Podcasts about Schizophrenia

Send us comments, suggestions and ideas here! In this week's episode we explore if there is any truth behind the well loved, pop-psychology meme going around the internet the last few years detailing THE SILENT WAR; a covert struggle for the mind's of the masses between a decentralized group of marginalized schizo-autists and a loosely affiliated cadre of enfranchised psychopathic elites: or more simply, the secret war between the schizos and the psychos - a theory that proponents claim is as old as time and offers us a new perspective on the dynamics between the hidden genius of charismatic predators who run things from the shadows and the weirdos like us who happen to notice them but can't seem to get normal people to listen until it's too late. In the extended show we go into even deeper detail on how psychopaths manipulate the herd and some examples of exactly how it works all the way from the geopolitical stage to the work place. Lastly, we talk about how to identify and defend against the psychopath and hits plots. Thank you and enjoy the show! In this week's episode we discuss:History of the Meme|The Schizoid Alkaholikier Philip K. Dick's correlaries in UbikAutist vs. Schizo MaskingWhat is a Psycho? In the extended episode available at www.patreon.com/TheWholeRabbit we go even further to discuss: Schizoposting Socioeconomic TheoryWhy Success Favors PsychopathsPolitical Ponerology Institutional Capture The Four Features of Bullsh*tHow Psychopaths Actually Drive People CrazyThis episode was written by Luke Madrid with some blue sections by Mari Sama. Commentary by Heka Astra and Tim Hacker was original. Where to find The Whole Rabbit:Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0AnJZhmPzaby04afmEWOAVInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/the_whole_rabbitTwitter: https://twitter.com/1WholeRabbitOrder Stickers: https://www.stickermule.com/thewholerabbitOther Merchandise: https://thewholerabbit.myspreadshop.com/Music By Spirit Travel Plaza:https://open.spotify.com/artist/30dW3WB1sYofnow7y3V0YoSources:Primary Internet / Folk OriginAnonymous 4chan /pol/ post, 27 November 2022, thread 406166838, post No. 406171908. (Core text of the “Silent War” meme; the document reproduces and timestamps this as the point of origin before Reddit, YouTube narrations, TikTok, and Instagram circulation.)Clinical / Psychiatric HistoryBinswanger, Kurt. Work on the “schizoide Alkoholiker” (schizoid alcoholic) personality type, circa World War I period. Swiss psychiatrist; describes a constitutional style of intense inner experience, social withdrawal, and emotional distance that sits on the milder end of what later became the schizophrenia-spectrum / schizoid personality continuum. The script treats this as an early clinical analogue of the meme's “schizo.”Kahlbaum, Karl Ludwig. Description of heboidophrenia (1890s). Condition emerging in adolescence/young adulthood that primarily disturbs personality, drive, mood, and social behaviour rather than intelligence; can present with antisocial, irritable, or “psychopathic”-appearing traits that are secondary to an underlying schizophrenic process. The script uses this to illustrate clinical blending of the two poles.Literary ParallelDick, Philip K. Ubik (1969). Three-class division of humanity (normies / psychics / inertials) mapped by the script onto the Silent War triad (normies / psychopaths / schizo-autists). Psychics infiltrate and commandeer institutions; inertials detect and nullify them.Philosophical / Socio-Economic TheoryDeleuze, Gilles & Guattari, Félix. Anti-Oedipus: Capitalism and Schizophrenia (1972). Introduction of “schizoanalysis”; desire as productive, machine-like, deterritorializing force that capitalism both unleashes and reterritorializes under profit axioms. The script reads the “schizo” figure as potentially revolutionary rather than purely pathological and notes the book's deliberately non-linear style as proto-“schizoposting.”Empirical Studies on Corporate / “Successful” PsychopathyBoard, B. J. & Fritzon, K. (2005). “Disordered personalities at work.” Contrasted 39 high-level UK executives/CEOs with forensic psychiatric patients using MMPI scales; executives showed elevated “theatrical” psychopathic traits (grandiosity, superficial charm, lack of remorse) at levels rivalling or exceeding clinical samples, without the impulsive violence of the latter. Interpreted as evidence of “successful psychopaths.”Babiak, P., Neumann, C. S. & Hare, R. D. (2010). “Corporate psychopathy: Talking the walk.” Study of 203 management-development professionals using PCL-R / PCL:SV; elevated psychopathic traits relative to general population, high on charisma/strategic vision/communication, low on teamwork, management skill, and actual job performance.Landay, K., Harms, P. D. & Credé, M. (2019). Meta-analysis (92 independent samples). Weak positive association between psychopathic tendencies and leadership emergence; weak negative association with leadership effectiveness; moderate negative link to transformational leadership.Political Pathology / Institutional CaptureŁobaczewski, Andrzej. Political Ponerology: A Science on the Nature of Evil Adjusted for Political Purposes (English editions mid-2000s; written earlier under surveillance). Central claim that pathocracy arises when a small minority with personality disorders (especially primary psychopathy, plus certain schizoid and “characteropathic” configurations) attain critical institutional influence and select for their own kind. Introduces paramoralisms, paralogic, and the gradual inversion of language and morality. Estimates essential psychopathy ≈ 0.6 % of population plus a larger “penumbra.”Stigler, George J. (1971). “The Theory of Economic Regulation.” Landmark essay on regulatory capture: agencies eventually serve the industries they oversee via material incentives, informational access, and cognitive/cultural capture.Double-Bind TheoryBateson, Gregory, Jackson, Don D., Haley, Jay & Weakland, John. (1956). “Toward a Theory of Schizophrenia.” Behavioral Science, 1(4), 251–264. Formalization of the double bind: conflicting injunctions (one negating the other) plus prohibition on meta-comment or escape; chronic exposure argued to contribute to communicative and perceptual patterns then diagnosed as schizophrenia. The script applies this directly to workplace/online dynamics in which the pattern-seer is punished for noticing the contradiction.Wikipedia entry on “double bind” (cited in-document for the concise definition of the communicative situation).Additional Cultural / Literary Allusions (not primary sources but invoked)Campbell, Joseph – Hero's Journey structure (adapted as “The Schizo's Journey,” stages 0–17).Orwell, George – 1984 (paramoral language / inversion of morality).Disney's The Lion King (Scar as archetype of the successful-but-incompetent psychopathic manager).Support the show

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This week we answer questions from a writer who is considering quitting a lucrative tech job to work in mental health, a wrtier whose entire family struggles with schizophrenia, and a writer who has severe travel anxiety. Join our patreon!Listen ad-free, get the show a day early and enjoy the pre-show hang out on the same app you're using RIGHT NOW at www.Patreon.com/Therapy where you can also access our vast library of deep dives, interviews, skill shares, reviews and rants as well as our live discord chat!If you are an Apple user please rate us!If you are a Spotify user, please rate us!Submit a question to the show!Help us reach #1 on Goodpods!Interested in Nick's mental health approach to fitness? Check out www.MentalFitPersonalTraining.comCheck out Dr. Jim's book "Dadvice: 50 Fatherly Life Lessons" at www.DadviceBook.comGrab some swag at our store, www.PodTherapyBaitShop.comPlay Jim's Neurotic Bingo at home while you listen to the show, or don't, I'm not your supervisor.Submit questions to:www.PodTherapy.netPodTherapyGuys@gmail.comFollow us on Social Media:FacebookInstagramTwitterResources:Suicide Prevention Lifeline - 1-800-273-8255.Veterans Crisis Line - 1-800-273-8255.Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) National Helpline - (1-800-662-HELP (4357)OK2Talk Helpline Teen Helpline - 1 (800) 273-TALKU.S. Mental Health Resources Hotline - 211

Chat, are we cooked? Julia is joined by friend and mentor Dr. Jack Keefe to explore the ongoing epidemic of AI psychosis and the dire consequences of having a sycophant in our pocket. They trace the history of how technology has repeatedly reshaped our understanding of reality, from medieval nobles who believed their bodies were made of glass, telegraph operators struck by sudden paralysis, and tech moguls convinced they're living in The Matrix. Digressions include questioning the humanity of Mr. Beast, the stay tethered to reality challenge, and The Truman Show as a psychotic touchstone. This episode was produced by Julia Hava and Kylie Finnigan and edited by Livi Burdette.  Check out Jack's work here: https://jack-keefe.com/ WE'RE GOING ON TOUR!!!! Find tickets for the Shake Up Your Life Tour at https://binchtopia.com/tour To support the podcast on Patreon and access 50+ bonus episodes, mediasodes, and more, visit patreon.com/binchtopia and become a patron today. SOURCES "AI Psychosis" in Context: How Conversation History ShapesLLM Responses to Delusional Beliefs  'Americanitis': The Disease of Living Too Fast  An odd kind of melancholy: reflections on the glass delusion in Europe (1440-1680 - Gill Speak, 1990 Beyond artificial intelligence psychosis: a functional typology of large language model-associated psychotic phenomena - The Lancet Digital Health Delusion content across the 20th century in an American psychiatric hospital ELEPHANT: MEASURING AND UNDERSTANDING SOCIAL SYCOPHANCY IN LLMS Emotional Manipulation by AI Companions From Paralysis to Fatigue | Book by Edward Shorter | Official Publisher Page | Simon & Schuster Hallucinations and electricity in the nineteenth century Hallucinating with AI: Distributed Delusions and "AIPsychosis" How AI and Human Behaviors Shape Psychosocial Effects of Extended Chatbot Use: A Longitudinal Randomized Controlled Study Interpretations of Innovation: The Role of Technology in Explanation Seeking Related to Psychosis  Investigating Affective Use and Emotional Well-beingon ChatGPT  Nature of Persecutors and Their Behaviors in the Delusions of Schizophrenia: Changes between the 1990s and the 2000s - PMC Neurasthenia and the Modern City: Genealogical Speculations on Capitalism-Urged Anxiety, Stress, and Suicide in North America, 1890–1920 - Phillip Gordon Mackintosh, 2025 On the Origin of the "Influencing Machine" in Schizophrenia People Are Losing Loved Ones to AI-Fueled Spiritual Fantasies Polarizing remedies, attractive cures: Animal magnetism, mesmerism, and mind-over-matter treatments  Railway Neurosis and the Birth of Psychotherapy  Technological folie à deux: feedback loops between AI chatbots and mental health  'The algorithm is hacked': analysis of technology delusions in a modern-day cohort The Evolution of Insanity  The Origin of the Influencing Machine in Schizophrenia (1919) The people who think they are made of glass - BBC News The Psychogenic Machine: Simulating AI Psychosis,Delusion Reinforcement and Harm Enablement inLarge Language Models They Asked an A.I. Chatbot Questions. The Answers Sent Them Spiraling.  Victorian London - Disease - 'telegraphic paralysis' When Old Technologies Were New : Thinking about Electric Communication in the Late Nineteenth Century "You're Not Crazy": A Case of New-onset AI-associated Psychosis

