Dr. Paul Putman | Psychiatrist & Author

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....

Latest Articles and Media

August 5, 2025

OP-MED: How to Break the Ongoing Cycle of Incarceration for People with Mental Illness

We can find solutions to seemingly hopeless and chronic health care problems, but it requires vision, commitment, and cooperation, often initiated by only a few individuals.