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Psychiatry & Psychotherapy Podcast

Psychiatry & Psychotherapy Podcast

By: David Puder M.D.
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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
  • Murderbot: Schizoid Personality, Neurodivergence, and the Search for Humanity in AI

    Murderbot: Schizoid Personality, Neurodivergence, and the Search for Humanity in AI
    Jun 26 2026

    Dr. David Puder and Dr. Eric Bender explore the Apple TV+ series Murderbot through a psychiatric lens. Based on Martha Wells' Murderbot Diaries, they analyze the hacked SecUnit's journey as a profound portrait of schizoid personality dynamics, neurodivergence, social anxiety, masking, trauma, and the deep human longing for connection while fearing it. Drawing on Nancy McWilliams' work on schizoid dynamics and D.W. Winnicott, the discussion examines AI identity, reflective functioning, PTSD, and what Murderbot reveals about humanity in the age of artificial intelligence.

    By listening to this episode, you can earn 1.0 Psychiatry CME Credits.

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    59 mins
  • Side Effect Mastery in Psychopharmacology: Rawlings–Thompson A-F Classification, Low Slow Titration & Real-World Management with Dr. Michael Cummings & Dr. Blaire Heath

    Side Effect Mastery in Psychopharmacology: Rawlings–Thompson A-F Classification, Low Slow Titration & Real-World Management with Dr. Michael Cummings & Dr. Blaire Heath
    Jun 19 2026

    Dr. David Puder sits down with psychopharmacology expert Dr. Michael Cummings and Dr. Blaire Heath to discuss Side Effect Mastery in Psychopharmacology. This episode dives deep into the Rawlings–Thompson A-F Classification system for understanding and managing medication side effects, emphasizing low and slow titration strategies to improve tolerability and patient outcomes. They discuss practical, real-world approaches to common challenges, including orthostatic hypotension, excessive sweating (hyperhidrosis from SSRIs/SNRIs), tremor management, alopecia from valproic acid and lithium, anticholinergic burden, and much more. Dr. Cummings shares his insights on receptor dynamics, metabolizer status, bedtime dosing, and when to reconsider diagnosis after treatment failures.

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

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    1 hr and 29 mins
  • Disengagement Precedes Enactment: Mastering Countertransference with Dr. Karen Maroda

    Disengagement Precedes Enactment: Mastering Countertransference with Dr. Karen Maroda
    Jun 12 2026

    In this episode of the podcast, Dr. David Puder sits down with Dr. Karen Maroda, a renowned psychoanalyst, assistant professor of psychiatry at the Medical College of Wisconsin, and author of influential books including The Power of Countertransference and The Analyst's Vulnerability. Together they explore a powerful clinical insight: disengagement precedes enactment. Learn how therapists' unprocessed countertransference (irritation, boredom, guilt, anger, or helplessness) often leads to emotional withdrawal before erupting into destructive enactments that can rupture the therapeutic relationship.

    Dr. Maroda shares candid examples from her own practice, including a personal enactment she later processed with her patient, and demonstrates practical strategies for catching disengagement early, using constructive self-disclosure, and maintaining emotional presence. The conversation features a live role-play, deep discussion of parentification in therapists' histories, setting healthy boundaries, managing guilt and shame, and turning potential pitfalls into opportunities for deeper connection.

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

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    1 hr and 34 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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