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Dr. Richard O’Neill addresses a question from a listener who’s worried about their co-worker moving in across the street from them, and suggests they explore why it so difficult for them to be honest with the person about their feelings.

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Dr. Richard O’Neill shares some surprising findings from a new study on the Mediterranean diet and heart disease, and the psychological prospective.  Read about the study: Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease with a Mediterranean Diet, from the New York Times.  Mediterranean Diet Shown to Ward Off Heart Attack and Stroke, from the New England Journal of Medicine.

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Dr. Richard O’Neill wrestles with a listener question about past indiscretions and whether to share them with others.

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In response to a recent study that links increased consumption of sugar with higher diabetes rates independent of rates of obesity, Dr. Richard O’Neill delves into the psychology behind the problem – how to go about changing what you eat, changing your kids’ diet, school lunch offerings and more. 
Read the study: The Relationship of Sugar to Population-Level Diabetes Prevalence: An Econometric Analysis of Repeated Cross-Sectional Data
Read the New York Times summary article: It’s the Sugar, Folks

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Dr. Richard O’Neill reveals one more reason to get a good night’s sleep — gratitude.  

Read the story: Surprising Connections Between Our Well-being and Giving, Getting, and Gratitude 

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Bill Cross, PhD, will discuss somatic experiencing therapy, which is aimed at relieving and resolving the symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder and other mental and physical trauma-related health problems by focusing on the client’s perceived body sensations, or somatic experiences.  Cross is a New York state- licensed marriage and family therapist and an officer at the Zen Center of Syracuse, where he teaches conscious stress reduction. Dr. Cross may be reached at 315-474-3762.

Read more about somatic experiencing:
www.traumahealing.com
www.traumaresourceinstitute.com
www.supporttroopsnetwork.org 

Dr. Richard O’Neill shares the bottom line from an interesting research study that looked at 15,000 cases of acute heart problems — people with more friends, and better relationships, had about 60% fewer acute, life-threatening cardiac events than people who lived alone.

Read the study: Prognosis of acute coronary events is worse in patients living alone: the FINAMI myocardial infarction register

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Dr. Richard O’Neill responds to a listener’s question asking for advice when an acquaintance asks for a letter of recommendation.

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Fourth year Upstate psychiatry resident Seetha Ramanathan is the co-author of a research study that analyzed data on U.S. teens born during the early 1980s.  Her research found slightly higher rates of adolescent delinquent behaviors in this group, such as smoking, drinking, arrests and thefts, that might possibly be tied to macroeconomic conditions during the first year of life.  

Read the stories:
Babies born during recessions grow up more likely to have drug problems and become involved in crime according to new study
Are recession babies prone to be delinquent teens?

Dr. Usha Satish talks about a recent study that Upstate is involved in, looking at how carbon dioxide levels impact thinking and decision making.  Dr. Satish directs the Strategic Management Simulation laboratories at Upstate Medical University,  where her work is centered on the application of simulation technology to assess “how” people make decisions and in enhancing the quality of critical thinking.

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Psychiatrist Robert Gregory talks about dynamic deconstructive psychotherapy, which was recently approved as an evidence based therapy for borderline personality disorder, suicidal attempts, depression, heavy drinking and self-harm.

Psychotherapy pioneered at Upstate earns listing on National Registry of Evidenced-based Practices and Programs