The Medical Mind
Episodes
Psychiatric News Special Report: Rethinking Pain as a Dual Diagnosis
17 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Psychiatric News Special Report, host Dr. Sulman Aziz Mirza speaks with Dr. Alexander Niculescu about pain as more than a physical ...
Mental Health Pathfinders: A Closer Look at Women's Mental Health with Dr. Nancy Byatt
12 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Mental Health Pathfinders, host Erin Connors speaks with Dr. Nancy Byatt about women's mental health and the growing importance of ...
Psychiatric News Special Report: Barriers to Rehabilitation After Discharge
20 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of Psychiatric News Special Report, host Dr. Sulman Aziz Mirza is joined by Dr. James Bourgeois, Vice Chair of Hospital Psychiatry Ser...
Mental Health Pathfinders: The Future of the DSM
19 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of Mental Health Pathfinders, host Erin Connors speaks with Dr. Maria Oquendo, Dr. Jonathan Alpert, and Dr. Nitin Gogtay about how a r...
Mental Health Innovation Zone: From Clinic to Startup, Building Tools That Scale Care
29 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of Mental Health Innovation Zone, Dr. Stephen Chan sits down with child psychiatrist and entrepreneur Dr. Monika Roots to unpack her p...
Psych News Special Report: Addressing Cognitive Error in Psychiatric Practice
21 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of PsychNews Special Report, host Dr. Sulman Aziz Mirza sits down with psychiatrist and author Dr. Paul Putman to explore how cognitiv...
Mental Health Pathfinders: Dr. Petros Levounis on Dry January and What a Month Free From Alcohol Can Teach You
02 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of Mental Health Pathfinders, host Erin Connors sits down with Dr. Petros Levounis to unpack the appeal of Dry January and what people...
Mental Health Pathfinders: APA's Year in Review with CEO & Medical Director Dr. Marketa Wills
30 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this holiday-season conversation, host Erin Connors sits down with APA CEO and Medical Director Dr. Marketa Wills to reflect on the year and look a...
Psych News Special Report: Communicating the Neurobiology of MDD
12 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of Psychiatric News Special Report, host Dr. Adrian Preda talks with psychiatrist and neuroscientist Dr. Chloe Page about what modern ...
Mente sana, gente sana: fe, comunidad y salud mental
05 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
En este episodio de Mente Sana, Gente Sana, el Dr. Héctor Colón-Rivera se sienta con el psiquiatra e investigador en salud mental global Dr. Víctor...
Breaking the Silence, Addressing Youth Suicide: APA Women's Caucus
20 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Breaking the Silence from APA's More Equity in Mental Health series, Dr. Laika Rose Simeon-Thompson sits down with child and adoles...
Psych News Special Report: 12 Notes About Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS)
13 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of Psychiatric News Special Report, Editor in Chief Dr. Adrian Preda sits down with Dr. Joshua Brown, a leading expert in neuromodulat...
Mental Health Pathfinders: Dr. Drew Ramsey on Mental Fitness for the Holidays
06 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Psychiatrist and author Dr. Drew Ramsey joins host Erin Connors to explore practical ways to protect mental fitness during the holidays, from setting ...
Psych News Special Report: AI-Induced Psychosis with Dr. Adrian Preda
16 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This episode of PsychNews Special Report unpacks emerging evidence around AI-induced psychosis, drawing on the October issue's analysis by Dr. Adrian ...
Breaking the Silence: Addressing Youth Suicide En Español
06 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
En este episodio de Breaking the Silence, la Dra. Ruby Castilla-Puentes y la Dra. Tatiana Falcone hablan sobre la prevención del suicidio entre los j...
Psych News Special Report: Antidepressant Withdrawal with Dr. Bryan Shapiro
22 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Psychiatric News Special Report, host Dr. Adrian Preda speaks with Dr. Bryan Shapiro of UC Irvine about the often-overlooked issue...
