The best audio and video mental health presentations from the web, as selected by the The Balanced Mind Foundation.  
                                                                                     

Bipolar/Depression | Comorbid Disorders

Bipolar/Depression

National Institute of Mental Health YouTube Channel
Videos

Videos on various disorders, with a strong focus on brain development and youth.

NAMI Basics: Ask the Doctor
NAMI.org - Video

National Alliance on Mental Illness's Medical Director, Dr. Ken Duckworth, answers a few of the most commonly asked questions by parents and other caregivers of children and adolescents with mental illness.

Bipolar tv channel
WebMD - Video

An ongoing video series spotlighting reliable information about bipolar disorder, the latest news, real life stories about people living with bipolar disorder, and tips for living successfully.
(Ongoing)

When Treating Depression, Entire Family Called On
NPR- Audio

NPR's Morning Edition speaks to Dr. William Beardslee, a professor of psychiatry at Harvard Medical School and longstanding researcher of the effects of severe parental mental illness on children.
(8/31/09)

Depression and Creativity Symposium
Library of Congress  - Video

Bipolar expert Kay Redfield Jamison gives an overview and review of studies of mental illness and creativity, Terrence Ketter speaks on related clinical studies and neuroimaging, and Peter Whybrow, Director of UCLA's Semel Institute talks about neurobiological correlates of creativity.
(3/2/09)

New Insights, New Directions for Treating Major Depression and Bipolar Disorder
National Institutes of Health - Video

As part of the NIH Clinical Center's 2008 Medicine for the Public Lecture Series, Dr. Carlos Zarate covers the symptoms and treatments for mood disorders and the latest research on what may cause them.
(December 2008)

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy ("CBT") and Adolescent Depression
Video

Dr. Robert Findling, The Balanced Mind Foundation Scientific Advisory Council member, reviews encouraging recent findings in the use of cognitive behavioral therapy in the treatment of adolescents suffering from major depression. (August 2008)

Jane Pauley on Bipolar Disorder
NARSAD: the Mental Health Research Association - Video

Broadcast journalist Jane Pauley shares her personal struggle with bipolar disorder.

Early Onset Bipolar Disorder: What Those in the Know, Know
American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatrists - Video

This comprehensive CME activity presents the differing views of definition, assessment and treatment approaches to early-onset bipolar disorder. An expert panel explores whether differences matter, and if so, where and how.
Note: Viewing is free but site registration required.
(2008)

Never-Treated Mood Disorders: Structural and Functional Brain Changes in Patients
Mental Health and Addictions Research Colloquium - Video Presentation

Dr. Glenda MacQueen speaks about cognitive deficits that accompany never treated mood disorders, how they impact education, and touches on some long-term consequences. She discusses both structural and functional changes in the brain, and hippocampal-dependent learning and memory impairments.
(February 2008)

An Unquiet Mind: Personal Reflections on Manic-Depressive Illness
Video

Kay Redfield Jamison, Professor of Psychiatry, reads from the memoir on her struggles with bipolar disorder. (2002)

Newly Published Guidelines for Pediatric Bipolar Disorder
Video

Dr. Robert Findling, The Balanced Mind Foundation Professonal Advisory Counsel member and co-author of an article recently published by the Diagnostic Guidelines Taskforce of the International Society for Bipolar Disorders, reviews key conclusions. (July 2008)

Patrick Kennedy shares struggle with addiction and bipolar disorder
Video

Representative Patrick Kennedy (D-RI) shares his struggle with addiction and bipolar disorder. From the Society for Neuroscience video series "Battling Brain Disorders: Voices from Public Figures." (added July 2008)

The Upside of Down: What We're Learned About Mood Disorders
National Institutes of Health (NIH) Symposium Videocast

How do we distinguish ordinary behavior from symptoms of clinical depression or bipolar disorder, particularly in children and teens? What's going on beneath the surface---in the bodies, brains, and daily living experiences of people struggling with and recovering from symptoms of mood disorders? What are scientists accomplishing in the effort to develop new medical and non-pharmaceutical treatments, or effectively identify signs of suicide risk and best ways to intervene?

 Suicide on Campus
New York Times - Video

The National Institute of Mental Health sponsored this symposium to update viewers on current findings in the study of mood disorders. Speakers include NIMH experts Dr. Husseini Manji, Dr. Carlos Zarate, Dr. Ellen Leibenluft, Dr. Jane Pearson, and Dr. David Sommers.  (April 2008)

How big is the problem? When do you tell the parents? What can and should universities do when a student seems to be in trouble?

