Positive Psychiatry - with Rakesh Jain, MD

About 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.

Publisher

Rakesh Jain, MD

Category

health & fitness

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

22 Jun 2025

Latest episode

21 Sept 2026

Latest episodes

26 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   21 Sept 2026

   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 stakes: what happens to mental health when belonging disappears, and what happens when we rebuild it on purpose? We get precise about the words we toss around. Social isolation is objective structure and frequency of contact. Loneliness is the subject...

2. 

   1 Sept 2026

   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 gets told: the clinician’s story after patient suicide loss. We walk through the data on how common this is across psychiatry, therapy, nursing, trainees, and primary care, and why the “second victim” phenomenon matters for more than feelings. When grie...

3. 

   17 Aug 2026

   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 alcohol use disorder with psilocybin-assisted psychotherapy. I use those peer-reviewed trial results as a doorway into a bigger question: can psychedelics belong inside positive psychiatry, where we measure and treat well-being, meaning, connectedness, resi...

Reach and audience

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Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

19 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

9 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 40 / 100

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Quality

61

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

51

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