Psychiatry & Psychotherapy Podcast

Psychiatry & Psychotherapy Podcast


Latest Episodes

The Dark Triad (Psychopathy, Narcissism, Machiavellianism), sexually violent predators, Ted Bundy, and porn.
February 06, 2019

Ted Bundy came off as friendly and charming, described as “one of us.”  A friend of his from Washington State even said, “He’s the kind of person you’d want your sister to marry.” As disturbing as this is, it is a common trait of psychopathic antisocial b

How to treat violent and aggressive patients
January 23, 2019

Link to show on: iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher, Overcast, PlayerFM, PodBean, TuneIn, Podtail, Blubrry, PodfanaticOn this week’s episode of the podcast, I interview Dr. Michael Cummings. Dr. Cummings works at a state psychiatric hospital for the criminally

How Empathy Works And How To Improve It
January 08, 2019

Link to show on: iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher, Overcast, PlayerFM, PodBean, TuneIn, Podtail, Blubrry, Podfanatic What is empathy? Empathy is the ability to understand another’s state of mind or emotions. It is also is being able to feel, understand an

ADHD: Diagnosis, Symptoms & Treatment
December 14, 2018

Link to show on: iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher, Overcast, PlayerFM, PodBean, TuneIn, Podtail, Blubrry, PodfanaticIn this week’s episode of the podcast, I interview Dr. Michael Cummings about psychopharmacology for Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder

Understanding Placebo
November 29, 2018

sign up for an annual subscription to receive CME credit for this activity and more! Learn more Here.On this week’s episode of the Psychiatry and Psychotherapy podcast, I interview Mark Ard, M.D., a third year psychiatry resident at Loma Linda University.

Perinatal Mood and Anxiety Disorders
November 14, 2018

In this podcast and article Dr. Kelly Rivinius, a licensed clinical psychologist who helps women suffering from PMAD, gives her insights about PMAD, its risk factors, prevention, and her own experience with perinatal OCD and anxiety.

Therapeutic Alliance Part 2: Meaning and Viktor Frankl’s Logotherapy
October 30, 2018

In the celebrated book Man’s Search for Meaning, author Viktor Frankl wrote about his intimate and horrific Holocaust experience. He found that meaning often came from the prisoners’ small choices—to maintain belief in human dignity in the midst of being

Psychiatric Approach to Delirium with Dr. Timothy Lee
October 08, 2018

sign up for an annual subscription to receive CME credit for this activity and more! Learn more Here. This week on the podcast, I am joined by Dr. Timothy Lee, the Loma Linda residency program director and the head of medical consult and liaison servic

Ketamine and Psychedelics with Dr. Michael Cummings
September 25, 2018

What has piqued interest in psychiatry is that infusion of a smaller dose of ketamine produces a rapid response in terms of reversal of depressed mood, suicidality, and some treatment-resistant depressed patients.

What is psychodynamic theory?
September 20, 2018

sign up for an annual subscription to receive CME credit for this activity and more! Learn more Here.On this week’s episode of the podcast, I interviewed Allison Maxwell-Johnson, a social worker and PhD student of clinical social work. I refer patients to