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
What's LOVE Got To Do With It - A Positive Psychiatry Examination of Love and Its Importance in Human Flourishing
Psychiatry has no trouble talking about diagnoses, medications, and symptom checklists, but we rarely treat love like the clinical powerhouse it is. Today we make the case that love and real social connection are not “nice extras.” They are bio...
Reading Articles Like a Pro - 12 Habits For Smarter Reading in Psychiatry
You can read a new psychiatric study every day and still miss what matters most: whether the evidence is trustworthy and whether it belongs in your clinic. We are drowning in randomized controlled trials, systematic reviews, and meta-analyses, ...
Positive Psychiatry & Community As Medicine
Community is ancient, but the way many of us live now makes it feel oddly out of reach. After returning from Psych Congress in New Orleans and feeling what it’s like to be “soaked in community,” I step back and ask a clinical question with huge...
Positive Psychiatry & Breaking The Silence After Loss of a Patient to Suicide
A patient dies by suicide, and the clinician left behind is often handed an unspoken script: stay calm, finish the day, say nothing, document everything, and don’t let anyone see you break. We reject that script and tell the story that rarely g...
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...