The intersection of schizophrenia and an acute mental health crisis typically involves a profound, overwhelming disruption of cognitive processing, emotional stability, and grasp on reality. During these periods, symptoms of the disorder such as hallucinations or delusions frequently intensify, leaving someone unable to distinguish internal psychiatric distress from the external reality. This internal chaos is often compounded by severe agitation, a sudden withdrawal from social support systems, or a complete breakdown in the ability to communicate, which can rapidly escalate into a dangerous medical and social emergency. Helping a family member experiencing a mental health crisis is an incredibly stressful and frightening situation. Safety, both yours and theirs, is the immediate priority. In this episode, host Rachel Star Withers, a diagnosed schizophrenic, and co-host Gabe Howard discuss how to navigate an active schizophrenia mental health crisis while prioritizing safety for everyone involved. Guest Touray Beaton, Jr., director of emergency and community based services with the South Carolina Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities, joins. He breaks down how the South Carolina Mental Health Mobile Crisis responds so you can know what to expect. Touray Beaton, Jr. is the Director of Emergency and Community Based Services for the Coastal Empire Community Mental Health Center South Carolina Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities (Website: https://bhdd.sc.gov/office-mental-health/services/mobile-services/mobile-crisis) BHDD Office of Mental Health Mobile Crisis clinicians provide 24/7/365 day community-based crisis response anywhere in South Carolina. Our goal is to provide patients throughout the state with immediate access to crisis services and the most appropriate level of care. Our experienced and highly trained master's level clinicians work directly with local mental health centers, law enforcement, emergency service centers, and community providers to help address the crisis situation and to stabilize individuals who may be experiencing a mental health crisis. Our host, Rachel Star Withers, (Link: www.rachelstarlive.com) is an entertainer, international speaker, video producer, and schizophrenic. She has appeared on MTV's Ridiculousness, TruTV, NBC's America's Got Talent, Marvel's Black Panther, TUBI's #shockfight, Goliath: Playing with Reality, and is the host of the HealthLine podcast “Inside Schizophrenia”. She grew up seeing monsters, hearing people in the walls, and having intense urges to hurt herself. Rachel creates videos documenting her schizophrenia, ways to manage, and letting others like her know they are not alone and can still live an amazing life. She has created a kid's mental health comic line, The Adventures of ____. (Learn more at this link: https://www.amazon.com/Adventures-Fearless-Unstoppable-Light-Ambitious/dp/B0FHWK4ZHS ) Fun Fact: She has wrestled alligators. Our cohost, Gabe Howard, is an award-winning writer and speaker who lives with bipolar disorder. He is the author of the popular book, "Mental Illness is an Asshole and other Observations," available from Amazon; signed copies are also available directly from the author. He also hosts the twice Webby honored podcast, Inside Bipolar, with Dr. Nicole Washington. To learn more about Gabe, please visit his website, gabehoward.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Send a Text to the Moms - please include your contact info if you want a response. thanks!The podcast episode featured a discussion with Dr. Martijn Figee and Dr. Alexander Charney from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai about deep brain stimulation (DBS) as a potential treatment for schizophrenia. The doctors explained that DBS is a neurosurgical procedure involving the implantation of electrodes to target specific brain circuits, offering a durable treatment option for severe, treatment-resistant symptoms like hallucinations and delusions. They shared that initial results from a small number of patients have been promising, with some experiencing immediate and significant symptom reduction. The treatment is currently in the experimental stage, with ongoing clinical trials at Mount Sinai and Johns Hopkins. The ideal patient for DBS would have chronic, medication-resistant symptoms and the ability to provide informed consent and comply with follow-up care. The conversation also touched on the challenges of schizophrenia research, the hope for future advancements, and the importance of participation in studies and brain donation for scientific progress.Link:https://icahn.mssm.edu/research/blauMindy and her book: https://mindygreiling.com/Randye and her book: https://randyekaye.com/Miriam and her book: https://www.miriam-feldman.com/Thanks for liking and sharing the podcast! Support the showPlease share and support the podcast so we can reach more people who need the info and support.Want to know more?Join our facebook page  Our websites:Randye KayeMindy Greiling Miriam (Mimi) Feldman

Heather Turner, CEO of New York-based LB Pharma, on developing a new schizophrenia drug designed to better cross the blood-brain barrier, be dosed once daily, and make it easier for patients to take long term.

In this episode, we explore the journey of schizophrenia diagnosis and treatment, the importance of community support, and how to reduce stigma around mental health. Nicole and Erin share personal stories, professional insights, and resources to empower those affected."You're not alone and there is always hope."Chapters:00:58 Nicole shares her journey as a care partner for her daughter with schizophrenia03:33 The importance of advocacy and normalizing mental health issues04:04 Erin discusses the diagnosis and treatment journey for schizophrenia10:09 Nicole recounts her family's experience with diagnosis and misinformation14:06 Introduction to Homeground and its role in reducing stigma16:09 What makes Homeground different from other resources18:02 The importance of community and accessible resources19:24 Words of support for those struggling with mental health issues21:39 Closing remarks and contact information for Nicole and Erin"Mental illness is a brain illness, not a personal failing."Key Topics and Takeaways:*Stigma and misinformation in mental health*Sharing personal stories helps reduce stigma and provides hope.*Community platforms like Homeground connect patients and caregivers.*Diagnosis of schizophrenia can be complex and delayed.*Understanding brain illnesses as physical health issues reduces stigma.*Advocacy and open conversations are vital for mental health awareness. Support the showEnjoy the show and thank you for being here. Please subscribe to stay current and share with a friend who could use this episode. Want to Support the Show:Leave a five-star review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify to help others find usJoin our monthly support groups and community support initiativesAll questions for the host or guests: Email PodcastsByLanci@gmail.com.Show Partner: Living Proof TBI Coaching specializes in recovery for Traumatic Brain Injury Survivors, Families, and Caregivers. Book a free call here.CRISIS LINE: DIAL 988

New results from first-of-its-kind randomized controlled trial on a ketogenic diet for schizophrenia and bipolar disorder with psychosis offer important insights into metabolic psychiatry and mental health treatment.In this interview, Dr. Bret Scher sits down with Dr. Julie Milder to walk through the study results, recently published in Schizophrenia Bulletin. As the first RCT in psychosis-spectrum conditions to publish in the peer-reviewed literature, it's an important step toward understanding how metabolic interventions may play a role in serious mental illness.Key insights from the study:In the 1-month randomized portion of the trial, the ketogenic group showed significant improvements in metabolic health markers compared to diet-as-usualPsychiatric symptoms trended toward improvement, but were not statistically significant at 1 monthParticipants who opted into the ketogenic extension part of the study (4 total months of keto), saw improvements in depression, cognition, and positive and negative symptoms.In this video, Dr. Milder also breaks down important additional context about the limitations of the study, including the length of the randomized portion of the trial and the variance in dietary support between the two diet groups.This study adds to growing evidence linking metabolic health and psychiatric conditions and explores whether ketogenic therapy may play a role in addressing underlying mechanisms.

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New evidence from the first-ever RCT shows ketogenic therapy can rapidly improve metabolic health in schizophrenia-spectrum and bipolar I disorders, and shows early signals of psychiatric improvement.In this video, Dr. Bret Scher breaks down this newly published study led by Dr. Judith Ford at UCSF: the first randomized controlled trial with peer-reviewed results investigating ketogenic therapy in people with schizophrenia-spectrum disorders and bipolar-1 disorder with psychotic features.You'll learn:How the study was designed (a 1-month randomized phase plus an optional 3-4 month single-arm extension)What happened in the first 30 days (clear improvements in metabolic markers; psychiatric outcomes showed trends that did not reach statistical significance in the randomized portion)What improved over longer follow-up in the extension phase (encouraging changes in metabolic health, cognition, and psychiatric measures)Why this matters for patients and families today, and what future, longer controlled trials need to confirmPublished in Schizophrenia Bulletin and funded by the NIMH and Baszucki Group, this study adds to the growing literature on the potential benefit of ketogenic therapy for psychiatric disorders.These results indicate the need for larger, extended randomized controlled trials to test the safety and efficacy of ketogenic therapy in patients living with serious mental illness.

