Dopamine Fasting: An Early Intervention for Compulsive Overconsumption in the Digital Age
- Speaker:
- Anna Lembke, MD
- Duration:
- 1 Hour 03 Minutes
- Format:
- Audio and Video
- Copyright:
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Nov 02, 2023
- Product Code:
- POS078685
- Media Type:
- Digital Seminar
Description
In a world brimming with digital distractions and the constant allure of overconsumption, it is time to explore innovative solutions to these addictive behaviors. Join us for a thought-provoking session that unveils the power of Dopamine Faster, an intervention technique to combat compulsive overconsumption in the digital age. This session will delve into the neuroscience behind dopamine, the "feel-good" neurotransmitter, and how it can hijack brains, leading to addictive behaviors, and how we can help our patients regain control over their digital habits, and find contentment and connectedness.
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Handouts/Brochure
| File type | File name | Number of pages | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manual - Dopamine Fasting: An Early Intervention for Compulsive Overconsumption in the Digital Age (8.8 MB) | Available after Purchase |
Speaker
Anna Lembke, MD Related seminars and products
Dr. Anna Lembke, professor of psychiatry at Stanford University School of Medicine and chief of the Stanford Addiction Medicine Dual Diagnosis Clinic. Author of Dopamine Nation: Finding Balance in the Age of Indulgence.
Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: Dr. Anna Lembke has an employment relationship with the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Stanford Health Care, and Stanford University Hospital. She is a consultant in opioid litigation, and she receives royalties as a published author. Dr. Lembke receives a speaking honorarium and recording royalties from PESI, Inc. She has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations.
Non-financial: Dr. Anna Lembke is a member of the American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM), the California Society of Addiction Medicine (CSAM), the American Psychiatric Association (APA), the American College of Academic Addiction Medicine (ACAAM), and the Opioid Industry Documents Archive National Advisory Committee (NAC).
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Objectives
- Analyze the neuroscience of pleasure and pain balance and its impact on the brain with addiction.
- Recognize the Plenty Paradox and ways in which the mismatch between our primitive wiring and our modern ecosystem has made us all more vulnerable to addiction.
- Determine the best approach to guard against compulsive overconsumption...Abstain, maintain, or seek out pain.
Outline
- The Pleasure-Pain Balance: How It Works
- Pleasure Seeking
- Pain Avoidance
- Finding Balance
- The Plenty Paradox
- Primitive Wiring
- Modern Ecosystem
- How to Deal with the Mismatch
- Helping Your Patients Figure out What to Do About It
- Abstain
- Maintain
- Seek out Pain
Target Audience
- Counselors
- Marriage & Family Therapists
- Nurses
- Physicians
- Psychologists
- Speech-Language Pathologists
- Social Workers
- Other Mental Health Professionals
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