Liliana Valvano, LMSW, an associate in Psychiatric Social Work at Columbia University Irving Medical Center, works with neurodivergent clients, helping them build rich and fulfilling lives.
Psychiatrist and eating disorders researcher Joanna Steinberg receives 100K from Huberman Lab Podcast to further work on brain-based differences linked to the disorder.
Lisa Ranzenhofer, a clinical psychologist and researcher, discusses the hallmarks of binge eating disorder, its prevalence, possible causes, and treatments.
Heroin use in the United States has always been relatively low, Dr. Carl Hart said. He estimated 500,000 heroin users nationwide, compared to 22 million marijuana smokers and 2 million cocaine users.
Psychiatrists can't point to a brain scan, a genetic test, or other biomarker and say what depression looks like. "That's the dream," says Dr. David Hellerstein.
“The process of making a psychiatric diagnosis depends on more than just observing somebody's behavior or listening to their words,” said Dr. Paul Appelbaum during the 2016 election.
"If your paperwork only says male and female, remember that some people identify as male or female and some people identify as other genders," says Dr. Jack Drescher.
In using the term “friendship,” “what people basically mean is, ‘I’m in a secure relationship. Being close to my partner is very rewarding. I trust them,'” Dr. Amir Levine said.
“There should be a separate specialty board in certification in psychopharmacology,” Dr. Richard Brown said, a process that isn’t in place at all right now for doctors.