Episodes

Two malpractice cases — one worth $2 million — are reshaping the standards of gender-affirming care. This episode traces what went wrong, what held up in court, and what every clinician needs to know when referring patients for gender affirming procedures. CME: Take the CME Post-Test for this Episode Published On: 04/20/2026 Duration: 12 minutes, 18 seconds Chris Aiken, MD, and Kellie Newsome, PMHNP, have disclosed no relevant financial or other interests in any commercial companies pertainin...

In the 1950s, a young Danish psychiatrist named Mogens Schou staked his career — and his family — on a mineral most of his colleagues dismissed as dangerous nonsense. This is the story of how lithium went from fringe curiosity to the gold standard for bipolar disorder, and the bitter scientific battle that nearly derailed it. CME: Take the CME Post-Test for this Episode Published On: 04/20/2026 Duration: 16 minutes, 01 seconds Chris Aiken, MD, and Kellie Newsome, PMHNP, have disclosed no rele...

Dr. Frank Yeomans is an Adjunct Associate Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons. He is one of the developers of Transference-Focused Psychotherapy (TFP). In this episode, he offers a deep dive into the theory and clinical practice of TFP as a treatment for Borderline Personality Disorder. Drawing on object relations theory, Dr. Yeomans explains how BPD is understood through the lens of identity integration and split internal representa...

Before lithium became a cornerstone of psychiatry, it was in soda, spa water, and salt shakers. Trace lithium’s journey from Victorian health fad to life-saving mood stabilizer, and discover why the uric acid theory that launched it may be making a comeback. CME: Take the CME Post-Test for this Episode Published On: 04/13/2026 Duration: 12 minutes, 48 seconds Chris Aiken, MD, and Kellie Newsome, PMHNP, have disclosed no relevant financial or other interests in any commercial companies pertain...

Legal questions come up in clinical care of autistic children and adults more often than many of us expect. A parent asks for a custody letter; a school requests documentation for services; a patient asks about disability benefits or driving. When autistic patients face legal systems, clinicians can help, but only if we stay within our role. CME: Take the CME Post-Test for this Episode Published On: 04/06/2025 Duration: 19 minutes, 01 seconds Joshua Feder, MD, and Mara Goverman, LCSW, have ...

Narcissism, antisocial, pedophilia… A lot of psychiatric terms have been used to explain Jeffrey Epstein. We’ll look at what fits. CME: Take the CME Post-Test for this Episode Published On: 03/30/2026 Duration: 12 minutes, 34 seconds Chris Aiken, MD, and Kellie Newsome, PMHNP, have disclosed no relevant financial or other interests in any commercial companies pertaining to this

Narcissism, antisocial, pedophilia… A lot of psychiatric terms have been used to explain Jeffrey Epstein. We’ll look at what fits. CME: Take the CME Post-Test for this Episode Published On: 03/23/2026 Duration: 23 minutes, 38 seconds Chris Aiken, MD, and Kellie Newsome, PMHNP, have disclosed no relevant financial or other interests in any commercial companies pertaining to this educational activity.

Does money lead to happiness? What kind of stress causes depression? Why the FDA change their requirements for new drug approvals? And what happened between Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell that launched an enterprise of abuse? CME: Take the CME Post-Test for this Episode Published On: 03/16/2026 Duration: 16 minutes, 49 seconds Chris Aiken, MD, and Kellie Newsome, PMHNP, have disclosed no relevant financial or other interests in any commercial companies pertaining to this educational ac...

Narcissism, antisocial, pedophilia… We examine the diagnoses people invoke to explain Jeffrey Epstein and determine if any fit. CME: Take the CME Post-Test for this Episode Published On: 03/09/2026 Duration: 15 minutes, 29 seconds Chris Aiken, MD, and Kellie Newsome, PMHNP, have disclosed no relevant financial or other interests in any commercial companies pertaining to this educational activity.

Pramipexole has moved up the in our algorithm for treatment resistant depression. Today, learn how to use this dopamine agonist. CME: Take the CME Post-Test for this Episode Published On: 03/02/2026 Duration: 19 minutes, 24 seconds Chris Aiken, MD, and Kellie Newsome, PMHNP, have disclosed no relevant financial or other interests in any commercial companies pertaining to this educational activity.

New research moves pramipexole up in the algorithm for treatment resistant depression. CME: Take the CME Post-Test for this Episode Published On: 02/23/2026 Duration: 13 minutes, 41 seconds Chris Aiken, MD, and Kellie Newsome, PMHNP, have disclosed no relevant financial or other interests in any commercial companies pertaining to this educational activity.