High Yield Antipsychotics Pharm Review: Typical or 1st generation antipsychotics (Haloperidol, Fluphenazine, Loxapine, Perphenazine, Pimozide, Thiothixene, Trifluoperazine, Thioridazine Chlorpromazine) Atypical or 2nd Generation Antipsychotics (Aripiprazole, Asenapine, Brexpiprazole, Cariprazine, Clozapine, Iloperidone, Lumateperone, Lurasidone, Olanzapine, Paliperidone, Quetiapine, Risperidone, Ziprasidone) Mesolimbic, Mesocortical, Nigrostriatal, Tuberoinfundibular dopamine pathways Schizophrenia, Bipolar disorder Extrapyramidal symptoms: Dystonia, Rigidity, Akathisia, Tardive Dyskinesia, Oculogyric crisis Neuroleptic malignant syndrome Hyperprolactinemia Agranulocytosis Review for your PANCE, PANRE, Eor's, Physician Assistant exams, USMLE, NCLEX, nursing exams.►Support the channel by joining and becoming a member! (Thank you so much!)►Paypal Donation Link: https://bit.ly/3dxmTql (Thank you!)►INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/cramthepance/►YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZCILePJ-E17txF-ObXlFKwBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/cram-the-pance--5520744/support.

Sound Healing with David Gibson Sound for Issues Part 2 Sound as Medicine: Peace, Frequency, and the Healing Power of Vibration The Sound Healing Center's Expanding Work This rerun episode of Sound Healing opens with a broad overview of the Sound Healing Center, including the Globe Institute, the Sound Healing Store, the Sound Therapy Center, and the Sound Healing Research Foundation. The introduction describes the center's sound-healing certificates, audio-recording certificate, online and in-person programs, books by David Gibson, sound-healing instruments, vibroacoustic tools, research resources, dementia protocols, and educational curriculum for children. It positions the center as a hub for sound healing, sound therapy, research, education, and consciousness-raising technologies. Peace as the Foundation of Sound Healing Host David Gibson begins by announcing upcoming programs and then continues a teaching on sound, music, and vibration as treatments for mental, physical, and emotional issues. He explains that the previous episode covered the importance of bringing people into peace, and he returns to that theme as the foundation for nearly every condition discussed. According to Gibson, sound can create peace through frequency, tone, timbre, musical intervals, chords, flow, stable vibrations, and instruments such as crystal bowls, tuning forks, vowels, sound lounges, and sound tables. Pain, Trauma, and the Body's Response to Sound The first treatment areas discussed are pain, PTSD, and trauma. Gibson says sound may help pain by distracting the mind, creating bliss, reducing stress, filling nerves with vibration, and calming the body enough for natural healing responses to work more effectively. He also discusses tuning forks, frequency CDs, vibroacoustic devices, bass straps, and sound pillows. For PTSD and trauma, he stresses caution, trust-building, peace, slow exposure, call-and-response sound work, emotional expression through sound, and techniques for staying peaceful in the midst of triggering memories. Dementia, Parkinson's, Autism, and Nonverbal Connection Gibson then describes sound-based protocols for dementia, including finding music patients love, using familiar songs to “wake them up,” identifying instruments they enjoy, organizing jam sessions and sound baths, applying tuning forks, using sound lounges, and exploring 40 Hertz sound and infrared light. He emphasizes that sound can help create connection when words become difficult. For Parkinson's, he discusses a sound-lounge study using his song “Water of Life,” brainwave work, tremor rhythms, and the possibility of frequency-based alternatives to invasive stimulation. He also compares autism work to dementia protocols, stressing the need to watch each person carefully, especially if they are highly sensitive to sound. Addiction, Schizophrenia, and Emotional Stabilization The episode next covers addiction and schizophrenia. For addiction, Gibson describes peace, sleep support, brainwave entrainment, emotional sound expression, vibroacoustics, sound lounges, holding-frequency techniques, connection to source energy, universal love, lifestyle changes, and vision boards as possible supports. For schizophrenia, he says the work is especially tricky because the same sound may calm a person one day and destabilize them another day. He focuses again on peace and then moves into more metaphysical territory, discussing entities, spiritual clearing methods, Archangel Michael, Christ energy, Neptune energy, and group toning as approaches he says he has encountered or used. Organs, Blood Clots, Heart, Digestion, Cancer, and COVID Gibson also discusses sound approaches for thyroid, adrenals, blood clots, heart conditions, digestion, cancer, and COVID. He describes using frequency sweeps, tone generators, voice analysis, chakra associations, somatic recordings, and sound around the body. He gives a strong warning not to apply physical vibration directly to blood clots because of the danger of dislodging them, instead emphasizing movement and activation. For heart conditions, he focuses heavily on love, heart-opening meditations, universal love, and music such as “Unconditional Love” and “Water of Life.” For digestion, he distinguishes stress-related issues from infections or parasites that may require other treatment. For cancer, he emphasizes peace, immune support, empowerment, emotional clearing, visualization, and emerging frequency or ultrasound-related approaches. He briefly says COVID might one day be addressed by identifying and disrupting its frequency. “Water of Life” and the Closing Visualization Near the end, Gibson plays “Water of Life,” presenting it as music connected to universal love, peace, and empowerment. After the sound/music segment, he returns to the core message that love and peace are central to healing. He encourages listeners to tune into whatever physical, mental, or emotional issue they are carrying, imagine it completely gone, feel what that would be like, and make the sound of that healed state. He closes by asking listeners to hold that energy into the night, the weeks ahead, and beyond.

Nick Reiner sat behind glass and let his public defender enter the plea for him: not guilty to killing his parents. But the real story isn't the plea — it's the documented psychiatric history sitting underneath it, and what it could mean when this case reaches a jury.He was diagnosed with schizophrenia and schizoaffective disorder. He spent a year under a mental health conservatorship. And roughly a month before his parents were found stabbed in their Brentwood home, his medication was changed. We walk through what those facts could support: a full insanity defense, a diminished-capacity argument aimed at reducing the charge, or a competency challenge that could stall the case for years.This look back examines where the case stood at the time of our reporting — the behavioral and clinical questions the legal system is least equipped to answer. When does serious mental illness change what someone is responsible for? And what do we owe a person who refuses help, versus the people they leave behind?Because there are people left behind. Jake, Romy, and Tracy Reiner lost both parents in a single day and inherited a role with no name — mourner, victim, and family of the accused at once. Sources say they've cut their brother off, and still don't want to see him face the harshest penalty.Join Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/ Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8-vxmbhTxxG10sO1izODJg?sub_confirmation=1 Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspod X Twitter https://x.com/TrueCrimePodThis publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.#NickReiner #RobReiner #MicheleReiner #Schizophrenia #InsanityDefense #BehavioralAnalysis #TrueCrime #Parricide #MentalHealth #HiddenKillers

Send a Text to the Moms - please include your contact info if you want a response. thanks!Vince Granada discussed his book "Everything is Fine," which tells the story of his family's experience with schizophrenia following his sibling's deteriorating mental health condition and tragic outcome. To support the podcasthttps://www.buzzsprout.com/1604296/supporters/newVince explained that he wrote the book not to instill fear but to help others understand how such terrible situations can occur and potentially prevent them in the future. He shared that the book emerged from his personal need to process his family's experience and his discovery of significant gaps in mental health treatment systems.Vince shared his family's tragic experience when his brother Tim, who had undiagnosed schizophrenia, killed their mother during a psychotic episode in 2014. Vince discussed how his parents, both doctors, struggled to understand the severity of Tim's illness and the challenges of treatment, including the lack of assisted outpatient treatment (AOT) laws in Connecticut. The conversation covered the rare but real occurrence of violence in schizophrenia cases, with Vince estimating approximately 200 such incidents in the US in 2013, and the importance of discussing these cases to reduce stigma rather than avoid the topic. Vince described his ongoing relationship with Tim, who is currently in a forensic facility but has shown significant improvement in recent years on clozapine medication, and emphasized the need for better communication strategies with people experiencing psychosis, particularly understanding anosognosia and avoiding dismissive responses to their experiences.Links: https://www.vincegranata.net/Vince's book on Amazonhttps://a.co/d/02cJTeA9Thanks for liking and sharing the podcast! Mindy and her book: https://mindygreiling.com/Randye and her book: https://randyekaye.com/Miriam and her book: https://www.miriam-feldman.com/Support the showPlease share and support the podcast so we can reach more people who need the info and support.Want to know more?Join our facebook page  Our websites:Randye KayeMindy Greiling Miriam (Mimi) Feldman

Take care when listening to this call-in! This is not a call-in for children. If you have a history of abuse, particularly sexual abuse, be alert and ready.Philosopher Stefan Molyneux exposes the most evil family in this call-in show, where an absent father, alcoholic mother, drug-dealing stepfather, and years of porn, sibling incest, and the caller molesting his drunk mom created total sexual corruption and moral rot. He demands the caller drop all excuses, judge it clearly as evil, set hard boundaries, and build a real life instead of staying trapped in the damage.GET FREEDOMAIN MERCH! https://shop.freedomain.com/SUBSCRIBE TO ME ON X! https://x.com/StefanMolyneuxFollow me on Youtube! https://www.youtube.com/@freedomain1GET MY NEW BOOK 'PEACEFUL PARENTING', THE INTERACTIVE PEACEFUL PARENTING AI, AND THE FULL AUDIOBOOK!https://peacefulparenting.com/Join the PREMIUM philosophy community on the web for free!Subscribers get 12 HOURS on the "Truth About the French Revolution," multiple interactive multi-lingual philosophy AIs trained on thousands of hours of my material - as well as AIs for Real-Time Relationships, Bitcoin, Peaceful Parenting, and Call-In Shows!You also receive private livestreams, HUNDREDS of exclusive premium shows, early release podcasts, the 22 Part History of Philosophers series and much more!See you soon!https://freedomain.locals.com/support/promo/FREEDOMAIN2026

