SCOTT M. ALBIN, DO
Child, Adolescent, and Adult Psychiatry
153 Main St. Suite 1
Roslyn, NY 11576
Telephone # (516) 673-1299 | Fax # (516) 484-0166 www.dralbin.org | scottalbin@dralbin.org
David Mrazek, M.D. former chair of the Department of Psychiatry at the Mayo Clinic discusses how genetic testing can identify medications that may be better tolerated and more effective.
NIMH researchers talk about the symptoms of ADHD as well as the latest research.
Childhood Bipolar Disorder
Bipolar Spectrum Disorder is rare among children. But for parents who may have concerns about their youngster’s behavior, Dr. Ellen Leibenluft talks about possible warning signs. Dr. Leibenluft is Senior Investigator and Chief of the Bipolar Spectrum Disorder Section at the National Institute of Mental Health.
Recent studies indicate an increase in autism prevalence. Columbia University sociology professor Dr. Peter Bearman joins NIMH Director Thomas Insel in this timely discussion.
Listen to the Director of National Institute of Mental Health, Thomas Insel, MD explain the current understanding of eating disorders including research and treatment.
Children and Parents in the Age of Medication
Best-selling author and journalist Judith Warner met with NIMH Director, Tom Insel . Warner has written extensively about American family culture, raising children in today's society, and now, the challenges faced by families of children diagnosed with mental disorders. Ms. Warner is a former contributing columnist for the New York Times and was a special correspondent for Newsweek in Paris.
Development of the Young Brain
For more than twenty years, National Institute of Mental Health neuroscientist Dr. Jay Giedd has studied the development of the adolescent brain. Decades of imaging work have led to remarkable insight and a more than a few surprises.