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The Thinking Mind Podcast: Psychiatry & Psychotherapy

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Sophie McBain is an award-winning freelance writer based in Boston. She writes longform narrative nonfiction, profiles, book reviews and essays for the Guardian, the Observer, the Times, New Statesman magazine and others. Today she discusses her recent Guardian article: Are We Living in a Golden Age of Stupidity? - about the potential cognitive affects of AI overuse. Link to article: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/oct/18/are-we-living-in-a-golden-age-of-stupidity-techn...

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Episode Playlist

50 episodes

Why New Years Resolutions Fail (and What to Do Instead)

Jan 2, 2025•—

Why New Years Resolutions Fail (and What to Do Instead)

E106 - Overcoming Cynicism in Mental Health (Anti-Psychiatry, Anti-depressants, Big Pharma, ADHD, Psychotherapy)

Jan 9, 2025•—

E106 - Overcoming Cynicism in Mental Health (Anti-Psychiatry, Anti-depressants, Big Pharma, ADHD, Psychotherapy)

E107 - The Evolution of Psychiatry (w/ Dr. Adam Hunt)

Jan 16, 2025•—

E107 - The Evolution of Psychiatry (w/ Dr. Adam Hunt)

E108 - What is Psychosis? (with Prof. Richard Bentall)

Jan 23, 2025•—

E108 - What is Psychosis? (with Prof. Richard Bentall)

E109 - Is Depression a Medical Illness? (w/ Prof. Joanna Moncrieff)

Jan 30, 2025•—

E109 - Is Depression a Medical Illness? (w/ Prof. Joanna Moncrieff)

E110 - Is Sectioning People Ethical? Mental Health Law, Capacity, Assisted Dying, the Insanity Defence (w/ Alex Ruck Keene)

Feb 6, 2025•—

E110 - Is Sectioning People Ethical? Mental Health Law, Capacity, Assisted Dying, the Insanity Defence (w/ Alex Ruck Keene)

E111 - Why can Relationships be so Difficult? (Attachment, Aggression, Self-Love and more w/Adam Lane Smith)

Feb 13, 2025•—

E111 - Why can Relationships be so Difficult? (Attachment, Aggression, Self-Love and more w/Adam Lane Smith)

E112 - The Hidden Cost of Low Self-Esteem

Feb 20, 2025•—

E112 - The Hidden Cost of Low Self-Esteem

E113 - What were they Thinking? Mentalisation Based Therapy (w/ Peter Fonagy & Anthony Batemen)

Feb 27, 2025•—

E113 - What were they Thinking? Mentalisation Based Therapy (w/ Peter Fonagy & Anthony Batemen)

E114 - Do Psychiatric Drugs Work? (with Professor David Taylor)

Mar 6, 2025•—

E114 - Do Psychiatric Drugs Work? (with Professor David Taylor)

E115 - Do We Medicalise Unhappiness? (with Prof. Brendan Kelly)

Mar 13, 2025•—

E115 - Do We Medicalise Unhappiness? (with Prof. Brendan Kelly)

E116 - What are Mental Disorders? (with Dr. Awais Aftab)

Mar 20, 2025•—

E116 - What are Mental Disorders? (with Dr. Awais Aftab)

E117 - How Does Pregnancy Affect Mental Health? (w/ Dr. Livia Martucci)

Mar 27, 2025•—

E117 - How Does Pregnancy Affect Mental Health? (w/ Dr. Livia Martucci)

E118 - When do Couples need Therapy? (w/ Mary Morgan)

Apr 3, 2025•—

E118 - When do Couples need Therapy? (w/ Mary Morgan)

E119 - How do we treat ADHD? (with Dr. Russell Ramsay)

Apr 10, 2025•—

E119 - How do we treat ADHD? (with Dr. Russell Ramsay)

E120 - How & Why I Stopped Drinking

Apr 17, 2025•—

E120 - How & Why I Stopped Drinking

E121 - Psychoanalysis, Adolescence & the Unconscious Lust for Control (w/ Dr. Alan Baban)

Apr 24, 2025•—

E121 - Psychoanalysis, Adolescence & the Unconscious Lust for Control (w/ Dr. Alan Baban)

E122 - Why is an ADHD diagnosis helpful? (w/ Robin Ince)

May 1, 2025•—

E122 - Why is an ADHD diagnosis helpful? (w/ Robin Ince)

E123 - Are You the Victim of your Own Ambition? (w/ Stefan Stern)

May 8, 2025•—

E123 - Are You the Victim of your Own Ambition? (w/ Stefan Stern)

E124 - How can we Prevent and Treat Dementia? (w/ Dr. Ben Underwood)

May 15, 2025•—

E124 - How can we Prevent and Treat Dementia? (w/ Dr. Ben Underwood)

E125 - The Path to Productivity with ADHD (w/ Ari Tuckman)

May 22, 2025•—

E125 - The Path to Productivity with ADHD (w/ Ari Tuckman)

E126 - Is Social Media Dangerous for Kids?

May 29, 2025•—

E126 - Is Social Media Dangerous for Kids?