Seven years after his original appearance on Mental Health News Radio, artist and author Motesem Mansur returns with an update on his life, his art, and the journey from surviving difficult environments to finding stability, purpose, and peace.He shares how leaving unsafe situations transformed his mental health, how becoming an artist-in-residence helped him rebuild his life, and why creating art remains one of the most important ways he regulates his mind and emotions. Together, we talk about autism, schizoaffective disorder, creativity, reality testing, faith, healing, family relationships, and the role that art plays in helping us make sense of our inner worlds.His work can be found through the Intuit Art Museum in Chicago, Illinois, where he donates artwork that is sold to support the museum's mission. Listeners can also learn more about him by searching his name online and exploring his connections with Intuit Art Museum and Sertoma Star Services. This conversation is a reminder that sometimes the biggest transformation isn't becoming someone new. Sometimes it's finally finding a place where you can safely be yourself.Motesem Mansur was born on January 28, 1986, in Chicago, IL. He was diagnosed with autism at the age of three. Motesem developed mental illness at the age of 12. He dropped out of high school at 16 after being diagnosed with bipolar disorder and schizophrenia.Motesem chose art and writing after getting his GED at the age of 17. He describes himself as an outsider artist and an independent writer. He draws from fantasy and sometimes surprises people with captivating drawings, with excellent color schemes and details. He compares them to video and computer games. Motesem's writings are informal and told in his own words.He graduated from Sertoma Centre's PSR program in 2012. He was a self published author, but his books are no longer in print. He was a guest speaker for Illinois schools from 2011-17. From 2017-22, Motesem was hospitalized 11 times. Motesem talks about being let go from Project Onward, a studio he worked for from 2010-22."The place was a rat race and a greed game with very low pay, I hated it. The staff didn't know what they were doing. When the studio that I worked for let me go, it was a blessing in disguise. Things got better. I've been out of the psych ward since 2022. I left an unhealthy environment. My mind is clear now, and I donate to charity and volunteer my time instead. I'm glad I left that horrible studio for good,"Nowadays, he lives at Lakefront Nursing Home in Chicago, IL. He donates artwork to the Intuit Art Museum in Chicago. He also volunteers his time to Sertoma Star Services, donating raffle items for events. Motesem still fits in the autism spectrum criteria.Personal website: https://www.artpal.com/moe8628Intuit Art Museum756 N. Milwaukee Ave, Chicago, IL 60642https://art.orginfo@art.orgSertoma Star ServicesAlsip,ILMatteson, ILhttps://sertomastar.orgBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/mental-health-news-radio--3082057/support.

Today’s Topics: 1, 2) Schizophrenia vs. Delusional Disorder https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/schizophrenia/symptoms-causes/syc-20354443 3, 4) Delusional Disorder vs. Our Catholic Faith https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/9599-delusional-disorder

Treating schizophrenia in America is often described as a broken system, not because of a lack of medical knowledge, but due to structural and policy failures. The failures of these systems has created a cycle where individuals often move between homelessness, emergency rooms, and the criminal justice system rather than receiving ongoing care. Many families and caregivers struggle to get help even when the situation turns dangerous. In this episode, hosts Rachel Star Withers and Gabe Howard discuss how the government and health care system failures lead to these tragedies and what needs to change. They unpack cases like the one involving Rob Reiner, where his son, who has schizophrenia, is suspected of murdering both his parents during a severe mental health crisis. Guest Gail Freedman joins later in the episode. She is the director, writer, and producer of a new documentary, “No One Cares About Crazy People.” It's inspired by Ron Powers acclaimed book of the same name and it's an intimate, immersive dive into the crisis and chaos of severe mental illness and the grassroots movement to do something about it. Guest Information: With over 25 years as an award-winning filmmaker, Gail Freedman has produced, directed, and written dozens of documentaries on a wide range of subjects. Among her films: “Hot to Trot,” an award-winning feature documentary inside the fascinating but little-known world of same-sex competitive ballroom dance; “Making the 9/11 Memorial,” a primetime special for The History Channel; “Breaking the Silence Barrier” (cognitive disabilities); “Where's The Cure?” (breast cancer activism); “Generation Rx” (the opioid crisis); “Lessons for the Future” (public education); “Giving While Living” (philanthropy); and “A Forever Family” (Annie E. Casey Foundation). “No One Cares About Crazy People”Inspired by Ron Powers' acclaimed book of the same name, “No One Cares About Crazy People” is an intimate deep dive into the crisis and chaos of severe mental illness in America. A heartbreaking family memoir and searing social history, it is personal and immersive — but also tracks a burgeoning grassroots movement to reinvent our failed systems. Narrated by actor Bob Odenkirk (“Breaking Bad,” “Better Call Saul”) with original music by Wilco frontman Jeff Tweedy. Now streaming. noonecaresfilm.com Our host, Rachel Star Withers, (Link: www.rachelstarlive.com) is an entertainer, international speaker, video producer, and schizophrenic. She has appeared on MTV's Ridiculousness, TruTV, NBC's America's Got Talent, Marvel's Black Panther, TUBI's #shockfight, Goliath: Playing with Reality, and is the host of the HealthLine podcast “Inside Schizophrenia”. She grew up seeing monsters, hearing people in the walls, and having intense urges to hurt herself. Rachel creates videos documenting her schizophrenia, ways to manage, and letting others like her know they are not alone and can still live an amazing life. She has created a kid's mental health comic line, The Adventures of ____. (Learn more at this link: https://www.amazon.com/Adventures-Fearless-Unstoppable-Light-Ambitious/dp/B0FHWK4ZHS ) Fun Fact: She has wrestled alligators. Our cohost, Gabe Howard, is an award-winning writer and speaker who lives with bipolar disorder. He is the author of the popular book, "Mental Illness is an Asshole and other Observations," available from Amazon; signed copies are also available directly from the author. He also hosts the twice Webby honored podcast, Inside Bipolar, with Dr. Nicole Washington. To learn more about Gabe, please visit his website, gabehoward.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Josh continues his deep dive into the emerging U.S.-Iran agreement, separating fact from speculation and asking the question no one in Washington seems eager to answer: if this deal is so good, why haven't the American people seen the actual text? Fresh off President Trump's comments at the G7 Summit, Josh breaks down what the president is saying, what it signals about the negotiations, and why Americans should be paying close attention to what's being discussed behind closed doors. Josh examines the details that are beginning to leak out of the agreement and explains why transparency matters when dealing with one of America's most dangerous adversaries. Josh also discusses the drone attack that was thwarted over the weekend, what it reveals about the persistent threats facing the United States, and why bad actors around the world are still looking for opportunities to do us harm. To close the show, Josh highlights a group of courageous baseball players who refused to bow to cultural pressure during Pride Night, choosing instead to display a Bible verse on their team-issued hats. In an era where standing for your faith can come with a cost, Josh explains why their quiet act of conviction deserves recognition.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Sam Cooper is an investigative journalist and publisher of The Bureau. We discuss the many contradictions in Mark Carney's political rhetoric, the warning signs coming from the Trump administration, and China's increased proliferation of subversion operations in Canada and the United States.Read more at The Bureau:https://thebureau.newsFollow Sam on X:https://x.com/scoopercooperFollow Brave New Normal on X, Substack and YouTube:https://linktr.ee/bnnpod This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit bravenewnormal.substack.com/subscribe

A new medication to treat schizophrenia has been developed by scientists who discovered that a neuron that inhibits the activity of other cells may be in short supply in those with the disorder.

In this episode, Peter Penzes, PhD, director of the Center for Autism and Neurodevelopment at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, discusses a recent discovery of a schizophrenia biomarker and how this research could one day offer earlier diagnosis, more precise treatment, and better outcomes for patients.  Learn more about how the field of neurodevelopmental research has evolved over the past decade with major advances in genetics, brain imaging and laboratory models. Large genomic studies have uncovered many more genes associated with risk of developing autism, schizophrenia and related conditions, while new technologies, including brain organoids grown from patients' stem cells, are giving scientists new insight into how these disorders develop and affect brain function.

