Dr. Mark Solms, author of, The Hidden Spring , gives us a guided tour of a journey into different aspects of consciousness, how Freud can be updated with the work of Jaak Pankseep and affective neuroscience, as well as some of the more fundamental principles and groundbreaking work in which he comes to the conclusion that the why, how and where of consciousness centers on our “in the moment” experience of emotions and feelings. By listening to this episode, you can earn 1.5 Psychiatry CME Credit...
Jul 18, 2022•1 hr 27 min
In this episode of the podcast, we sit down with Dr. Cummings to discuss the benefits, progress, and fears related to electroconvulsive therapy. For years the efficacy of electroconvulsive therapy has been debated, but we’ve learned that it still remains an essential part of psychiatric treatment in patients with severe mental health disorders. By listening to this episode, you can earn 1 Psychiatry CME Credits. Link to blog. Link to YouTube video....
Jul 01, 2022•1 hr
On this episode, Dr. David Puder and Dr. Robert Feinstein discuss the journey of becoming a good psychotherapist and how to increase one's skill in the realm of psychotherapy training through the cognitive apprenticeship model. By listening to this episode, you can earn 0.75 Psychiatry CME Credits. Link to blog. Link to YouTube video....
Jun 24, 2022•52 min
In this episode of the podcast, I speak with Dorothy Kaufman, a marriage and family therapist who was married to the late Daniel Wile. We discuss the book that they both co-authored together called, Solving the Moment: A Collaborative Couple Therapy Manual. Dan is a well-known marriage and family therapist, the creator of Collaborative Couple Therapy, and spoken very highly of by Dr. Gottman. By listening to this episode, you can earn 1 Psychiatry CME Credits. Link to blog. Link to YouTube video...
Jun 17, 2022•54 min
In this episode of the podcast, I will be discussing something near and dear to my heart—a tool I created to measure the connection between physician/student and teacher/medical learner in medical education. It is a tool called the Connection Index and its purpose is to improve the quality of the medical education experience. I wanted to answer the question of how we create better supervisors and mentors as students embark on their own “hero’s journey” to becoming physicians. By listening to thi...
Jun 02, 2022•31 min
In this episode of the podcast, we discuss the work of Karen Horney, M.D., titled, Neurosis and Human Growth: The Struggle Towards Self Realization . In the book, Horney discusses the concept of neurosis as it stands juxtaposed against what she deems healthy growth and human development. We will be discussing this concept and some of her prevalent theories introduced in the writing, such as the development of neurosis, the contrast to the healthy individual, the components of growth, the tyranny...
May 20, 2022•1 hr 9 min
PANS/PANDAS is the hypothesis that there are certain types of obsessive compulsive symptoms, tic symptoms or restrictive eating symptoms that are caused by an infection and the immune response to an infection. Kyle Williams, MD, PHD and Sarah O'Dor, PhD join the podcast to discuss their research and diagnoses of PANS/PANDAS. By listening to this episode, you can earn 1.5 Psychiatry CME Credits. Link to blog. Link to YouTube video....
May 10, 2022•1 hr 27 min
In this episode of the podcast, we interview Dr. Herbert Harman, a psychiatrist who works as a practice line director for Vituity. We will be discussing “moral injury”, an emerging term defined as “perpetuating, failing to prevent, bearing witness to, or learning about acts that transgress deeply held moral beliefs and expectations” (Griffin et al., 2019). Moral injury is similar to PTSD but has distinct differences. While it is often seen in military settings, various front-line careers also pr...
May 06, 2022•59 min
Violence and aggression are often used interchangeably, with subtle distinctions differentiating the two. Aggression is an umbrella term that encompasses violence and is defined as actions that lead to harm towards self, others, or objects, while violence is defined as actions that lead to harm, specifically toward other individuals ( Newman, 2012 ). Aggression, according to the 3-factor approach initially detailed by investigators from the New York State Hospital system, is categorized into thr...
Apr 14, 2022•56 min
In this episode, Dr. Puder interviews Jonathan Shedler, Ph.D. Their conversation covers the ideal length of therapy treatment, the efficacy of psychodynamic therapy, and the role of psychodynamic processes in multiple therapeutic modalities. By listening to this episode, you can earn 1 Psychiatry CME Credits. Link to blog. Link to YouTube video....
Apr 05, 2022•1 hr
Inaccurate diagnosis of schizophrenia and/or missed diagnosis of affective disorders can lead to inappropriate and inadequate treatment; worsened outcomes can follow. Because schizophrenia is a complex condition with a broad range of signs and symptoms that also occur in other mental disorders, it can be difficult to differentiate it from other serious mental disorders, especially mood disorders. Notably, these other conditions should actually be ruled out before arriving at a diagnosis of schiz...
Mar 25, 2022•58 min
Physical activity has been shown to reduce stress reactivity and reduce all cause mortality. Physical activity also results in decreased psychosocial stress. In this episode, Dr. Puder speaks with Dr. Stephen Seiler about the connection between mental health and physical activity. By listening to this episode, you can earn 1 Psychiatry CME Credits. Link to blog. Link to YouTube video....
Mar 14, 2022•1 hr
Dr. Joseph F. Goldberg is a psychiatrist and clinician researcher with over 180 publications and 3 books. This article focuses on his newest book, Practical Psychopharmacology: Translating Findings From Evidence-Based Trials into Real-World Clinical Practice . In this article, we discuss psychopharmacology and his approach to psychiatry. By listening to this episode, you can earn 1.5 Psychiatry CME Credits. Link to blog. Link to YouTube video....
