Dr. Paul Putman | Psychiatrist & Author 2/26

Psychiatrist and Author of Encountering Treatment Resistance, Rational Psychopharmacology & Rollercoaster

Encountering Treatment Resistance

Solutions Through Reconceptualization

Recent studies suggest that anywhere from 20% to as much as 60% of psychiatric diagnoses are eventually labeled as treatment resistant...

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Latest Blog Posts

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3/26/25

APA Annual Meeting Course Available

I'm directing the course " Treatment Failure in Psychiatric Practice: Clinical Reasoning and Management at the American Psychiatric...

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9/28/24

Don’t Psychiatrists Always Prescribe Medicine? Common Misperceptions about Mental Health and Mental Illness

“What’s the difference between psychiatrists and psychologists?” Most in the know will respond that psychiatrists prescribe medicine....

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June 25, 2025

Op-Med: Cognitive Bias Is Ubiquitous in Medicine. Here’s How to Protect Against It

Cognitive bias has been measured in 80%-100% of practicing physicians; such faulty cognition is associated with suboptimal clinical reasoning. This article discusses our common cognitive biases, offering methods to protect against them.