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A Mental Health Break
The #1 Mental Health Podcast: You are not alone. This show is here to help you on your journey through inspirational and authentic testimonials. This is the Top Weekly Mental Health Show and the Official Podcast for Mental Health Advocates. We normalize the conversation together.
This Top 10% Podcast provides a platform where people offer advice and share their vulnerable moments, life experiences, and stories. The Advocates and Professionals who have joined the show each week since January 2020 are committed to letting you know that YOU ARE NOT ALONE.
After Host Vincent A. Lanci survived a Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI), he began to share his story and utilize his knowledge and experience to help others.
There are many areas that are discussed each week. These topics include trauma recovery, confidence improvement, coping, mindfulness techniques, emotional intelligence, anxiety, depression, self harm, suicide, family challenges, feeling like no one understands you, social media addiction, life after divorce, mental health in the workplace, grieving, grief, and so many more.
The show also has conversations on mental disorders, Anxiety disorders, Bipolar disorder, Major depressive disorder, Eating disorder, Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), Borderline personality disorder, Social anxiety disorder, Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), Attention deficit disorder (ADD), Panic disorder, Generalized anxiety disorder, Seasonal affective disorder, suicidal ideations, Obsessive–compulsive disorder (OCD), phobia, Schizophrenia, and countless more.
Do you want to learn from people who have been in your shoes? Each guest is open to sharing an honest testimonial combined with tools they have learned along the way.
A Mental Health Break
#233: Standardizing Mental Health Treatments in Hospitals with Alan Akira
Areas of discussion:
-Noticed MH treatments in hospitals were not standardized
-Standardizing MH treatments in hospitals with the power of positive reinforcement
-Challenging the bias of not putting yourself inside any “box”
-Decide what recharges your battery the best, and do that
-Identifying the things that don't make us tired or need a vacation from
Welcome back to A Mental Health Break! If you enjoy the show, please subscribe for weekly episodes and rate the show 5 stars to help others join our conversations!
Meet our Guest:
Alan Akira, MD, is a board-certified psychiatrist and founder of Mugen Psychiatry, serving patients in Chicago, IL. He aims to improve access to psychiatric care through clinical expertise, education, and healthcare management. As an Assistant Professor at Rush University Medical Center, he focuses on bridging the gap in psychiatric care.
Akira completed his education at the University of Alabama at Birmingham and the University of South Alabama, excelling academically and receiving awards for leadership and humanism. His residency at Rush University Medical Center included Emergency Psychiatry and Medical Student Education roles, earning recognition for his clinical and educational contributions.
He has received several awards, including the Roeske Award for Teaching from the APA in 2023. Akira also serves as an independent medical examiner for Cook County. With over 10,000 patient encounters in various settings, his therapeutic approach integrates existentialism, cognitive behavioral therapy, and logotherapy.
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