Mental Health Pathfinders: Lisa Ling & Dr. Gregory Scott Brown on Back to School Mental Health
12 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Mental Health Pathfinders, host Erin Connors speaks with award-winning journalist Lisa Ling and psychiatrist Dr. Gregory Scott Brow...
Mente Sana, Gente Sana: Apoyo a la salud mental de los inmigrantes
21 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
En este primer episodio de Mente Sana, Gente Sana, los presentadores Dra. Amalia y Dr. Héctor conversan con la Dra. Lisa Fortuna sobre los retos de s...
Mental Health Pathfinders: Confronting the Mental Health Impacts of Climate Change
14 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Mental Health Pathfinders, host Erin Connors speaks with Dr. Jacob Lee, chair of the APA's Committee on Climate Change and Mental H...
Breaking the Silence, Addressing Youth Suicide Ep. 6: LGBTQ+ Caucus
11 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of APA's Breaking the Silence series, Dr. Pratik Bahekar and Dr. Melvin Oatis delve into the complex and urgent issue of suicide risk ...
Psych News Special Report: Immigration Policy, Trauma, and the Mental Health of Children
08 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the Psychiatric News Special Report podcast, Dr. Adrian Preda is joined by Dr. Lisa Fortuna, chair of the APA Council on Children, ...
Breaking the Silence, Addressing Youth Suicide Ep. 5: IMG Caucus
04 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Breaking the Silence, Dr. Raman Marwaha—chair of the APA's International Medical Graduate (IMG) Caucus, is joined by Dr. Rama Rao...
Women Psychiatrists Caucus Chats: Words of Wisdom with Dr. Carol Bernstein
31 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This limited podcast series is brought to you by APA's Women Psychiatrists Caucus and hosted by Anjali Gupta, MD, President of APA's Women Psychiatris...
Breaking the Silence: Addressing Youth Suicide: Hispanic Caucus
28 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This episode of Breaking the Silence examines the youth suicide crisis with a focus on Hispanic communities. Dr. Ruby Castilla-Puentes and Dr. Tatiana...
APA Innovation Hour: Clinical Reasoning, Bias, and the Future of LLMs
24 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of APA Innovation Hour, host Dr. Manu Sarma welcomes Dr. Ethan Goh, physician-scientist at Stanford and leading voice in AI and medici...
Breaking the Silence: Addressing Youth Suicide Ep. 3: Black Caucus
21 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Breaking the Silence: Addressing Youth Suicide, Dr. Jonathan Shepherd sits down with Dr. Michele Reid, a seasoned community psychia...
Mental Health Pathfinders: Marcus Smith II on Athlete's Mental Health
17 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Mental Health Pathfinders, host Erin Connors sits down with former NFL first-round pick Marcus Smith II, whose powerful story of an...
Breaking the Silence: Addressing Youth Suicide Ep. 2: Asian Caucus
14 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Breaking the Silence: Addressing Youth Suicide, Dr. Krysti Vo is joined by Dr. Poojajeet Khaira, a psychiatry resident and APA Foun...
Psychiatric News Special Report: Psychodynamic Approaches to Behavioral Change
10 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this Psychiatric News Special Report episode, host Dr. Adrian Preda speaks with Dr. Frederick Busch about how psychodynamic therapy can be adapted ...
Breaking the Silence, Addressing Youth Suicide Ep. 1: American Indian/Alaska Native/Native Hawaiian
07 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this premiere episode of Breaking the Silence: Addressing Youth Suicide, part of the APA's More Equity in Mental Health podcast series, host Dr. He...
PsychNews Special Report: Validity in Psychiatric Diagnosis: Rethinking Mood Disorders
10 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Dr. Adrian Preda speaks with Dr. S. Nassir Ghaemi about the limitations of the DSM framework in diagnosing mood disorders and explore...
Mental Health Pathfinders: Advocacy, Access, and Accountability With APA President Theresa Miskimen Rivera
28 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Mental Health Pathfinders, APA President Dr. Teresa Miskimen Rivera discusses the outlook for her presidential year, and her focus ...
