Brains of Fire: Current State of Mental Health and Integrative Treatments for Anxiety and Depression – Mary Ackerley

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Dr. Ackerley will discuss why our current approaches to depression and anxiety are failing our patients. She will present how environmental stressors and biotoxins can trigger neuroinflammation and produce the symptoms found in depression and anxiety and other neuropsychiatric illnesses. She provides alternate approaches for treatment and guidance for implementing these approaches into the care you provide. 

Speaker

Mary Beth Ackerley, MD, MD(H), ABIHM, is a classically trained board-certified psychiatrist. She is a Summa Cum Laude graduate of Harvard University (BA), studied at NIMH, finished her residency at Johns Hopkins and was certified in psychiatry and Neurology. She is the past president and co-founder of ISEAI. Her skills include the ability to manage cognitive and psychiatric symptoms often found in complex chronic illness. It is her hope that understanding the neuro-inflammatory biotoxin link to psychiatry may bring greater improvements in research, diagnosis, and treatment in the future. Dr. Ackerley holds active medical licenses in Arizona, Florida and California. Her practice, My Passion 4 Health, is based in Tucson, AZ.

Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: Dr. Mary Beth Ackerley maintains a private practice. She receives a speaking honorarium and recording royalties from PESI, Inc. She has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations.
Non-financial: Dr. Mary Beth Ackerley serves as president of the International Society for Environmentally Acquired Illness and is a member of the Arizona Integrative Holistic Association.

Objectives

1. Discuss the current approach for diagnosing and treating depression and anxiety. 
2. Describe the role of neuroinflammation in depression and anxiety. 
3. Analyze the impact of biotoxins on neuropsychiatric illness. 
4. Explain alternative management approaches for depression and anxiety. 

Outline

Current Status – Depression/Anxiety 

• Oversimplified Diagnosis – what we know 
• SSRI Usage 
• Covid Impact 

Role of Neuroinflammation 

• Causes of Chronic Inflammation 
• CIRS vs Neuropsychiatric Syndromes 
• Medical Gaslighting 

Biotoxins and Neuropsychiatric Illness 

• Cognitive Decline 
• Inflammatory Cytokines 
• Microglia Activation 
• Suicide 

Treatment Approaches 

• Simple Treatments – Anxiety, Depression, Insomnia 
• MCAS Supplements 
• Antihistaminergic Psych Meds 
• Bodywork Approaches 

Target Audience

• Counselors
• Social Workers
• Psychologists
• Case Managers
• Addiction Counselors
• Therapists
• Marriage & Family Therapists
• Nurses
• Other Mental Health Professionals

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