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Shared Decision Making

Shared Decision Making

by FamilyAware | Apr 8, 2020 | Expert Interviews, Information for Family Caregivers

Shared Decision Making Decisions about treatment are often most effective when they are made collaboratively, with the provider offering information about treatment options (including potential benefits, risks, and side effects) and the person living with the mood...

Rosalynn Carter, Former First Lady, Ending the Mental Health Crisis

by Susan Weinstein | May 13, 2016 | Expert Interviews, Information for Family Caregivers

Rosalynn Carter is a Former First Lady of the United States and Co-Founder of the Carter Center (with former U.S. President and husband Jimmy Carter). The Carter Center’s Mental Health Program works to promote awareness about mental health issues, reduce stigma and...

Laura Rosen, Ph.D., Family Communications

by Susan Weinstein | May 13, 2016 | Expert Interviews, Information for Family Caregivers

Laura Rosen, Ph.D., is author of When Someone You Love is Depressed. She has her own private practice in psychiatry, in New Jersey. What roles and responsibilities can family members and friends take on to help someone with a depressive disorder? Good relationships...

Raymond DePaulo, M.D., Helping a Family Member Receive Treatment

by Susan Weinstein | May 13, 2016 | Expert Interviews, Information for Family Caregivers

Raymond DePaulo, M.D., is Psychiatrist in Chief at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. Is it common for a family member to recognize there is a problem and get someone help? Yes, it is often a family member who encourages their loved one to seek professional...

William R. Beardslee, M.D., Bringing the Family Together when a Parent Has Depression

by Susan Weinstein | May 13, 2016 | Expert Interviews, Information for Family Caregivers

Dr. Beardslee is a professor of child psychiatry at Harvard Medical School. Dr. Beardslee is a nationally recognized expert on families and depression. He is the author of Out of the Darkened Room – When a Parent Is Depressed: Protecting the Children and...

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