Mark Mullen

Clerkship Director @SLUSOM | 🎙️ Psychiatry Boot Camp

[Mark Mullen @MarkRMullen]

So, you matched into psychiatry! Now what?

Relax, unwind, enjoy… but if you MUST do a little prep to ease your mind, how about a podcast?

Psychiatry Boot Camp is specifically designed to help you feel confident on day 1! #FOAMed #psychtwitter

https://t.co/kFL4s4C6Sc

[Chris Cannida, M.S., LPC-S @chris_cannida]

Always trying to make sure I “own the book so I can throw it away” and be fully present with my patients.

Listening to Jonathan helps. Highly recommend this one!

[Leah Benson @LeahBTherapy]

Banger alert!
I'd agree. It is one of his best.

[Mark Mullen @MarkRMullen]

An eye opening conversation & cutting critique of current trends in the practice of psychotherapy.

Eternally grateful for @JonathanShedler’s generosity.

This convo has been on my aspirational list since I started the pod in 2023.

Find it wherever you get podcasts!

[Jonathan Shedler @JonathanShedler]

🎙️New podcast just dropped and it’s one of my best

watch or listen free (below👇)

[Jonathan Shedler @JonathanShedler]

🎙️New podcast just dropped and it’s one of my best

watch or listen free (below👇)

[Awais Aftab @awaisaftab]

I'm a bit annoyed that NYT has settled on the title “Here’s What Psychiatrists Mean When They Say You Have A.D.H.D.” (presumably because it got more engagement) rather than the prior title “We’re Thinking About Mental Health Diagnoses All Wrong,” because the piece isn't really about ADHD. It's just an example I used in one passage.

[Allen Frances @AllenFrancesMD]

Best summary of what psychiatric diagnosis is/& what it is not.

Should be read (& often reread) by every clinician/patient/trainee/family member.

Congratulations @awaisaftab https://t.co/D3faLVpGtq

[Tyler Black, MD @tylerblack32]

https://t.co/mys7LHuvhG

[Tyler Black, MD @tylerblack32]

I hate the phrase "dopamine hit" - dopamine is about incentive salience and prediction error, not a literal "shot of pleasure" every time you see a notification or eat a cupcake.

Let’s stop turning complex neurobiology into a buzzword. DOPAMINE DOESNT WORK THAT WAY.

[Awais Aftab @awaisaftab]

The people who behave in this manner do a disservice to everyone, including those who are actually autistic. A big contributor to the collective knee-jerk reaction of distrust and skepticism towards "autism" is due to these self-appointed diagnostic evangelists.

[Awais Aftab @awaisaftab]

Self-interpersonal psychopathology finds cover and refuge in whatever diagnosis it can, whatever diagnosis will allow the person to avoid confronting the nature of their pain and the self-repeating patterns of their lives, whatever will make for a more appealing & dignified story

[Jonathan Shedler @JonathanShedler]

You are starting with the assumption that psychotherapy is about“therapist-guided practices” and “adherence.” That’s not my understanding of psychotherapy.

[Mark Oldham @MarkOldhamMD]

Tackling a 92-page #delirium guideline can be daunting: https://t.co/HHxykJhgkx

Well, now there's a 6-page clinically focused review!

https://t.co/PprDO4TUBS

[Allen Frances @AllenFrancesMD]

Keith Connors was "Father of ADHD"- performed first stimulant trial 60 yrs ago & guided DSM definition.

Just before dying 4 yrs ago, he & I wrote his BMJ obit- Keith's last words from the grave warning against massive #ADHD overdiagnosis/overmedication.
https://t.co/kOvduZwLiF

[Dinah Miller, M.D. @shrinkrapdinah]

Wonderful to join @MarkRMullen on Psychiatry BootCamp to discuss one of our most difficult topics. https://t.co/G2Sp4G8VFd

[Awais Aftab @awaisaftab]

Your brain on stimulants vs your brain on ADHD

There is more to what ADHD is than what stimulants do, and there is more to the clinical use of stimulants than the boundaries of ADHD

https://t.co/oynG47ECLw

[Allen Frances @AllenFrancesMD]

I'm very troubled how complacent most people are about the threat chatbots pose to our patients & our professions.

This interview explains why & ways we can respond:

[Mark Mullen @MarkRMullen]

What happens when artificial intelligence meets psychiatry?

Join @AllenFrancesMD to learn about psychotherapy chatbots and the future of AI in psychiatry.

Psychiatry Boot Camp Season 4 starts today!

https://t.co/CDJ2LfFYdp

[Allen Frances @AllenFrancesMD]

Great News
UK govt will study explosive fad overdiagnosis of Autism & ADHD. This is what RFK Jr should be doing instead of anti-vaxxing.

Main drivers of ovrrdiagnosis used to be loose DSM critrria/Big Pharma/careless MDs. Now its internet self-diagnosis.
https://t.co/XF0cFKuxD3

[Jonathan Shedler @JonathanShedler]

🆕 My weekly post just dropped, and it’s an eye-opener

50 Therapy Red Flags
Warning signs you may not be in expert hands.

(full text 👇)

[Jonathan Shedler @JonathanShedler]

There is no such thing as a “therapist/coach.” A competent psychotherapist is not a coach and doesn’t act like one.