Another Shrink Zone psychiatry radio show from the archives, this one from 6.08.2009.

Here is another psychiatry radio show from the archive featuring myself, Jeffrey T Junig MD PhD, interviewed by Bob Hoffmaster of KFIZ radio.  I do tele-psychiatry by the way– if you are interested in a different type of psychiatry– the ‘old fashioned’ kind where you have time to talk. Check out my practice if you have the time; I am taking new patients, and I ‘see’ patients from across the country.  I avoid prescribing controlled substances, so if you require Xanax-type medications, I am not the right person.  But I can prescribe the typical psychiatric medications that are not controlled by the DEA– pretty much anything except for stimulants, ‘benzos’, or narcotics. Please read about my philosophy, which includes ‘seeing’ no more than 2 patients per hour. I don’t ‘belong’ to panels but I do submit insurance claims, and many people who have significant deductibles have no difference in payment for out of network docs– if the person never reaches the deductible, it doesn’t make any difference!

Another show from the archives.  I should mention that the other person on the show with me is Bob Hoffmaster, who does the morning show at KFIZ Fond du Lac every day.  As you can hear, he makes the show a breeze;  he has a curiosity about everything, and all I have to do is come in and chat with him.  It is always the high point of my week– too bad it has to happen on a Monday!!

Continuing my efforts to get all of the episodes on i-tunes, here is the show from 4.13.2009.  If you like it, send me a question and I’ll discuss it on the air next week!  Send it to radioshow@fdlpsychiatry.com.

Unpublished (until now) shows of  Shrink Zone Radio,  with Jeffrey T Junig MD PhD from Fond du Lac Psychiatry, and hosted by Bob Hoffmaster, KFIZ Radio, Fond du Lac Wisconsin.

Information about my psychiatric practice, click here;  for telepsychiatry offered across the entire country, click here.

I’ve fallen behind in publishing podcasts of my weekly radio show, so there will be a number of them posted over the next few weeks.  I tell you– the technology is maddening, trying to keep up!  I have a blog about addiction and a forum;  the forum was meant to be where I would spend much of my time, but I never seem to get there.  Then there is the social media–  Facebook, Linked In, even Classmates.com….  I never knew what to say to people back in high school, and despite having a radio show and giving lectures to a couple hundred med students at a time I STILL don’t know what to say!  And Twitter… I don’t have any idea what that is about.  Does anybody REALLY care what I am up to that often?  Like tonight– I watched a movie called ‘Felon’, that featured Val Kilmer (wow– how did HE get so old, while I stayed so young?)– does anyone find that interesting?!  Really?

I do want to put an idea out there just in case lightening strikes.  I have a book that I have written that is really special.  Really.  I have written a number of long essays, and a couple short e-books… and I have written some things that really are not that good.  But I have this book that is about 250 pages long that is about addiction, and I really thing I am on to something.  It is different, as it is written in the form of blog questions and personal responses, so it can be picked up and put down over a short period of time for those with short attention spans.  It is filled with multiple layers of drama, as people write to me about these very intense struggles that they are experiencing related to addiction.  And it is informative, but in a different way than most addiction books.  I talk about my own life experiences and then generalize them to how addiction affects everybody.  I apply psychodynamics to some topics, and explain why I am confused about some other topics.  I have had good feedback about the book– and no, not just from my mother!!

I want to get the book published, and I will go ahead and self-publish it if I have to.  I have purchased the ISBN numbers and am set to offer it on Amazon, but I would prefer, of course, to see it released and marketed by someone.  If anyone who reads this blog knows a good publisher or agent who deals with mental health and addiction topics, please send me a note at drj@fdlpsychiatry.com. I also have an e-book on the market about opiate dependence and treatment using buprenorphine, which can be purchased on Kindle or at a number of web sites including Bupe Guide.

In the meantime, enjoy my show.  I will try to release a new weekly episode every few days or so.  And above all, THANKS for listening!!

Jeff J

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