We interview Steve Hayes, originator of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, on the personal struggles that inspired the treatment. CME: Take the CME Post-Test for this Episode Published On: 02/16/2026 Duration: 19 minutes, 01 seconds Chris Aiken, MD, Kellie Newsome, PMHNP, and Steven Hayes, PhD, have disclosed no relevant financial or other interests in any commercial companies pertaining to this educational activity.

An interview with Steve Hayes, originator of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), on how his struggle with panic disorder inspired his work. CME: Take the CME Post-Test for this Episode Published On: 02/09/2026 Duration: 20 minutes, 32 seconds Chris Aiken, MD, and Steven Hayes, PhD, have disclosed no relevant financial or other interests in any commercial companies pertaining to this educational activity.

A parent sits across from you and asks, "Why can't my child just take the same anxiety medicine that helps me?” Sounds reasonable, but the evidence tells a very different story. CME: Take the CME Post-Test for this Episode Published On: 02/02/2025 Duration: 17 minutes, 53 seconds Joshua Feder, MD, and Mara Goverman, LCSW, have disclosed no relevant financial or other interests in any commercial companies pertaining to this educational activity.

How a new FDA approved device for difficult-to-treat depression engages the brain through the sensory nerves in part II of our interview with Linda Carpenter. CME: Take the CME Post-Test for this Episode Published On: 01/26/2026 Duration: 12 minutes, 33 seconds Chris Aiken, MD and Kellie Newsome, PMHNP have disclosed no relevant financial or other interests in any commercial companies pertaining to this educational activity.

We interview Linda Carpenter, lead investigator on the new FDA approved device for difficult-to-treat depression. CME: Take the CME Post-Test for this Episode Published On: 01/19/2026 Duration: 20 minutes, 49 seconds Chris Aiken, MD and Kellie Newsome, PMHNP have disclosed no relevant financial or other interests in any commercial companies pertaining to this educational activity.

Marsha Linehan finds the core principles of DBT in a Buddhist monastery, challenges the psychoanalytic establishment, and returns to the hospital where her journey started. CME: Take the CME Post-Test for this Episode Published On: 01/12/2026 Duration: 16 minutes, 50 seconds Chris Aiken, MD and Kellie Newsome, PMHNP have disclosed no relevant financial or other interests in any commercial companies pertaining to this educational activity.

Marsha Linehan makes it out of a long-term psychiatric hospital and vows to develop a better approach to suicidality, reinventing therapy for borderline personality disorder. CME: Take the CME Post-Test for this Episode Published On: 01/05/2026 Duration: 16 minutes, 50 seconds Chris Aiken, MD and Kellie Newsome, PMHNP have disclosed no relevant financial or other interests in any commercial companies pertaining to this educational activity.

How a tip from Carl Jung inspired Alcoholics Anonymous and the 12-step recovery movement. CME: Take the CME Post-Test for this Episode Published On: 12/29/2025 Duration: 08 minutes, 55 seconds Chris Aiken, MD and Kellie Newsome, PMHNP have disclosed no relevant financial or other interests in any commercial companies pertaining to this educational activity.

Are psychosis and OCD ever normal? We explore this question from Carl Jung’s breakdown to a new neurologic condition, hyperphantasia. CME: Take the CME Post-Test for this Episode Published On: 12/22/2025 Duration: 15 minutes, 41 seconds Chris Aiken, MD and Kellie Newsome, PMHNP have disclosed no relevant financial or other interests in any commercial companies pertaining to this educational activity.

Today’s episode is one we’ve been sitting with for a long time. We’re talking about how to survive psychologically in a world where hatred is persistent, not abstract, not metaphorical but recurring, and sometimes lethal. CME: Take the CME Post-Test for this Episode Published On: 12/19/2025 Duration: 19 minutes, 01 seconds Joshua Feder, MD, and Mara Goverman, LCSW, have disclosed no relevant financial or other interests in any commercial companies pertaining to this educational activity.

Some of the people who revolutionized psychiatry lived with mental illness themselves. CME: Take the CME Post-Test for this Episode Published On: 12/15/2025 Duration: 15 minutes, 15 seconds Chris Aiken, MD and Kellie Newsome, PMHNP have disclosed no relevant financial or other interests in any commercial companies pertaining to this educational activity.

How to help bipolar patients manage holiday stress, and a new drug interaction with lithium and GLP1 agonists like semaglutide (Ozempic). CME: Take the CME Post-Test for this Episode Published On: 12/08/2025 Duration: 18 minutes, 33 seconds Chris Aiken, MD has disclosed no relevant financial or other interests in any commercial companies pertaining to this educational activity.

SAINT TMS is now available. We take a closer look at its record-breaking effect size. CME: Take the CME Post-Test for this Episode Published On: 12/01/2025 Duration: 16 minutes, 04 seconds Chris Aiken, MD and Kellie Newsome, PMHNP have disclosed no relevant financial or other interests in any commercial companies pertaining to this educational activity.