Psychofarm Podcast
di Psychiatry, Skepticism, and Integration.
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PsychoFarm Podcast is a deep dive into the intersection of psychiatry, psychopharmacology, and the evolving understanding of mental health. Hosted by psychiatrists Dr. Greg Malzberg and Dr. Fu, each episode breaks down the clinical insights and philosophical debates behind diagnosing mood and personality disorders, choosing medications (including our psychiatric medication tier lists), TMS, and the challenges of psychiatric training. Thoughtful analysis, expert opinions, and practical advice for clinicians and curious listeners.
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- How to Stabilize Mood without Medications: Social Rhythm Therapy Anyone Can Use with Dr. Jim Phelps · 1 h 21 minHow to stabilize mood may have a lot to do with the rhythms that organize everyday life. Dr. Jim Phelps explains social rhythm therapy as a practical framework anyone can learn…
- Diagnostic Hierarchy Explained: Why Patients Get 5 Diagnoses · 1 h 5 minWhy do so many patients arrive with four, five or six psychiatric diagnoses? Mark Ruffalo, a psychoanalytically trained clinical social worker who teaches psychiatry residents…
- The Psychology of Elizabeth Holmes in You Can See Everything: Narcissism, Autism, or Manipulation? · 1 h 6 minYou Can See Everything psychological analysis returns in Part 2 as two psychiatrists revisit Elizabeth Holmes, Billy Evans, and Nathan Fielder’s documentary. We examine the…
- You Can See Everything Psychological Analysis by Clinical & Forensic Psychiatrists · 56 minYou Can See Everything is one of the strangest films about Elizabeth Holmes yet, and in this episode two psychiatrists try to make sense of it. We explore what Nathan Fielder’s…
- Antipsychotic Tier List: Ranking the Best and Worst Anti-psychotics · 1 h 15 minAntipsychotic medications are not interchangeable, and the tradeoffs between efficacy, metabolic burden, movement side effects, sedation, and adherence can be huge. In this…
- Trauma and PTSD: How the DSM Criteria Actually Help Us Understand What’s Going On · 1 h 1 minPTSD diagnosis is more complicated than identifying a trauma history. In this episode, we break down what qualifies as Criterion A trauma, the major PTSD symptom clusters, and…
- What Patients Should Know When Diagnosed With Depression · 1 h 2 minWhat should patients know when they are diagnosed with depression? In this episode, psychiatrists Dr. Malzberg and Dr. Fu cover what they wish every patient knew from the start…
- Autism Diagnosis Explained: DSM-5 Criteria, Autistic Traits & the Difficult Differential · 55 minAutism diagnosis is more complicated than recognizing a handful of autistic traits. In this episode, Dr. Fu and Dr. Malzberg unpack the DSM-5-TR criteria for autism spectrum…
- How to Diagnose Bipolar Disorder with Dr. Phelps: Hypomania, Mixed States & the Clues DSM Misses · 1 h 5 minDiagnosing bipolar disorder is rarely as simple as finding a clear episode of hypomania. Dr. Phelps explains why bipolarity is better understood across a mood spectrum and walks…
- Lindsay Clancy Case: Biggest Misconceptions After the Mistrial Explained by a Forensic Psychiatrist · 1 h 7 minLindsay Clancy’s insanity defense is the focus of this forensic psychiatry follow-up after the mistrial. We revisit the case through the lens of legal insanity, postpartum…
- Lindsay Clancy Trial: A Forensic Psychiatrist Explains Psychosis, Malingering, & the Insanity Defense · 59 minLindsay Clancy postpartum psychosis and the insanity defense are examined through a forensic psychiatry lens in this episode. We discuss how psychiatrists distinguish psychosis…
- Affective Neuroscience: Understanding Patients Beyond DSM Diagnoses · 60 minAffective neuroscience in psychiatry may offer a better way to understand patients who do not fit neatly into DSM categories. Dr. White joins us to explain Jaak Panksepp’s seven…
- The Psychology of Seinfeld: What’s Really Wrong With George, Kramer, Jerry & Elaine? · 58 minWe put the Seinfeld cast on the proverbial couch, not to slap diagnoses on fictional characters, but to show why personality formulation can tell us far more than a psychiatric…
- Sleep Medications Treatment Tier List: Best Insomnia Medications Ranked · 1 h 9 minIn this episode, the hosts rank the behavioral and medication strategies they use for sleep problems in psychiatric practice, starting with strict wake times, CBT-I, sleep…
- Mood Stabilizers for Bipolar Disorder: Lithium, Lamotrigine, Depakote & More · 1 h 1 minMood stabilizers for bipolar disorder can be confusing because lithium, lamotrigine, Depakote, carbamazepine, and oxcarbazepine have very different strengths, risks, and clinical…
- Dr. Jim Phelps’ Bipolar Treatment Tier List: Lessons from 30+ Years in Psychiatry · 1 h 12 minBipolar disorder treatment is put to the test in this clinically grounded tier list with psychiatrist Jim Phelps. He and Dr. Malzberg rank low-dose lithium, lamotrigine, social…
- Anxiety Medications Tier List: The Best and Worst Treatments for GAD · 1 h 3 minAnxiety medications tier list: two psychiatrists rank the treatments they actually use for generalized anxiety disorder… and the ones they avoid. The discussion covers first-line…
- Psychodynamic Technique and Therapeutic Intervention: Mirroring, Clarification, Confrontation, Interpretation · 40 minPsychodynamic therapy interventions are the focus of this episode, organized through a practical levels framework for clinicians. Dr. Fu and Dr. Greg break down empathic…
- ECT Treatment: When to Refer, Who It Helps, and What Actually Happens with Dr. MaryEllen Eller · 55 minUnfortunately no Dr. Fu today, but Dr. Malzberg speaks with the wonderful psychiatrist Dr. Mary Ellen Eller, who walks through what modern electroconvulsive therapy actually…
- Suicide Risk Assessment: Acute vs Chronic Risk, Formulation, and Suicidal Ideation Types · 1 h 3 minSuicide risk assessment is often taught like a checklist, but this episode argues that the real work is formulation. We talk about why history is only the starting point, how…
