185 Criminal Minds With Author and Jail Psychiatrist Joseph Baskin MD

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Welcome everybody! On Today’s show we are going to jail with Author and Jail Psychiatrist Dr. Joseph Baskin.

Joseph H Baskin is a psychiatrist in Cleveland, Ohio, where he was Born and raised.

After graduating medical school at The Ohio State University, he completed a surgical internship in Chicago. Seeking a way to stab at patients without the use of a scalpel, he switched to psychiatry, training in The Harvard South Shore Program in Brockton, Massachusetts.

Additional fellowships in the specialties of psychodynamic psychotherapy (Freudian-based without the sofa) and forensic psychiatry (the interface between the law and mental health) followed. His unique background has fostered an ability to work with varied populations, including incarcerated folks both in prison and in jails where the level of mental illness is far greater than the general population.

Dr. Baskin’s newest book, Burning River is his first in the Horror/Supernatural genre.

Please enjoy this super informative conversation where we dig into the minds of criminals and not-so-criminal folks.

In today’s episode we discuss:

· Joseph’s beginnings in medicine and how he became a physiatrist in prisons and jails.

· The concept of ‘re-parenting’ and how it helps jail inmates.

· Explaining ‘executive function.’

· PTSD and helping military veterans overcome mental challenges.

· Throwing pills at patients, the overprescribing of psych medications.

· Using de-escalation techniques in the jail/prison setting when dealing with inmates.

· Can people change for the better?

· Dr. Baskin’s wide variety of books and his writing process.
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