Psych Congress Series: Positive Psychiatry with Dr. Rakesh Jain

Welcome back! Today, we have renowned guest Dr. Bruce Perry, one of the world's most influential child psychiatrists, to talk to us about his approach to trauma. We will go over Dr. Perry's Neurosequential Model of Therapeutics, which integrates neuroscience with child development. Dr. Perry is also a respected author, co-writing books like The Boy Who Was Raised As a Dog, Born for Love: Why Empathy is Essential and Endangered, as well as What Happened to You? Conversations on Trauma, Resilience and Healing.Dr. Perry's Website: https://www.bdperry.com/Dr. Perry's Books: https://www.amazon.com/Books-Bruce-Perry/s?rh=n%3A283155%2Cp_27%3ABruce%2BPerryDr. Perry's Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@infonmn326

Welcome Back! Today we are interviewing Dr. Chris Aiken, Editor-in-Chief of the Carlat Psychiatry Report. We will be speaking about the broad spectrum of mood disorders, how Bipolar Disorder is different from Manic-Depressive Illness, affective temperaments, non-pharmacological treatments, and more! Dr. Aiken's new book, Difficult to Treat Depression, will be released later this year (2025). Sources:Akiskal Article: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/10550853/Dr. Aiken's Website: https://chrisaikenmd.com/Dr. Aiken's Twitter: https://x.com/chrisaikenmdTEMPS-A Scale: https://chrisaikenmd.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/tempsa.pdf

Welcome back! Today, we will review Pramipexole (Mirapex) and take a look at a recent study published in The Lancet Psychiatry regarding its use in treatment-resistant depression.References:https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/17854248/https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10034846/https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanpsy/article/PIIS2215-0366(25)00194-4/fulltext

Welcome Back! We have recently partnered with Psych Congress to bring our audience access to some of their leading speakers and educators, and today's episode is with Dr. Charles Raison, a psychiatrist. This is the second part of our discussion, and we’re going to be looking at novel treatments like psychedelics and their impact on consciousness as well as whole-body hyperthermia and practices from Tibetan Buddhism. Dr. Raison co-authored the 2017 book The New Mind-Body Science of Depression with the late Dr. Vladimir Maletic, who sadly passed away in December 2024. Find the book here: https://www.amazon.com/New-Mind-Body-Science-Depression/dp/0393706664Psych Congress Discount Code: PSYCHROUNDSConference Website: https://www.hmpglobalevents.com/psych-congressIn Memoriam of Dr. Maletic: https://www.hmpglobalevents.com/faculty/Psych-Congress/620Raison Lab: https://raisonresearch.psychiatry.wisc.edu/Sources:- ⁠https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35370864/- https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27172277/

Welcome Back! We have recently partnered with Psych Congress to bring our audience access to some of their leading speakers and educators, and today's episode is with Dr. Charles Raison, a psychiatrist who has done extensive research on the biological and evolutionary underpinnings of depression, which includes inflammation and the neuroendocrine system. Dr. Raison co-authored the 2017 book The New Mind-Body Science of Depression with the late Dr. Vladimir Maletic, who sadly passed away in December 2024. Find the book here: https://www.amazon.com/New-Mind-Body-Science-Depression/dp/0393706664Psych Congress Discount Code: PSYCHROUNDSConference Website: https://www.hmpglobalevents.com/psych-congressIn Memoriam of Dr. Maletic: https://www.hmpglobalevents.com/faculty/Psych-Congress/620Raison Lab: https://raisonresearch.psychiatry.wisc.edu/Sources:https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC3285451/https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/12944327/

Welcome Back! We have recently partnered with Psych Congress to bring our audience access to some of their leading speakers and educators, and today is the second installment of this endeavor, featuring Dr. Jonathan Meyer on the topic of Antipsychotic plasma level monitoring. Dr. Meyer has authored the handbook on this topic, along with the Lithium and Clozapine handbooks as well. You can find them here: https://www.amazon.com/s?k=jonathan+meyer&crid=3IARW0R4T9RGD&sprefix=jona%2Caps%2C369Psych Congress Discount Code: PSYCHROUNDSConference Website: https://www.hmpglobalevents.com/psych-congressSources:- https://www.cambridge.org/core/books/clinical-use-of-antipsychotic-plasma-levels/E7C0B6DBB4F6031F4D47935154CBEC8D

Welcome Back! We have recently partnered with Psych Congress to bring our audience access to some of their leading speakers and educators, and today we will be speaking to the distinguished Dr. Rakesh Jain on the topic of Positive Psychiatry. Psych Congress Discount Code: PSYCHROUNDSConference Website: https://www.hmpglobalevents.com/psych-congressCheck out Dr. Jain’s podcast “Positive Psychiatry - with Rakesh Jain, MD”:Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0Yk8QVD1wnLxMBM4zJDuJ5?si=wpUCJnAqR7qk9CW8gN90sQApple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/positive-psychiatry-with-rakesh-jain-md/id1822146163Sources:- WHO-5: https://www.who.int/publications/m/item/WHO-UCN-MSD-MHE-2024.01- Demyttenaere et. al (2015): https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25545606- Dr. Jain's website: http://www.rakeshjainmd.com/

Welcome back! Today we are looking at the beta-blocker Propranolol, also known by its brand name, Inderal. Although this medication is sometimes used as an anti-hypertensive, we are going to look at its use in psychiatry and anxiety disorders. Sourceshttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK562942/https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32001828/https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC4724794/https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/17588604/https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/pharmacology/articles/10.3389/fphar.2025.1545493/full

On today's episode, we will be discussing Buspirone (Buspar), a commonly used medication for anxiety.References:https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405844024049491https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/3041384/https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK531477/https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39493804/https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/22998742/

Today, we have one of the giants and pioneers of Asian-American Psychiatry joining us to discuss Cultural Psychiatry, Dr. Francis Lu! Dr. Lu's Books: https://www.amazon.com/stores/author/B003HFAX8E?ccs_id=d6d03eae-2c95-481f-8f7a-f844580eb108References:https://psychiatryonline.org/doi/10.1176/appi.focus.18103https://psycnet.apa.org/record/2015-37696-000