This week I interviewed Dr. Cummings, a psychopharmacologist, on the Psychiatry and Psychotherapy Podcast. Below is a brief introduction to the episode. For more detailed notes by Dr. Cummings, go to my resource page.   What is psychopharmacology?

Recent studies show the power of strength training in treating depression. This blog and podcast episode discuss this important treatment of depression.

In the third and final installment on microexpressions, Ariana Cunningham and Dr. David Puder talk about how learning microexpressions can help you build empathy and connect with other people.

This week, we will continue uncovering how different microexpressions look on the face and feel in our body, and their corresponding emotions.

Microexpressions are brief, involuntary facial expressions that are cues to the true emotions that someone is feeling. We see microexpressions in tiny twitches of the brows, the lips and nose. They can last for as little as 1/15th of a second on the face.

New research on hormonal contraceptives, “the pill”, and how it influences mental health.

This week on the podcast, I joined with Dr. Pereau to talk about postpartum depression, both from a personal level and as those who treat it in our patients.

Our bodies are “wired” to perform. Learning how to consciously modulate your internal sympathetic state is the key to unlocking optimal performance.

How I optimize patients' brain function through choice of medications, drugs, and free will...

Exercise is a powerful way to optimize mood and sensorium for the long term