Nii Addy, PhD, Albert E. Kent Associate Professor of Psychiatry, Associate Professor of Cellular and Molecular Physiology, is featured on the eighth season of the PBS television series Healthy Minds with Dr. Jeffrey Borenstein, which debuts nationally May 1.
The title of Addy’s segment is “Chemical Dependency: A Holistic Approach to Treatment.” Addy discusses a holistic approach to chemical dependency that considers the role of social and economic factors on mental health.
Addy is the inaugural director of scientist, diversity, and inclusion at Yale School of Medicine and director of the Faculty Mentoring Program, Minority Organization for Recruitment and Expansion. He is also co-chair of the Career Development Subcommittee of the Yale Department of Psychiatry’s Anti-Racism Task Force.
Healthy Minds is hosted by Borenstein, president and CEO of the Brain & Behavior Research Foundation. It features inspiring personal stories and experts who share the latest information on new approaches to the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of mental illness.
“Today there is increased openness to discussing mental health, however stigma and misunderstanding remain prevalent and still often keep people from seeking help for themselves or their loved ones,” Borenstein said. “Healthy Minds inspires conversations about mental illness, provides understandable information and resources for viewers, and demonstrates that with help, there is hope.”
In the latest season, which includes 13 new half-hour episodes, Borenstein has conversations with leading experts who offer insightful information about a wide variety of topics in mental health and in some cases share their own stories of living with mental illness.
Healthy Minds takes a closer look at childhood anxiety and depression, eating disorders, borderline personality disorder, and bipolar disorder in several episodes, with specific guidance for parents and important tools to help families recognize the signs and symptoms of mental disorders in adolescents and young adults.
Season 8 is available nationally on PBS.org starting May 1. Viewers can also see if it is airing in their area by looking up Healthy Minds with Dr. Jeffrey Borenstein on their local PBS station or by visiting: https://www.bbrfoundation.org/healthy-minds-tv.