What actually allows us to see the paranormal? In this episode, Megan and Isaac dive into the biology of sight. They take an immersive science road where rods, cones, light, perception, and the strange ways the brain fills in what it can't explain becomes the topic of conversation and connect it to the mysteries of ghosts, shadow figures, and dimensional bleed‑through.From the science of how the eye processes light to the metaphysical mechanics of the third eye, they explore why some spirits appear solid, why others show up as shadows, and whether the things we glimpse for a split second are actually there the whole time.Along the way, they share personal encounters, theories about dimensional echoes, and the role of clair senses in perceiving what the physical eye can't.If you've ever wondered how we see the supernatural or why some people see more than others …. This episode pulls back that particular veil.Chapters In This EpisodeIntroduction Science of Sight and Paranormal Third Eye and Perception Experiences with Spirits and Entities Hypotheses on Seeing the Supernatural Discussion on Schizophrenia and Multiverse Personal ExperiencesAbilitiesConclusion and Upcoming EpisodesMusic CreditsIntro and Outro Music: “Swamp Witch”Additional Intro Music: “Stacy Dahl” by MaudlinFollow Maudlin on TikTok and Instagram: @maudlinListen to Hidden in The Shadows Podcast on Spotify and YouTubeShare Your Paranormal ExperiencesSend us a message on social media, fill out our contact form, or email us:

Nicotinic acid, in its various forms, is the subject of a fairly heated debate over its fantastic properties when it comes to anti-aging, Schizophrenia, alcoholism, and trauma. This vitamin falls under the shadow of Dr. Abram Hoffer, a hotly debated character in the annals of psychiatric history. Conspiracy theories about the pharmaceutical-psychiatric industrial complex abound regarding Dr. Hoffer's ostensibly debunked studies. What's not debated is that he was a quintessential healer and highly committed to the advancement of orthomolecular medicine.I've been taking it for years; it's one of the most affordable anti-aging agents, and I think it's one of the best supplements to include in your daily stack.5:00 Scientific Research5:33 Niacin vs Niacinamide vs Nicotinamide7:13 The Niacin Flush9:16 History11:12 Vs Schizophrenia13:13 Vs Alcoholism16:16 For Trauma Survivors18:32 The B Vitamin from Outer Space?19:12 Antiaging Mechanism21:13 Obesity vs Antiaging23:45 Cognition25:09 Got wifi? Take Niacin28:09 B Vitamins are Mitochondrial Support28:57 Lowering Cholesterol30:01 Vs Anxiety30:49 The Fertility Vitamin37:54 Hunger Causing?40:01 Inositol Hexanicotinate40:37 Picamilon41:53 Food Sources42:46 Sources & Pricing47:08 Dosage and Usage48:42 Side Effects50:26 ConclusionRead Meta-Analysis

In this episode, we are joined by Dr. Matt Bernstein, MD, Chief Medical Officer at Ellenhorn and Chief Executive Officer of Accord. A highly respected clinical psychiatrist and leading voice in the emerging field of metabolic psychiatry, Dr. Bernstein draws on more than 25 years of experience helping individuals achieve meaningful mental health improvement and long-term functional recovery. Throughout his career, Dr. Bernstein has explored the connection between metabolism and mental health, first through private practice and later through his work at Ellenhorn. More recently, he developed Accord's comprehensive treatment model and has become a prominent advocate for metabolic psychiatry through podcasts, national conferences, and briefings for members of Congress.   This conversation dives into: What metabolic psychiatry is and how it differs from traditional psychiatric care. The relationship between brain metabolism and mental health disorders. How ketogenic therapies are being explored as potential tools for psychiatric recovery. The role of metabolic health in conditions such as depression, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, anxiety, OCD, and psychosis. Dr. Bernstein graduated summa cum laude from Columbia University with a degree in English Literature and earned his medical degree from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. He completed his psychiatric training at MGH/McLean, where he served as Chief Resident and later held leadership positions, including Psychiatrist-in-Charge and Assistant Medical Director of the Schizophrenia and Bipolar Inpatient Program. He also serves on several advisory and nonprofit boards, including Metabolic Mind, Meru Health, The Metabolic Revolution, and the Coalition for Metabolic Health. Connect with Dr. Bernstein: LinkedIn Accord's Website Ellenhorn's Website

In this episode, we explore when and why long-acting injectable antipsychotics (LAIs) should be considered for patients with schizophrenia, covering approved indications, ideal candidate profiles, and the critical role of shared decision-making in treatment planning. Faculty: Brian Miller, M.D., Ph.D., M.P.H. Host: Richard Seeber, M.D. Learn more about our memberships here Earn 0.75 CME: Use of Long-Acting Injectable Antipsychotics in Schizophrenia Understanding When to Prescribe LAIs

In this episode, host Johanna Dunlevy sits down with mental health advocate and commercial real estate broker Matt Connolly to discuss his personal journey as someone who has been diagnosed with schizophrenia. Matt shares what it was like to live with untreated symptoms for more than a decade, the circumstances that led to him receiving his diagnosis, and how medication, support, and wellness practices have helped him remain symptom-free for more than 20 years. The conversation explores the stigma that still surrounds mental illness as well as the value of open conversations, not only about mental health, but other topics as well. He also discusses the important work being done through Mindspring Health to educate and support individuals, families, and communities. June is Men's Mental Health Awareness month, so tune in for an honest and hopeful discussion surrounding mental health.You can watch the podcast here on YouTube.Connect with Matt on LinkedIn: Matt ConnollyLearn more about Mindspring Health here.Donate to EFR. 1 in 3 Iowans needing mental health care cannot afford it. Your gift enables us to offer counseling to anyone in need regardless of their ability to pay. Thank you for helping us keep our promise to the community: that everyone who needs help, gets help.

Hi everyone Sorry long time no record. I'm back with a reading of a recent article I did for BISH (my website aimed at a younger / general audience) about Foreplay. As I have done in the past, I'm reading it and then interjecting myself with further thoughts and ideas - this time explaining the Body Without Organs (BwO). Here's the article at BISH What Is Foreplay https://www.bishuk.com/sex/what-is-foreplay/ please share it around for to help alert the algorithm to its existence. If you look in the episode art you'll see a little drawing that might help you to understand the becoming, here it is from the BISH article too. https://i0.wp.com/www.bishuk.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/what-is-foreplay-bish-a-becoming.png?w=600&ssl=1 Through paying attention to the difference a thing makes (and the difference that difference makes) is how we unfold, or 'become', through time. Leading us towards the interesting, valuable, important and remarkable (this is from the Todd May article below). Here were those references I mentioned Deleuze, G. and Guattari, F., 2004. A Thousand Plateaus: Capitalism and Schizophrenia. (tr, Massumi, B.) London. Continuum. Fox, N.J. and Alldred, P., 2013. The Sexuality-Assemblage: Desire, Affect, Anti-Humanism. Sociological Review. 61. 769–789. 10.1111/1467-954X.12075. Komisaruk, B. R., & Whipple, B. (2011). Non-genital orgasms. Sexual and Relationship Therapy, 26(4), 356–372. https://doi.org/10.1080/14681994.2011.649252 May, T., 2003. When is a Deleuzian becoming? Continental Philosophy Review 36, 139–153. https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1026036516963

H.C.C. is a non-denominational, non-profit 501(c)(3) corporation specializing in counseling, healing, teaching, ministering in the Spirit and deliverance. It is based on Matthew, Mark, Luke & John and patterns its practice after the Book of Acts. It’s board members include one licensed Assembly of God pastor and one former Arizona prison chaplain. The ministry also operates the House of Healing and the Charity Counselor’s Association in central Phoenix. The Biblical theme of the ministry is Acts 10:38: "God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Ghost & power. He went about doing good and healing all that were oppressed of the devil." One of the main services provided by the ministry is to provide free counseling services to the poor. https://hardcorechristianity.com/Support the show: https://hardcorechristianity.com/donations/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Metaphysical Hour with Julia Cannon and Tracie Mahan and Question Master Tiffanny You Are Not Alone: Spiritual Guidance, Higher-Self Messages, Ascension, and Creating a 5D Life Opening the Grid of Connection In this episode of The Metaphysical Hour, host Julia Cannon is joined by co-host Tracie Mahan and moderator Tiffany, whom they playfully rename the “Question Goddess.” Julia and Tracie welcome listeners from locations around the world and invite them to identify where they are joining from, describing each person as a light or beacon within an expanding energetic grid. Early in the program, both women emphasize a message they feel someone needs to hear: no one is alone. They say listeners are supported not only by the show community, but also by guides, guardian angels, and spiritual beings who are always present. Community Updates and the Santa Fe Retreat Before answering questions, Julia and Tracie share light personal updates about their pets and the arrival of summer weather. They then discuss an upcoming Santa Fe retreat, encouraging interested listeners to register while a discount remains available and describing an associated Facebook group where participants can connect and find roommates. As audience members check in from places including Oregon, Florida, Michigan, Poland, Australia, Texas, London, Costa Rica, and elsewhere, Julia and Tracie describe the worldwide participation as visible points of light strengthening the shared energetic field. A Nordic Presence and the Meaning of Feeling Stuck The first audience question concerns a 13-year-old granddaughter whose room was reportedly visited by a tall Nordic-looking being with white hair, blue eyes, and a white beard. Julia and Tracie say they do not feel the presence is threatening, instead interpreting it as protective, guardian-like, or possibly connected to the girl herself in another timeline. Another question asks what is keeping a listener stuck and how to release it. Tracie says many people may currently feel paused or in limbo because of spiritual and energetic shifts. Both encourage the listener to use the slower period for reflection, enjoyment, inward focus, and trust that forward motion will return. Cars, Physical Symptoms, and Symbolic Messages Julia and Tracie then respond to questions about accidents, physical discomfort, and energetic signs. When a listener says someone backed into the front of her car, they interpret the car as symbolic of the body or one's movement through life and suggest asking what the incident may be reflecting or releasing emotionally. Julia also discusses an itching sensation on the right side of her neck, prompting speculation that it might relate to an unresolved irritation, intuitive communication, or even a small spiritual or extraterrestrial tracking implant. Throughout this exchange, they emphasize their view that physical experiences and everyday incidents may contain messages from the higher self. Spiritual Energy, Schizophrenia, and Compassionate Support A listener asks about seeing beautiful colors while sending love and light, and Julia and Tracie suggest that the colors may reflect the nature of the energy, a spiritual presence, or an elevated perception of another dimension. Another question asks about schizophrenia and supporting someone experiencing drastic personality changes and fears of being hunted. Julia describes the condition through her metaphysical understanding that some people may experience realities or dimensions without the gradual protective “veils” most people have. Importantly, she says this does not mean stopping medication, and she and Tracie emphasize love, compassion, angelic support, and, where appropriate, seeking information through a close relative's QHHT surrogate session rather than attempting a session with the affected person directly. Ascension, Hybrids, and Choosing the Reality We Create In the final major discussion, Julia and Tracie answer a question about humanity's progress through ascension shifts. Tracie says she perceives the collective as beyond the halfway point in an upward movement and believes the process may now accelerate. She discusses extraterrestrial contact, saying full contact is not yet safe at Earth's current frequency but that hybrid beings are already present and may briefly appear in people's lives through meaningful encounters. The hosts close by encouraging listeners to focus less on fear, political conflict, possible war, and negative online rabbit holes, and instead direct their energy toward love, joy, healing, and what they describe as fifth-dimensional living. They promote QHHT sessions, practitioner training, and the upcoming retreat before thanking Tiffany and the audience for joining them.

