Relationships, Anxiety, and Health

April 17-18, 2004

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Videotape
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Tape 1
Welcome
How the Immune System Works, and Why It Sometimes Doesn’t
William R. Clark, PhD
Discussion with Dr. Clark
Dr. Kerr introduces the conference by describing the thinking that went into it and its goals. Dr. Clark describes how the immune system can ward off disease, but also create it. His talk sets the stage for the presentations that follow. Dr. Pert makes comments during all of the discussions.

Tape 2
Chronic Anxiety and Bowen Theory
Michael E. Kerr, MD
Discussion with Dr. Kerr
Dr. Kerr emphasizes the interrelationship between differentiation of self and chronic anxiety. His creative slides convey complex ideas simply. This presentation also sets the stage for what follows.

Tape 3
Psychoneuroimmunology: A Path to Understanding Chronic Illnesses
Michael D. Lumpkin, PhD
Discussion with Dr. Lumpkin
Dr. Lumpkin makes one of his most impressive and compelling presentations about how disturbances in the relationships between the brain, endocrine system, and immune systems lead to illnesses.

Tape 4
Managing Self in Relationship to a Chronic Illness, the Family, and the Medical System: A Clinical Interview
Michael E. Kerr, MD
Panel Discussion with all speakers and People Interviewed
Dr. Kerr interviews psychiatrist, Dr. Judy Bowen, about how she has applied Bowen theory in managing rheumatoid arthritis. She focuses both on family relationships and relationships with the medical system.

Tape 5
The Double-Edged Sword of Immunity: When the System is the Problem, Not the Solution
William R. Clark, PhD
Discussion with Dr. Clark
Dr. Clark describes how overreactions of the immune system contribute to the development of allergies, tuberculosis, hepatitis, asthma, autoimmune diseases including diabetes, and a wide range of other illnesses.

Tape 6
Chronic Illness as a Wake-up Call: A Clinical Interview
Michael E. Kerr, MD
Panel Discussion with Drs. Clark, Lumpkin, Kerr, Pert, and Both People Interviewed
Dr. Kerr interviews nurse, Kay Gallagher, about how the diagnosis of the autoimmune disease, scleroderma, has been an invaluable stimulus for examining how her closest relationships can be a key source of chronic anxiety. Her observations have made an incredible difference in managing her disease. The panel discussion includes all of the speakers.