Author: JoyceGraff

Mental Health: Evaluation, Detection, and Treatment


Dr. Jay Lombard, behavioral neurologist, speaks with Joyce about the need for better ways to evaluate a person’s mental state and stability, and to determine what drugs or nutritional elements might be helpful for this particular individual. Good nutrition is essential to brain health. Individuals may have subtle deficiencies of essential minerals. There are thousands of drugs – which one is most likely to benefit this person?

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Clinical Trials for All


Billy Foster is in a clinical trial and has had a good response to the drug he is taking. It is not easy to design a trial. We want to learn all the information on safety and effectiveness that we will want to know once it goes on the market. At the same time we don’t want to over-complicate the clinical trial process and take too long to approve drugs that are doing well. Billy talks with Mike and Joyce about advocating for clinical trials that work for the participants, the physicians, the pharmaceuticals, and most of all for the people who will use these drugs once they are approved.

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The Great Pain Jack – or, how pain can hijack the brain


Dr. John F. Petraglia, an anesthesiologyst and specialist in pain management, speaks with Mike and Joyce about his experience of more than 25 years of treating chronic and acute pain conditions. His book, The Great Pain Jack, explains how pain essentially hijacks the brain. It is a self-help mapping tool to assist people and their doctors achieve an accurate diagnosis and create an appropriate treatment plan to deal with chronic or acute pain.

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