Behavioral Health Today

Mental Health Month - Awareness, Self-Understanding, and Personal Growth - Episode 11

In this episode, Behavioral Health Today producer Peter Fenger and Dr. Graham Taylor explore the meaning of Mental Health Month and some of the changes in mental health awareness and accessibility of services. Together Graham outlines ways you can take introductory steps to improve your mental health and resources for self-understanding and personal growth.

For more introductory information visit:

• https://www.mhanational.org/
• https://www.mentalhealth.gov/
• https://www.apa.org/

 

Important Considerations For All Telemental Health Professionals - Episode 10

Dr. Jana Martin, CEO of The Trust, joins Dr. Graham Taylor to address ethics and considerations around the medium of video conferencing and how that can affect your patients and practice. They look further into the recent explosion in telehealth and how it can allow practitioners to extend their services and provide patients greater access to treatment. The Trust has resources available to help ensure professionals are practicing safely:

• https://parma.trustinsurance.com/Workshops-Webinars/Virtual-Webinar-Series
• http://trustrms.com/resources
• A Telepsychology Casebook

COVID-19 - Developing Psychological Awareness of What We Are Feeling and Experiencing, Part 3 - Episode 9

In this final installment of the COVID-19 and Psychological Awareness series, Dr. Graham Taylor and Dr. Lawrie Ignacio conclude their discussion on understanding our biological reactions, mental health, the stages of loss, and existential fears around the COVID-19 pandemic. They provide helpful solutions to anxiety, redefining ourselves, and identifying our areas of control so we can take healthy steps toward mindfulness and transcendence.

Stepfamilies: Experiences, Challenges, and Transitions - Episode 8

Dr. Graham Taylor and Dr. Kristen Wilkinson discuss the dynamics of stepfamilies. Together they talk about the changing definition of a stepfamily and highlight some of the challenges and ways to a smooth the transition stepfamilies may consider for a meaningful family composition. Dr. Wilkinson also dives into family relationship research and shares her personal experiences as a stepchild. 

Digital Screen Use - Teen Anxiety and Depression - Episode 7

Our daily use of smartphones, computers, tablets, and televisions has increased our 'screen time' consumption. How does this affect teens, and is there a correlation to anxiety and depression? Join Dr. Graham Taylor and Dr. Erin Elmore as they explore the connection of screen use, anxiety, and depression among teens.

COVID-19 - Developing Psychological Awareness of What We Are Feeling and Experiencing, Part 2 - Episode 6

In part two of our COVID-19 and Psychological Awareness topic, Dr. Graham Taylor and Dr. Lawrie Ignacio continue their discussion around this pandemic. They identify all four existential fears and the unique griefs surrounding this major worldwide event. Recognizing these fears helps us move to a place of acceptance and a final stage of transcendence. What will your legacy be after we’re through this?

Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) - Episode 5

An insightful discussion with Dr. Graham Taylor about EMDR, its origins, what eye movement desensitization and reprocessing is, the research into how it works,  and its effectiveness as a potential treatment for patients who have experienced trauma events.

COVID-19 - Developing Psychological Awareness of What We Are Feeling and Experiencing, Part 1 - Episode 4

In part one of this series, Dr. Graham Taylor and Dr. Lawrie Ignacio discuss COVID-19 and the developing psychological awareness around this pandemic. Together they explore the topics of acceptance to provide information, explain what we’re all going through emotionally and behaviorally, and how to effectively navigate our emotional understanding in order to act with more intention and focus on things we can control.

Using Telemental Health to Reach Patients - Episode 3

A conversation around the topic of telehealth / telemental health. Therapy conducted remotely via the internet typically through video conferencing. Psychologist Dr. Graham Taylor discusses the increasing use of telemental health to assist behavioral health patients.

Resilience During the Time of COVID-19 - Episode 2

In this weeks episode Dr. Graham Taylor and Natalie Liberman, MSW, LCSW; M.A, LMFT, talk about resilience and crisis management as they relate to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Health Psychology: Taking Control of Your Behavioral Health - Episode 1

The connection of body and mind. Psychologist Dr. Graham Taylor discusses the biology, psychology, behavioral components, and the social factors all coming together to influence health and our 'realness processes'.