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Binge Drinking and Alcohol Misuse

How excessive alcohol use - especially begun during adolescence - impacts somatostatin levels in the brain causing anxiety, depression, and future cognitive decline, as well as permanent changes to mood and the brain’s pre-frontal cortex. Guest: Nicole Crowley, Ph.D., Director, Penn State Neuroscience Institute University Park, Associate Professor of Biology and Biomedical Engineering.
Season 10 Episode 6 Length 26:47 Premiere: 09/01/25

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Season 10 Episodes

Treatment of Psychosis in Teens and Young Adults
S10 E13 Length 26:47 Premiere Date 09/01/25

Growing Brain Cells in The Lab
S10 E12 Length 26:46 Premiere Date 09/01/25

Autism (Part Two)
S10 E11 Length 26:46 Premiere Date 09/01/25

Autism (Part One)
S10 E10 Length 26:46 Premiere Date 09/01/25

Mental Illness and The Criminal Justice System
S10 E9 Length 26:46 Premiere Date 09/01/25

Eating Disorders and Self-Control
S10 E8 Length 26:47 Premiere Date 09/01/25

Hoarding Disorder
S10 E7 Length 26:47 Premiere Date 09/01/25

Binge Drinking and Alcohol Misuse
S10 E6 Length 26:47 Premiere Date 09/01/25

Borderline Personality Disorder
S10 E5 Length 26:47 Premiere Date 09/01/25

Motivated Behavior: Training Your Brain
S10 E4 Length 25:46 Premiere Date 09/01/25

Alzheimer’s Disease: Diagnosis & Treatment
S10 E3 Length 26:47 Premiere Date 09/01/25

New Psychiatric Medications (Part Two)
S10 E2 Length 26:46 Premiere Date 09/01/25

New Psychiatric Medications (Part One)
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Eating Disorders: Early Detection and Intervention - S8 E8

Eating disorders have physical as well as psychological impacts; professor Cynthia M. Bulik, founding director of the University of North Carolina Center of Excellence for Eating Disorders.

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Borderline Personality Disorder - S8 E9

Research in the role of environment and pre-existing risk factors in borderline personality disorder has resulted in new therapies; Professor Edward A. Selby, Ph.D., director of Clinical Training, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey.

  • Friday May 8, 2026 7:30 am ET on KET2
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Bipolar Disorder, Part One: A Conversation With Kay Redfield Jamison, Ph.D - S8 E10

Psychologist Kay Redfield Jamison, Ph.D., talks about her experience with bipolar disorder as well as diagnosis and treatment for the illness.

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Bipolar Disorder, Part Two: A Conversation With Kay Redfield Jamison, Ph.D. - S8 E11

Psychologist Kay Redfield Jamison, Ph.D., talks about her experience with bipolar disorder as well as factors of heredity, the necessity of early diagnosis and ongoing treatment and how parents can help young adults manage their risk.

  • Friday May 22, 2026 7:30 am ET on KET2
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NAMI - National Alliance on Mental Illness - S8 E12

CEO Daniel H. Gillison Jr., National Alliance on Mental Illness, discusses the non-profit that provides free resources, support and events for mental health patients.

  • Friday May 29, 2026 7:30 am ET on KET2
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Childhood Anxiety and Depression: What Every Parent Needs to Know - S8 E7

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Wisdom and Healthy Aging - S8 E6

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Suicide Prevention, Part Two: What You and Your Family Need to Know - S8 E5

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