Recently the country musician Naomi Judd, who had been open about years of severe mood illness, died by suicide. Suicide rates are increasing, yet a simple proven solution is being ignored: Lithium, the only drug proven to prevent suicide. Listen to learn more. 

Sources mentioned:

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/24919696/

https://www.bmj.com/content/346/bmj.f3646.full.pdf+html

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34787653/

Do serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SRIs) increase the risk of suicide? Why do child psychiatrists keep prescribing them despite a FDA black box warning? A recent New Yorker article highlights the problem of teen suicide, but it missed the key treatment mistakes. 

Sources cited:

https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2022/04/11/the-mystifying-rise-of-child-suicide

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/16520440/

What is depression? How can you tell when it's an illness, or needs medication treatment, and when it isn't an illness, or needs psychotherapy? 

Source:

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/22370491/

Welcome. In this first episode, I tell you a little about my background and begin with a discussion of some basic ideas about psychiatry, such as when to use medications and when to use psychotherapies. Join us for this first episode, and stick around for future ones!