PsychNews Special Report: Clozapine Revisited—Updates to the Gold Standard
23 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of PsychNews Special Report, we explore the evolving landscape of clozapine therapy, reaffirming its role as the gold standar...
Women Psychiatrists Caucus Chats: Leading Forward with Dr. Rashi Aggarwal
15 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This limited podcast series is brought to you by APA's Women Psychiatrists Caucus and hosted by Anjali Gupta, MD, President of APA's Women Psychiatris...
Mental Health Pathfinders: Evolving Psychiatry Through a Neurodiverse Lens
23 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Mental Health Pathfinders, psychiatrist Dr. Bernadette Grosjean shares her powerful journey of receiving an autism diagnosis later ...
PsychNews Special Report: Palliative Psychiatry for Severe and Persistent Mental Illness
22 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Psychiatric News Editor-in-Chief Dr. Adrian Preda speaks with Dr. Anna Westermair, a psychiatrist and researcher whose work focuses o...
PsychNews Special Report: February 2025 The Complexities of Medication Management in Psychiatry
18 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This episode of Psych News Special Report delves into the complexities of prescribing psychotropic medications for medically ill patients. Dr. Adrian ...
Women Psychiatrists Caucus Chats: Pearls of Wisdom with Dr. Laura Roberts
16 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This limited podcast series is brought to you by APA's Women Psychiatrists Caucus and hosted by Anjali Gupta, MD, President of APA's Women Psychiatris...
Mental Health Pathfinders: The High Stakes of Gambling: Addiction, Apps, and Mental Health with Dr. James Sherer
31 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. James Sherer joins us to break down the sharp rise in gambling addiction fueled by online platforms and sports betting. From the mental health fal...
PsychNews Special Report: Exploring Psychodermatology with Dr. Mohammad Jafferany
24 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This episode of Psych News Special Report delves into the emerging field of psychodermatology, exploring the intricate relationship between skin condi...
APA Innovation Hour: Asynchronous Approaches to Mental Health Care with Dr. Peter Yellowlees
04 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Dr. Manu Sharma speaks with Dr. Peter Yellowlees about the transformative potential of asynchronous telepsychiatry. They explore how ...
Mental Health Pathfinders: Dr. King Davis on Preserving the History of Central State Hospital
28 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Mental Health Pathfinders, Erin Connors speaks with Dr. King Davis about the historical significance of Central State Hospital, the...
Mental Health Pathfinders: Developing Practice Guidelines with Dr. George Keepers
31 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the Mental Health Pathfinders podcast, Host Erin Connors speaks with Dr. George Keepers about the recent updates to the practice gu...
PsychNews Special Report: Nutrition's Role in Mental Health
22 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In the inaugural episode of PsychNews Special Report, Dr. Adrian Preda interviews Dr. Marta Mudd, author of the Special Report featured in the January...
Mental Health Pathfinders: APA CEO & Medical Director Dr. Marketa M. Wills
19 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the Mental Health Pathfinders podcast, Marketa M. Wills, M.D., M.P.A., FAPA discusses her transition from Johns Hopkins to the Amer...
Mental Health Pathfinders: Dr. Mary H. Roessel on the Mental Health of Indigenous Peoples
21 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In honor of National Native American Heritage Month, Dr. Mary Hasbah Roessel joins us to discuss her experiences and insights into the mental health c...
Mental Health Pathfinders: APA President Ramaswamy Viswanathan, M.D. Dr.Med.Sc.
23 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Current APA President Ramaswamy Viswanathan, M.D. Dr.Med.Sc. joins us to discuss his journey to psychiatric leadership and the early life events tha...
Mental Health Pathfinders: APA Spanish Language Working Group Co-Chairs Amalia Londoño Tobón, MD, and Hector Colon-Rivera, MD
23 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The co-chairs of APA's Spanish Language Working Group, Amalia Londoño Tobón, MD, and Hector Colón-Rivera, MD, join us to discuss LaSaludMental.org,...
