47.1 Fantasy of Understanding Reality: Jon Berner, MD, PhD

About this episode

Ethan P. Short, MD interviews Jon Berner, MD, PhD about the challenges in the US healthcare system and mental health treatment.

Join me and Jon Berner, MD/psychiatrist and PhD, about the broken US healthcare system, the abysmal state of affairs in treating and diagnosing mental health, and, of course, lithium. If you're looking for a polished conversation high on professionalism, I'd keep looking. If you're looking for an unfiltered, in-your-face appraisal of the disastrous consequences of poor psychiatric management, then you're in the right place. Enjoy this multi-part series, and if you're a provider, don't fall victim to the FANTASIES OF UNDERSTANDING REALITY! Pop on over to our YouTube channel and subscribe and join for membership if you're interested. And, if you're passionate about what we do here at Renegade Psych, we're now on Patreon! If you'd like to support our work, you can! Or not... I'll continue putting out content as long as my other jobs pay the bills. Other things you can do: liking, commenting, and sharing our posts also go a long way! https://patreon.com/RenegadePsych. Thanks for listening to the audio podcast... You should check out our posted video podcast on YouTube ( https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCaZ1bds1MGMM4tSbY7ISqug) as there are graphics overlaying the video to make it all…

People in this episode

Host: Ethan P. Short, MD

Guest: Jon Berner, MD, PhD

Topics covered

• US healthcare system
• mental health treatment
• psychiatry
• lithium
• psychiatric management

Keywords

• healthcare
• mental health
• psychiatry
• lithium
• diagnosis
• treatment

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Organizations: Renegade Psych, YouTube, Patreon

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