Welcome to The Psychiatry Blog!
The Psychiatry Blog is a forum for the integration of psyche, soma and spirit. Topics addressed will range widely, including the treatment of mood and anxiety disorders. Recovery from trauma and from addiction will be explored as well. Sport psychiatry is an additional area of interest.
The credo of this blog, as of my clinical work, is that effecting positive change is contingent on psychological work, somatic awareness and spiritual development. For more information regarding my clinical practice, please visit my website at JohnDeriMD.com.
The mode of this blog is interactive. We are all interdependent. Discussion is encouraged. I will respond to all comments and queries.
Welcome to the formation of an emergent community, in statu nascendi.
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Radio Show: Depression – A Holistic Approach
Dr. John Deri’s next Blog Talk Radio Show: Healthy Mind and Body will be on Wednesday, March 16, 2011 from 8-9:00 PM Pacific Time
The topic of the episode will be: Depression: A Holistic Approach
During this episode, Dr. John Deri will discuss depression from multiple perspectives: biological, psychological, social and spiritual. Within each of these contexts, Dr. Deri will describe causes and propose paths to healing of the depressive state.
To listen to the show you can:
1. Dial the phone in telephone number at (347) 989-0560
OR
2. Tune in to our online channel at http://www.blogtalkradio.com/Healthy-Mind-Body
Blog Talk Radio: Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
Dr. John Deri’s next Blog Talk Radio Show: Healthy Mind and Body will be on Wednesday, March 9, 2011 from 8-9:00 PM Pacific Time.
The topic will be: Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
In this episode, Dr. John Deri will review the causes, characteristics and treatment of post traumatic stress disorder.
You will learn techniques for identifying, coping with and healing from this condition.
To listen to the show you can:
1. Dial the phone in telephone number at (347) 989-0560
OR
2. Tune in to our online channel at http://www.blogtalkradio.com/Healthy-Mind-Body
Blog Talk Radio: Life Coaching and Psychotherapy
Dr. John Deri’s next Blog Talk Radio Show: Healthy Mind and Body will be on Wednesday, March 2, 2011 from 8-9 PM Pacific Time.
The topic of the episode will be: Life Coaching and Psychotherapy
In this episode, Dr. John Deri will compare and contrast these two models of helping people. You will learn how a synthesis of these two modalities can integrate the strengths of each, joining the capacity for healing with the power of inspiration for optimal living.
To listen to the show you can:
Dial the phone in telephone number at (347) 989-0560
OR
Tune in to our online channel at http://www.blogtalkradio.com/Healthy-Mind-Body
Blog Talk Radio Show: Healthy Mind and Body
Dr. John Deri’s Blog Talk Radio Show: Healthy Mind and Body will be on vacation for two weeks. The next show will be aired on Wednesday, March 2, 2011.
We would like to invite you to listen to previously recorded shows at http://www.blogtalkradio.com/healthy-mind-body.
Sincerely
Dr. John Deri
Radio Show: Narcissism Is the Root of All Suffering
Dr. John Deri’s next Blog Talk Radio Show: Healthy Mind and Body will be on Wednesday, February 9, 2011 from 8-9 PM Pacific Time.
The topic of the episode will be: Narcissism Is the Root of All Suffering
In this episode, Dr. John Deri will discuss narcissism as the root cause of psychic pain. Dr. Deri will describe the conditions that give rise to this state. He will present the path for transforming narcissism into a capacity for genuine relatedness.
To listen to the show you can:
Dial the phone in telephone number at (347) 989-0560
OR
Tune in to our online channel at http://www.blogtalkradio.com/Healthy-Mind-Body
Radio Show: What is Stopping You From Achieving Your Goals?
Dr. John Deri’s next Blog Talk Radio Show: Healthy Mind and Body will be on Wednesday, February 2, 2011 from 8-9:00 PM Pacific Time.
The topic will be What is Stopping You From Achieving Your Goals?
