Part 1. Primary care physicians are often the first to see patients with mental health problems and they provide 70% of mental health care to patients. They also write a majority of the prescriptions for antidepressant and antianxiety medications in the United States. We’ve invited Dr Joseph A. Lieberman to record a series of informational podcasts based on a book he has coauthored, The Fifteen Minute Hour: Therapeutic Talk in Primary Care. Part 1 is an introduction familiarizing physicians with why talking to patients is important and the concepts and tools that can be used to facilitate discussion.