Presentations

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Past Presentations, Lectures, Interviews, and Media Appearances

Since 1976, Dr. Hedaya has been regularly featured in the media and has presented to numerous audiences at various events around the world.

Presentations and Lectures

Past Presentations & Lectures include:

• Borderline Personality Disorder: Different Views
  Presentation to Buffalo General Hospital, Department of Psychiatry,
  Grand Rounds; Buffalo, N.Y.,1976
• L-Tryptophan Use in Carcinoid Carcinomatous Meningitis
  Presented To: Georgetown University Hospital Department of Psychiatry
  Grand Rounds; Washington, D.C., June, 1983
• The Psychobiology of Affective Disorders
  Presented To: The Northwest Center for Community Mental Health,
  Reston, Virginia, September, 1983
• Conceptual Models of Depression
  Presented To: Patient Group
  October, 1983
• Understanding and Treating Depression
  Presented To: Gaithersburg Family Center
  Gaithersburg, Maryland, December 1983
• Childhood and Adolescent Depression: Recognition and Treatment
  Presented To: Gaithersburg Family Center
  Gaithersburg, Maryland, February, 1984
• Cognitive Therapy in the Treatment of Depression
  Presented by invitation At: American Exxon Base
  The Island of Aruba, February, 1984
• Pain, Medication and Addiction
  Presented To: Gaithersburg Family Center
  Gaithersburg, Maryland, April, 1984
• Personality Types and Chronic Pain
  Presented To: Medical and Paramedical Staff
  The Orthopedic and Pain Center of Silver Spring
  Silver Spring, Maryland, 1983-1985
• The Biology of Depression: It’s Relevance To Chronic Pain
  Presented To: Medical and paramedical Staff
  The Orthopedic And Pain Center of Silver Spring
  Silver Spring, Maryland, 1983-1985
• Affective Disorders Seminar (8-12 weeks per year)
  Teaching: Psychiatric Resident Physician Group
  Georgetown University Hospital, Department of Psychiatry
  Washington, D.C, Annually, 1983-Present
• Basic Cognitive Therapy Seminar (8 weeks per year)
  Teaching: Psychiatric Resident Physician Group
  Georgetown University Hospital, Department of Psychiatry
  Washington, D.C., Annually, 1984- 2002
• Advanced Cognitive Therapy Seminar (8 weeks per year)
  Teaching: Psychiatric Resident Physician Group
  Georgetown University Hospital, Department of Psychiatry
  Washington, D.C. 1985-2002
• Chronic Pain Seminar Group (8 weeks)
  Run For: Kensington Physical Therapy Staff and Chronic Pain Patients
  Silver Spring, Maryland, 1985
• Teenage Depression and Suicide
  Presented To: National Conference of Synagogue Youth (N.C.S.Y.)
  Washington Chapter, 1986
• Anxiety: Theories and Treatment
  Presented to: Gaithersburg Family Center
  Gaithersburg, Maryland, 1986
• The Clinical Uses of Hypnosis
  Presented to: Holy Cross Hospital Inpatient Psychiatric Staff
  Holy Cross Hospital
  Silver Spring, Maryland, 1986
• Pain, Medication, and Addiction
  Presented To: Washington Pain Center
  Washington, D.C., 1987
• The Uses of Hypnosis in PTSD: Case Presentation
  Presented To: Suburban Hospital
  Department of Psychiatry Grand Rounds, 1989
• Presentations To Study Group in Intensive Psychotherapy, 1989-1992:
  Management of Sexual Acting Out In A Hospitalized Adolescent
  Countertransference Issues in the Treatment of Borderline Personality Disorder
  Clashes in Group Therapy between Sociopath and Borderline Personalities
  Two Cases of Multiple Personality Disorder
  Borderline Personality: A case Presentation
• The Clinical Uses of Hypnosis in PTSD
  Presented To: Georgetown University, Department of Psychiatry
  Resident Physicians Group
  1990 and 1991
• The Uses of Antidepressant Medication in Cardiac Patients
  Presented To: Department of Family Medicine
  Washington Adventist Hospital
  Sponsored by Burroughs Wellcome, 1990
• An Integrative Approach To Biological Psychiatry (Full Day Workshop)
  Presented To: Pastoral Counseling and Consultation Centers of Greater Washington
  Oakton, Virginia, 1992
• Current Topics in Biological Psychiatry (Full Day Work Shop)
  Presented To: Pastoral Counseling and Consultation Centers of Greater Washington
  Oakton, Virginia, September 28, 1994
• The Biology of Mental Health: New Insights & Practical Applications (Full Day Workshop)
  Presentation Sponsored By Eli Lilly, Pfizer, American Health Educators, Inc.
  Harrisburg, Pa., November 11, 1994
• Psychopharmacology for Non-Physicians (Two Day Workshop)
  Presentation Sponsored By J & K Seminars, Lancaster County Council on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse, and Abbott Laboratories.
  Lancaster, Pa. , November 6 & 7, 1995
• Roundtable Discussion for Primary Care: The Treatment of Affective Disorders
  Sponsored by Eli Lilly, March 27, 1996
• Treating Affective Disorders in Primary Care Settings
  Presentation to Suburban Hospital-Department of Family Practice
  Sponsored by Pfizer
  April 23, 1996
• The Biology of Mental Health
  One-Day Conference
  Hagerstown, Maryland, May 21, 1996
• Core Concepts in Biological Psychiatry
  Presentation to Jewish Social Services of the Greater Washington Area
  September 17, 1996
• Biological Psychiatry Update
  Presentation to Northern Virginia Psychiatric Associates
  Sponsored by SmithKline Beecham Pharmaceuticals
  September 30, 1996
• Understanding Biological Psychiatry Workshops
  Presentations to pastoral counselors, social workers and psychologists
  Sponsored by American Health Educators, Inc.
  Monthly 1996-1997
• Luvox, and Other SSRI Antidepressants
  Presentation to Psychiatrists
  Sponsored by Solvay Pharmaceuticals
  November, 1997