In this episode, we examine a surprising repurposing of ondansetron — a common antiemetic — as a potential adjunctive treatment for the notoriously hard-to-treat negative symptoms of schizophrenia. Could a nausea medication help restore motivation and emotional engagement in your patients with residual symptoms despite stable antipsychotic therapy? Faculty: Oliver Freudenreich, M.D. Host: Richard Seeber, M.D. Learn more about our membership here Earn 0.5 CMEs: Quick Take Vol. 81 Is Ondansetron Effective for Negative Symptoms in Schizophrenia?

We mark National Mental Health Awareness Month on this episode by tapping the expertise of Dr. Steve Strakowski, an internationally recognized expert in bipolar disorder, who has spent decades studying the neurobiology and treatment of mood conditions while pushing just as hard on the structural barriers that keep effective treatments out of reach for more than half the people who need them. In this conversation with Raise the Line from Elsevier host Michael Carrese, Dr. Strakowski explains why access, not science, is now the biggest obstacle to improving mental health outcomes. He also addresses the heavy toll society pays for underfunding mental health prevention and treatment programs. “The money is spent eventually, but in the most expensive places like emergency rooms and prisons, and there is the human cost of suffering and suicides." This important discussion also covers: The persistent problem of Black patients presenting with mania being misdiagnosed with schizophrenia;  Why he describes bipolar disorder as a reward-processing illness;  The emerging therapies he finds encouraging. Mentioned in this episode:Indiana University School of Medicine If you like this podcast, please share it on your social channels. You can also subscribe to the series and check out all of our episodes at www.osmosis.org/podcast

Whether you've been diagnosed with schizophrenia or you're supporting someone living with the condition, connecting with others who understand schizophrenia can be a great help. Talking to those who are dealing with the same things you're experiencing can not only help you feel less alone, but also help you learn tips and coping mechanisms from each other, share resources, encourage treatment, and allow you to tell your stories in a safe and accepting environment. But how do you find other people with serious mental illnesses like schizophrenia to connect with? What should you say? Where do you even go? Host Rachel Star Withers, a diagnosed schizophrenic, and co-host Gabe Howard break down how to find other people with schizophrenia and give you a simple opening you can use to build new connections.  Finally, guest Amber (who lives with mental illness) joins. Amber's mental health advocacy journey began when she found out she had schizoaffective disorder and decided to share it on social media. She decided she wanted to help as many with her diagnosis as she could, so she began speaking about her diagnosis regularly on social media. Listener Takeaways Understand why peer connection is unique and how it provides a level of validation that clinical providers often cannot replicate Discover how staying connected to a community can actually improve outcomes  Learn Amber's “Three Pillars of Stability”: consistent support, therapy, and medication Our guest, Amber W, is a wife, mom, and Army veteran. Amber's mental health advocacy journey began when she found out she was schizoaffective bipolar type, and wanted to help fight against stigma. From there, she was invited to a psychiatric hospital to speak about her recovery. This ignited a fire in her; she decided she wanted to help as many with her diagnosis as she could so she began speaking about her diagnosis regularly on social media. Our host, Rachel Star Withers, (Link: www.rachelstarlive.com) is an entertainer, international speaker, video producer, and schizophrenic. She has appeared on MTV's Ridiculousness, TruTV, NBC's America's Got Talent, Marvel's Black Panther, TUBI's #shockfight, Goliath: Playing with Reality, and is the host of the HealthLine podcast “Inside Schizophrenia”. She grew up seeing monsters, hearing people in the walls, and having intense urges to hurt herself. Rachel creates videos documenting her schizophrenia, ways to manage, and letting others like her know they are not alone and can still live an amazing life. She has created a kid's mental health comic line, The Adventures of ____. (Learn more at this link: https://www.amazon.com/Adventures-Fearless-Unstoppable-Light-Ambitious/dp/B0FHWK4ZHS ) Fun Fact: She has wrestled alligators. Our cohost, Gabe Howard, is an award-winning writer and speaker who lives with bipolar disorder. He is the author of the popular book, "Mental Illness is an Asshole and other Observations," available from Amazon; signed copies are also available directly from the author. He also hosts the twice Webby honored podcast, Inside Bipolar, with Dr. Nicole Washington. To learn more about Gabe, please visit his website, gabehoward.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This episode features extended Q&A sessions addressing unanswered audience questions from select presentations delivered at the 2026 NEI Spring Congress in Kissimmee, Florida:   (00:53) From Avoidance to Action: Evidence-based Pathways to Recovery for Difficult-to-Treat Anxiety by Jeffrey R. Strawn, MD, FAACAP  (15:21) Perhaps the Grass Is Greener: Why, When, and How to Switch or Combine Treatments for Schizophrenia by Christoph U. Correll, MD  (34:42) The Other Side of Motherhood: Advances in the Treatment of Postpartum Mood and Anxiety Disorders by Jennifer L. Payne, MD  Fall Congress   Get $100 off NEI Fall Congress registration with code POD26. Go to https://nei.global/fall to sign up today!   Membership   As a valued NEI Podcast listener, Dr. Cutler's offering you 20% off new NEI Membership with code CUTLER20. Go to https://nei.global/member and join now!  Never miss an episode!

H.C.C. is a non-denominational, non-profit 501(c)(3) corporation specializing in counseling, healing, teaching, ministering in the Spirit and deliverance. It is based on Matthew, Mark, Luke & John and patterns its practice after the Book of Acts. It’s board members include one licensed Assembly of God pastor and one former Arizona prison chaplain. The ministry also operates the House of Healing and the Charity Counselor’s Association in central Phoenix. The Biblical theme of the ministry is Acts 10:38: "God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Ghost & power. He went about doing good and healing all that were oppressed of the devil." One of the main services provided by the ministry is to provide free counseling services to the poor. https://hardcorechristianity.com/Support the show: https://hardcorechristianity.com/donations/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This episode, first released in 2021, is a reminder that Mental Health Awareness Month requires all of us to tell our stories. We checked back in with Mindy and learned that, even though she is now retired, she continues to advocate for reforms in mental health, policy, and affordable housing. “I love being retired; I can activate for anything I want.” She is married for 55 years and retired for sixteen. Her son continues to receive the help he needs."There is no way we are going to have a better mental health system if we don't tell our stories."Mindy was a state legislator (Minnesota's House of Representatives, 1993-2013) when her son Jim's first psychotic episode manifested itself in a delusion demanding he kill her. Her seat at the table helped her to change the policies that would have barred her from saving his life. She first had to overcome her fear that Jim would be like her beloved grandmother who disappeared into a mental hospital when she was 10. Mindy was determined not to let this happen and is responsible for these reforms:·       Founded the nation's first bipartisan state mental health caucus, focusing on raising awareness, funding, and policy reform Marshall Independent+1.·       Reformed hospital release procedures and introduced legislation allowing earlier intervention for people in crisis who don't recognize they are ill Access Press.·       Advocated for mental health issues in areas such as the criminal justice system, employment, and children's health Her podcast, Schizophrenia: Three Moms in the Trenches, is a frank account by three mothers who share what it is like to live in a family where schizoid-affective disorder affects every family dynamic.Contact Information:mindygreiling@gmail.comGreiling, M. (2020). Fix What You Can: Schizophrenia and a Lawmaker's Fight for Her Son. University of Minnesota Press.Podcast: Schizophrenia: Three Moms in the Trenches

John welcomes Council on Foreign Relations president Michael Froman to discuss the three central topics in American foreign policy today: the war in Iran, U.S.-China relations, and the war in Ukraine. Froman offers his interpretation of the Trump administration's mixed messages, glib metaphors, and ever-shifting strategy in its military campaign against Tehran; previews this week's summit in Beijing between President Trump and Xi Jinping; and tries to make sense of why Trump has effectively sided with Vladimir Putin over Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the very moment when Ukraine seems better-positioned than ever to prevail in combat over Russia. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Prefer to listen? Play the latest episode below. Episode Summary A last-minute Monday best-of turns into a beautiful disaster: Lord Douche's mug crisis finally ends, the world nearly gets flattened by space junk, the sex party line coughs up fresh lunatics, and Tim revisits one of the filthiest, weirdest freak-show episodes from 2013. ☕ Mug […] The post Sex Party Line Schizophrenia first appeared on Distorted View Daily.

