Category: Psychiatry

Breaking free from gaslighting [PODCAST]

Subscribe to The Podcast by KevinMD. Catch up on old episodes! Join us as we delve into the topic of gaslighting and its impact on our lives. Our guest, Robin Stern, is a psychoanalyst and the author of The Gaslight Effect Recovery Guide: Your Personal…

What is driving physicians to the edge of despair?

For people who deal with life and death daily in our work, you would think suicide among us physicians would not be an option. Sadly, it is — and not necessarily a new reality. Let me explain. Sometimes we agree to do something and can never quite envi…

The psychoanalytic hammer: lessons in listening and patient-centered care

She was one of my first long-term, supervised psychotherapy cases during my second psychiatric residency year. She was young but still a year or two older than her inexperienced, wet behind the ears therapist, and I use that term very loosely. I was to…

Changing the pediatric care landscape: Integrating behavioral and mental health care

One in five children and adolescents will receive a behavioral or mental health diagnosis by 18. That is more than the number of women diagnosed with breast cancer (1 in 8). According to the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 50 perce…

Revaluating mental health assessments: It’s not just the patient you should consider

I believe that mental health care is one of the most underrated areas in health care. Mental illness is an epidemic plaguing virtually every corner of the world. While great strides have been made in identifying and treating mental disorders, particula…

Why setting boundaries is essential to your mental health [PODCAST]

 Subscribe to The Podcast by KevinMD. Catch up on old episodes! Our guest for today’s episode is Samantha Benjamin-Allen, a physiatrist who will be sharing her personal struggles with setting boundaries as a physician, and the importance of self…

Paddle your way to wellness: Navigating the whitewater of medicine and finding balance on the water

Whitewater paddlers make it look easy—staying upright in raging waters, navigating huge swells, and leaning and cutting at the right time to avoid dangerous obstacles. And when they do flip upside down, they can pop themselves right back up. It’s…

We need a new approach to Black mental health

In recent weeks, an outpouring of new research has highlighted the severity of the Black mental health crisis. One new poll shows that 77% of Black and Latinx women face mental health barriers related to racism. Another new study found that Black women…

Help is out there: a waitress’ story of hope and inspiration

I treat myself to the same restaurant for breakfast once or twice a month. There she is again, the same waitress with those same sad eyes. She knows my name, but I don’t know hers. Sometimes she has a bruise on her forehead or bruises up and down…

Tips for managing seasonal affective disorder [PODCAST]

Subscribe to The Podcast by KevinMD. Catch up on old episodes! In this episode, we welcome Stephanie Straeter, a clinical psychologist. The holidays are often portrayed as a time of joy and thankfulness, but for many people, this is not the case. In fa…