23. Problem-Focused Psychodynamic Psychotherapy

04/07/23 • 39 min

Release date: April 7th, 2023

Dr. Laura Roberts is joined by Fredric N. Busch, M.D. -a psychiatrist and psychoanalyst in New York City specializing in Depression, Panic and other Anxiety Disorders, and Bipolar Disorder- to discuss his new book: Problem-Focused Psychodynamic Psychotherapy published by American Psychiatric Publishing. Amongst the topics they discuss: how the psychodynamic approach can seem initially overwhelming, that the key concepts are easy to assimilate and can be applied with confidence by trainees, and, in a slam-dunk of a tangent, how Freud helped revive the composer Mahler’s sex life.

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Adaptability of the approach (0:01) Introduction (2:17) Why the world needed this particular book (3:24) An example of a presenting problem (5:47) Conceptual Framing (11:07) What other principles can the book convey to practitioners? (14:20) Mahler’s potency (16:30) Challenges confronted in creation of the book (20:19) The Chief Complaint (24:40) Problems faced during the creation of the book (29:10) Trauma (33:25) Importance of doctor and client working together to define the problem (36:50) Show Notes and Resources:Problem-Focused Psychodynamic Psychotherapy (American Psychiatric Association Publishing) 2023 Learn more about Fredric N. Busch. Transcript and More Episodes: https://psychiatryonline.org/psychiatry-unbound

Release date: April 7th, 2023

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22. Companion Animals

‘Timmy was never in the well. Yet, the phrase “Lassie! Timmy’s in the well,” inspired by a 60-yearold television show, lives on.’ With a foreword by Patricia McConnell, author of The Other End of the Leash, APA is very excited to publish a brand-new book on Companion Animals. In this 22nd episode of Psychiatry Unbound, Nancy R. Gee, Ph.D., editor of The Role of Companion Animals in the Treatment of Mental Disorders sits down with Dr. Laura Roberts to go between the covers of this fabulous book -a passion project for Nancy and the contributors- which examines the therapeutic bond between humans and animals. Gee also discusses her work at the Centre for Human Animal Interaction at VCU.

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Introduction (1:00) Dr. Gee reflects on the book’s creation (1:52) Pookie the dog’s influence on APA editorial policy (2:50) What’s it like to be surrounded by psychiatrists? (3:11) Therapy dogs (5:09) Partnering with animals in the context of mental health (8:00) The role of aquariums in boosting the caloric intake of seniors (10:40) Dr. Gee’s background in psychology (13:10) Intended take-aways from the book (15:40) End credits (18:28) Show Notes and Resources:The Role of Companion Animals in the Treatment of Mental Disorders (American Psychiatric Association Publishing) 2023 Learn more about Nancy R. Gee, Ph.D. Transcript and further episodes: https://psychiatryonline.org/psychiatry-unbound

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24. On the Basis of Dignity

Dr. Laura Roberts is joined by Ezra Griffith, M.D., Professor Emeritus of Psychiatry at the Yale School of Medicine and recipient of the 2023 Chester Pierce Human Rights Award, to discuss his book Race and Excellence: My Dialogue with Chester Pierce, the culmination of his personal and professional relationship with Pierce, (1927 – 2016) a tenured professor of education and psychiatry at Harvard Medical School, the first African-American full professor at Massachusetts General Hospital, and past-president of the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology and the American Orthopsychiatric Association. Pierce was a fellow in the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, a senior consultant for the acclaimed educational children's television series Sesame Street and coined then developed the term "microaggression". In the first of two episodes in the company of Ezra Griffith, he discusses the life of the pioneering psychiatrist Pierce, and explores his legacy.

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Introduction (0:41) Why the book had to be put together (3:41) “Who was Chester Pierce to you?” (7:07) How Ezra came to speak regularly with Chester (9:23) The notion of dignity (12:45) Leadership (17:05) On microaggressions (19:00) Contribution by, and legacy of, Chester Pierce (29:43)

Show Notes and Resources:Race and Excellence: My Dialogue with Chester Pierce by Ezra Griffith (American Psychiatric Association Publishing) 2023 Learn more about Dr. Ezra Griffith. Transcript and More Episodes: https://psychiatryonline.org/psychiatry-unbound