In this episode, Dr. John Deri will offer you techniques for overcoming all obstacles to achieving your goals. Dr. Deri will show you how to integrate psychological tools, spiritual practices and physical activity in order to achieve wholeness, emotional well being and personal power.
To listen to the show you can:
1. Dial the phone in telephone number at (347) 989-0560
OR
2. Tune in to our online channel at http://www.blogtalkradio.com/Healthy-Mind-Body
Blog Talk Radio Show: Psychotherapy and Dependent Origination
Dr. John Deri’s next Blog Talk Radio Show: Healthy Mind and Body will be on Wednesday, January 26, 2011 from 8-9 PM Pacific Time.
The topic of the episode will be: How Does Psychotherapy Heal, Part II – Psychotherapy and Dependent Origination
The Buddhist theory of dependent origination will be discussed as a perspective on transference and countertransference in psychotherapy. These psychological phenomena will be explored as a medium for the healing of early childhood trauma in psychotherapy.
During the Blog Talk Radio Show: Healthy Mind and Body, Dr. John Deri will present a clinical case as an example of the work.
To listen to the show you can:
Dial the phone in telephone number at (347) 989-0560
OR
Tune in to our online channel at http://www.blogtalkradio.com/Healthy-Mind-Body
Blog Talk Radio Show: Dissociation
Dr. John Deri’s next Blog Talk Radio Show: Healthy Mind and Body will be on Wednesday, January 19, 2011 from 8-9:00 PM Pacific Time.
The topic will be: Dissociation
Dissociation refers to the splitting off of painful experiences from awareness. Dissociation is the hallmark of trauma.
In this episode, Dr. John Deri will discuss dissociation as a psychic defense of last resort. He will describe the effects of dissociation on the emotional lives of affected people. Finally, Dr. Deri will share his thoughts regarding the treatment of dissociation, including conditions for healing and paths to integration.
To listen to the show you can:
1. Dial the phone in telephone number at (347) 989-0560
OR
2. Tune in to our online channel at http://www.blogtalkradio.com/Healthy-Mind-Body
Blog Talk Radio Show: How Does Psychotherapy Heal, Part III – Psyche, Soma and Spirit
Dr. John Deri’s next Blog Talk Radio Show: Healthy Mind and Body will be on Wednesday, January 12, 2011 from 8-9:00 Pacific Time
The topic will be: How Does Psychotherapy Heal, Part III – Psyche, Soma and Spirit
Psychological growth and spiritual development are mutually contingent on one another.
This week, Dr. Deri would like to share with you a case that illustrates the interdependence of psyche, soma and spirit in the healing process. Sophia is a 70 year old member of a religious order. She and Dr. Deri have been meeting in twice a week psychotherapy for the past four years. Sophia decided to authorize the dissemination of her life story. She prays that doing so might illuminate the path of healing for others.
During the show Dr. Deri will discuss:
Psyche: Healing Early Trauma
How Sophia reached an experience of genuine compassion.
Psyche and Soma
How our therapy helped Sophia to maintain her physical and emotional homeostasis.
Psyche and Spirit
Sophia felt abandoned by God, the Father. She underwent a protracted “dark night of the soul” (St. John of the cross). As she healed her psychological wounds, Sophia’s spiritual life, has blossomed.
To listen to the show you can:
1. Dial the phone in telephone number at (347) 989-0560
OR
2. Tune in to our online channel at http://www.blogtalkradio.com/Healthy-Mind-Body
Blog Talk Radio Show: The Role of Love in Healing
Dr. John Deri’s next Blog Talk Radio Show: Healthy Mind and Body will be on Wednesday, January 5, 2011 from 8-9:00 PM Pacific Time.
The topic of the episode will be - The Role of Love in Healing
Loving and being loved are powerful forces for healing. In this episode, Dr. John Deri will share stories from his clinical practice that illustrate this truth. You will learn that intellect, intuition and feeling are all essential components of therapeutic change.
To listen to the show you can:
Dial the phone in telephone number at (347) 989-0560
OR
Tune in to our online channel at http://www.blogtalkradio.com/Healthy-Mind-Body