A research professor at the U-M Addiction Center, Dr. Meghan Martz has a passion for research that increases our collective knowledge and informs clinical practice. Dr. Martz uses innovative technology like brain imaging to study the dynamic and cyclical nature of brain activity and behavior in substance use disorders. She finds optimism in the increasing research on individualized treatment approaches and the use of big data projects with large sample sizes to better inform strategies for prevention.

In August's episode of the Mental Minute, Jeremy recaps nearly five years at the Eisenberg Family Depression Center before the guys get into a discussion about the Olympics and mental health. 

Learn more about the Eisenberg Family Depression Center at depressioncenter.org

In this month's episode, Jeremy and Will kick off the beginning of summer with some of the things they look forward to in the outdoors, an important Sports Minute about Naomi Osaka and Christian Eriksen (5:35), and the state of mental health in sports before being joined by Barb Hansen (15:21). Barb was an athletic counselor for over a decade at the University of Michigan, worked on the Athletes Connected program and helped guide Will through his mental health journey as a student-athlete. Barb touches on many subjects including her professional basketball playing days, gives her perspective a member of the LGBTQ community. 

The February episode spans everything from Children's Mental Health Awareness Week to an enlightening discussion about mental health in the community (13:25) with Daicia Price, MSW, a clinical assistant professor at the U-M School of Social Work. The guys add their Sports Minute (6:13) with a special shoutout for Black History Month (7:20).

For more information visit www.depressioncenter.org.

Jeremy and Will usher in the new year with resolutions, a sports minute (6:05) and two guests from the University of Michigan Department of Psychiatry. Ivy Tso, Ph.D. and Alyssa Smith, L.L.P., join the podcast (10:08) to discuss their work with the PREP Early Psychosis Clinic at U-M. At PREP, the program's mission is to provide education, assessment, referral, treatment and research in the area of early psychosis and psychosis risk. Dr. Tso dives into some of the research and Alyssa lets us know how things stand in the community.

Will and Jeremy end 2020 with an important discussion about Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) before shifting gears into a light-hearted Mental MInutes segment: Top Five Holiday Songs (9:14). That fun is followed by going over what they both learned during 2020 that they hope to take into 2021 (18:27). Things are wrapped up with a Sports Minute (21:30), a special recognition for the Athletes Connected program (23:43) and a final upcoming events notice (26:50).

Thank you to everyone who tuned in during our first year of podcasting. For more information about all the news, events, research and resources that the Depression Center provides, visit depressioncenter.org.

Jeremy and Will are back with November's episode to discuss veteran mental health. They go over some of the history of Veterans Day, how Michigan Medicine has covered veteran mental health in the past and dive into their Mental Minutes and Sports Minute. They are joined by Jennifer Lamb, LMSW (11:48), who does a great job explaining what the U.S. does well to support veterans and their mental health. She also shares what we could improve upon and how her M-SPAN programs are trying to support veterans, their mental health, their families and many other groups.

The podcast returns for October in a new format. Will has a new co-host, Jeremy Fallis. The two touch on how a politician's mental health journey excluded him from running for office, how far mental health awareness and treatment has come since that time as well as some new, fun segments. They share the best things they heard, best advice they received and more. The second half of the podcast (20:00) includes WIll's interview with Dr. Nasuh Malas, Director of Pediatric Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry at Michigan Medicine's C.S. Mott Children's Hospital. 

Will is joined by Eli Zaret, who is a Michigan sports broadcaster who lost his daughter, Alison, to suicide after a long battle with bipolar disorder. Zaret has dealt with the element of grief associated with suicide and the steps following the loss of a loved one. In response, Alison’s aunt and uncle, along with her parents, established a fund that supports U-M’s Prechter Bipolar Research Program in perpetuity. Zaret also hosts the No Filter Sports Podcast.

Funk Game Loop by Kevin MacLeod

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