Psych Debates

Join us for episode 17 with Dr. David Mintz, as we explore the intricate world of psychodynamic psychopharmacology! Dr. Mintz discusses an approach to significantly enhances patient outcomes by addressing not just the symptoms but the entire individual. Tune in for an engaging discussion that bridges the gap between medication and the mind's profound narratives, underscoring the indispensable role of empathy and patient-centered care in modern psychiatry. For deeper insights, check out Dr. Mintz's book "Psychodynamic Psychopharmacology:Caring for the Treatment-Resistant Patient". Please like and subscribe so that others can also access this episode. Contact us at [email protected] for more information, feedback, or recommendations for guests.

Join us for Psych Debate 16, where we'll be discussing one of the most current and interesting developments in psychotherapy: psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy. Is it a panacea for mental health issues or simply shamanism? Our guest speaker, Dr. Harold Kudler, will provide his insights on the topic. Tune in as we explore the potential benefits and drawbacks of psychedelic-assisted therapy, its implications for clinical practice, and the ethical considerations surrounding its use. Don't miss out on this thought-provoking discussion!

Tom Insel ran the National Institute of Mental Health for 13 years. He left in 2015 after concluding that despite billions in research spending and major scientific breakthroughs, the actual outcomes for people with serious mental illness had gotten worse — suicide rates up 30%, more incarceration, more homelessness. In this conversation, Insel walks through why he walked away from one of the most powerful positions in American psychiatry, why healthcare explains only 10% of health outcomes, and why recovery from serious mental illness comes down to what one street psychiatrist in LA called the three Ps: people, place, and purpose.

Topics: the failure of the medical model, community mental health, ACT teams and clubhouses, why $4 trillion in US health spending hasn't moved mental health outcomes, recovery-oriented care, the role of social determinants, and what psychiatric residency training is missing.

Thomas Insel, MD is the former director of the National Institute of Mental Health and author of Healing: Our Path from Mental Illness to Mental Health. He co-founded Mindsite News and serves on the board of Fountain House

Join us for another exciting discussion on psych debates, this time with Dr. Nassir Ghaemi, psychiatrist, researcher specializing, and author of A First-Rate Madness, among other books. He is a Professor of Psychiatry at Tufts Medical Center in Boston and also Lecturer on Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School. Join us as we discuss the DSM, RDC, Critical Psychiatry and more. 

Check out The Psychiatry Letter: https://psychiatryletter.com/

Join us for another exciting discussion on psych debates, this time with the world-renowned psychologist and researcher Dr. Steven Hayes. He is the developer of Relational Frame Theory, an account of human higher cognition, and has guided its extension to Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), a popular evidence-based form of psychotherapy that uses mindfulness, acceptance, and values-based methods. He is a co-developer of Process-Based Therapy (PBT), a new approach to evidence-based therapies more generally.

Check out the World Health Organization adaptation of ACT in over 25 languages: https://www.who.int/publications/i/item/9789240003927

Check out Dr. Steven Haye's website for more information about him and upcoming projects: https://stevenchayes.com/

Ever wonder what type of therapy would be best for you? or if you are in the mental health field, how to best go about delivering psychotherapy to different patients? Well if so, you've come to the right place. Dr. Deborah Cabaniss is a world-renowned figure in researching, teaching, and advancing psychotherapy. She is a clinical professor of psychiatry at the Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons and the director of psychotherapy training in the department of psychiatry at Columbia University. Check out her blog on Psychology Today: Psychology Today: Finding Mind. 

Here are some of her books you may consider checking out: 

- Psychodynamic Psychotherapy: A Clinical Manual

- Psychodynamic Formulation

- Different Patients, Different Therapies: Optimizing Treatment Using Differential Psychotherapuetics

Should we be learning more about other cultures or people of different backgrounds? Or should we be unlearning assumptions we make about human beings? Join us for this episode with Dr. Anton Hart who is a Psychoanalytic Psychologist at the William Alanson White Institute in NYC. He is a training and supervising psychoanalyst, associate co-producer of the film, Black Psychoanalysts Speak, and presents national and international on issues of diversity. Join us as we explore identity, race, and radical openness.

Recommended read by the guest:  Black Boy - Richard Wright 

What does money have to do with mental health? Everything? Join us for this episode with Dr. Annie Harper as we explore how the world of finance impacts mental health care. Dr. Harper is a social anthropologist at the Yale School of Medicine who studies poverty, finances, and mental illness. Join us at Psychdebates.com for more episodes. 

The report mentioned in this episode: 

https://law.yale.edu/sites/default/files/area/clinic/document/banking_for_all_cedc.report.final.pdf.

Dream Analysis, Ego, Unconscious...what is it really all about? Dr. Nancy McWilliams joins us on another special episode of Psych Debates to explore the field of psychoanalysis and psychodynamic theory and therapy. Find us at Psychdebates.com. Books mentioned in this Podcast:

Schopenhauer's Porcupines: Intimacy and Its Dilemmas

Maybe You Should Talk To Someone: A Therapist, HER Therapist, and Our Lives Revealed

Psychoanalytic Diagnosis, Second Edition: Understanding Personality Structure in the Clinical Process

Effective Psychotherapists: Clinical Skills That Improve Client Outcomes

Harvard's Vikram Patel — co-founder of the Movement for Global Mental Health and one of TIME's 100 Most Influential People — argues that the future of mental health care isn't more psychiatrists. It's task-sharing: trained non-specialist community workers delivering brief, evidence-based interventions like behavioral activation in six sessions, with outcomes comparable to anything in the global literature.

Patel walks through why this model works from rural India to sub-Saharan Africa, why it applies just as urgently to the US, and why a country with more mental health professionals than any other still has more people with serious mental illness in prisons than in care.

Topics: global mental health, the treatment gap, behavioral activation, cultural translation of psychiatric concepts, task-sharing, community health workers, US mental health disparities."

For more from Dr. Vikram Patel check out his lab at Harvard Medical School, the Mental Health for All lab( https://mentalhealthforalllab.hms.harvard.edu)