• Understanding Biological Psychiatry Workshops
  Presentations to pastoral counselors, social workers and psychologists
  Sponsored by American Health Educators, Inc.
  Monthly 1997-1998
• Psychopharmacology For Non-Physicians
  A Two Day Workshop (600+ attendees per day)
  Sponsored By J&K Seminars
  Lancaster, Pa., March 9, 1998
• Integrative Psychiatry Workshops
  Presentations to clinical psychologists and social workers
  Sponsored by American Health Educators, Inc.
  Monthly 2/98- 1/99
• Psychopharmacology for Clinical Social Workers and Other Mental Health Professionals
  Sponsored by: The Greater Washington Society for Clinical Social Work
  & The National Catholic School of Social Work
  October 3, 1998
• Understanding Biological Psychiatry Workshops
  Presentations to pastoral counselors, social workers and psychologists
  Sponsored by American Health Educators, Inc.
  Monthly 1998-1999
• Psychopharmacology for the Non-Physician: The Mind Body Connection
  A Two Day Workshop (200+ attendees per day)
  Sponsored by American Health Educators and Case Management 2000
  Hunt Valley, MD, April 12-13, 1999
• The Center for Whole Psychiatry + Brain Recovery
  Vitamin Superstore-Potomac Maryland
  May 15, 1999
• The Center for Whole Psychiatry + Brain Recovery
  Alliance for the Mentally Ill of Northern Virginia
  General Meeting
  June 28, 1999
• Understanding Biological Psychiatry Workshops
  Presentations to pastoral counselors, social workers and psychologists
  Sponsored by American Health Educators, Inc.
  Monthly 1999-2000
• The Center for Whole Psychiatry + Brain Recovery-Beyond the Magic Bullet
  Potomac Ridge Hospital
  N. Bethesda, MD
  March 15, 2000
• The Center for Whole Psychiatry + Brain Recovery-Beyond the Magic Bullet
  Commission For Women
  N. Bethesda, MD
  April 14, 2000
• Antidepressant Survival Program
  Montgomery General Hospital Grand Rounds
  Sponsored by Glaxo
  April 20, 2000
• The Center for Whole Psychiatry + Brain Recovery: Beyond the Magic Bullet
  Washington Veteran’s Administration Medical Center
  Sponsored by Wellbutrin
  June 21, 2000
• The Center for Whole Psychiatry + Brain Recovery: Beyond the Magic Bullet
  Alliance for the Mentally Ill of Northern Virginia
  June 26, 2000
• The Center for Whole Psychiatry + Brain Recovery: Beyond the Magic Bullet
  Northern Virginia Mental Health Institute
  September 13, 2000
• Beyond the Magic Bullet
  Grand Rounds – George Washington Hospital
  Sponsor: Glaxo Wellcome, Inc.
  October 17, 2000
• Mind Body Psychiatry
  Washington Adventist Hospital-Integrating Traditional and Holistic Approaches to Psychiatry
  Mental Health Conference
  October 25, 2000
• How Mind, Body & Lifestyle Affect Your Mood
  The 92nd St. “Y” – New York, N.Y.
  February 4, 2001
• Prozac Weekly
  Embassy Suites Hotel-Sponsored by Eli Lilly
  March 31, 2001
• A Journey into Beauty and Well Being
  Jewish Community Center of Greater Monmouth County
  June 7, 2001
• The Center for Whole Psychiatry + Brain Recovery, a new approach to long-term mental health treatment
  The New Hope Foundation, Inc.
  July 13, 2001
• The Center for Whole Psychiatry + Brain Recovery Workshop
  Sept. 2000 – Aug. 2001
  Sept. 2001 – Aug. 2002
  Sept. 2002 – Aug. 2003
• The Functional Medicine Approach to Depression
  The 9th International Symposium in Functional Medicine
  Del Ray Beach, Florida, May 2, 2002
• Transitioning One’s Practice to The Center for Whole Psychiatry + Brain Recovery
  Del Ray Beach, Florida July 2002
• Psychiatry of the 21st Century:  Maximizing Recovery In The Psychiatric Disorders
  Montgomery County Commission for Women Counseling and Career Center
  N. Bethesda, MD, November 15, 2002
• The Center for Whole Psychiatry + Brain Recovery in the Treatment of Affective Disorders
  Family Therapy Networker Conference
  Omni Shoreham, Washington, D.C., March 21, 2003
• The Center for Whole Psychiatry + Brain Recovery: The Next Revolution
  Family Therapy Networker Conference
  Omni Shoreham, Washington, D.C., March 5,2004
• Nutrition and Psychiatry
  Winston Churchill High School
  Potomac, Maryland, April 8, 2003
• The Center for Whole Psychiatry + Brain Recovery
  Princeton Family Care Associates,
  Princeton, New Jersey, October 21, 2004
• Nutritional Approaches to Psychiatry
  George Washington University
  March 2006
• Adrenal and Thyroid Dysfunction
  George Washington University
  February, 2006
• Adrenal and Thyroid Dysfunction: New Horizons
  15th International Conference
  Institute for Functional Medicine
  May, 2007
• Depression: Effects on the Corporate Environment
  ImmunoLabs Corporate Development Conference
  Miami, Florida
  November, 2007
• The Center for Whole Psychiatry + Brain Recovery: Advancing the Paradigm
  Family Therapy Networker Conference
  Omni Shoreham, Washington, D.C., March 15,2008
• Depression and Nutritional Deficiency: State of the Science and Treatment
  Nutrition Webinar
  Institute For Functional Medicine
  November 18, 2008
• Depression: Advancing the Treatment Paradigm
  Marlborough Mental Health
  Friday October 24, 2008
• The Center for Whole Psychiatry + Brain Recovery & Infection: Strengthening Host Defenses
  National Capital Lyme & Tick-Borne Disease Association
  Sibley Hospital, Washington, D.C., December 7, 2008
• The Center for Whole Psychiatry + Brain Recovery Lecture Series, 2009
  Marriott Courtyard, New York, NY
  April-September, 2009
• The Future of Mood Disorders
  16th International Functional Medicine Symposium on Mood Disorders
  May 2009
• Mood Disorders and Inflammation: The War Within
  16th International Functional Medicine Symposium on Mood Disorders
  May 2009