Mar 08, 2022•1 hr 24 min
In this episode, I interview Dr. Robert Feinstein, on his new book, Primer on Personality Disorders . In a chapter he authored in the book, he writes about the commonalities of effective treatments for Borderline Personality Disorder. Dr. Feinstein states that six major types of psychotherapy achieve around 70% effectiveness in the treatment of borderline personality disorders. By listening to this episode, you can earn 1.25 Psychiatry CME Credits. Link to blog. Link to YouTube video....
Feb 25, 2022•1 hr 13 min
On this week’s episode, Dr. Puder interviews Francis Stevens, Ph.D., a clinical psychologist and author of the new book, Affective Neuroscience in Psychotherapy: A Clinician’s Guide for Working With Emotions . Dr. Stevens trained as a therapist under cognitive behavioral and psychodynamic theories, as well as completing a postdoctoral degree in neuroscience. The lack of emphasis on emotion in these two approaches led Dr. Stevens to begin research on the neurobiological basis of emotion and to ul...
Feb 18, 2022•52 min
In this podcast episode, David Puder, M.D. and Kevin Ing, M.D., M.Div. interview Kenneth I. Pargament, PhD, and Julie J. Exline, PhD about their new book Working with Spiritual Struggles in Psychotherapy: From Research to Practice . Dr. Pargament is a pioneering expert on the role of religion and spirituality in coping with stress and trauma. Dr. Exline is a researcher in the area of spiritual struggles and supernatural attributions. Both clinical psychologists, they are nationally recognized ex...
Feb 04, 2022•1 hr 10 min
Esketamine is the first non-monoaminergic based medication which is FDA approved and indicated for treatment refractory depression. A longer duration of undertreated depression is associated with poor longitudinal functional outcomes. Instead of cycling patients through monoaminergic antidepressant trials and cognitive behavioral therapy approaches, according to Dr. Kitay, providers should consider treatments like esketamine much sooner in the treatment course. By listening to this episode, you ...
Jan 27, 2022•1 hr 23 min
On this week’s episode, Dr. Puder interviews Mary Lynch Barbera, Ph.D., RN, BCBA-D, creator of the approach and book titled Turn Autism Around . Dr. Barbera began her journey in the autism world over 20 years ago, when her first son, Lucas, was diagnosed with autism. Dr. Barbera made the incredible transformation from a confused parent to a doctoral-level behavioral analyst, best-selling author, and a tremendous resource for health professionals and parents of children with autism all over the w...
Jan 18, 2022•1 hr 1 min
In this episode, we will be discussing, From Survive to Thrive , a new book by John Hopkins’ professor and author, Dr. Margaret Chisolm . In her book, she outlines the four perspectives of psychiatry that are the standard approach used at Johns Hopkins when assessing patients. Problems are considered from each of these perspectives. It is about discovering the origin of a patient's problems and using that as a guide for treatment. By listening to this episode, you can earn 1 Psychiatry CME Credi...
Jan 11, 2022•57 min
With dyslexia being present in 20% of the population, we have to ask ourselves what the upside is to dyslexia. What do these individuals bring to the table? With such a huge portion of the population having a particular cognitive makeup, it is highly unlikely that dyslexia is to be deemed a corruption of normal pattern—nature is favoring large groups of people to display these traits. This episode dives into the strengths of dyslexic thought processes to hopefully help decrease the negative view...
Dec 17, 2021•1 hr 7 min
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....
Dec 10, 2021•1 hr 12 min
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....
Nov 30, 2021•1 hr 46 min
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 ea...
Nov 15, 2021•1 hr 19 min
Schema therapy is a model of psychotherapy that was originally designed for chronic mental health problems. It comes from the Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) tradition, but also integrates different arms of psychotherapy, such as elements from the Gestalt tradition, and also aspects of object relations theory. In this episode, we have an in-depth discussion about schema therapy, which has proven to be effective in treating borderline personality disorder (BPD) , with Australian schema therapi...
Nov 08, 2021•1 hr 1 min
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...
Oct 21, 2021•1 hr 7 min
In this episode, we will be discussing some of the themes within Fyodor Dostoevsky’s legendary text, Crime and Punishment . It deals with the suffocating guilt and uneasy journey towards redemption of impoverished ex-student, Raskolnikov, who commits a horrific murder of a pawnbroker and tries to justify it, unsuccessfully, with noble purposes. Not only is the novel a stellar thriller, its themes deal with the eternal struggle between good and evil that encapsulates the human condition. By liste...
Oct 13, 2021•1 hr 13 min
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 ear...
Oct 05, 2021•1 hr 1 min
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) ...
Sep 28, 2021•1 hr
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....
Sep 24, 2021•1 hr 4 min
Insomnia is a fairly common problem; it is likely that almost all individuals suffer from at least transient insomnia. In this episode, Michael Cummings, M.D., Shizuka Tomatsu, M.D., and Shilpa Krishnan, D.O. join the discussion on psychopharmacological treatments, lifestyle, and therapy recommendations for insomnia. By listening to this episode, you can earn 1.5 Psychiatry CME Credits. Link to blog. Link to YouTube video....
Sep 15, 2021•1 hr 23 min
