5. Dr. Rachel Mitchell and How to Help Teens with Mood Disorders
Today, you'll hear from my colleague and friend Dr. Rachel Mitchell, a researcher and youth psychiatrist who works with teens and young adults with mood disorders.
I wanted to have her on the show because she is so passionate about her work and she is really uniquely positioned in that she has so much experience with complex, layered situations and the tricky dynamics that can arise between teens and parents.
In this interview, we talk about
- what needs to come together and what gets in the way in her work with teens and young adults with treatment-resistant mood disorders
- Why lifestyle interventions (including addressing sleep issues) are foundational in addressing mood disorders
- How to support a teen who is not yet ready for change and the approach that works best in helping them move towards being ready
Twitter: @DrRachelHBM
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A Glance at the Episode
>>>3:01: The complexities of getting better from a mood disorder
>>>8:01: Why lifestyle interventions (including sleep) are so foundational to properly addressing mood disorders
>>>12:37: How to best support teens when the teen is not yet ready to make changes
>>>15:58: How to help teens get to the point of being ready for change
>>>21:34: The most common beliefs that keep teens from being able to move forward and take action as well as what really motivates teens to want to change
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Dr. Rachel Mitchell’s Bio:
Dr. Rachel Mitchell is a staff psychiatrist and clinician-investigator in the Department of Psychiatry at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre. She is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Toronto and an Associate Scientist at Sunnybrook Research Institute. She has a busy clinical practice focusing on mood disorders in adolescents and on youth in need of urgent assessment and treatment after presenting to the emergency department. Her research focuses on sex and gender differences in mood disorders, bipolar disorder, self-harm and suicide in adolescents and she has authored numerous peer-reviewed publications. Dr. Mitchell is a featured spokesperson and content expert for youth mental health.
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ABOUT THIS PODCAST
In the DECODE Project Podcast, sleep physician and psychiatrist Dr. Cara Ooi uncovers the insights, strategies, and tools that make the biggest difference in doing hard things and bringing about difficult change, starting with sleep and going from there. Dr. Ooi created the DECODE Insomnia Clinic, a virtual clinic in Ontario, Canada that provides chronic insomnia treatment with the DECODE Insomnia Program as well as OHIP-covered consultation.
Music by Micheal Lerner
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