Inside Mental Health

Are you curious about TMS therapy? What is it, exactly? In today’s show, two psychiatrists explain how Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation works and how it can help many patients with depression, OCD or smoking addiction.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Is there hope after a heavy drug addiction? What if you quit but then relapse? Can you quit again? Absolutely. In today’s show, our guest Daniel McGhee shares his long, but ultimately victorious, journey through alcohol and heroin addiction, incarceration, treatment centers and relapses. Now he is giving back to the community that he feels he took so much from.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dr. Francis Mark Mondimore, a professor of psychiatry at Johns Hopkins and author of Bipolar Disorder: A Guide for You and Your Loved Ones, discusses the evolution of treatments for bipolar disorder. Topics include advancements in medications and brain stimulation treatments, the relationship between brain cell health and mood, the importance of managing stress, and book promotion and opportunities for free counseling.

Chronic loneliness is on the rise. But how can this be when we’re more connected now than ever? In today’s show, Dr. J.W. Freiberg, a social psychologist-turned-lawyer, explains that loneliness is not an emotion like happiness or anger. It’s a sensation like hunger or thirst. For more information and a complete transcript, visit https://psychcentral.com/blog/podcast-loneliness-and-litigation-a-lawyers-case-study Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Schizophrenia has been around since the dawn of time but actually treating it has only been around the past 100 years. In this episode host and schizophrenic Rachel Star Withers takes you through the dark and disturbing evolution of schizophrenia treatments. From systematic euthanasia to hydrotherapy, electroconvulsive therapy to the infamous lobotomy.  Were these doctors "mad scientists" torturing the mentally ill or were they the only ones trying to help a population of people seen as a burden?  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We’ve made it to the end of 2020! From polarizing politics to raging fires to COVID-19, it’s been a real doozy. And now the Holidays… Do we celebrate with loved ones and risk COVID or take a pass? Today, Dr. John Grohol, founder of Psych Central, explains how this isn’t going to be our regular holiday season and that’s okay: We can make lemonade out of lemons. For more information and a complete transcript, visit https://psychcentral.com/blog/podcast-celebrating-a-covid-christmas Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What is your life story? Do you feel like a victim of your circumstances? And if so, how does this affect your future? In today’s show, our guest James Sweigert, who struggled out of a traumatic childhood, shares how the power of his thoughts and the spoken word changed his life. For more information and a complete transcript, visit https://psychcentral.com/blog/podcast-reframing-past-traumas Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In today’s COVID world, many mental health patients are finding themselves “forced” into seeing their doctors online, rather than in person. But how effective is telehealth? What are the benefits and disadvantages? Today’s guest, psychiatrist Dr. Frank Chen, thoroughly explains the whole new world of telemedicine and why it doesn’t have to be scary. For more information and a complete transcript, visit https://psychcentral.com/blog/podcast-is-telehealth-effective Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ouch! You stub your toe or burn your finger and a curse word comes flying out. It’s automatic -- and it probably makes you feel a little better. But have you ever considered specifically using curse words as a way to improve your mental health? That’s the idea behind our guest’s new book “Move On MF'er.” For more information and a complete transcript, visit https://psychcentral.com/blog/podcast-can-swearing-improve-mental-health Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What are the signs of emotional abuse? Can you be a victim or a perpetrator and not even know it? In today’s podcast, we welcome psychotherapist Beverly Engel who explains how emotional abuse can sometimes slide under the radar and may even be mistaken as care. In truth, it’s all about control. For more information and a complete transcript, visit https://psychcentral.com/blog/podcast-understanding-emotional-abuse Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices