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The Other Freud 1

December 4, 2023
Chris Aiken, MD and Kellie Newsome, PMHNP

Sigmund Freud’s theories are challenged by his granddaughter, Sophie Freud.




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Four Natural Therapies for ADHD (with Richard Brown, MD)

November 27, 2023
Chris Aiken, MD, Kellie Newsome, PMHNP, and Richard P. Brown, MD

Richard Brown, MD, shows us how to use his top four natural therapies for ADHD: Pycnoginol, Rhodiola rosea, Racetams, American Ginseng.




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ADHD: 3 Associated Syndromes

November 20, 2023
Chris Aiken, MD, Kellie Newsome, PMHNP, and Richard P. Brown, MD

Around 50% of people with ADHD suffer from other cognitive problems, and Richard Brown, MD, describes them: 1) Working memory 2) Slow processing speed and 3) Dyslexia.




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Ketamine: Six New Findings Part 2

November 13, 2023
Chris Aiken, MD and Kellie Newsome, PMHNP

New research brings clarity to the big ketamine questions. How does it compare to ECT and antipsychotics? How much of it is placebo? Which is more effective – ketamine or esketamine? How do you sustain the benefits? Does it work better with psychotherapy?




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Ketamine: Six New Findings Part 1

November 6, 2023
Chris Aiken, MD and Kellie Newsome, PMHNP

New research brings clarity to the big ketamine questions. How does it compare to ECT and antipsychotics? How much of it is placebo? Which is more effective – ketamine or esketamine? How do you sustain the benefits? Does it work better with psychotherapy?




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History of Psychiatry

October 30, 2023
Chris Aiken, MD and Kellie Newsome, PMHNP

Historian Edward Shorter takes us on a 200 year journey from the age of spa treatments to the birth of psychopharmacology. 




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Uncontrolled Misuse

October 23, 2023
Chris Aiken, MD and Kellie Newsome, PMHNP

There are many reasons why patients misuse medications. Today, Joseph Pierre shakes us out of our 1990s understanding of addiction and explains a new trend, misuse of uncontrolled medications like Bupropion, Quetiapine and the Gabapentinoids.



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Bipolar Upgrade 7: Social Rhythm Therapy

October 2, 2023
Chris Aiken, MD and Kellie Newsome, PMHNP

Social Rhythm Therapy helps patients regulate their circadian rhythm. It treats bipolar disorder, and here we show how to weave it in with medication therapy.


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Throwback Thursday: ADHD and Identity

September 21, 2023
Chris Aiken, MD and Kellie Newsome, PMHNP

You started a stimulant medication for a young woman with ADHD. When she returns her symptoms are 70% better, but what can we do about the rest? Today a conversation with psychiatrist Scott Shapiro about behavioral interventions for adult ADHD.  


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Throwback Thursday: Brief Therapy for ADHD

September 14, 2023
Chris Aiken, MD and Kellie Newsome, PMHNP

You started a stimulant medication for a young woman with ADHD. When she returns her symptoms are 70% better, but what can we do about the rest? Today a conversation with psychiatrist Scott Shapiro about behavioral interventions for adult ADHD.  


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