Psychiatry & Psychotherapy Podcast

In a podcast episode with award-winning author and screenwriter Norman Ohler, Dr. Puder and Dr. Borecky discussed Ohler's recent book, Blitzed, about how the Third Reich used drugs to optimize performance during World War II and how it may have changed the course of history. By listening to this episode, you can earn 1.25 Psychiatry CME Credits. Link to blog. Link to YouTube video.

Special guest Dr. Joseph F. Goldberg is a psychiatrist and clinician researcher with over 180 publications and 3 books. This episode focuses on his newest book, written with Dr. Stephen M. Stahl, Practical Psychopharmacology: Translating Findings From Evidence-Based Trials into Real-World Clinical Practice. In this episode, we discuss psychopharmacology and his approach to psychiatry. By listening to this episode, you can earn 1.75 Psychiatry CME Credits. Link to blog. Link to YouTube video.

In this episode, we welcome back Dr. Drew Ramsey to discuss his new book, Eat to Beat Depression and Anxiety. Rather than writing a diet book, Dr. Ramsey has made healthy eating accessible for everyone by detailing the needed nutrients and the food items that can easily be added to our diet. We will discuss Dr. Ramsey's journey of finding ways to make healthy eating accessible and his insights into how the food we eat affects our mood and brain function. By listening to this episode, you can earn 1.25 Psychiatry CME Credits. Link to blog. Link to YouTube video.

Andrew Phipps, an Australian schema therapist, shares his expertise in treating borderline personality disorder through schema therapy. He highlights the importance of emotion recognition and explores therapeutic techniques like imagery rescripting to address childhood trauma. The discussion also dives into anger management, the role of self-compassion, and the significance of empathic therapeutic relationships. Phipps examines how trauma influences mental health, especially during the pandemic, offering insights into coping mechanisms and healing.

In this episode we discuss, with Dr. Michael Cummings, a new book he co-authored with Steven M. Stahl on the management of treatment-resistant psychosis. An increasing number of individuals with psychotic illnesses deal with homelessness, repeated incarceration, and associated trauma. There is limited access to care for these individuals, leading to poor prognosis. This book provides prescribers with information regarding treatment of the most challenging, treatment-resistant, severely psychotic patients. By listening to this episode, you can earn 1 Psychiatry CME Credits. Link to blog. Link to YouTube video.

In this discussion, guests Serena Mammon-Weber, a fourth-year psychiatry resident, George Genikakos, a child and adolescent psychiatry fellow, and Wakar Zabari, a PGY-3 psychiatry resident, delve into the psychological themes of Dostoevsky's *Crime and Punishment*. They explore Raskolnikov's moral torment and his 'Superman' theory, the impact of 19th-century Russian sociology, and the novel's profound portrayal of suffering and redemption through characters like Sonia. The conversation also touches on the nature of evil and the therapeutic implications of Dostoevsky's insights.

On this episode, we are joined by psychiatrist, psychopharmacologist, and author, Dr. Jonathan Meyer, to talk about using antipsychotic plasma levels to assess treatment response, safety, and oral medication adherence. He is a clinical professor of psychiatry at the University of California, San Diego. He recently published a book with Dr. Stephen Stahl for clinicians to utilize called, The Clinical Use of Antipsychotic Plasma Levels: Stahl's Handbooks. By listening to this episode, you can earn 1 Psychiatry CME Credits. Link to blog. Link to YouTube video.

On this podcast episode, we interview Dr. Fred Penzel who received both his MA and PhD in School and Clinical Psychology from Hofstra University in 1985. In 1989, he founded Western Suffolk Psychological Services in Huntington, New York, where he is the executive director and a practicing psychologist. Since 1982, he has been involved in the treatment of numerous disorders including OCD, body dysmorphic disorder, body-focused repetitive behaviors such as hair-pulling disorder (Trichotillomania) and excoriation disorder (compulsive skin-picking), panic and agoraphobia, phobias, and post-traumatic stress disorder. He specializes in the treatment of these disorders within his practice. He is a founding and active member of both the International Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder Foundation (IOCDF) and the TLC Foundation for BFRB's Science Advisory Boards. He is also a member of advisory board of the United Kingdom's Anxiety UK organization. In addition, he is an adjunct faculty member and community supervisor for the doctoral psychology program at Long Island University (C.W. Post campus). He is the author of Obsessive Compulsive Disorders: A Complete Guide to Getting Well and Staying Well (2017) and The Hair Pulling Problem: A Complete Guide to Trichotillomania (2003). He has no conflicts of interest to report. By listening to this episode, you can earn 1 Psychiatry CME Credits. Link to blog.

There is a real danger of medical professionals treating or behaving differently with someone they perceive to be a Very Important Patient, which leads to inferior treatment. In this episode, Dr. Puder and Dr. Heacock discuss the complicating factors of treating physicians, the famous, and the wealthy. Dr. Heacock is the host of a podcast called: "Back from the Abyss." By listening to this episode, you can earn 1 Psychiatry CME Credits. Link to blog. Link to YouTube video.

Shilpa Krishnan, a psychiatry resident focused on trauma-informed care and LGBTQ health. Shizuka Tomatsu, a resident exploring sleep’s biopsychosocial links. Michael Cummings, board-certified psychiatrist and sleep medicine expert. They discuss definitions and clinical approaches to insomnia. They cover CBTI access barriers, sleep hygiene and screens, melatonin and chronobiologics, classes of sedatives, and risks of long-term sedative use.