Psychiatry & Psychotherapy Podcast

Psychiatry & Psychotherapy Podcast


Latest Episodes

Book Club: Marcus Aurelius’ "Meditations"
July 08, 2021

In this episode, we will be discussing some themes observed in , a collection of notebooks written by the 16th Roman emperor, Marcus Aurelius, during the last years of his reign. His writings are stil

Psilocybin Therapy Part 1: History, Pop Culture, Safety and Side Effects, MDMA Studies, And Early Research
December 08, 2020

Psilocybin has been increasingly part of western consciousness. As the scientific community explores its therapeutic use and safety in controlled settings, there are a lot of people outside of that community who are passionate advocates for its...

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy with Dr. Steven Hayes
November 21, 2020

We are privileged to be joined by for this podcast. Dr. Hayes is a psychologist with a remarkable academic career. He is the author of a number of seminal papers and pioneered Relational Frame Theory (RFT) and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT).

Anticholinergic Burden
November 10, 2020

There are medications that worsen cognitive function and all mental health providers should be aware, and work on optimizing sensorium. In this episode, we'll cover a spectrum of sensorium disruptions and medications that you need to look out for. 

The Big Five: Extraversion
November 03, 2020

In this last episode of the Big Five personality model series, we are going to focus on extraversion which is the positive emotion dimension associated with gregariousness, charisma, enthusiasm, assertiveness, and social ability.

The Big Five: Agreeableness
October 22, 2020

In this episode, we continue our discussion on the Big Five. We will do a deep dive into agreeableness discussing it's sub facets: trust, straightforwardness, altruism, compliance, modesty, and tender-mindedness. We will also discuss the strengths and...

The Big Five: Conscientiousness Part 2
October 22, 2020

In Conscientiousness Part 1 we explored the sub-facets of conscientiousness, summarizing the advantages and disadvantages of each. For completeness, we will provide sources for that material as well as brief summaries of those sources. Today, in Part...

The Big Five: Agreeableness
October 21, 2020

In this episode, we continue our discussion on the Big Five. We will do a deep dive into agreeableness discussing it's sub facets: trust, straightforwardness, altruism, compliance, modesty, and tender-mindedness. We will also discuss the strengths and...

The Big Five: Openness
October 14, 2020

In this podcast, we discuss openness, the third of five in our podcast series looking at the domains within the Five Factor Model of personality. We look at how openness is defined, its heritability, and its effects on physical health, personal...

The Big Five Personality Traits: Conscientiousness Part 1
October 07, 2020

In this episode, we continue our Big Five Personality Traits series by doing a deep dive into Conscientiousness. We'll look into studies that show how low conscientiousness increases mortality rate as well as positive aspects of high...