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Psychiatry Unbound Podcast

Episode 16: Lifestyle Psychiatry

Lifestyle Psychiatry
Host
Laura Roberts, M.D.

Laura Weiss Roberts, M.D., M.A., is Chairman and a Katharine Dexter McCormick and Stanley McCormick Memorial Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California.

Guests
Douglas Noordsy M.D.

Douglas L. Noordsy, MD, is Clinical Professor and Director of Lifestyle Psychiatry, and psychiatrist on the INSPIRE Early Psychosis Clinic in the Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences at Stanford University School of Medicine. Dr. Noordsy was previously Professor of Psychiatry, Director of Psychosis Services and Investigator in the Psychopharmacology Research Group at the Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth. His research interests include medication and lifestyle interventions for individuals with psychotic disorders; methods to facilitate recovery and promote achievement of optimal outcomes for people with schizophrenia and bipolar disorder; and methods to prevent progression of early psychotic disorders.

Lifestyle Psychiatry

June 24, 2022

Dr Laura Roberts is joined by Professor Douglas Noordsy, M.D., formerly of the Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, to discuss his book Lifestyle Psychiatry (2019) which examines the impact of lifestyle interventions -from exercise, yoga, and tai chi to mindfulness and meditation, diet and nutrition, and sleep management- on psychiatric disorders, including depression, anxiety, post-traumatic stress disorder, schizophrenia, and addiction. With chapters that focus on developing a robust therapeutic alliance and inspiring patients to assume responsibility for their own well-being, Dr. Noordsy’s book provides a framework for lasting, sustainable lifestyle changes.

  • In this episode:
  • Introduction (0:45)
  • Genesis of the book (1:30)
  • Evidence for lifestyle as a valid area for treatment (3:00)
  • Defining and defending the lay-term “lifestyle” (9:20)
  • Treating psychosis with exercise (11:40)
  • Intervening Early in Psychosis (book) (17:40)
  • Other writings (20:25)
  • Call to action for lifestyle psychiatry as a discipline (21:00)
  • Consciously avoiding a judgmental stance (24:25)
  • Show Notes and Resources:
    Show Notes and Resources:

    More information on Dr Douglas Noordsy.

    Keywords: podcast, psychiatry unbound, douglas, doug, noordsy, lifestyle, psychiatry,

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