Send a Text to the Moms - please include your contact info if you want a response. thanks!For families and those living with Schizophrenia, words matter. Today, we look at what's behind the diagnosis, why experts are rethinking it as a neurodevelopmental syndrome—and whether changing the name could change lives. This podcast episode focused on rethinking and potentially renaming schizophrenia as a neurodevelopmental syndrome. Dr. Matcheri Keshavan (Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston; Professor of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School) and Dr. Raquelle Mesholam-Gately (Assistant Professor, Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School, Co-Director, Recovery in Shared Experiences (RISE) Early Psychosis Program, Cambridge Health Alliance, Cambridge, MA.) discussed their research on renaming schizophrenia, with the most popular suggestion being "Altered Perception Syndrome" based on their survey of 1,200 respondents. They explained that schizophrenia may be better understood as a spectrum of disorders rather than one condition, with evidence showing developmental brain abnormalities including excessive synaptic pruning in adolescence. The experts described how a name change could help reduce stigma, enable earlier detection through biomarkers, and lead to more personalized treatment approaches. They also discussed the historical context of the current name's origins and shared that similar name changes for other conditions like bipolar disorder and autism spectrum disorder have shown positive results in reducing stigma and improving care.Thanks for liking and sharing the podcast! Links: Schizophrenia & Psychosis Action Alliance : https://sczaction.org/Mindy and her book: https://mindygreiling.com/Randye and her book: https://randyekaye.com/Miriam and her book: https://www.miriam-feldman.com/Support the showWant to know more?Join our facebook page  Our websites:Randye KayeMindy Greiling Miriam (Mimi) Feldman

For 26 years, April Burrell was lost to a psychosis that defeated every treatment. Then a doctor asked a different question: what if her immune system was the problem? Dr. Anthony Zoghbi worked on the team that discovered Burrell's immune system was attacking her brain. Now he's searching for a blood test that could identify millions of others who may have been misdiagnosed and could be treated.

