Call the Psychiatrists

A listener finds security in her therapist's office and wonders about the thought that goes into the decor of an office.

Our second question (starting at the 16 minute mark) comes from someone longing for her therapist and is curious where this comes from and why she monitors his physical appearance and body language so closely.

Finally (at minute 24), a mother plans to stop her kids from playing football but is concerned about the emotional and social fallout in her Texas community.

There's also feedback on episode 25 and a brief discussion of psychiatrist Dr. Valerie Kinbott from Netflix's Wednesday.

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American Academy of Pediatrics position paper on tackling in youth football: https://publications.aap.org/pediatrics/article/136/5/e1419/33807/Tackling-in-Youth-Football?autologincheck=redirected

JAMA article mentioned in this episode about Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy: https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2645104

Our listener in part 1 is worried because his therapist doesn't think he's trying hard enough to get better and he's afraid his treatment will end as a result.

In part 2 (around 19 minutes) a listener says the antidepressant drug he is taking has helped but he struggles with accepting this newfound state as himself--that he's "under the influence."

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To celebrate our first birthday, listeners ask us about the show. Among other things, we discuss our motivation for doing a podcast, what we've learned, and the experience of having patients listen to the show.

It's self-indulgent; it's filled with neuroticism. It's like having family over for the holidays. So come and celebrate with us.

There's also feedback from episode 5 and a final question related to the previous episode about Stutz.

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In this episode we have a listener who has a question about terminating a long-term therapy. They ask, "How do you know when you're done?"

We then discuss the new Jonah Hill documentary _ Stutts _ in which Jonah profiles his psychiatrist and his approach to psychotherapy. (The Stutz discussion starts at 25:58).

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What can we learn about therapy from the FX original show _The Patient_ (streaming on Hulu)?

We talk about internalizing your therapist, feeling held hostage (figuratively) by a patient and taking care of people where it may be hard to mobilize empathy. We discuss some of the therapeutic interventions in the show and try to keep our quibbling about the plot to a minimum.

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Our first question is from a listener who would like a hug from his therapist. Our second question comes from someone dealing with sibling conflict and a dying parent.

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In this episode a listener has a question about cheating on his therapist; our second question comes from someone who is getting tired of virtual appointments and would like to get back in the office to see her therapist in person. We discuss our experience with the pros and cons of online therapy and speculate what may be going on for our listener.

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In this episode a listener asks how to support a friend with sudden onset paranoid delusions.

We discuss possible diagnoses like brief psychotic disorder and review a few different types of interventions.

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In this episode we answer 2 questions. The first listener has a question about perfectionism. Among other things, we discuss the connection between perfectionism and procrastination.

Our second listener wants to know how to build trust with her therapist.

We close by revisiting some previous comments about parental transference (projecting the role of parent onto one's therapist)

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We answer 2 questions in this episode. The first listener wants to know how we choose between psychotherapy and medications in the treatment of anxiety and depression. Tangents include a recent sensationalized article about the serotonin hypothesis of depression.

The second listener became angry at her therapist and worries her therapist will end their relationship.

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