Welcome to the Reality Check podcast. Psychosis is Real, so is Recovery.On this episode, Ashley Weiss and Serena Chaudhry speak with Dr Michael Garrett.

In 2003, Dr Garrett moved to SUNY Downstate Medical Center in Brooklyn, where he was formerly the Vice Chairman of Psychiatry for Clinical Services, and where today he is currently Professor Emeritus of Clinical Psychiatry.

Join us as we take a deeper dive into his long-standing interest in the provision of care to chronically psychotic individuals in the public sector. His academic interests include an effort to relate psychosis to ordinary mental life, and the importance of psychotherapy in the treatment of psychosis.

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For more information about Clear Answers to Louisiana Mental Health (CALM) and their Early Intervention Psychosis Program (EPIC NOLA), visit the website: www.calmnola.org

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Welcome to the Reality Check podcast. Psychosis is Real, so is Recovery.

On this episode, Ashley Weiss and Serena Chaudhry speak with student, volunteer Sage Hadley.

Sage is an undergraduate Psychology student at Tulane University with a strong interest in mental health advocacy and education. In this podcast episode, she offers an insightful student perspective on mental illness and stigma, with a particular focus on psychosis. Join us as she reflects on the impact of language used by her peers and shares how understanding and education can transform attitudes toward those experiencing psychosis. Alongside her studies, she volunteers and is committed to supporting compassionate, informed approaches to mental health care.

Subscribe for more episodes of Reality Check, where we uncover the truth behind mental health, one story at a time.

For more information about Clear Answers to Louisiana Mental Health (CALM) and their Early Intervention Psychosis Program (EPIC NOLA), visit the website: www.calmnola.org

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Welcome to the Reality Check podcast. Psychosis is Real, so is Recovery.

On this episode, Ashley Weiss and Serena Chaudhry speak with Dr Ramin Mojtabai.

Dr Mojtabai is a psychiatrist, clinical psychologist, and mental health services researcher. Before joining Tulane, he taught at Johns Hopkins University, where he was a Professor at the Department of Mental Health of the Bloomberg School of Public Health in Baltimore, MD. He has also taught at the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences of Columbia University in New York.

Dr. Mojtabai is Board Certified in Psychiatry by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology. He has published over 300 papers in peer-reviewed journals and has served as Principal Investigator on several NIH R01 grants focusing on behavioral health services and psychiatric epidemiology.

Join us as we learn more about his career from his early days studying at Tehran University in Iran, to his insightful research covering areas such as access, stigma, and measuring service systems that work and don't work.

The importance of Researchers, Clinicians, and Advocates to improve care for patients.

Subscribe for more episodes of Reality Check, where we uncover the truth behind mental health, one story at a time.

For more information about Clear Answers to Louisiana Mental Health (CALM) and their Early Intervention Psychosis Program (EPIC NOLA), visit the website: www.calmnola.org

Podcast produced by Red Rock Branding – www.redrockbranding.com