Podcast Excerpt with Dr. Daniel Rath at GI/Psychology Conference

What better post on Christmas Eve than an excerpt from my interview this past fall with Dr. Daniel Rath, Chief of Gastroenterology at Cheshire Medical Center, Dartmouth Clinic/Keene on the Psych/gut connection?  I taped the interview on the gondola going up (or was it down?) the mountain at Telluride where we were gathering.  

Dan makes a really important point here about "enduring discomfort" and "fear of serious illness." He stresses the importance of carefully reviewing  an IBD patient's history to point out that the person suffering has "been there before." This serves two purposes: 1. to reassure the person that they do not have a life threatening problem and 2. that they are capable of "getting through it." This type of "cognitive reframing" helps put the person's problems in a new perspective and helps them to move forward with their lives.  Click below to listen in on our conversation:

 

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Comments

[STEVE]

Larry,

Do you have Dan Rath's e-mail? Has to do with Penquin Plundge stuff.

Thanks!!!!

Hoop