The Wild Child: Coping with a Bipolar Youth
A WFCR Documentary Special

Produced by award-winning WFCR reporter Karen Brown and edited by John Dankosky of WNPR in Hartford, CT, the show features 3 families (ages 10, 15, and 17), with voices of the children themselves and their parents (speaking over the course of a year). Also interviewed are Martha Hellander, The Balanced Mind Foundation Research Policy Director (and former Executive Director), researchers and child psychiatrists Linda Zamvil, M.D. and Barbara Geller, M.D. (The Balanced Mind Foundation Scientific Advisory Council Chair) (discussing differences between adults and children with bipolar disorder, and hypersexual and grandiose behavior), Harry Sarvette, M.D. (a child psychiatrist), Demitri Papolos, M.D. (a psychiatrist) and his wife, Janice (authors of "The Bipolar Child" book), attorney Tammy Selzer of the Bazelon Center discussing school accommodations, and the principal of a therapeutic school where about half of the children are diagnosed with bipolar disorder. (November 2004)

Diagnosis and Treatment of Bipolar Disorder in Children and Adolesc
ents
Dr. Robert Kowatch, One Brain--Many Disorders Web Conference (2001) produced by the Council for Neuroscience Education.

National Public Radio -- Science Friday
In this hour of Science Friday, guest host Paul Raeburn and guests talk about bipolar disorder in children, why it's difficult to diagnose, and what is available to help treat the condition. Guests on this show include Ellen Liebenluft, M.D. and Mani Pavuluri, M.D. (October 11, 2002)

Bipolar Grand Rounds: New Concepts in Treating Bipolar Disorder
A lecture series for physicians sponsored by UCLA's Neuropsychiatric Institute and hosted by Lori Altshuler, M.D., director, Mood Disorders Research Program, Department of Psychiatry, UCLA medical school.

Neurobiology of Bipolar Disorder: Neuroplasticity and Cellular Resistance
by Husseini Manji, M.D. (2003) Archived on UCLA’s Neuropsychiatric Institute Bipolar Grand Rounds Web site.

COMORBID DISORDERS
The following online audio and visual presentations deal with disorders which may co-occur with bipolar disorder.
ADHD

Understanding Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
teenmentalhealth.org - Slideshow

A parent-friendly overview of ADHD - causes, diagnosis, treatment, and where you can learn more.
(2008)

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
Healthy Minds

Experts bring us the latest in symptoms, causes and treatments of ADHD, while parents and teachers talk about ways of coping and getting help. The Balanced Mind Foundation Scientific Advisory Committee member Dr. Gabrielle Carlson is interviewed.

AUTISM

The Changing Face of Autism

NARSAD/Behavioral Healthcare Journal  - Audio or Transcript

An interview with Fred Volkmar, M.D., one of the nation's leading autism researchers, on recent advances in the diagnosis and treatment of autism.  
(3/2009)

Involvement or Isolation: Research on the Social Lives of Children with Autism at School
U.C. Davis M.I.N.D. Institute

A look at research and case studies of kids diagnosed with autism spectrum disorders and their social experiences at school.
(5/2009)

ANXIETY

Understanding Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD)
teenmentalhealth.org - Slideshow

A parent-friendly overview of Generalized Anxiety Disorder - what it is, how it is treated, and where you can learn more.(2008)

BORDERLINE PERSONALITY DISORDER

Borderline Personality Disorder: Brain Imaging
Video

Borderline personality disorder is one of the most challenging conditions to treat, Dr. Charles Nemeroff notes in his latest videoblog. What does imaging tell us about its neurologic underpinnings?
(September 2008)

OTHER

Understanding Teen Behaviour
teenmentalhealth.org - Slideshow

Adolescence is a time of growth and maturation in the brain, and it is also a time when many new behaviours begin to emerge. These changes include changes in attention, in motivation and in risk-taking behaviour. This parent-friendly slideshow explains the link between many of these behaviours and brain changes.
(2008)

Inside the Teenage Brain
PBS Frontline - Video 

Scientists are exploring the recesses of the brain and finding some new explanations for why adolescents behave the way they do. These discoveries could change the way we parent, teach, or perhaps even understand our teenagers.
(2008)

A Burden to Be Well: Sisters and Brothers of the Mentally Ill
Radio documentary

Produced by Karen Brown, Edited by Mary Beth Kirchner.

The devastating effects of mental illness have been well documented in films, books, and academia. But until recently, there's been little said about the sisters and brothers of the mentally ill. If, as many experts agree, one out of five Americans, or 40 million people, has a serious mental illness, their siblings must number at least twice that many. A body of research on what's called a "well-sibling" syndrome is starting to emerge -- along with a growing number of personal memoirs.

"A Burden to be Well" explores the issues facing "well" siblings of people with mental illness, through two intimate portraits of sibling pairs, as well as commentary from a range of experts and siblings.

The documentary, which first aired on the public radio station WFCR, in Amherst, MA, is now available for on-demand listening (at no charge) at http://www.wfcr.org/features/burden.php. Also on the Web site are three additional Web-exclusive interviews, a list of resources for families and siblings, and a recommended book list. You can also find out how to order CDs of the program.

This is a follow-up to Karen Brown's previous documentary, "The Wild Child: Coping with a Bipolar Youth." For more information, you can contact Karen at kbrown@wfcr.org.