Women Psychiatrists Caucus Chats: A Conversation with Dr. Dionne Hart
30 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This limited podcast series is brought to you by APA's Women Psychiatrists Caucus and hosted by Anjali Gupta, MD, President of APA's Women Psychiatris...
Women Psychiatrists Caucus Chats: A Conversation with Dr. Gia Merlo
17 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This limited podcast series is brought to you by APA's Women Psychiatrists Caucus and hosted by Anjali Gupta, MD, President of APA's Women Psychiatris...
Women Psychiatrists Caucus Chats: A Conversation with Dr. Ludmila De Faria
01 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This limited podcast series is brought to you by APA's Women Psychiatrists Caucus and hosted by Anjali Gupta, MD, President of APA's Women Psychiatris...
Women Psychiatrists Caucus Chats: A Conversation with Dr. Lisa Dixon
18 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This limited podcast series is brought to you by APA's Women Psychiatrists Caucus and hosted by Anjali Gupta, MD, President of APA's Women Psychiatris...
Women Psychiatrists Caucus Chats: A Conversation with Dr. Nada Stotland
04 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This limited podcast series is brought to you by APA's Women Psychiatrists Caucus and hosted by Anjali Gupta, MD, President of APA's Women Psychiatris...
Personal Perspectives on Family Engagement & Support
20 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This episode is led by Ken Duckworth, MD, chief medical officer, National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI). He leads a deep discussion with individua...
Personal Perspectives on Care and Recovery
20 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This episode is led by Ken Duckworth, MD, chief medical officer, National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI). He leads a deep and personal discussion w...
The Science and Experience of Dialectical Behavior Therapy
01 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Release date: 02.01.2023 Transcript here This special episode of The Medical Mind is co-presented by SMI Adviser, a Clinical Support System for Serio...
The Science and Experience of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Psychosis
01 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Release date: 02.01.2023 Transcript here This special episode of The Medical Mind is co-presented by SMI Adviser, a Clinical Support System for Seriou...
Cultivating Future Generations of APA Leadership
30 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This episode features an excerpt from the presentation, "Cultivating Future Generations of APA Leadership". Doctors Jacqueline Feldman and Dwight Kemp...
Tell Me Something Good
21 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This episode features an excerpt from the presentation, "Tell Me Something Good" by veteran NPR reporter Jacki Lyden, who discusses with compassion an...
The Carbon Footprint of Cancelling the APA, a Virtual Match, and More: Impacts of Psychiatric Activity on Global Warming
20 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This episode features an excerpt from the presentation, " The Carbon Footprint of Cancelling the APA, a Virtual Match, and More: Impacts of Psychiatri...
APA On Demand 2021: Reflections on Race, Medicine, and Psychiatry in the Time of COVID-19
01 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this special series from The Medical Mind podcast, we're sharing select highlights from APA On Demand 2021, an online collection of expert-led...
Personal Perspectives on Early Psychosis, Part 2
20 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Transcript This special episode is co-presented by SMI Adviser, a Clinical Support System for Serious Mental Illness; and by NAMI, the National Allia...
Personal Perspectives on Early Psychosis, Part 1
04 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Transcript This special episode is co-presented by SMI Adviser, a Clinical Support System for Serious Mental Illness; and by NAMI, the National Allia...
Personal Perspectives on Major Depressive Disorder, Part 2
20 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Transcript This special episode is co-presented by SMI Adviser, a Clinical Support System for Serious Mental Illness; and by NAMI, the National Allia...
Personal Perspectives on Major Depressive Disorder, Part 1
06 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Transcript This special episode is co-presented by SMI Adviser, a Clinical Support System for Serious Mental Illness; and by NAMI, the National Allia...
Personal Perspectives on Bipolar Disorder, Part 2
09 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Transcript This special episode is co-presented by SMI Adviser, a Clinical Support System for Serious Mental Illness; and by NAMI, the National Allia...
