Thu, 05 Mar 2026 10:35:07 -0500 https://psychsocietypodcast.buzzsprout.com en-us © 2026 Psychiatry & Society yes 2ea158de-1133-595d-9da0-620ce4dd7400 Reuben Hendler, MD episodic false Buzzsprout (https://www.buzzsprout.com) mental health, healthcare, psychiatry, society, addiction, health, psychology, social work, community, therapy, counseling, medicine Reuben Hendler, MD https://storage.buzzsprout.com/vtcra2k5h3hm7ctkd32y0sf86ok8?.jpg Mindfulness in Education | Richard Brady Youth in the United States and around the world are suffering, with heartbreakingly high rates of anxiety, depression, and other mental health concerns. How can schools and teachers help? Join us on today's episode for a perspective from Richard Brady, a career teacher from whom I learned much more than high school geometry. Mr. Brady founded the Mindfulness in Education Network, which helps teachers guide students in practicing healthy ways of relating to their emotions, development, and aspirations.

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]]> Reuben Hendler, MD Buzzsprout-14623977 Mon, 04 Mar 2024 09:00:00 -0500 3202 mindfulness, education, mental health, Thich Nhat Hanh, teaching, youth, learning community 1 10 full false Bonus: Mental Health Services, Part 2 | Dr. Lloyd Sederer Listen in to this brief bonus episode, as Dr. Lloyd Sederer returns to the podcast to discuss takeaways from his new book: Caught in the Crosshairs of American Healthcare. Dr. Sederer discusses the impact of corporatization and how to sustain a focus on what patients need in the face of financial pressure.

]]> Listen in to this brief bonus episode, as Dr. Lloyd Sederer returns to the podcast to discuss takeaways from his new book: Caught in the Crosshairs of American Healthcare. Dr. Sederer discusses the impact of corporatization and how to sustain a focus on what patients need in the face of financial pressure.

]]> Reuben Hendler, MD Buzzsprout-14357632 Mon, 22 Jan 2024 18:00:00 -0500 638 healthcare, mental health, psychiatry, corporatization, insurance, unionization, burnout 1 9 bonus false History of Psychiatry | Prof. Elizabeth Lunbeck We may be used to thinking about mental health through the lens of psychology. What might we learn from looking through a different lens? Diverse fields of study can bring new insight - Sociology, Anthropology, Urban Studies, Political Science, Philosophy, Biology, to name a few. On this episode, we look through the lens of History at our central question - what makes for a mentally healthy society? Our guest, Elizabeth Lunbeck PhD, chairs the Department of the History of Science at Harvard University.

]]> We may be used to thinking about mental health through the lens of psychology. What might we learn from looking through a different lens? Diverse fields of study can bring new insight - Sociology, Anthropology, Urban Studies, Political Science, Philosophy, Biology, to name a few. On this episode, we look through the lens of History at our central question - what makes for a mentally healthy society? Our guest, Elizabeth Lunbeck PhD, chairs the Department of the History of Science at Harvard University.

]]> Reuben Hendler, MD Buzzsprout-13827692 Mon, 23 Oct 2023 07:00:00 -0400 2716 history, psychiatry, psychotherapy, therapy, history of science, common factors, social contagion, TikTok, artificial intelligence, social norms, epidemiology, youth, mental health, trauma 1 8 full false Climate Change & Mental Health | Daniel Sherrell We are living in an era of rapid change - for example in our technology, social movements, and the environment. These changes influence our mental health and are themselves influenced by our usual ways of thinking and feeling about the world - our habits of mind. On this episode, we see what we can learn about what makes for a mentally healthy society by exploring one big change we are all going through - climate change. Our guest is Daniel Sherrell, an organizer who passed landmark climate justice legislation in New York and who now works to address climate change in Australia. Dan is the author of Warmth: Coming of Age at the End of our World, which is written as a letter to an imagined future child about how it feels to visualize a future and a family under the weight of climate change.

]]> We are living in an era of rapid change - for example in our technology, social movements, and the environment. These changes influence our mental health and are themselves influenced by our usual ways of thinking and feeling about the world - our habits of mind. On this episode, we see what we can learn about what makes for a mentally healthy society by exploring one big change we are all going through - climate change. Our guest is Daniel Sherrell, an organizer who passed landmark climate justice legislation in New York and who now works to address climate change in Australia. Dan is the author of Warmth: Coming of Age at the End of our World, which is written as a letter to an imagined future child about how it feels to visualize a future and a family under the weight of climate change.

