Cbt Radio

This episode is primarily relevant to consumers. In this episode R. Trent Codd, III, Ed.S., LPC interviews Jeffrey Brantley, MD, DFAPA about mindfulness meditation. Some of the items they discuss include: What mindfulness meditation is  Why consumers of mental health services should be interested in mindfulness  The types of difficulties mindfulness has been applied to  A brief discussion of the research base in the area of mindfulness  Current directions in mindfulness research and application  Dr. Brantley also takes listeners through a brief mindfulness exercise  JEFFREY BRANTLEY, MD, DFAPA BIOGRAPHY Jeffrey Brantley, MD, DFAPA, trained in and practiced psychiatry, in both community mental health settings and in private practice for approximately 18 years. He became Board Certified in psychiatry in 1984, and was elected as a "Distinguished Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association" in 2008. He is a Consulting Associate in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Duke Medical Center.