# Rakesh Jain

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Psychiatry Is the Specialty That Speaks for Those Without a Voice

Fibromyalgia is more than widespread pain—it’s a condition that blurs the lines between psychiatry, medicine, and the human experience. In this episode, Drs. Rakesh Jain and Craig Chepke discuss a newly approved treatment, explore why fibromyalgia belongs in psychiatry’s wheelhouse, and address the…

Sleep is the Foundation of Mental Health

Sleep–wake disorders are common, clinically significant, and too often overlooked in psychiatric practice. In this episode, Drs. Rakesh Jain and Craig Chepke share practical strategies for recognizing and treating conditions such as insomnia, hypersomnia, and obstructive sleep apnea. They review ke…

Beyond the Headlines: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly of SSRIs

Public discussion often links psychiatric medications with violence, suicide, or even mass shootings—but what does the evidence actually say? In this episode, Drs. Rakesh Jain and Craig Chepke are joined by Dr. Ragy Gurgis of Columbia University to examine the data. They explore the small but impor…

How A Fringe Idea Led To Lifesaving Cancer Treatments

In cancer research, the “seed and soil” hypothesis posits that the tumor is like a seed of misbehaving cells taking root in the body. Whether it grows—and where it grows—depends on the conditions, or soil. Since this hypothesis was proposed more than 100 years ago, most research and treatments have…

Positive Psychiatry and Glutamate: A Marriage Blessed by Neuroscience

Positive Psychiatry and Glutamate: A Marriage Made in Heaven and Blessed by Neuroscience In this in-depth episode of Positive Psychiatry with Rakesh Jain, MD, Dr. Rakesh Jain examines a critical convergence in contemporary psychiatry: the alignment of Positive Psychiatry with advances in glutamater…

E289: The Evolution of Private Credit and What Comes Next

Why did private credit secondaries emerge, and what problem do they solve for investors? David Weisburd speaks with Rakesh Jain about building one of the world’s largest private credit secondary platforms at Pantheon, the mechanics of liquidity in private markets, and how seasoned portfolios diff…

Positive Psychiatry and Humor As A Clinical Skill

What if the missing piece in mental health care isn’t more gravity—but more gentle levity? We take you inside the science of humor as a core psychological skill, not a distraction or denial. Drawing on research in positive psychiatry, Dr. Rakesh Jain explains how healthy humor works at the neural l…

Glorious Glutamate - The Spark Behind Mood, Learning, and Positive Psychiatry

Glutamate is everywhere in the brain, but we’ve treated it like an afterthought. Rakesh Jain, MD, MPH joins us with a bold, clinically grounded argument: if we want real progress in depression, PTSD, anxiety, schizophrenia, OCD, addiction, and chronic pain, we have to understand glutamate as the ma…

4: Exploring the Intersection of Sex and Psychiatry With Brittany Albright, MD, MPH

Frank A. Clark, MD, in this installment of "Psyched Perspectives," a series in which he converses with his colleagues about the practice of psychiatry, sits down with Brittany Albright, MD, MPH, to talk about the often neglected topic of the intersection of sex and psychiatry, emphasizing the imp…

Warning Symptoms of Heart Attack and Stroke || Dr. Rakesh Jain

Heart attacks and strokes are serious medical emergencies where recognizing warning symptoms and seeking immediate medical attention can make a crucial difference. Understanding the signs your body may show can help you respond without delay and potentially reduce the risk of serious complications.…