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Andrew N. Wilner, MD: Welcome to Medscape. I'm Dr Andrew Wilner. Today I have a special guest, Dr James Gordon, founder and executive director of the Center for Mind-Body Medicine. Welcome, Dr Gordon.
James S. Gordon, MD: Thank you very much. It's good to be with you.
Wilner: Thanks for joining us. We are recording this in late May 2020, in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic. Millions of people have been infected. Hundreds of thousands have died. Millions have lost their jobs. I think it's fair to say that people are under a greater degree of stress than to which they're normally accustomed. Would you agree with that?
Gordon: I think it's more than fair to say that everybody in the United States, and actually pretty much everyone in the world, is under extreme stress. And that compounds any stresses that they've experienced before in their lives. Everyone is affected.
Wilner: The mind-body medicine concept is one that that you've pursued for decades. Tell us a little bit about the Center for Mind-Body Medicine and how that's led to the program that you have to help us deal with the coronavirus.
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Meditations in an Emergency: Talking Through Pandemic Anxiety With a Pioneer of Mind-Body Medicine
Andrew N. Wilner, MD
DisclosuresJuly 02, 2020
Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape's Coronavirus Resource Center.
This transcript has been edited for clarity.
Andrew N. Wilner, MD: Welcome to Medscape. I'm Dr Andrew Wilner. Today I have a special guest, Dr James Gordon, founder and executive director of the Center for Mind-Body Medicine. Welcome, Dr Gordon.
James S. Gordon, MD: Thank you very much. It's good to be with you.
Wilner: Thanks for joining us. We are recording this in late May 2020, in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic. Millions of people have been infected. Hundreds of thousands have died. Millions have lost their jobs. I think it's fair to say that people are under a greater degree of stress than to which they're normally accustomed. Would you agree with that?
Gordon: I think it's more than fair to say that everybody in the United States, and actually pretty much everyone in the world, is under extreme stress. And that compounds any stresses that they've experienced before in their lives. Everyone is affected.
Wilner: The mind-body medicine concept is one that that you've pursued for decades. Tell us a little bit about the Center for Mind-Body Medicine and how that's led to the program that you have to help us deal with the coronavirus.
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Andrew N. Wilner, MD
Neurohospitalist, Department of Neurology, Lawrence and Memorial Hospital, New London, Connecticut
Disclosure: Andrew N. Wilner, MD, has disclosed the following relevant financial relationships:
Serve(d) as a director, officer, partner, employee, advisor, consultant, or trustee for: Accordant Health Services, a CVS Caremark Co.
Receives royalties for: Epilepsy: 199 Answers, 3rd ed (Demos Publications) and Bullets and Brains (Createspace Independent Publishing Platform)