Personal Perspectives on Bipolar Disorder, Part 1
09 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Transcript This special episode is co-presented by SMI Adviser, a Clinical Support System for Serious Mental Illness; and by NAMI, the National Allia...
APA On Demand 2020 Highlights, Part 4
21 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this special series from The Medical Mind podcast, we're sharing select highlights from APA On Demand 2020, an online collection of expert-led pres...
APA On Demand 2020 Highlights, Part 3
06 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this special series from The Medical Mind podcast, we're sharing select highlights from APA On Demand 2020, an online collection of expert-led pres...
APA On Demand 2020 Highlights, Part 2
22 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this special series from The Medical Mind podcast, we're sharing select highlights from APA On Demand 2020, an online collection of expert-led pres...
APA On Demand 2020 Highlights, Part 1
08 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this special series from The Medical Mind podcast, we're sharing select highlights from APA On Demand 2020, an online collection of expert-led...
Revisiting Mobile Mental Health Apps
31 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Yuri Maricich of Pear Therapeutics and John Torous of the American Psychiatric Association's Health Information Technology Committee ...
Rethinking Withdrawal Management
18 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
George Kolodner is the Founder of Kolmac Outpatient Recovery Centers. In 1973 he established the first intensive outpatient addiction treatment progra...
Transitioning from Methadone to Buprenorphine
30 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Tim Brennan is director of the Addiction Institute at Mount Sinai West and Mount Sinai St. Luke's hospitals. He discusses the why and how of transitio...
"We come out the other side so resilient": A Conversation with Lauren Carson
03 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Lauren Carson, founder of Black Girls Smile, discusses her experience of mental health treatment, the risk factors that black girls face, and her effo...
Expanding Access to Naloxone
09 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
There's a growing movement to get naloxone into the hands of people who use drugs, their friends and family members, and bystanders in a variety of se...
Supporting Young People with Substance Use Disorders
28 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Only 10% of 12- to 17-year-olds in need of substance use treatment actually receive care. This is the same period when people are most likely to begin...
Initiating Medication-Assisted Treatment in the Hospital
26 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Hospitals and public health officials are increasingly motivated to initiate medication-assisted treatment in the hospital setting. Chris Welsh of the...
Mental Health Innovation Zone 2018
09 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas
At this year's APA Annual Meeting, participants in the Mental Health Innovation Zone previewed some exciting developments in the prevention, diagnosis...
New Tools for Alcohol Treatment
02 Apr 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode we'll look at two new tools for the treatment of alcohol use disorder. Lori Ducharme introduces the NIAAA Alcohol Treatment Navigator,...
Disaster Recovery and Mental Health
23 Jan 2018
Contributed by Lukas
How do natural disasters impact mental health? Sheila Savannah, Ben Springgate, Ken Wells, and Glenda Wrenn discuss how providers and their communitie...
Caring for Displaced Persons
09 Nov 2017
Contributed by Lukas
There are currently more refugees worldwide than at any time since World War II. James Griffith of George Washington University explains how psychiatr...
Collaborative Care for Substance Use Disorders
01 Sep 2017
Contributed by Lukas
The collaborative care model is designed to increase access to mental health care by treating common conditions in primary care settings, which are of...
Pain Management and Psychiatry
28 Jul 2017
Contributed by Lukas
As psychiatrists see more referrals for substance use disorders, we examine their role in managing pain. Carlos Blanco, Eric Collins, Alla Landa, Mart...
A Bioethical Framework for Prescribing Opioids
17 May 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Travis Rieder of the Johns Hopkins Berman Institute of Bioethics describes his experience of opioid withdrawal after a serious accident and outlines ...
Smart and Secure Children
16 May 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Glenda Wrenn of the Morehouse School of Medicine discusses the Smart and Secure Children Parenting Leadership Program, a parenting education initiativ...
Mobile Apps for Mental Health
16 May 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Mobile mental health apps are proliferating. How do we know if they're safe or effective? John Torous and Steven Chan describe a framework for eva...