Bonus Episode of "Inside Schizophrenia" podcast from Healthline Media. “Paranoid schizophrenic admits to attacking dog walker.” When we watch a horror movie, we know the “madman” on screen is a work of fiction. But when the nightly news leads with a diagnosis to explain a tragedy, the fear it creates is very real — and often permanent.Why does the media lead with schizophrenia only when the story involves violence, yet remain silent when it comes to stories of recovery, hope, and humanity? In this hard-hitting episode, host Rachel Star Withers (who lives with schizophrenia) explores the Lead with Fear phenomenon — the dangerous journalistic trend of linking a diagnosis to a crime before the facts are even in — and why schizophrenia seems to have the worst PR team in the world. Later in the show, we sit down with two media heavyweights who are using their platforms to overhaul how the world views mental health.: Janet Yang, an Emmy and Golden Globe Award-winning producer and former President of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Frank Kosa, an Emmy-nominated documentary filmmaker for National Geographic, the History Channel, and A&E. Listener Take-A-Ways: why "paranoid schizophrenia" is an obsolete clinical term that journalists refuse to let go of the startling statistic that fewer than 20% of news stories about schizophrenia include themes of recovery practical ways you can hold news outlets accountable and promote stories of hope Our guest, Frank Kosa, is an award-winning documentary producer-writer-director, and a journalist. He produced National Geographic's “The Story of God with Morgan Freeman,” wrote the inaugural season of Travel Channel's hit show “Booze Traveler,” produced the award-winning “The Revolutionary War,” a mini-series for A&E, “Christianity: The Second Millennium” and multiple shows of TV's most engaging documentary series including “Life Without People,” “The Universe,” and “Game Changers.” His shows have aired on The Science Channel, The History Channel, Discovery, A&E, TLC, Animal Planet, The Travel Channel, The Weather Channel, Lifetime, Bloomberg TV, HGTV, and National Geographic. His print journalism has appeared in The LA Times, USA Today, Sacramento Bee, The Christian Science Monitor, and numerous magazines. He has also worked for films and TV shows produced by Universal, Warner Bros., & Sony. He is Emmy-nominated, has won a Cable Ace and other awards, and strives to tell stories that deeply connect with audiences.  Our guest, Janet Yang, is an Emmy and Golden Globe Award-winning Hollywood producer, former President of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, and has been named one of the “50 Most Powerful Women in Hollywood” by the Hollywood Reporter. Yang's extensive film and television credits include “The Joy Luck Club,” “The People vs. Larry Flynt,” “The Weight of Water,” “Shanghai Calling,” “High Crimes,” “Zero Effect,” and “Over the Moon.” Yang began her career by running the first distribution company to market Chinese films into North America. She also brokered the reintroduction of American studio films to the Chinese marketplace after a decades-long hiatus. This, in turn, led to joining Steven Spielberg on the historic production of “Empire of the Sun.” This was followed by long-term partnership with multiple Academy-Award winning writer/director, Oliver Stone. Our host, Rachel Star Withers, (Link: www.rachelstarlive.com) is an entertainer, international speaker, video producer, and schizophrenic. She has appeared on MTV's Ridiculousness, TruTV, NBC's America's Got Talent, Marvel's Black Panther, TUBI's #shockfight, Goliath: Playing with Reality, and is the host of the HealthLine podcast “Inside Schizophrenia”. She grew up seeing monsters, hearing people in the walls, and having intense urges to hurt herself. Rachel creates videos documenting her schizophrenia, ways to manage, and letting others like her know they are not alone and can still live an amazing life. She has created a kid's mental health comic line, The Adventures of ____. (Learn more at this link: https://www.amazon.com/Adventures-Fearless-Unstoppable-Light-Ambitious/dp/B0FHWK4ZHS ) Our cohost, Gabe Howard, is an award-winning writer and speaker who lives with bipolar disorder. He is the author of the popular book, "Mental Illness is an Asshole and other Observations," available from Amazon; signed copies are also available directly from the author. He also hosts the twice Webby honored podcast, Inside Bipolar, with Dr. Nicole Washington. To learn more about Gabe, please visit his website, gabehoward.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Why Isn't TEAM More Popular? Why Do So Many Therapists Resist TEAM CBT? Featuring Matt May, MD Why has the therapeutic community been so resistant to TEAM? This topic has been a concern to me or many years. To be honest, it isn't new. From the very start of cognitive therapy, when I was first learning it, I began modifying it to make it more dynamic, powerful, and effective. But to be honest, I ran into a small (at the time) of Beck loyalists who branded me as an "outsider," something Beck also did when my book, Feeling Good, began to sell and gain popularity. This saddened and frustrated me, and still does, but it had some great spin-off. On my own, my ideas and approaches grew rapidly, and there was no scarcity of young therapists who wanted to work with me.  Below, you will ready Matt's take on why TEAM CBT has not caught on better, followed by my own thoughts. So read, and enjoy, and feel free to share your own thinking on this topic!  On the live podcast, you will hear our lively discussion with our beloved and brilliant host, Rhonda! Thanks for listening today!  Matt, Rhonda, and David Matt's take: Hi David, I'm excited to discuss this topic!  Also, I agree we would be hard-pressed to cover it in an hour, which I believe is the goal for the podcast. So, why isn't TEAM isn't more popular?  My short answer is that TEAM isn't more popular because many therapists don't want to learn it. Those reasons will vary from one person to another and relate to concepts in the model, itself, like 'process resistance' and 'outcome resistance'. While biological factors, like deficits in cognitive flexibility and neuroplasticity, the 'primacy effect' and age-related changes in the brain, combined with the complexity of the TEAM model, will make it near-impossible for some folks to learn it, these barriers are hard to address with our current technology For the purpose of this conversation, it probably makes more sense to consider the psychological barriers therapists have to adopting a model that is scientifically proven to be superior to other approaches.  As a proponent of TEAM and an instructor, I'd love to know what I'm doing wrong, in presenting the model and how to get more people excited about learning it.  While more research would help us see the problem more clearly, here are some factors that likely play a role: It seems humans have a hard time adopting new truths, regardless of the field being considered. I believe it was Schopenhauer who said all new truths go through three phases on the way to acceptance:  People will ridicule it, violently oppose it, then say they knew it all along as self-evident! One cause of this is something called the 'primacy effect'. People preferentially retain the first version of a story they hear.  If that information is corrected, later, they will continue to believe the first version they heard.  Biological Factors play a role in learning, including genetics, aging, illness and toxic exposure. 'Switching gears', mentally, is more challenging in people with Schizophrenia and their first-degree relatives, for example.  We know that neuroplasticity is greatest in our youth and declines over our lifespan.  Hence the importance of early education and attending to our overall health, habits, nutrition and medical care.       Socioeconomic and Cultural factors certainly play a role.  This is well documented in the book, 'The Emperor's New Drugs', showing how marketing prevailed over science in promoting "antidepressants".  Many therapists in training tell me, 'oh, they wouldn't let me use a measurement tool where I work'.   Lack of 'Critical Thinking'. What people believe often has nothing to do with what is evidence-based or logical.  Many people reject global warming despite the evidence and prefer to believe in conspiracy theories.  We tend to preferentially believe what someone says if we feel a kinship or loyalty to that person or view them as an 'expert'. People might believe RFK Jr. when he says immunizations are dangerous, for example, because he is in their political party and in a position of power, rather than review the science for themselves. Sunk-Cost Fallacy:  People who have gone through training may have a sense that they have invested too much time and money in their education to discard that model and start afresh. Even if we covered this in just a few minutes, we'd still be up against the hardest part of TEAM to learn, Agenda Setting.   Lots of 'Good Reasons' NOT to have open hands, explore topics paradoxically, and reasons this is challenging, technically. So, yeah, we'll have a lot to discuss and I'm looking forward to that! Sincerely, Matt Here is David's list Taking a page out of your book, Matt, our field is filled with so-called "schools" of therapy that function much like cults, most with a narcissistic "leader" at the helm. In a cult, members are required to be absolutely loyal, and to believe in claims the guru makes that have little or no evidence to back them up. For example, most "schools" of therapy claim to know "the" cause of emotional distress, when the causes of depression and other forms of emotional disturbance are still not known. What I have been suggesting is that we get rid of all the schools of therapy and usher in a new era of science-based, data-driven therapy, which would amount to a revolution in our field. This idea, which I feel passionate about, always meets with stiff and hostel opposition / push back. People just don't want to hear it. TEAM integrates high-level empathy and compassion with firm accountability. Give Stanford story with Sunny Choi, and the statement that "Stanford graduate students and faculty cannot be held accountable for doing psychotherapy homework. The need insight-oriented therapy!" This angrily issued statement conveyed, actually, two cult-like (to my thinking) components: First, we KNOW that patients should not be asked to do psychotherapy homework between sessions. Second, we KNOW that "insight-oriented therapy" is the treatment, without ever evaluating them. TEAM focuses on the here and now, and emphasize a "fractal" approach to treatment, where the same distortions and self-defeating beliefs will be embedded in the patient's negative thoughts and feelings every time she or he is upset. So, when you change the present, you have already changed the past. Whereas most therapies have traditionally (and still) focus on the past, thinking they will find the cause of the patient's distress in some pattern or traumatic event. TEAM focuses on rapid change in the here and now, where as many (most?) therapies focus on talk therapy that unfolds slowly, over a period of months, years, or even more. This DOES provide a powerful financial incentive to do "talk therapy," since this drastically provides financial security and reduces the incredible pressure of constantly have to find new patients. TEAM is very challenging to learn. I have taught over 50,000 therapists in the past 35 years or more, through my supervision of graduate students and psychiatric residents, my weekly training group at Stanford, and my workshops, including intensive, around the US and Canada. And one lesson that has emerged is just how difficult it is to learn TEAM. It requires a high level of intelligence and aptitude, and an unusual dedication and commitment. A great many of the most important tools, like Assessment of Resistance, and Externalization of Voices with the CAT, Self-Defense, and the Acceptance Paradox, are extremely difficult to learn and master.  And most give up, and drop out, in favor of some simpler and more formulaic therapy that is easy to learn. TEAM training requires constant role-playing with specific and immediate feedback on your performance, which includes bot a letter grade (A, B, C, etc.) as well as what you did that was effective, and where you fell short and might need to fine-tune your technique with frequent role reversals, always with feedback. This means lots of criticism along the way, which many (most?) therapists do not like. And although we repeatedly emphasize the philosophy of "joyous failure," and "learning through failure," most people do not buy it emotionally. We all want success and compliments! And NOT the "great death" of the self." The "great death" permeates every phase of the T E A M process. At the T = Testing, you will nearly always learn that your perceptions of your patients feel, and how they feel about you, are way off base. This is critically important, but painful for most, as it is a direct body blow to our "need" to be in the role of "expert." Unlike most other forms of therapy, we require therapists to measure patients' feelings, "in the here and now," at the start and end of every therapy session, using brief, highly reliable scales that assess feelings of depression, suicidal urges, anxiety, anger, and also happiness, as well as relationship satisfaction or discord. These scales function like an "emotional X-ray machine," allowing therapists for the first time to see exactly how effective or ineffective you were in every therapy session. Can you take it? On the positive side, this information will allow you to fine tune the therapy and learn from all of your patients every day. On the negative side, you may not want to have to "see" your failures before your eyes at every session with every patient. David: Tell the story of Tuesday group patient who proudly showed me her depression (and other scores) over the previous year with one of her patients. . . But there was absolutely no improvement in any scale. This was shocking and it made me very sad. My goal is to get dramatic changes within a single session. This "great death" continues during the E phase. TEAM therapists are required to ask "What's my grade on empathy" during the session, and also patients fill out the Empathy Scale and other scales on the "Patient's Evaluation of Therapy Session" right after the session. These scales are set up to make therapist failure common, almost universal at first. A warm and curious dialogue about where the therapist went wrong can revolutionize the therapy and deepen the relationship—quickly. But at what cost to the fragile ego of the insecure shrink? The "great death" continues with A = Paradoxical Agenda Setting. You give up your role as the "expert:" or "helper" or "rescuer," which many therapist refuse to do, and instead "become" the patient's subconscious resistance, arguing, with compassion and logic, that there are many GOOD reasons NOT to change. This freaks therapists out! The "great death" continues with the M = Methods phase of the session. I have developed roughly 140 methods to help people challenge distorted negative thoughts and self-defeating beliefs, and have always taught that no one method will work for everyone who's depressed and anxious. So you will have to try many methods, using the Recovery Circle, to find the one that works for each patient. But these methods are challenging to learn, and most therapists don't seem to have the intelligence, aptitude, or commitment to learning how to use them. Many of the methods and insights of TEAM or subtle nuances that many therapists do not "get" or perhaps do not want to "get." Example, the ACT training group, where someone held up the Feeling Good book and said, "We do not want THIS!" They falsely believed that "leaning into" your feelings is always the answer, and wrong believed that TEAM tried to make people happy all the time—called Toxic Positivity—whereas nothing could be further from the truth. In fact, I mentioned healthy negative feelings as early as, I think, Chapter 3 in Feeling Good, "Sadness is Not Depression," where I told the story of an elderly man who died on the Stanford inpatient medical service one evening when I was a medical student. Much of what I teach is shocking and at odds with what people are taught in graduate school. For example, the idea that most people with depression and anxiety—NOT everybody!—can be effectively treated in a single, extended therapy session. Curses! That sounds horrible! And even worse-sounding is the idea that change typically happens suddenly, at the very moment patients stop believing their distorted thoughts. Of course, since most therapists have not seen these phenomena, due perhaps to not having the skill, they insist instead that David is some type of fool, liar, or con artis. Okee Dokee! People—therapists and patients alike—do not "get" a great many of the key ideas in TEAM. For example, let's say the socially anxious patient totally believes the thought, "I shouldn't be so screwed up!" the necessary and sufficient conditions for emotional change. The necessary condition: The Positive Thought (PT) must be 100% true. Rationalizations and half-truths have never helped anybody. The sufficient condition: The PT must drastically reduce your belief in the negative thought. And that's when your negative thoughts will suddenly change. There is even more of what I teach is shocking and at odds with what people believe. For example, 2,000 years ago Epictetus stated they key premise of all the cognitive therapies: "People are disturbed, not by things, or events, but by the views they have of them". And recently, our research team has provided proof of this for the first time, in a study of nearly 7,000 users of our Feeling Great app, using sophisticated statistical modeling techniques. So, the three tenants of cognitive therapies, including TEAM, are: First, you FEEL the way you THINK. In other words, all of your positive and negative feelings result from your thoughts in the here-and-now. Second, depression and anxiety are the world's oldest cons. In other words, your negative thoughts, like "I'm not as good as I should be," or "I'm a hopeless case,"—will be loaded with many of the ten cognitive distortions and are extremely misleading—but you don't realize this when you're upset. You will believe these thoughts with all your heart and feel CERTAIN that they are 100% true. Third, you can CHANGE the way you FEEL. But lots of people will won't have it. They keep insisting on theories that simply aren't true—that emotions cause thoughts, for example—and on methods that may have little or no "punch" above and beyond the placebo effect. Story of Tuesday group student who was scolded in her graduate school counseling program for using the words "thought" or cognition during a therapy session. She was told ONLY to focus on feelings. Many people—therapists and patients alike—strongly believe that therapist empathy is THE key to healing. I have developed many powerful empathy tracking and training methods, but our clinical experience and research has shown, over and over, that therapist empathy is NOT the key to healing. They keys involve using TEAM systematically, and the rapid healing happens during the A and M for the most part. But those are the hard parts! Other problems include the idea that we can convert normal human emotional distress into a series of "mental disorders" that are listed in the DSM, the "bible" of the American Psychiatric Association. In TEAM, we consider each patient's patterns of suffering at the start of therapy, quickly and easily screened by the EASY Diagnostic System, but monitor therapy and patient progress with simple tools that measure feelings, like depression, anxiety, anger, and more. But this is an argument for another day. There's a lot more issues, too. Have I, David, contributed to the resistance to TEAM? Absolutely I have. I plead guilty as accused, and I'm proud of it. I'm totally aware that people—maybe even you— get turned off by criticism, and naturally recoil to protect your "in group," as Matt so clearly pointed out, and maintain loyalty to your "leader," whether it's Freud, Jung, Beck, Hayes, Rogers, or whoever. People are more emotional than rational, and people can be intentionally cruel and deceptive, too, all in the name of what they believe. We see that in our politics these days too. People believe things that are totally false, and wildly implausible, because the group or leader says it's true, it's the way things are. I'm a strong believer that science and truth will win out in the long run. Is this inevitable? I'm not totally confident, and have my doubts, but I am also filled with hope, and look to a future with more therapists like our beloved Matt May, MD and others who have dared to venture in a radically new direction, much like the early astronomers like Galileo and Copernicus who dared to challenge the superstitious teachings of the Catholic church. Those brave and brilliant early souls said, "things are NOT the way you think!" And they used data and mathematical modeling to prove their points. But there were a hundreds years of intimidation and suffering until people finally began to catch on to the then-ridiculous and outrageous ideas that the sun does NOT actually revolve around the earth, and that the earth is NOT the center of the universe. Those NOTS changed history. Can it happen again in the fields of psychiatry and psychotherapy? I hope so, and I've been giving my all, in my teaching, research, clinical work and writing, to make this happen. Sadly, I've fallen far short of my dream, but I'm thankful every day for what I've got, and the wonderful colleagues I'm privileged to know and love. Warmly, David, Matt and Rhonda

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