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E346– Inner Voice – A Heartfelt Chat with Dr. Foojan. In this episode, Dr. Foojan Zeine chats with Dr. Kenneth Blum, a well-known American scientist recognized for his work in psychopharmacology and psychiatric genetics. We explored the role of assessment of “Pre-Addiction” and the responsibility of the medical field to bring this important factor into everyday practice. Dr. Blum has published over 740 peer-reviewed articles, book chapters, and meeting abstracts, with 17 books with over 18,000 citations and 185,000 reads worldwide. He has distinguished himself and is credited with the first genetic association of the Dopamine D2 receptor gene and severe alcoholism, published in JAMA in 1990. He is considered by some to be the Father of Psychiatric Genetics. In 1995, Dr. Blum coined the term “Reward Deficiency Syndrome (RDS)” and developed the USA and foreign-patented “Genetic Addiction Risk Severity” (GARS) test. Dr. Blum has also developed patented Pro-dopamine regulators in the USA and Europe. His overall patent portfolio consists of 100 patents worldwide. Dr. Blum serves on 23 peer-reviewed journals and is the Editor-in-Chief of several academic journals, including Current Psychopharmacology and Addiction Psychiatry. He also serves as Associate Editor for Frontiers in Psychiatry and Frontiers in Public Health. Dr. Blum is also the founding President of the United Scientific Group, an academic publishing house. His work has been featured in all the major media outlets worldwide, and in 1990, his work on genetics was in the top 25 most important scientific discoveries by Discovery Magazine. He is the recipient of NIH grants and has been awarded Lifetime Achievements, distinguished Honorary Doctors of Humane Letters, Lifetime Honorary Professor at ELTE Eötvös Loránd University, Hungary, and Distinguished Honorary Professor at Adelson School of Medicine, Ariel University, Israel. Currently, besides faculty positions as an adjunct professor (Western University, University of Vermont, Wright School of Medicine), he is the Executive Chairman and CEO of TranspliceGen Therapeutics, Inc. Stanford University credited him in the top 2% of the World Best Scientist list (2023). Most recently, the International Research Awards on Neurology and Neuro Disorders awarded him the “Best Researcher Award 2023. Dr. Blum has been recently nominated for the KEIO Medical & Science PRIZE (THE JAPANESE EQUIVALENT TO THE NOBEL PRIZE) 2024. We have been selected as the #1 top podcast at FeedSpot 20 Best California Mental Health Podcasts https://podcasts.feedspot.com/california_mental_health_podcasts/ Check out my website: http://www.FoojanZeine.com, http://www.AwarenessIntegration.com, http://www.Foojan.com
About Dr. Foojan Zeine
Dr. Foojan Zeine is an International Speaker, Author, Psychotherapist, Clinical Supervisor, and successful Life and Executive Coach. She has her Doctorate in Clinical Psychology and is a Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist. She sees her clients online and at her San Clemente, California office. Her expertise is in Intimate Relations and Addictive Behaviors. She has extensive experience treating Depression, Anxiety, Traumas, and Domestic Violence. She is a lecturer at the California State University – Long Beach.
Foojan is the originator and the author of “Awareness Integration” Psychological and Educational Theory, a multi-modality approach and intervention toward minimizing Depression, Anxiety while improving Self Esteem and Self Confidence. She is the author of 6 books, including “Life Reset – The Awareness Integration Path to Create the Life You Want” (Rowman & Littlefield 2017); “Awareness Integration Therapy – Clear the past, Create a new Future, and Live a Fulfilled Life Now.” (Cambridge Scholars 2021); “Intentional Parenting – A Practical Guide to Awareness Integration Theory” (Cambridge Scholars 2022).
She conducts training workshops to educate psychotherapists and teachers on this approach. This method has been researched and published; in “Awareness Integration: A New Therapeutic Model” in International Journal of Emergency Mental Health and Human Resilience, Vol. 16, No. 60-65, pp. ISSN 1522-4821; “Awareness Integration: An Alternative Therapeutic Methodology to Reducing Depression, Anxiety, While Improving Low Self Esteem and Self-Efficacy in Separated or Divorced Individuals” Mental Health in Family Medicine Journal (2017)13:451-458; “Awareness Integration: A Non-Invasive Recovery Methodology in Reducing College Students Anxiety, Depression, and Stress” Journal of Educational Technology, www.tojet.net/special/2017_11_1.pdf 11/2017 special issue 105-114.
Foojan has been in Hospital Administration. She has headed the Partial Hospital Program Team for the Hollywood community of Van Nuys and Pacifica Hospital. She was responsible for organizing, facilitating, and supervising the Clinical and Mental Health staff and created strong and impact complete programs for the Partial Program patients. She has also developed two Transitional Housing Programs for Battered women Alternatives in Northern California and Haven Hills in Southern California. These programs offered case management and individual and family counseling for women and their children who have been victims of domestic violence and had to deal with domestic violence, post-traumatic stress disorder, depression, child abuse, parenting, self-esteem, career development, chemical dependency, and eating disorders.
Foojan is the host of the Inner Voice – a Heartfelt Chat with Dr. Foojan Podcast. She also hosts a television show on Togetherness Media and Tapesh TV. She is a guest speaker at many universities, including Harvard, MIT, UCLA, USC, and UC Santa Barbara. She has been a guest on the Dr. Phil show on CBS and Fox. Foojan is a contributor to YourTango.com, DivorceForce.com, yogajournal.com, Wholelife.com, Reader’s Digest, Men’s Health, and Huffington Post.
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