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Psychiatry & Psychotherapy Podcast

May 29, 2018

Can strength training help alleviate depression? In this episode, Dr. David Puder is joined by Trent Jones, a Starting Strength athlete, to discuss how systematic strength training can significantly impact mental health. From boosting confidence and assertiveness to reducing symptoms of depression, we explore...


May 24, 2018

In the third and final installment on microexpressions, Ariana Cunningham and Dr. David Puder talk about how learning microexpressions can help you build empathy and connect with other people.

As Paul Eckman demonstrated in his research, they can be potent glimpses into someone’s emotional experience.

In this episode...


May 15, 2018

Microexpressions are brief, involuntary facial expressions that are cues to the true emotions that someone is feeling. We see microexpressions in tiny twitches of the brows, the lips and nose. They can last for as little as 1/15th of a second on the face.

In this episode, we describe the science of the...


May 8, 2018

Microexpressions are brief, involuntary facial expressions that are cues to the true emotions that someone is feeling. We see microexpressions in tiny twitches of the brows, the lips and nose. They can last for as little as 1/15th of a second on the face.

In this episode we describe the science of...


May 3, 2018

New research on hormonal contraceptives, “the pill”, and how it influences mental health. Dr. David Puder and Dr. Mona Mojtahedzadeh explore:

Claims about the mental health consequences of hormonal contraception

Unique Influences of progesterone and estrogen on the brain

How ovulation changes attraction and...