Have A Healthy Mind's Alternative and Complementary Medicine Psychiatrists Richard P. Brown and Patricia Gerbarg Teach Courses at APA Annual Meeting on Working with PTSD, Disaster Victims, and More.
Integrative psychiatrists Richard Brown and Patricia Gerbarg present all-day integrative psychiatry courses at American Psychiatric Association meeting in New Orleans, Louisiana, May 22-23, 2010. Their work is based on East/West mind/body practices.


NEW YORK, NY, May 21, 2010 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Richard P. Brown, MD, and Patricia Gerbarg, MD, will present two full day courses at the 2010 annual American Psychiatric Association meeting, Morial Convention Center, May 22 and May 23, in New Orleans. Their May 22 course, #CO07, from 9 am to 4 pm, is entitled Complementary and Integrative Treatments for Stress, Depression, Anxiety PTSD, Mass Disasters, Cognitive Function, ADHD, and Schizophrenia. The May 23 intensive, #CO28, also from 9 am to 4 pm, Yoga of the East and West: Integrating Breath Work, Movement, and Meditation into Clinical Practice, includes experiential training in therapeutic mind/body practices.

Participants in the Saturday session will learn how to integrate complementary treatments with standard treatments in psychiatric practice. The course focuses on research and clinical applications of evidence-based complementary treatments. Clinical practice guidelines, including risks and contraindications, will be presented. Participants on Sunday will learn the theoretical background and applications of powerful self-regulation techniques to improve their own well-being and the mental health of their patients. A program of non-religious practices will enable participants to experience gentle QiGong movements, Coherent Breathing, Resistance Breathing, Breath Moving, and Open Focus meditation. Through a sequence of repeated rounds of movement, breathing and meditation, participants will discover the benefits of these mind/body practices. How to build upon this knowledge and use it in clinical practice will be discussed. The Sunday course builds upon introductory material presented in the Saturday course.

Dr. Brown is Associate Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at Columbia University in New York. He gives over 200 medical lectures every year, 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 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 and Dr. Gerbarg are co-authors of the international award-winning Best Alternative Health Book, How To Use Herbs, Nutrients, and Yoga in Mental Health Care (WW Norton, 2009), with Dr. Philip Muskin. They have an Internet site at HaveAHealthyMind.com with integrative mental health information, a free newsletter and other resources.

The 2010 APA Annual Meeting, May 22-26, 2010, features more than 500 scientific sessions, including guest lecturers, new research poster sessions, networking opportunities and up to 58 professional education credits. This year's Convocation Speaker Monday, May 24, is actress/author Carrie Fisher whose recent memoir Wishful Drinking is about her life-long challenges with depression and addiction, and her work with her psychiatrist. Online registration is available at psych.org. The APA, in an effort to rebuild New Orleans, invites attendees and others to donate to the charity neworleansmission.org.

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