Category Archives: Psychopathology

anxiety disorders, neuroses, psychoses, DSM, etc.

#84 – The Anatomy of a Lobotomist

Jack El-Hai is author of the 2005 book, THE LOBOTOMIST, the story of Dr. Walter Freeman, a maverick medical genius and his tragic quest to rid the world of mental illness.

#81 – Understanding the Anxiety Disorders

#64 – The Sinclair Method for Treating Addiction

David Sinclair,Ph.D. is a Senior Researcher at the National Health Institute in Helsinki, Finland. He has pioneered an approach to the treatment of alcoholism which has come to be called, the Sinclair Method.

#60 – Healing The Addictive Personality with Lee Jampolsky

#55 – Psychopathology and The Brain with Daniel Amen

#54 – Understanding Autism

#52 – Religious Delusions

#48 – Virtual Reality and Psychology with Albert “Skip” Rizzo, PhD

Albert “Skip” Rizzo, Ph.D. is a research scientist at the University of Southern California in their Institute for Creative Technologies. I learned about Skip’s work as the result of a fascinating article in the August issue of Wired Magazine.

#47 – Psychological Survival in Israel

Varda Raziel Jacont is a psychologist with a daily call-in radio show in Televiv, Israel. She is interviewed by Dr. Dave on how Israelis have learned to cope with the violence of war and terrorism.

#46 – The Narcissistic Personality

From time to time, I get requests from listeners asking for more coverage of the various diagnostic categories such as depression, autism, obsessive-compulsive disorder, and so on. So, it’s in that spirit that I invited today’s guest to talk about the Narcissistic Personality. Regular listeners will recall Maria Hess, Ph.D. who I interviewed on teaching [...]

#45 – Drugs and Psychotherapy

Padma Catell, Ph.D. is the author of Drugs and Clients: What Every Psychotherapist Needs to Know.

#42 – Happy Birthday, Dr. Freud