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16 Mar 2024
So, you matched into psychiatry! Now what?
Relax, unwind, enjoy… but if you MUST do a little prep to ease your mind, how about a podcast?
Psychiatry Boot Camp is specifically designed to help you feel confident on day 1! #FOAMed #psychtwitter
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✍️Today’s post highlights my recent podcast interview with @MarkRMullen for Psychiatry Boot Camp
“Psychotherapy is the art of helping people see and hear and think about things that might be quite uncomfortable, without feeling blamed or shamed.”
Free 👇
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Jun 3
This was an excellent podcast. There were many important points. Something that resonated strongly with me about our current culture was the observation that "making an effort to understand is assumed to be pointing a finger of blame" and the pattern of "conflating curiosity with blame". It has been especially scary, and destructive, to see this pattern in our medical institutions and "professional" organizations.
🎙️New podcast just dropped and it’s one of my best
watch or listen free (below👇)
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Jonathan hits another home run. He has a unique talent of saying things that get to the core. If you're a therapist, take the time to listen to or read any of his work. It will be worth every second.
🎙️New podcast just dropped and it’s one of my best
watch or listen free (below👇)
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Always trying to make sure I “own the book so I can throw it away” and be fully present with my patients.
Listening to Jonathan helps. Highly recommend this one!
🎙️New podcast just dropped and it’s one of my best
watch or listen free (below👇)
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Jun 3
Banger alert!
I'd agree. It is one of his best.
🎙️New podcast just dropped and it’s one of my best
watch or listen free (below👇)
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An eye opening conversation & cutting critique of current trends in the practice of psychotherapy.
Eternally grateful for @JonathanShedler’s generosity.
This convo has been on my aspirational list since I started the pod in 2023.
Find it wherever you get podcasts!
🎙️New podcast just dropped and it’s one of my best
watch or listen free (below👇)
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🎙️New podcast just dropped and it’s one of my best
watch or listen free (below👇)
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May 14
I'm a bit annoyed that NYT has settled on the title “Here’s What Psychiatrists Mean When They Say You Have A.D.H.D.” (presumably because it got more engagement) rather than the prior title “We’re Thinking About Mental Health Diagnoses All Wrong,” because the piece isn't really about ADHD. It's just an example I used in one passage.
May 11
When patients ask, “What disorder do I really ‘have’?” the honest answer is usually more interesting and messier than a single label. I wrote for the @nytimes on what I wish people understood about diagnoses and the nature of mental health problems.
nytimes.com/2026/05/11/opini…
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May 12
RT @AllenFrancesMD: Best summary of what psychiatric diagnosis is/& what it is not.
Should be read (& often reread) by every clinician/pat…
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Apr 16
I hate the phrase "dopamine hit" - dopamine is about incentive salience and prediction error, not a literal "shot of pleasure" every time you see a notification or eat a cupcake.
Let’s stop turning complex neurobiology into a buzzword. DOPAMINE DOESNT WORK THAT WAY.
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Mar 9
The people who behave in this manner do a disservice to everyone, including those who are actually autistic. A big contributor to the collective knee-jerk reaction of distrust and skepticism towards "autism" is due to these self-appointed diagnostic evangelists.
Mar 9
Almost without fail, after I share my BPD recovery story, strangers slide into my DMs to inform me I'm actually autistic.
They never keyboard diagnose me with anything else.
But they never tell me what criteria they're using to make this determination.
It's almost like they think autism is a catch-all diagnosis. Where they got that idea, I haven't the foggiest.
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Mar 4
Self-interpersonal psychopathology finds cover and refuge in whatever diagnosis it can, whatever diagnosis will allow the person to avoid confronting the nature of their pain and the self-repeating patterns of their lives, whatever will make for a more appealing & dignified story
A lot of people are mistakingly diagnosing personality pathology as Autism and anyone who has spent time in autism communities see them come in and wreck absolute havoc 😵
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Feb 20
You are starting with the assumption that psychotherapy is about“therapist-guided practices” and “adherence.” That’s not my understanding of psychotherapy.
Feb 19
I think most clinicians would agree that the session itself needs to remain a protected human space.
Where things get interesting is outside the room — many clients leave with meaningful insight but struggle to retain or apply it without some kind of structure between sessions.
The question may not be whether AI belongs in therapy, but whether it can responsibly support adherence to therapist-guided practices once the session ends.
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Feb 6
Tackling a 92-page #delirium guideline can be daunting: psychiatry.org/psychiatrists…
Well, now there's a 6-page clinically focused review!
psychiatryonline.org/doi/ful…
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21 Dec 2021
Keith Connors was "Father of ADHD"- performed first stimulant trial 60 yrs ago & guided DSM definition.
Just before dying 4 yrs ago, he & I wrote his BMJ obit- Keith's last words from the grave warning against massive #ADHD overdiagnosis/overmedication.
bmj.com/content/358/bmj.j225…
21 Dec 2021
I recently come across a lively discussion among psychiatrists prompted by an article related to over-diagnosis of ADHD in children & adolescents. It was interesting as it revealed a range of views held by practicing psychiatrists & what concerns they have. (1/6)
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Wonderful to join @MarkRMullen on Psychiatry BootCamp to discuss one of our most difficult topics. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcas…
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Jan 24
Your brain on stimulants vs your brain on ADHD
There is more to what ADHD is than what stimulants do, and there is more to the clinical use of stimulants than the boundaries of ADHD
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Jan 12
I'm very troubled how complacent most people are about the threat chatbots pose to our patients & our professions.
This interview explains why & ways we can respond:
Jan 12
What happens when artificial intelligence meets psychiatry?
Join @AllenFrancesMD to learn about psychotherapy chatbots and the future of AI in psychiatry.
Psychiatry Boot Camp Season 4 starts today!
open.spotify.com/episode/5hv…
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What happens when artificial intelligence meets psychiatry?
Join @AllenFrancesMD to learn about psychotherapy chatbots and the future of AI in psychiatry.
Psychiatry Boot Camp Season 4 starts today!
open.spotify.com/episode/5hv…
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