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Former NHL Goalie Shares His Experiences with OCD, PTSD, and Depression

• June 12, 2018
• Reuben Friedlander
• addiction, Depression, Neurodiversity, ocd, PTSD
• 0 Comments

Clint Malarchuk, a former goalie in the National Hockey League active from 1981-1996, has chosen to tell his tale of a struggle with severe depression and obsessive-compulsive disorder.

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Battling The Opioid Crisis, w/ Prof Bankole Johnson of the U of Maryland & HBO’s “Addiction” | EDB 114

• January 31, 2018
• DBAdmin
• addiction, Neurodiversity
• 0 Comments

In the second installment of a two part interview, Hackie Reitman, M.D. welcomes back Bankole A. Johnson, DSc, MD, MBChB, MPhil, FRCPsych, DFAPA, Dip-ABAM, Dip-ABDA, FACFEI, who heads the Brain Science Research Consortium Unit (BSRCU) at the University of Maryland School of Medicine, and is one of the world’s leading authorities on the subject of addiction.

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Thinking Differently About Treating Alcoholism, w/ Professor Bankole Johnson of the U of Maryland and HBO’s “Addiction” | EDB 113

• January 25, 2018
• DBAdmin
• addiction, Neurodiversity
• 0 Comments

(27 mins) In the first installment of a two part interview, Hackie Reitman, M.D. welcomes back…

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2017 in Review, Part 2: Understanding & Supporting Neurodiversity | EDB 110

• December 27, 2017
• Harold Reitman, M.D.
• addiction, ADHD, Autism, cerebral palsy, Dyslexia, Neurodiversity, tbi, traumatic brain injury
• 0 Comments

(11 minutes) In part two of a special two part year-in-review episode, Hackie Reitman, M.D. presents words of wisdom from parents, researchers, specialists and advocates that are working to help create a world of acceptance for those of us with different brains, including Dr. Chris Stout, Dr. Bankole A. Johnson, Dr. Gail Saltz, and many more!

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Blog

Music As An Alternative To Opioids: Pain Management Stretches To New Paradigms

• October 7, 2017
• Martha Summa
• addiction, Neurodiversity
• 0 Comments

Martha Summa explores how music therapy's affect on the brain is becoming recognized as a way to aid in battling and avoiding opioid addiction.

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Video WEEK IN NEURODIVERSITY

Can Cell Phones Increase Anxiety? – Week in Neurodiversity (8/19/17)

• August 19, 2017
• DBAdmin
• addiction, Anxiety, Down Syndrome, Dyslexia, Neurodiversity, parkinson's
• 0 Comments

(4 mins 6 sec) In this episode, technology opens up a new world for brothers with dyslexia, a boy with Down syndrome sings along with Whitney Houston in a viral video, and can cell phones increase anxiety? These stories and more in this week’s edition!

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Debunking the Myths About Alcoholism & Addiction, w/ Professor Bankole Johnson of the U of Maryland and HBO’s “Addiction” | EDB 73

• March 15, 2017
• Harold Reitman, M.D.
• addiction, Neurodiversity
• 0 Comments

In part 2 of their interview, Hackie Reitman, M.D. speaks with Professor Bankole Johnson, head of the Brain Science Research Consortium Unit at the University of Maryland School of Medicine, and one of the world’s leading authorities on the subject of addiction.

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Treating Addiction Through Neuroscience Breakthroughs, with Prof. Bankole Johnson of the University of Maryland School of Medicine | EDB 72

• March 8, 2017
• Harold Reitman, M.D.
• addiction, Neurodiversity
• 0 Comments

Hackie Reitman, M.D. speaks with Professor Bankole Johnson, who heads the Brain Science Research Consortium Unit at the University of Maryland School of Medicine, and is one of the world’s leading authorities on the subject of addiction.

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Blog INTERVIEW

Neurodiversity and Addiction: An Interview with Professor Bankole A. Johnson of HBO’s “Addiction” Series

• November 10, 2016
• Harold Reitman, M.D.
• addiction, Neurodiversity
• 0 Comments

In this special text-only interview, Dr. Hackie Reitman speaks with ‌Dr. Bankole A. Johnson, who heads the Brain Science Consortium Unit at the University of Maryland School of Medicine, and is one of the world’s leading authorities on the subject of addiction.

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Is Addiction a Form of Neurodiversity? with Jan Tedeschi | EDB 52

• October 18, 2016
• Harold Reitman, M.D.
• addiction, Neurodiversity
• 0 Comments

In this episode, Harold Reitman, M.D. speaks with parenting and addiction specialist Jan Tedeschi.

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