Drs Patricia Gerbarg & Richard P Brown Discuss CAM for Mental Health at NAMI Education Conference
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Media contact: WJ Carrel
New York - Patricia Gerbarg, MD and Richard P. Brown, MD will discuss “Complementary and Alternative Mental Health” and their work in Breath~Body~Mind at the National Alliance on Mental Health (NAMI) Annual New York State Education Conference Saturday, November 6, 2010, from 4 to 5:30 pm at the Desmond Hotel and Convention Center, 660 Albany Shaker Road, Albany, New York.
Consumers, healthcare practitioners, social workers, and others will hear doctors Gerbarg and Brown talk about alternative medicine interventions and techniques that complement traditional treatments for psychiatric disorders. Included will be some Breath~Body~Mind teachings the doctors developed which are a unique fusion of ancient and modern mind-body approaches derived from QiGong, yoga, Christian monks, Coherent Breathing, Open Focus Meditation, and martial arts.
The NAMI Education Conference 2010 mission is to “bring together new ideas, new energy, and new hope for families living with mental illness.” Top-notch researchers and clinicians, such as doctors Gerbarg and Brown, provide information and tools to advance and sustain recovery from mental illness. The conference schedule and registration are at www.naminys.org. The phone numbers are (800)950-3228, and (518)462-2000.
Dr. Gerbarg is an Assistant Professor in Clinical Psychiatry at New York Medical College. She graduated from Harvard Medical School and the Boston Psychoanalytic Society and Institute. In addition to her clinical practice, she provides consultation and facilitates the development of research projects on the health benefits of mind-body practices for recovery from mass disasters such at the September 11th World Trade Center attacks, the southeast Asian tsunami, and military personnel.
Dr. Brown is Associate Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at Columbia University in New York. He gives over 200 medical lectures every year, including full-day courses for the American Psychiatric Association and other professional groups, as well as workshops for non-profits such as Serving Those Who Serve in New York City. He is a certified teacher of Aikido (4th Dan), Yoga, Qi Gong, and meditation. His workshops have helped thousands of people deal with everyday stress and enabled survivors of trauma and mass disasters to recover their health and well-being.
Dr. Gerbarg and Dr. Brown are co-authors of the international award-winning How To Use Herbs, Nutrients, and Yoga in Mental Health Care (WW Norton) with Dr. Philip Muskin. They have an Internet site at HaveAHealthyMind.com with mental health information and resources.
NAMY-NYS is the New York State organization of the National Alliance on Mental Illness, the nation’s largest grassroots organization for people with mental illness and their families. It was founded in 1979, and NAMI affiliates are in every state including more than 1,100 local communities across the nation. There are more than 50 affiliates in New York State. The Education Conference is sponsored by the New York State Office of Mental Health, Bristol Myers Squibb, and AstraZena.
Media contact: WJ Carrel
New York - Patricia Gerbarg, MD and Richard P. Brown, MD will discuss “Complementary and Alternative Mental Health” and their work in Breath~Body~
Consumers, healthcare practitioners, social workers, and others will hear doctors Gerbarg and Brown talk about alternative medicine interventions and techniques that complement traditional treatments for psychiatric disorders. Included will be some Breath~Body~
The NAMI Education Conference 2010 mission is to “bring together new ideas, new energy, and new hope for families living with mental illness.” Top-notch researchers and clinicians, such as doctors Gerbarg and Brown, provide information and tools to advance and sustain recovery from mental illness. The conference schedule and registration are at www.naminys.org. The phone numbers are (800)950-3228, and (518)462-2000.
Dr. Gerbarg is an Assistant Professor in Clinical Psychiatry at New York Medical College. She graduated from Harvard Medical School and the Boston Psychoanalytic Society and Institute. In addition to her clinical practice, she provides consultation and facilitates the development of research projects on the health benefits of mind-body practices for recovery from mass disasters such at the September 11th World Trade Center attacks, the southeast Asian tsunami, and military personnel.
Dr. Brown is Associate Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at Columbia University in New York. He gives over 200 medical lectures every year, including full-day courses for the American Psychiatric Association and other professional groups, as well as workshops for non-profits such as Serving Those Who Serve in New York City. He is a certified teacher of Aikido (4th Dan), Yoga, Qi Gong, and meditation. His workshops have helped thousands of people deal with everyday stress and enabled survivors of trauma and mass disasters to recover their health and well-being.
Dr. Gerbarg and Dr. Brown are co-authors of the international award-winning How To Use Herbs, Nutrients, and Yoga in Mental Health Care (WW Norton) with Dr. Philip Muskin. They have an Internet site at HaveAHealthyMind.com with mental health information and resources.
NAMY-NYS is the New York State organization of the National Alliance on Mental Illness, the nation’s largest grassroots organization for people with mental illness and their families. It was founded in 1979, and NAMI affiliates are in every state including more than 1,100 local communities across the nation. There are more than 50 affiliates in New York State. The Education Conference is sponsored by the New York State Office of Mental Health, Bristol Myers Squibb, and AstraZena.
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