PsyDactic podcast

PsyDactic

A resource for psychiatrists and other medical or behavioral health professionals interested in exploring the neuroscientific basis of psychiatric disorders, psychopharmacology, neuromodulation, and other psychiatric interventions, as well as discussions of pseudoscience, Bayesian reasoning, ethics, the history of psychiatry, and human psychology in general.This podcast is not medical advice. It strives to be science communication. Dr. O'Leary is a skeptical thinker who often questions what we think we know. He hopes to open more conversations about what we don't know we don't know.Find transcripts with show-notes and references on each episodes dedicated page at psydactic.buzzsprout.com.You can leave feedback at https://www.psydactic.com.The visual companions, when available, can be found at https://youtube.com/@PsyDactic.

A resource for psychiatrists and other medical or behavioral health professionals interested in exploring the neuroscientific basis of psychiatric disorders, psychopharmacology, neuromodulation, and other psychiatric interventions, as well as discussions of pseudoscience, Bayesian reasoning, ethics, the history of psychiatry, and human psychology in general.This podcast is not medical advice. It strives to be science communication. Dr. O'Leary is a skeptical thinker who often questions what we think we know. He hopes to open more conversations about what we don't know we don't know.Find transcripts with show-notes and references on each episodes dedicated page at psydactic.buzzsprout.com.You can leave feedback at https://www.psydactic.com.The visual companions, when available, can be found at https://youtube.com/@PsyDactic.

 

#77

Childhood Deficit Disorder and the Atrophy of American Childhood

Dr. O'Leary proposes Childhood Deficit Disorder as a way to conceptualize the rise in ment... more

10 Dec 2025

33 MINS

33:21

10 Dec 2025


#76

Clozapine - Beyond the Basics

Dr. O'Leary explores the history of clozapine, highlighting its initial revolutionary impa... more

05 Sep 2025

24 MINS

24:06

05 Sep 2025


#75

Therapeutic Ultrasound with Dr. Michael Canney PhD

This episode includes a fascinating interview with a researcher in ultrasound, Dr. Michael... more

11 Jun 2025

44 MINS

44:03

11 Jun 2025


#74

Pediatric Bipolar vs Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder

This PsyDactic podcast episode, hosted by Dr. O'Leary, delves into the complex and often c... more

16 May 2025

1 HR 02 MINS

1:02:26

16 May 2025


#73

Gambling Disorder - Rarely Diagnosed, Highly Prevalent

Gambling disorder may be the most under-diagnosed disorder in the DSM.  This is an exhaust... more

27 Mar 2025

35 MINS

35:02

27 Mar 2025


#72

Functional Neurological Disorder, Predictive Processing and Active Inference

Functional Neurological Disorder was previously called Conversion Disorder or psychogenic ... more

20 Mar 2025

24 MINS

24:37

20 Mar 2025


#71

Behaviorism Part 1 - Classical Conditioning

Dr. O'Leary introduces PsyDactic - Child and Adolescent Board Study edition by sharing the... more

10 Mar 2025

23 MINS

23:53

10 Mar 2025


#70

Nicotinic Receptors, Anxiety, and PTSD - an A.I. generated discussion

-- Dr. O'Leary explores how an artificial intelligence tool summarizes recent data on the ... more

23 Feb 2025

15 MINS

15:30

23 Feb 2025


#69

An extraordinary perspective on Suicide Risk Assessments from Dr. Tyler Black via Psychiatry Boot Ca...

"People are 14 times more likely to die during a hospital stay than outside of hospital fo... more

31 Jan 2025

1 HR 47 MINS

1:47:05

31 Jan 2025


#68

Dr. Mark Mullen interviews Dr. Awais Aftab and Dr. Allen Frances on Psychiatry Boot Camp

In the last episode, Dr. O'Leary interviewed the creator and host of the Psychiatry Bootca... more

09 Jan 2025

1 HR 09 MINS

1:09:24

09 Jan 2025


#67

Meet the Psychiatry Bootcamp Podcast brought to you by Dr. Mark Mullen

Dr. O'Leary is excited to introduce you to  Psychiatry Boot Camp (PBC), a podcast created ... more

09 Jan 2025

26 MINS

26:56

09 Jan 2025


#66

In a Word - Agonist

--In today's episode, Dr. O'Leary explores agonists, inverse agonists, partial agonists, a... more

27 Dec 2024

24 MINS

24:01

27 Dec 2024


#65

In a Word - Transference (with a dash of neuroscience)

--Dr. O'Leary discusses the term Transference, and if you listen until the end, he relates... more

18 Aug 2024

30 MINS

30:10

18 Aug 2024


#64

Catatonia in Autism and Neuroatypical Patients - Easy to miss, Harder to Treat

  -- More recently I have faced the diagnostic conundrum of catatonia in autism, and that ... more

11 Aug 2024

35 MINS

35:54

11 Aug 2024


#63

Mindhunting with Forensic Psychiatrist Dr Michael Schirripa

  --  Dr. O’Leary interviews forensic psychiatrist and author Dr. <a href='mailto:Michaels... more

23 Jul 2024

56 MINS

56:11

23 Jul 2024


#62

Psychedelics - A skeptical approach to MDMA aka Ecstasy

- - In the world of psychotropic medication, the question is not just whether it works or ... more

12 Jul 2024

31 MINS

31:46

12 Jul 2024


#61

The Narrative Fallacy in Psychological and Psychiatric Clinical Practice with Dr. Alexey Tolchinsky,...

The Narrative Fallacy describes our tendency to find meaning, connections, and causal rela... more

01 Jul 2024

55 MINS

55:14

01 Jul 2024