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Midmorning ceased broadcast on February 20, 2012 and was replaced by The Daily Circuit.


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Wednesday, July 27, 2011

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  • Treating depressionThe illusion of psychiatry
    The debate over antidepressants has been sparked again, with a two-part New York Review of Books article critiquing the effectiveness of psychiatric drugs and a New York Times op-ed, "In Defense of Antidepressants," by Dr. Peter D. Kramer. Today, we discuss the effectiveness of antidepressants and psychiatry.9:06 a.m.
    Guests
    Dr. Mark Olfson: Professor of Clinical Psychiatry at Columbia University, Co-Director of the AHRQ Center for Education and Research on Mental Health Therapeutics and the Scientific Director of Columbia University TeenScreen.
    Dr. Daniel Carlat: Associate Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at Tufts University School of Medicine. His most recent book is Unhinged: Psychiatry- A Doctor's Revelations about a Profession in Crisis.
    Resources
    About Dr. Carlat
    About Dr. Olfson
    The Illusion of Psychiatry, by Marcia Angell in the New York Review of Books
    In Defense of Antidepressants, by Dr. Peter D. Kramer
  • Michele BachmannLiving with migraines
    While presidential candidate Michele Bachmann has been making headlines for her struggle with migraine headaches, the issue of chronic head pain is getting some well-deserved attention. Dr. Elizabeth Loder and Paula Kamen join us to discuss living with migraine.10:06 a.m.
    Guests
    Paula Kamen: Author of four books, including All In My Head: An Epic Quest to Cure an Unrelenting, Totally Unreasonable, and Only Slightly Enlightening Headache
    Dr. Elizabeth Loder: Chief, Division of Headache and Pain at Brigham and Women's Hospital, a hospital in Boston affiliated with Harvard Medical School.
    Resources
    About Dr. Elizabeth Loder
    About Paula Kamen
  • A new way of seeing history
    Historians have found a new tool to shed light on the past: using the technology found in Google Earth and GPS systems, they are creating digital maps that make it possible to recreate vanished landscapes.10:45 a.m.
    Guests
    Anne Kelly Knowles: Associate professor of geography at Middlebury College.
    Resources
    NY Times: "Digital Maps Are Giving Scholars the Historical Lay of the Land"
    About Anne Kelly Knowles

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