E127 - Can Tony Robbins Cure Depression? (Talking Science with Dr. Anya Borissova)

Jun 5, 2025•—

E127 - Can Tony Robbins Cure Depression? (Talking Science with Dr. Anya Borissova)

E128 - How do we Treat Insomnia? (w/ Dr. Hugh Selsick)

Jun 12, 2025•—

E128 - How do we Treat Insomnia? (w/ Dr. Hugh Selsick)

E129 - Living with Bipolar Disorder (w/ Shreevatsa Nevatia)

Jun 19, 2025•—

E129 - Living with Bipolar Disorder (w/ Shreevatsa Nevatia)

E130 - What Should You Know about Anti-depressants? (feat. the Lively Minds podcast)

Jun 26, 2025•—

E130 - What Should You Know about Anti-depressants? (feat. the Lively Minds podcast)

E131 - What if Nothing Felt Real Anymore? (Depersonalisation & Derealisation w/ Dr. Elaine Hunter)

Jul 3, 2025•—

E131 - What if Nothing Felt Real Anymore? (Depersonalisation & Derealisation w/ Dr. Elaine Hunter)

E132 - Does Acceptance Lead to Change? (Acceptance & Commitment Therapy w/Dr. Joe Oliver)

Jul 10, 2025•—

E132 - Does Acceptance Lead to Change? (Acceptance & Commitment Therapy w/Dr. Joe Oliver)

E133 - How Does Your Personality Affect Your Life? - Live at Imperial College

Jul 17, 2025•—

E133 - How Does Your Personality Affect Your Life? - Live at Imperial College

E134 - Is Psychiatry Making Things Worse? (w/ Marieke Bigg)

Jul 24, 2025•—

E134 - Is Psychiatry Making Things Worse? (w/ Marieke Bigg)

E135 - Are we Failing Patients with Psychosis? (w/ Dr. Patte Randal)

Jul 31, 2025•—

E135 - Are we Failing Patients with Psychosis? (w/ Dr. Patte Randal)

E136 - Are we Over-Diagnosing Mental Illness? (w/ Dr. Alastair Santhouse)

Aug 7, 2025•—

E136 - Are we Over-Diagnosing Mental Illness? (w/ Dr. Alastair Santhouse)

We're on Break this week! Announcements, Future Episodes & Housekeeping

Aug 14, 2025•—

We're on Break this week! Announcements, Future Episodes & Housekeeping

E137 - How do Romantic Relationships Work? (w/ Dr. Paul Eastwick)

Aug 21, 2025•—

E137 - How do Romantic Relationships Work? (w/ Dr. Paul Eastwick)

E138 What Does Science Reveal About Therapy? (w/ Prof. Pim Cuijpers)

Aug 28, 2025•—

E138 What Does Science Reveal About Therapy? (w/ Prof. Pim Cuijpers)

E139 - Can Ozempic Cause Depression? (Talking Science with Dr. Anya Borissova)

Sep 4, 2025•—

E139 - Can Ozempic Cause Depression? (Talking Science with Dr. Anya Borissova)

E140 - Surviving a Cult (part 1 of 2 w/ Gillie Jenkinson)

Sep 11, 2025•—

E140 - Surviving a Cult (part 1 of 2 w/ Gillie Jenkinson)

E141 | Are Dating Apps Ruining Love? (Modern Relationships w/ Prof. Viren Swami)

Sep 18, 2025•—

E141 | Are Dating Apps Ruining Love? (Modern Relationships w/ Prof. Viren Swami)

E142 | Thinking Films: Her (2013)

Sep 25, 2025•—

E142 | Thinking Films: Her (2013)

E143 | Does ChatGPT Make a Good Therapist? (w/ Jared Moore)

Oct 2, 2025•—

E143 | Does ChatGPT Make a Good Therapist? (w/ Jared Moore)

E144 | Brain Stimulation Headsets for Depression (w/Daniel Månsson)

Oct 9, 2025•—

E144 | Brain Stimulation Headsets for Depression (w/Daniel Månsson)

E145 | Surviving a Cult (part 2 of 2 w/ Gillie Jenkinson)

Oct 16, 2025•—

E145 | Surviving a Cult (part 2 of 2 w/ Gillie Jenkinson)

E146 | Should We Decriminalise Drugs? (w/ Prof. David Nutt)

Oct 23, 2025•—

E146 | Should We Decriminalise Drugs? (w/ Prof. David Nutt)

E147 | Thinking Films: The Wolf of Wallstreet (2013)

Oct 30, 2025•—

E147 | Thinking Films: The Wolf of Wallstreet (2013)

E148 | Is Modern Life Making Us Sick? (w/ Prof. Derek Tracy)

Nov 6, 2025•—

E148 | Is Modern Life Making Us Sick? (w/ Prof. Derek Tracy)

E149 | Cognitive Analytic Therapy (w/ Hilary Beard)

Nov 13, 2025•—

E149 | Cognitive Analytic Therapy (w/ Hilary Beard)

E150 | Addiction, ADHD and the Price of Success (w/ Paul Flynn)

Nov 20, 2025•—

E150 | Addiction, ADHD and the Price of Success (w/ Paul Flynn)

E151 | Thinking Films: The Truman Show (1998)

Nov 27, 2025•—

E151 | Thinking Films: The Truman Show (1998)

E152 | How Brain Stimulation Cured Lifelong Depression (w/ Prof. Ziad Nahas)

Dec 4, 2025•—

E152 | How Brain Stimulation Cured Lifelong Depression (w/ Prof. Ziad Nahas)

E153 - Does AI Make us Dumber? (w/ Sophie McBain)

Dec 11, 2025•—

E153 - Does AI Make us Dumber? (w/ Sophie McBain)

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