In this episode we will be talking with Dr. Gail Saltz, Associate Professor of Psychiatry at the New York Presbyterian Hospital, Weill-Cornell School of Medicine, author of The Power of Different: The Link Between Disorder and Genius, and host of the How Can I Help podcast from iHeartRadio. We discuss mental health and how modern medicine has evolved and continues to adapt to the needs of our society, and Dr. Saltz explains the increase of mental health issues today and what’s being done to treat it. She tells us that to help someone struggling, you don’t want to tell them they have nothing to be sad about, but instead to empathize with them. How she got into studying mental health 2:03 Mental health and shame 5:23 The rise in mental health numbers 8:46 Is the mental health pandemic following the Covid pandemic? 14:00 Medication 21:56 Advice for friends and family of mental health sufferers 29:07 Additional thoughts on recognizing and dealing with mental health issues 33:27 “And of course really over the last several years, as you know, it’s been a stressful time in this country. We definitely, this past year rates of clinical depression and anxiety disorders have gone up, according to the CDC, 41%. That’s enormous. So we’re really looking at a mental health pandemic.” 11:01 https://drgailsaltz.com/ https://www.senecawomen.com/ @drgailsaltz