In Part 2 of our Listener Requests series, we will cover a variety of topics that will hopefully be of interest to you, our listeners! The topics included in this series were suggested topics from listeners who e-mailed, tweeted, or gave us fee

Episode 39- Listener Requests 1

Apr 7th, 2019

In our new Listener Requests series, we will cover a variety of topics that will hopefully be of interest to you, our listeners! The topics included in this series were suggested topics from listeners who e-mailed, tweeted, or gave us feedback

Episode 38- Cluster C Personality Disorders

Feb 13th, 2019

In the final episode of our personality disorder series, we will dig deeper into cluster C personality disorders. We’ll review the three cluster C personality disorders (avoidant, dependent, and obsessive compulsive) and specifically focus on e

Episode 37- Cluster B Personality Disorders

Jan 15th, 2019

In this episode of our personality disorder series, we will dig deeper into cluster B personality disorders. Many clinicians struggle working with patients who have cluster B personality disorders since they can trigger very intense emotional r

Episode 36- Cluster A Personality Disorders

Dec 21st, 2018

In this episode of our personality disorder series, we will dig deeper into cluster A personality disorders. We’ll specifically focus on effective communication strategies to use when working with these patients. Using a clinical example, we’ll

Episode 35- Intro to Personality Disorders

Sep 18th, 2018

What is the difference between a personality and a personality disorder? When do personality disorders arise, and what do they look like? In our new series on personality disorders, we’ll discuss all of this and more. We’ll review the 3 person

Episode 34- 13 Reasons Why: Discussing Suicide

Aug 19th, 2018

In the final episode of our Picture This series on the Netflix series 13 Reasons Why, we discuss how to talk about suicide at both the individual and societal level. We’ll discuss how characters in the show react to Hannah’s mental health cris

Episode 33- 13 Reasons Why: Reacting to Suicide

Aug 3rd, 2018

In the second episode of our Picture This series, we will use the Netflix series 13 Reasons Why as a vehicle for exploring and understanding reactions to suicide. The characters in the show have a wide range of reactions to suicide, which span

Episode 32- Understanding Suicide through 13 Reasons Why

Jul 15th, 2018

In the first episode of our Picture This series, we will use the Netflix series 13 Reasons Why as a vehicle for discussing and understanding suicide. Why do people die by suicide or engage in suicidal behaviors? We will discuss several main the

Trailer- Picture This!

Jun 27th, 2018 1m 5s

Check out the “trailer” for our upcoming new miniseries “Picture This.” There are tons of movies, songs, books, and other media that talk about mental health. We are going to discuss and analyze some of them from a psychiatric perspective. Firs

Episode 31- Managing Antipsychotic Side Effects

Jun 20th, 2018

In the final episode of our second psychopharmacology series, we will discuss how to manage antipsychotic side effects. Side effects are quite common for patients taking antipsychotics unfortunately. Knowing how to manage common antipsychotic s

Episode 30- Sleep Medications

Jun 2nd, 2018

In today’s episode of our psychopharmacology series, we will discuss insomnia and treatments for insomnia. Most of the time, sleep medications are not the solution for addressing insomnia! We’ll briefly describe cognitive behavioral therapy for

Episode 29- Benzodiazepines

May 1st, 2018

In today’s episode, we will discuss benzodiazepines, a commonly used type of sedative-hypnotic medication. We will start by reviewing their mechanism of action, common indications for use, contraindications for use, and side effects. We’ll also

Episode 28- TCAs and MAOIs

Apr 14th, 2018

We are revisiting psychopharmacology in our second psychopharm series. We will kick things off by talking about the “older antidepressants”- tricyclic antidepressants (TCAs) and monoamine oxidase inhibitors (MAOIs). While these medications are

Episode 27- Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS)

Mar 29th, 2018

In the second episode of our series on somatic treatments in psychiatry, we will discuss transcranial magnetic stimulation, otherwise known as TMS. TMS is a newer procedure used to treat depression and represents an alternative to medications a

Episode 26- Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT)

Mar 12th, 2018

In the first episode of our series on somatic treatments in psychiatry, we will discuss electroconvulsive therapy, otherwise known as ECT. ECT is one of the few procedures used in psychiatry. Despite its excellent safety record and remarkable e

Episode 25- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

Feb 23rd, 2018

In the final episode of our psychotherapy series, we will discuss cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT). We’ll review the cognitive triangle and illustrate how our thoughts, behaviors, and feelings influence one another using a hypothetical scena

Episode 24- Supportive and Dynamic Psychotherapy

Feb 7th, 2018

In the second episode of our psychotherapy series, we will discuss supportive and psychodynamic therapy. To illustrate principles of supportive and psychodynamic therapy, we will do a role play and then afterward, use the role play to explore t

Episode 23- Introduction to Therapy

Jan 17th, 2018

In the first episode of our miniseries on psychotherapy, we will provide an introduction to psychotherapy, one of psychiatry’s most powerful and misunderstood tools. We will discuss common misconceptions about therapy and provide you with a cle

Episode 22- Substance Use Treatment

Dec 27th, 2017

Now that we can identify common intoxication/withdrawal syndromes, we will shift our focus to substance use treatment in the second part of our two-part series on substance use. While therapies are a huge part of substance use treatment, we wil

Episode 21- Intoxication and Withdrawal Syndromes

Dec 15th, 2017

In our two-part series on substance use, we will first discuss drugs of abuse and intoxication/withdrawal syndromes. We’ll provide a conceptual framework for how to differentiate common toxidromes frequently encountered in psychiatry. We’ll the

Episode 20- Anxiety

Nov 29th, 2017

In the fourth and final episode of our “Art of Psychiatry” series, we will discuss anxiety disorders. We’ll start by discussing the purpose of anxiety, why it is often a normal reaction to stressful circumstances, and what it looks like when a

Episode 19- Schizophrenia

Nov 8th, 2017

In the third episode of our “Art of Psychiatry” series, we will discuss schizophrenia, a chronic mental illness that affects 1% of the population. We will focus especially on the patient experience of what it’s like to live with schizophrenia.

Episode 18- Bipolar Disorder

Oct 20th, 2017

In the second episode of our “Art of Psychiatry” series, we will discuss bipolar disorder, a chronic mood disorder that affects 1% of the population. We’ll start by reviewing the diagnostic criteria for bipolar 1 and bipolar 2 disorder. We’ll t

Episode 17- Depression

Oct 6th, 2017

In the first episode of our “Art of Psychiatry” series, we will discuss depression, a common and debilitating mental illness. We will start by reviewing symptoms of depression. We will then discuss what it’s like to be depressed, how to better