Psychiatry Unbound
APA Publishing's Books podcast, hosted by APA Books Editor-in-Chief, Laura Roberts, M.D. Psychiatry Unbound offers the opportunity to hear the voices behind the most prominent psychiatric scholarship in the field today. Subscribe now to learn about important topics in the field of psychiatry and see how our authors are making an impact in clinical settings throughout the world.
Episode 18: Women's Reproductive Mental Health
Dr. Laura Roberts is joined by Lucy Hutner MD and Lauren Osborne, MD, two of the editorial group who developed Textbook of Women's Reproductive Mental Health, (2022) written along with 60 contributing authors. As is touched upon in the episode, it is unbelievable that this is not a reissue or a new edition, but a pioneering, flag-on-the-moon, brand-new title. Especially timely given recent decisions made by the Supreme Court, this book is an invaluable textbook on this fundamental topic.
Episode 17: Medical Psychiatry
Dr Laura Roberts is joined by Paul Summergrad, M.D., chair of the department of Psychiatry at Tufts Medical School, Boston, to discuss his book Textbook of Medical Psychiatry, (2020) written for the wide range of clinicians who grapple with the diagnostic and treatment challenges inherent in this clinical reality: medical and psychiatric illnesses do not occur in isolation from one another. Because assessment in these cases may be challenging, the book addresses general medical conditions that directly cause psychiatric illness and the medical differential diagnosis of common psychiatric illnesses.
Episode 16: Lifestyle Psychiatry
Dr Laura Roberts is joined by Professor Douglas Noordsy, M.D., from 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.
Episode 15: Applied Mindfulness
Dr Laura Roberts is joined by Dr. Victor G. Carrion, Vice-Chair of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Stanford University and Director of the Stanford Early Life Stress and Resilience Program, to discuss two books he co-authored: Assessing and Treating Youth Exposed to Traumatic Stress (2019) and Applied Mindfulness (2019) which both focus on the resilience and well-being of children, and new ways of thinking about child mindfulness.
Episode 14: Family Murder: Pathologies of Love and Hate
Dr Laura Roberts is joined by Dr. Susan Hatters Freidman, forensic and perinatal psychiatrist and author of the award-winning Family Murder: Pathologies of Love and Hate (2019) to discuss the origins of the book as well as her work and experiences in this emotive and difficult field, famous cases, and the risks to practitioners of secondary trauma from working in such potentially distressing areas.
Episode 13: Technological Addictions
In a return to Psychiatry Unbound Dr. Petros Levounis, president-elect of the American Psychiatry Association, and professor and chair of the Department of Psychiatry at Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, discusses Technological Addictions (2022) co-edited with Dr. James Sherer. Drs. Roberts and Levounis explore the ways new technologies are impacting us, where the potential dangers are, early approaches to treatment, and how the pandemic has increased everyone’s dependency on the devices and applications that helped us through the lockdown.
Episode 12: LGBT Mental Health
Dr. Laura Roberts is joined by Dr. Petros Levounis, president-elect of the American Psychiatric Association, deputy editor at APA Books to discuss The Pocket Guide to LGBTQ Mental Health (2020) and understanding the spectrum of human sexuality and fluidity. He also discusses his approach to motivational interviewing and his other published works.
Episode 11: Neurodiversity
Dr. Lawrence Fung, a leader in the field of Neurodiversity discusses his new book Neurodiversity: From Phenomenology to Neurobiology and Enhancing Technologies with Dr. Laura Roberts to explore this fascinating new area. Because the field is in its infancy, there are few authoritative resources for clinicians and educators who wish to understand their neurodiverse patients and students. Dr. Fung and Dr. Roberts provide real-life examples of Neurodiversity in our world.
Episode 10: Rational Psychopharmacology
Dr. Laura Roberts interviews Dr. Paul Putman, the author of Rational Psychopharmacology: A Book of Clinical Skills . Rational Psychopharmacology is designed to advance practitioner's clinical knowledge, methodical assessment expertise, and diagnostic sophistication. Unlike other psychopharmacology books, this guide transcends lists and tables of dosages and side effects, instructing the reader in the reasoning that undergirds treatment decisions.
Episode 9: Advocacy in Mental Health
The editors of the new book A Psychiatrist’s Guide to Advocacy join Laura Roberts for a discussion exploring the diverse definitions of advocacy and how personal passions in medicine and life can have an impact on the world.
During this spirited round table conversation, they discuss efforts to include advocacy training during residency, a blueprint to build best practices, making the material in the book applicable to any type of advocacy, public policy and medicine, the inspiration for bringing a volume that would work as a toolkit for mental health advocacy in its myriad forms.
A Psychiatrist’s Guide to Advocacy is a call for action and a blueprint for change, providing clinicians with the foundation for recognizing their opportunities and embracing their roles as advocates.