TV and Media Appearances

Past TV & Media Appearances include:

• Teenage Suicide: Television Interview
  Cable TV- Student Run Broadcast at Local High School, Local Station.
  1986
• Chronic Pain and Depression
  Interview For: Self Magazine
  1989
• Teenagers and AIDS
  Interview for Montgomery County Cable TV
  1990
• Seasonal Depression
  Interview for Fox TV
  1994
• Abuse of Computer Bulletin Boards
  Interview for fox TV
  February, 1994
• Psychiatric Ethics and Confidentiality for The Deceased
  Interview for Fox TV
  July, 1994
• Spousal Abuse and Personality Types
  Interview for Fox TV
  July, 1994
• Domestic Violence
  Interview for Fox TV
  September 23, 1994
• Military Suicides in Haiti
  Interview for Fox TV
  October 18, 1994
• Holiday Depression
  Interview for Fox TV
  November 25, 1994
• Psychological Effects of Jury Sequestration
  Interview for Fox TV
  January 17, 1995
• The Psychology of Terrorism
  Interview for Fox TV
  November 3, 1995
• Childhood Sexual Abuse Among Siblings
  Interview for Fox TV
  October 31, 1996
• The Effect of Infidelity on Family Dynamics
  Fox TV Interview
  August 18, 1998
• Evaluating Custody and Legal Issues – The OJ Simpson Case
  Fox TV Interview
  November 1, 1998
• Antidepressant Withdrawal Reactions Regarding Mike Tyson
  Fox TV Interview-for 10pm News Broadcast
  March 18, 1999
• Egypt Air Flight 990
  CBS News Interview- for 6pm News Broadcast
  November 21, 1999
• Egypt Air Flight 990
  Today Show Interview
  November 22, 1999
• Burden of Proof
  CNN Interview
  November 22, 1999
• Egypt Air Flight 990
  Tribune Broadcast Interview
  November 22, 1999
• Egypt Air Flight 990
  KTSA Radio Program
  November 23, 1999
• Egypt Air Flight 990
  MSNBC Interview
  November 23, 1999
• Removing Roadblocks – A Psychiatrist Argues for Treating the Side Effects of Antidepressants
  The Washington Post/Health
  February 29, 2000
• Surviving Antidepressants, Continued – Rebuttal Article
  The Washington Post/Health
  March 14, 2000
• Conversations with Kathleen Dun -Live show with call-ins
  Wisconsin Public Radio
  March 14, 2000
• Antidepressant Survival Program
  Dana Laake Show-Radio Talk Show
  March 30, 2000
• Antidepressant Survival Program
  Chat Sponsored by The Health Network on Yahoo
  April 10, 2000
• Antidepressant Survival Program
  Chat Sponsored by Health & Wellness on Talk City
  April 14, 2000
• Antidepressant Survival Program
  Chat Sponsored by drkoop.com
  April 25, 2000
• Side Effects of Medications
  ABC News 20/20
  August 27, 2000
• The Mental Health of America
  This is America with Dennis Wholey Show
  November 28, 2000