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Psychiatry & Psychotherapy Podcast

Psychiatry & Psychotherapy Podcast

By: David Puder M.D.
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Summary

 Join David Puder as he covers different topics on psychiatry and psychotherapy. He will draw from the wisdom of his mentors, research, in-session therapy and psychiatry experience, and his own journey through mental health to discuss topics that affect mental health professionals and popsychology enthusiasts alike. Through interviews, he will dialogue with both medical students, residents and expert psychiatrists and psychotherapists, and even with people who have been through their own mental health journey. This podcast was created to help others in their journey to becoming wise, empathic, genuine and connected in their personal and professional lives.2018 DAVID PUDER ALL RIGHTS RESERVED Hygiene & Healthy Living Mental Health Awareness Physical Illness & Disease Science
Episodes
  • Primitive Defense Mechanisms Explained: Sexualization, Dissociation, Acting Out, Withdrawal, Denial, Splitting, Omnipotent Control, Projective Identification

    Primitive Defense Mechanisms Explained: Sexualization, Dissociation, Acting Out, Withdrawal, Denial, Splitting, Omnipotent Control, Projective Identification
    Apr 24 2026

    In this episode, Dr. David Puder and his talented Cohort deliver a comprehensive exploration of primitive defense mechanisms, which are the earliest, most fundamental ways the mind protects us from overwhelming anxiety, trauma, and threats to the self. Drawing directly from Nancy McWilliams' Psychoanalytic Diagnosis, they break down key primitive defenses.

    You'll hear clear definitions, developmental origins, clinical presentations, countertransference implications, literary examples, and real-world clinical vignettes, plus a rich group discussion on when these defenses are adaptive versus maladaptive.

    By listening to this episode, you can earn 2.5 Psychiatry CME Credits.

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    2 hrs and 40 mins
  • Problem-Focused Psychodynamic Psychotherapy: Targeting Symptoms, Relationships, Trauma & Behavioral Change with Dr. Fredric N. Busch

    Problem-Focused Psychodynamic Psychotherapy: Targeting Symptoms, Relationships, Trauma & Behavioral Change with Dr. Fredric N. Busch
    Apr 10 2026

    In this episode, Dr. David Puder sits down with Dr. Fredric N. Busch, psychiatrist, psychoanalyst, and clinical professor at Cornell and Columbia, to explore Problem-Focused Psychodynamic Psychotherapy, which is a practical, targeted approach that integrates psychodynamic principles with clear symptom relief, relationship repair, trauma processing, and behavioral change. Dr. Busch explains how to identify core problems in the very first session, build a focused psychodynamic formulation, and track progress on symptoms like anxiety, depression, panic disorder, disavowed anger, and over-responsibility rooted in trauma.

    By listening to this episode, you can earn 1.5 Psychiatry CME Credits.

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    1 hr and 38 mins
  • Psychiatrist Effect in First-Episode Psychosis: HAMLETT Study, Antipsychotic Tapering, Dopamine Supersensitivity & Sex Differences with Franciska de Beer

    Psychiatrist Effect in First-Episode Psychosis: HAMLETT Study, Antipsychotic Tapering, Dopamine Supersensitivity & Sex Differences with Franciska de Beer
    Apr 3 2026

    In this episode, Dr. Puder sits down with Franciska de Beer, MSc, first author of landmark HAMLETT-OPHELIA Consortium papers in JAMA Psychiatry, World Psychiatry, and Psychological Medicine. They dive deep into the psychiatrist effect in first-episode psychosis, revealing that individual psychiatrists explain approximately 10% of variance in positive symptom improvement and daily functioning, even after controlling for medication dose. The conversation explores groundbreaking HAMLETT findings on early antipsychotic tapering versus maintenance, dopamine supersensitivity after high-affinity D2 blockers, sex differences in treatment outcomes and clozapine levels during menopause, and why shared decision-making and reflective functioning matter more than ever in psychosis care.

    By listening to this episode, you can earn 1.25 Psychiatry CME Credits.

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    1 hr and 12 mins
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listening to this podcast, I slowly became more knowledgeable, as you would expect from a scientific podcast. But I also became a better therapist and a better human. I look forward to this podcast everyweek and appreciate what Dr. Puder does. He is a great mental health practionar and a great presenter/host. All episodes are well researched and creative. I have never found an episode uselss or boring. if you are even remotely into psychology or psychiatry this is for you. Dr. Puder also hosts alot of great guests, including one wonderful guest called Dr. Cummings. if it's in the brain, Dr. Cummings will know about it and explain it. Honesty, its a crime to skip on such a masterpiece. All the love and respect to Dr. Puder.

the absolute best psychiatry podcast

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