Psychiatry Today


Scot Bay, MD is Board Certified in Psychiatry, and has a private practice in Roswell, GA, called Northwest Behavioral Medicine. He majored in Psychology at the University of Rochester and attended medical school at New York Medical College. He completed his residency in Psychiatry at St. Vincent's Hospital in New York City. He was clinical director of an outpatient clinic at St. Vincent's Hospital in Harrison, New York until 1995 when he moved to Columbus, GA, where he was in private practice and was an assistant medical director at the Bradley Center of St. Francis. He moved to the Atlanta area in August of 1998.

Dr. Bay specializes in the evaluation and management of mood and anxiety disorders. He has lectured all over the Southeast regarding practical and innovative uses of psychiatric medications, and also participates in clinical research regarding novel uses for current medications as well as potential new medications.

Dr. Bay is concerned with helping Radio Sandy Springs listeners cope better with stress, and feel well emotionally.

He also strives to reduce the stigma in the general public regarding mental illness and psychiatric treatment by debunking myths, discussing news stories relating to mental health issues, and giving a balanced explanation of media reports on the latest developments in medical research. Listeners to “Psychiatry Today” will hear useful tips on how to reduce the impact of stress on their lives and how to achieve better emotional well being.

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06/11/08 Hormone Replacement Therapy -- would it help or hurt with Bipolar Disorder?

Listener email -- Menopause, hormone replacement therapy, and bipolar mood swings; Low serotonin levels cause anger, aggression; Exercise may help prevent addiction to drugs, alcohol.

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05/28/08 More Warnings About Smoking Cessation Drug Chantix

Chantix may increase risk of accidents, FAA prohibits pilots from taking it; Smokers tend to quit in groups; Scientists test brain pacemakers for depression; Adults with ADHD lose 3 weeks of work annually; Wartime PTSD cases increased by 50% in 2007; Omega 3 fatty acids may ease depression during pregnancy

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5/21/08 Should PTSD Diagnosis Result in a New Murder Trial for a Convicted Soldier?

TV program explores the depths of depression on GPB; Soldier tries to beat murder charge by raising issue of Post-traumatic Stress Disorder; Cymbalta withdrawal, Effexor XR withdrawal; how best to avoid both.

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05/14/08 Be Careful When Switching to a Generic Version of a Medication

Psychiatry Today: Dr. Scot Bay: FDA says generic WellbutrinXL works despite numerous complaints from patients; Mental illness costs US billions in lost earnings; Exercise and counseling benefit depressed heart failure patients; Breaking up is not so hard, according to a study; Children's Mental Health Update -- More than 2 million US youths are depressed; Veterans' Mental Health Update -- Soldier suicides could outnumber war deaths

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05/07/08 Clinical Trials -- The Inside Story on Pharmaceutical Research

Listener email -- Pharmaceutical industry sponsored drug trials; Veterans' Mental Health Update -- Fearing stigma, US soldiers hide mental problems, and the Pentagon changes rule for security clearances and reporting a history of mental health problems/treatment; My professional experience with military families and the effects of mental illness, and with how mental illness and treatment effect security clearances.

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04/30/08 Host Dr. Scot Bay

Psychiatry Today: Dr. Scot Bay

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04/23/08 1 in 5 Troops Have Mental Health Problems

Psychiatry Today: Dr. Scot Bay Veterans' Mental Health Update -- 300,000 troops with either post-traumatic stress or depression; Oldest Americans are the Happiest; Anti-Addiction pills increase risk of depression.

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04/16/08 French Legislature Fights Anorexia

French bill takes aim at those who glamorize the ultra-thin; Patrick Kennedy's personal struggles help him in Congress; EPA urges Great Lakes residents not to flush old meds.; Social Anxiety Disorder -- a real illness, causes severe disability, responds to treatment; Stress in the Workplace Update -- Depressed? The company may want to help; The VA Tech tragedy -- what have we learned one year later?

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