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Borderline Personality Disorder: History, Symptoms, Environment, Genetics & Brain Science

Release Date: 05/13/2021

Psychiatry & Psychotherapy Podcast

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.

Using Antipsychotic Plasma Levels-Therapeutic Threshold

Psychiatry & Psychotherapy Podcast

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 recently published a book with Dr. Stephen Stahl for clinicians to utilize called, The Clinical Use of Antipsychotic Plasma Levels: Stahl's Handbooks.

Psychotherapy for Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder

Psychiatry & Psychotherapy Podcast

On this episode, we interview Dr. Fred Penzel who founded Western Suffolk Psychological Services where he is the executive director and a practicing psychologist. He is a founding member of both the International Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder Foundation and the TLC Foundation for BFRB’s Science Advisory Boards. 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).

Treating the VIP: Physicians and the Famous or Wealthy

Psychiatry & Psychotherapy Podcast

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.

Commonly Prescribed Sleep Medications and Treatment for Insomnia

Psychiatry & Psychotherapy Podcast

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.

Mass Shootings: An Interview with Criminologists Drs. Jillian Peterson and James Densley, the Argument for Data-Driven Nuance, and Steps for Prevention

Psychiatry & Psychotherapy Podcast

A 2019 poll reported that one-third of adults say they feel they “cannot go anywhere without worrying about being a victim of mass shooting” and “more than half of American teenagers worry about a shooting at their school.” A mass shooting is generally defined as the murder of at least four people at one time. Why do mass shootings take place? Are there any commonalities between the perpetrators? Could these shootings have been stopped before they started?

Alzheimer’s Dementia

Psychiatry & Psychotherapy Podcast

Alzheimer’s disease is a devastating neurodegenerative condition that affects the entire family. As psychiatrists and psychologists, we often support these patients and their families throughout this entire disease process. With the recent and controversial FDA approval of aducanumab (Aduhelm™), a new pharmacotherapy for Alzheimer’s disease, we can expect to be asked about this drug from our patients and their family.

Britney Spears - Discussion with a Conservatorship Lawyer and Several Psychiatrists

Psychiatry & Psychotherapy Podcast

Interview regarding the recent court case of Britney Spears and unique aspects of conservatorship law and treating people with large mounts of fame or money.

Book Club: Marcus Aurelius’ "Meditations"

Psychiatry & Psychotherapy Podcast

In this episode, we will be discussing some themes observed in Meditations, a collection of notebooks written by the 16th Roman emperor, Marcus Aurelius, during the last years of his reign. His writings are still relevant to us and resonate within us, as the emperor himself struggled with some core questions that anyone who is living this thing called life might ponder.

Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)

Psychiatry & Psychotherapy Podcast

In this episode, I am joined once again by Michael Cummings. M.D. and Melissa Pereau, M.D. along with Chantel Fletcher who will soon be a fourth year medical student going into Psychiatry. We will be doing an in-depth analysis on Obsessive Compulsive Disorder including history, assessments, diagnosis, and so much more.

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In this episode of the podcast, we introduce borderline personality disorder (BPD). We discuss its history, nomenclature, epidemiology, etiology, and diagnosis while providing perspectives from clinicians regarding the treatment of individuals with BPD.

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