The Ghaemi Psychiatry Podcast
Activity Overview
Episode publication activity over the past year
Episodes
Interviews with psychiatrists: Godehard Oepen MD
25 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Some questions for conversation in the chat and discussion:Dr. Oepen identified his favorite thinker in the field as Dr. Oliver Sacks, a neurologist. ...
Bipolar General: An interview with General Gregg Martin
14 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
About a year ago, I got to know General Gregg Martin. A decorated combat leader from the Iraq war, he had been forced to resign as president of the Na...
Ketamine and psychedelics: They're not transformative
26 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Ketamine and psychedelics are getting a lot of hype, but they won't live up to it. This episode explains why, the main reason being that these tre...
Invalidity of adult ADHD - Comments and replies
01 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this podcast, I reply to some reactions on Twitter and by email to my prior podcast on the invalidity of adult ADD.--- Support this podcast: https:...
Episode 10: The invalidity of "Adult ADD"
01 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Adult ADD is diagnosed frequently, but this podcast describes how it really represents other conditions, like mood or anxiety states or mood temperame...
Episode 9: Serotonin hypothesis of depression and the "chemical imbalance" theory: Much ado about little
27 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The serotonin hypothesis of depression is false and it really doesn't matter much. The "chemical imbalance" approach to understanding and explaining...
Episode 8: Why DSM is mostly false
11 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
DSM is the diagnostic system of psychiatry, currently in its 5th revision. This podcast discusses why it is mostly false scientifically, and why it is...
Episode 7: Chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), American football, and the lithium cure: An interview with Jim Scarborough
01 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) is an illness that occurs with concussions and subconcussive impacts, leading to depression, manic symptoms, an...
Episode 6: Psychiatric drugs: Symptomatic versus disease-modifying
07 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
I discuss my recent article defining psychiatric drugs in two categories: those that improve symptoms and those that affect the underlying disease pro...
Episode 5: ADD and amphetamines: Harmful treatments for an invalid diagnosis?
18 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
I discuss my perspective that the diagnosis of ADD, in children and adults, is not scientifically valid, and give reasons why. I also explain that amp...
Episode 4: Lithium - An ignored solution to suicide?
19 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
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 s...
Episode 3: Suicide and serotonin reuptake inhibitors - What a recent New Yorker article missed
26 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Do serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SRIs) increase the risk of suicide? Why do child psychiatrists keep prescribing them despite a FDA black box warning...
Episode 2: Let's talk about depression
26 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
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? Sourc...
Episode 1. Introduction to the Ghaemi psychiatry podcast
25 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
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...