Dr. Tomy Thomas, M.D.: Mental Illness Through the Lens of Family Medicine
Comments or feedback? Send us a text! For many mental health consumers, the first step towards seeking help is a visit to their family doctor. Moreover, research suggests that up to 2/3rds of visits to the family doctor are actually for mental health concerns – even if the original presenting complaint is for a physical symptom. In this episode Dr. Tomy Thomas, MD sits down with OICBT psychologist Dr. Pete Kelly, C.Psych to discuss mental-illness through the lens of family medicine.&n...
7 Maalis 20201h 38min
Dr. Mandisa Peterson, C. Psych: Misophonia (& Tinnitus)
Comments or feedback? Send us a text! Misophonia is relatively common but not often discussed psychological experience in which an individual has an exaggerated (and sometimes extreme) emotional response (ranging from irritability to anger) to the bodily sounds of others. Common triggers include sounds related to eating and breathing. In this episode OICBT psychologist Dr. Mandisa Peterson outlines the cognitive-behavioral conceptualization of misophonia, common characteristics ...
22 Helmi 20201h 52min
Stacey Kosmerly, Ph.D.: Psychedelics & Psychotherapy
Comments or feedback? Send us a text! For many people, the term “psychedelics” conjures up images of hippies tripping through the Summer of Love, Timothy Leary, strange and mystical spiritual experiences, street drugs with a high likelihood of generating “insanity” and maybe even a Pink Floyd concert. While psychedelics are certainly powerful compounds that must be approached with a high degree of caution, the potential for psychedelic compounds such as psilocybin to augment the effec...
8 Helmi 20201h 59min
Dr. Nathalie Freynet, C.Psych: Accent Discrimination
Comments or feedback? Send us a text! When meeting somebody for the first time, the presence of an accent is one of the first things that we notice. Accent discrimination is form of bias in which we make judgments around a person based on features of their accent. Importantly, accent bias can lead to both negative and positive assumptions about a person’s intelligence, social status, education level and other aspects of an individual. In this episode, Drs. Freynet and Kell...
18 Tammi 20201h 22min
Thoughts On Record: Introductory Episode
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1 Tammi 202010min
