Positive Psychiatry - with Rakesh Jain, MD
Positive Psychiatry with Rakesh Jain, MD explores the science and practice of fostering mental wellness, resilience, and flourishing through the lens of psychiatry. Join me as I discuss articles and opinions from expert clinicians, researchers, and thought leaders as they discuss emerging strategies to enhance well-being, purpose, and strengths—not just reduce symptoms. From gratitude and optimism to meaning and connection, this podcast brings evidence-based insights into the heart of mental healthcare.
I am additionally a proud member of the Steering Committee of Psych Congress. This year's annual meeting is September 17-21 in San Diego, California.
Positive Psychiatry - with Rakesh Jain, MD
Latest Episodes
Psychedelics & Positive Psychiatry - A Marriage Made in Heaven?
Three numbers kick off the story: major PTSD improvements after MDMA-assisted therapy, meaningful remission rates in treatment-resistant depression after a single high-dose psilocybin session, and large reductions in heavy drinking days in alco...
Orexin & Orexin Receptors: Master Switches & Key to Mental Health and Wellbeing
A Doberman named Bear gets so excited for dinner that his legs buckle and he collapses, fully awake, staring at the food bowl he can’t reach. That strange, heartbreaking moment turns out to be a clean window into one of the brain’s most importa...
Positive Psychiatry & TMS: From Coil To Circuits To Wellness
A magnetic coil on the scalp is the least interesting part of TMS. What hooked us in this conversation is the “how” a millisecond pulse becomes a durable shift in depression, anxiety, and even the stuckness of rumination and anhedonia, and why ...
Positive Psychiatry and Two Forgotten Antidepressants
Your patient tells you, “The darkness is gone… but the color is gone too.” That line captures a problem many of us recognize: symptom scores can look great while real life still feels flat. From Texas, I walk through the positive psychiatry que...
GLP-1 Meds & Positive Psychiatry - A Deep Science Dive For Clinicians
GLP-1 medications are everywhere right now, but the most important conversation might be the one we are not having loudly enough: what do GLP-1 receptor agonists do to the brain? I go full geek mode on the neurobiology behind incretin mimetics ...
