This Is Your Brain On Drugs Psychiatry Podcast

Taking a short break from the antidepressants to talk about all of the receptors in the brain (and some outside) that I think about when I'm thinking about psychiatric medications. The next podcast is about tricyclic antidepressants and I think this is a good time to introduce this concept. The tricyclics have complicated interactions with these receptors as do the antipsychotics that we will talk...

It's episode 6 and we're talking about the first antidepressants, the MAOI's! How do this things work? Aren't they really dangerous and not used anymore? No and No!! You too can use these medications to treat depression. Listen and find out how!

In this shorter episode I'll give the back story on antidepressants. What was used before they were around? How do they work? Join me to find out!

Today I'll start talking about treatments for depression. I'll go over lifestyle modification recommendations, psychotherapy, complementary treatments, and somatic treatments. I'll cover the last two in more detail later in the depression series, and I'll start the next episode with an overview of antidepressants.

I'm hitting my stride here in episode 3 where I continue with introducing depression. In this episode I'll discuss how to diagnose and assess depression in preparation for deciding on what treatment will work best for the patient. Tune in to find out my approach to this fundamental element that will prepare you for picking the right med or no med.

Let's get started learning some basics about depression before we dive into medication treatments. From what exactly is it to where do we think it comes from, even if you are a seasoned veteran I'm betting you will learn something from this introduction to the most frequently prescribed psychiatric medications.

My very first episode where I introduce myself, the podcast format, my philosophy, talk about my target audience, let you know what my information sources are, and explain how this podcast is different than other podcasts out there. Please have a listen and let me know what you think!