Episodes
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Is America's Mental Health System Broken? Maybe Not.
Guest Nicholas Rosenlicht, MD, a leading psychiatrist, discusses how he feels that Mental health care in America has become nothing short of atrocious. It seems obvious that the system is broken, but the tragic truth is that it is actually functioning exactly as intended, providing reliably...
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Eat Better - Feel Better: Nutrition and Mental Health
Two Canadian researchers are beginning to unlock the secrets of how the foods you eat can affect things like anxiety, depression, and other mental health conditions. Related Links: Protocol for the clinical trial…
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Will AI Replace Psychotherapists?
For the first episode of Psyched for Mental Health's second season we dive deep into the intriguing question, can artificial intelligence replace psychotherapists? With rapid advancements in AI, and its increasing integration into various aspects of our lives, the possibility of it playing a role...
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Reducing Mental Health Stigma Through Personal Stories
This past winter I was listening to our creative producer's podcast called Noncasting. I was pleasantly surprised to hear him discussing his own experiences with anxiety, and more specifically anxiety medications on a recent episode, Zero Salvation Stories Begin in Miami Beach. This is the first...
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Climate Change Anxiety as it Relates to Mental Health
Climate anxiety--also sometimes called eco anxiety--is itself not a disorder or a mental health condition. Fear and worry are a normal response to something that is a real threat. But climate anxiety can certainly impact our mental health. We sat down with Kate Olson, a writer, climate…
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Psyched for Mental Health (Trailer)
Welcome to Psyched! In each episode, we take a deep dive into a specific mental health topic with an expert in the field. We empower you with trustworthy information about modern psychiatry.
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How Covid Tore Apart American Society (Part 2)
Our discussion with guest Dr. Jeffrey Barkin continued. In the second half of a two-part episode Barkin discusses decreased workforce participation and communicating as a health professional in a time of hyper polarization. He also explains his self-prescribed "survival tool kit," a list of ~5...
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How Covid Tore Apart American Society (Part 1)
A poignant discussion about the biological, psychological, and social effect of the COVID pandemic with guest Dr. Jeffrey Barkin. In this first half of a two-part episode we discuss the societal effects of the COVID pandemic, of catastrophes in general, long COVID's effects on the brain, and more.
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The Third Wave: Deadly Fentanyl
James Berry, MD discusses opioid addiction, how and why illicitly made fentanyl is killing hundreds every day across the U.S.
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Harm Reduction
Alyssa Peckham, PharmD discusses harm reduction for substance use. What is harm reduction and how can it help save lives? The content of this podcast is not intended to provide direct medical, psychiatric, or substance use treatment advice and is not a substitute for evaluation and treatment by a...
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Dementia & Cognitive Decline
Neuropsychiatrist Dr. Alyson Maloy helps us unpack Dementia & Cognitive decline. Learn when you should seek an evaluation, what kind of professional to see, how the diagnosis is made, causes, risk factors, treatments, and more! The content of this podcast is not intended to provide direct…
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