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How to Be PatientWith Dr. Preston Roche & Dr. Margaret Duncan Author: Human Content
You may have noticed a new trend lately. Everyone is loud and proud about their mental health struggles (and thank goodness)! For practitioners, this movement is as exciting as it is frustrating. As each mental health taboo falls by the wayside as it enters the cultural zeitgeist, a new aspect of our specialty thus emerges. One we just dont have enough hours in the day to keep track of, let alone engage with. From better understanding our patients (and our own) relationships with their conditions in a changing world, its more important than ever that we learn: HOW TO BE PATIENT! Each week, join Dr. Preston Roche (Psychiatry Resident & Digital Influencer) and Dr. Margaret Duncan (Psychiatrist & Content Creator) on their quest to better understand the patients we dedicate our lives to and the evolving paths theyre bound to travel beyond the clinic. By engaging with stories and perspectives that challenge our shared understanding of a condition, we hope youll similarly gain new perspectives as we look at our patients, and their mental health struggles, with further nuance and empathy. (And with Dr. & Lady Glaucomflecken producing, we've been mandated to include plenty of weird medical jokes too). Speaking of which, a key part of this is hearing YOUR stories! Whats changed your understanding of patient care? Do you have an experience that shines new light on something weve discussed on-air? Get in touch at: howtobepatientpod.com Language: en Genres: Health & Fitness, Medicine, Mental Health Contact email: Get it Feed URL: Get it iTunes ID: Get it Trailer: |
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THROWBACK: The Lithium Episode (Season 2 Episode 14)
Monday, 27 July, 2026
In this preston-led episode, we take a deep dive into the history of lithium and its use in psychiatry. But because Preston is very literal, we are starting at the very beginning, inside of stars where lithium was formed at the beginning of the universe. Then we will follow this wonderful atom through history and past its FDA approval in 1970 to where we are today. Takeaways: Lithium was once sold in Seven Up as a mood-lifting ingredient—but the consequences were messy. A forgotten Australian psychiatrist helped launch lithium into psychiatry with groundbreaking trials. Despite its toxicity risks, lithium remains the gold standard for reducing relapse and suicidality. U.S. psychiatrists resisted lithium for decades—even as Europe embraced it. Preston and Margaret debate lithium’s place today: miracle stabilizer or underused relic? Citations: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/0025556484901160 Shorter E. The history of lithium therapy. Bipolar Disord. 2009 Jun;11 Suppl 2(Suppl 2):4-9. doi: 10.1111/j.1399-5618.2009.00706.x. PMID: 19538681; PMCID: PMC3712976.https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC3712976/ Fowler, Gene. Crazy Water: The Story of Mineral Wells and Other Texas Health Resorts. No. 10. TCU Press, 1991. -- Watch on YouTube: @itspresro Listen Anywhere You Podcast: Apple, Spotify, PodChaser, etc. — Produced by Dr Glaucomflecken & Human Content Get in Touch: howtobepatientpod.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