]]> Reuben Hendler, MD Buzzsprout-13402040 Mon, 14 Aug 2023 08:00:00 -0400 2921 climate change, global warming, mental health, psychiatry, environmental justice, mindfulness, climate psychiatry, psychology, empathy 1 7 full false Global Mental Health | Dr. Vikram Patel What can we learn from an international perspective about promoting mental health at home? Global health visionary Dr. Vikram Patel shares insights from research and practice around the world.

]]> What can we learn from an international perspective about promoting mental health at home? Global health visionary Dr. Vikram Patel shares insights from research and practice around the world.

]]> Reuben Hendler, MD Buzzsprout-10878250 Thu, 30 Jun 2022 01:00:00 -0400 2675 global mental health, psychiatric diagnosis, biopsychosocial model, community health workers, health systems, cultural psychiatry, task shifting, psychotherapy, brief intervention, healthcare reform, World Happiness Index, health equity 1 6 full false Mental Health Services | Dr. Lloyd Sederer What sort of healthcare system best supports the mental health of society as a whole? In today's episode, we hear from Dr. Lloyd Sederer, who uses his experience leading public and private mental healthcare systems to explain the biggest challenges and most promising solutions.

]]> What sort of healthcare system best supports the mental health of society as a whole? In today's episode, we hear from Dr. Lloyd Sederer, who uses his experience leading public and private mental healthcare systems to explain the biggest challenges and most promising solutions.

]]> Reuben Hendler, MD Buzzsprout-10809745 Tue, 21 Jun 2022 01:00:00 -0400 2447 mental health, psychiatry, public health, health services, service delivery, serious mental illness, hospitalization, workforce, economics, involuntary care 1 5 full false Stigma & Conceptualizing Addictions | Dr. John Kelly Defining mental health is not straightforward, but it is important - because how we understand and describe mental health conditions has a real impact on mental health. In today's episode, psychologist Dr. John Kelly shares his expertise on stigma to help us understand the consequences of our ways of viewing addiction and recovery.

]]> Defining mental health is not straightforward, but it is important - because how we understand and describe mental health conditions has a real impact on mental health. In today's episode, psychologist Dr. John Kelly shares his expertise on stigma to help us understand the consequences of our ways of viewing addiction and recovery.

]]> Reuben Hendler, MD Buzzsprout-10770908 Tue, 14 Jun 2022 01:00:00 -0400 2447 addiction, substance use disorder, mental health, stigma, discrimination, prejudice, public health, recovery, biopsychosocial, research, social attitudes 1 4 full false Social Determinants - Homelessness | Dr. Katherine Koh Social factors can be as important to health as biology. So, how our society approaches social issues matters for our collective mental health. In this episode, we zoom in on one social determinant of health - housing - and explore in depth its relationship with mental health. Our guest, Dr. Katherine Koh, brings a humanistic and clinical perspective as a psychiatrist with Boston Healthcare for the Homeless, to help us understand the causes, consequences, and solutions at the intersection of homelessness and mental health.

]]> Social factors can be as important to health as biology. So, how our society approaches social issues matters for our collective mental health. In this episode, we zoom in on one social determinant of health - housing - and explore in depth its relationship with mental health. Our guest, Dr. Katherine Koh, brings a humanistic and clinical perspective as a psychiatrist with Boston Healthcare for the Homeless, to help us understand the causes, consequences, and solutions at the intersection of homelessness and mental health.

]]> Reuben Hendler, MD Buzzsprout-10731494 Tue, 07 Jun 2022 01:00:00 -0400 3354 social determinants of health, homelessness, homeless, housing, mental health, psychiatry, policy, addiction, Housing First, trauma 1 3 full false Peer Work | Steve Fedele It's not all about healthcare. There are many ways of promoting mental health, including policy-making, public education, advocacy, leadership, and research. This episode focuses on one  way of promoting mental health in particular - speaking with one another about our experiences of mental health and illness. Our guest Steve Fedele, writer, educator, and peer specialist at McLean Hospital, shares what he has learned about how to bring lived experience to bear in supporting one another.

]]> It's not all about healthcare. There are many ways of promoting mental health, including policy-making, public education, advocacy, leadership, and research. This episode focuses on one  way of promoting mental health in particular - speaking with one another about our experiences of mental health and illness. Our guest Steve Fedele, writer, educator, and peer specialist at McLean Hospital, shares what he has learned about how to bring lived experience to bear in supporting one another.

]]> Reuben Hendler, MD Buzzsprout-10692170 Tue, 31 May 2022 01:00:00 -0400 2709 1 2 full false Introduction What Makes for a Mentally Healthy Society?

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