Dr. Drew Pinsky and medical research

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Jhd

Thursday, September 07, 2000 - 09:05 am Click here to edit this post

I did a quick search in some health information
databases to see if BB's own Dr. Drew Pinsky had
ever published anything. I don't know if either
of these articles are his but they look
reasonable:

Land W. _Pinsky D._ Salzman C. "Abuse and misuse of anticholinergic medications". Hospital & Community Psychiatry. 42(6):580-1, 1991 Jun.

Glaser R. Rice J. Sheridan J. Fertel R. Stout J. Speicher C. _Pinsky D._ Kotur M. Post A. Beck M. et al. "Stress-related immune suppression: health implications." Brain, Behavior, & Immunity. 1(1):7-20, 1987 Mar.

Igus

Thursday, September 07, 2000 - 12:19 pm Click here to edit this post

Dr. Drew has been in the media-end of medicine for more than 10 years now.

His synicated radio show Love Lines is still going strong 5 nights a week, and the MTV version is a toned-done effort but with much of the same intent.

Dr. Drew's website is called, strangely enough, www.drdrew.com . It caters to the younger crowd and their issues.

Is he qualified to assess what is happening? You betcha. Very intelligent man, and media savvy too.

Russ702

Thursday, September 07, 2000 - 01:02 pm Click here to edit this post

And he give his assessments based on the size of his salary for his "opinion"

Maury

Thursday, September 07, 2000 - 01:48 pm Click here to edit this post

What I keep wondering is why.. if Dr. Drew is so respected.. is CBS NOT asking his advice. For example, why did they not give him a call and say that they are trying to tempt one of the HG's out of house and which tactic would Dr. Drew recommend? BB hired the man, why don't they actually refer to his expertise once in awhile?

Meppen

Thursday, September 07, 2000 - 02:21 pm Click here to edit this post

They have a shrink who helps them with the show already (Also on call 24 hours a day in case the houseguests are about to lose it), Dr. Drew is just brought in because he's a good public speaker and a known face to give them the psychological angle on the t.v. show.

Just as a side note, I've been listening to Loveline (Radio, not t.v.) for years now and I just have to say that Dr. Drew kicks ass. He even has his funnier moments, when Adam let's him speak.

Eaglemagic

Thursday, September 07, 2000 - 05:02 pm Click here to edit this post

But, if I am not mistaken, he is a medical doctor not a psychiatrist. That has always confused me -why he "acts" like a psychiatrist or psychologist, when he isn't one. He isn't even a "therapist."

Igus

Thursday, September 07, 2000 - 05:33 pm Click here to edit this post

Eaglemagic-

Dr Drew's area of expertise is addiction medicine. I would suspect that dealing with this kind of ... "affliction" that a certain amount of psychology is used; it is part of that pathology.

Like others have said, he is not the only medical counselor they have on staff. Dr D is there merely to address the live show part of things, not to be a resource for the houseguests.

Ellen

Friday, September 08, 2000 - 12:06 pm Click here to edit this post

Eaglemagic,

A psychiatrist is a medical doctor that has completed a residency in psychiatry.

Scribe

Friday, September 08, 2000 - 06:10 pm Click here to edit this post

Thank you Ellen.

On another note, I too have watched Dr Drew's Loveline for years and he is not only bright and capable as a practitioner but he has a great sense of humor. I just wish they gave him a longer spot. I would like to hear mroe of what he has to say about these folks. When i realized he was going to be on regularly I pulled up the web site but no mention made there. Too bad, because his insights are usually right on. (Although he does see sexual abuse in almost every pathology). He's still great.

Neil

Saturday, September 09, 2000 - 09:54 pm Click here to edit this post

There are links to his websites in the Big Brother USA/Links area.

Webtvlurker

Sunday, September 10, 2000 - 06:21 am Click here to edit this post

testing

Scribe

Sunday, September 10, 2000 - 07:17 am Click here to edit this post

Thanks neil, I'll give a look, but I imagine it doesn't go nto a greater discussion of the BB phenomenon. if I'm wrong, I stand corrected. Thanks.