Derek H. Suite, M.D.

When it comes to being a top performer, athletes know how important their physical skills are-- but their mental and mindset-- sets the tone.

Listen in when Dr. Suite shares some important insights on how mental skills are key ingredients to an athletes overall success.

In this supplemental podcast, Dr. Derek Suite underscores some of the main points from the antipsychotic lecture in his clinical psychopharmacology class held at Columbia University-- and also highlights some of the dangers associated with using antipsychotic medications in elderly populations.

In this supplemental podcast, Dr. Suite underscores the main points discussed in his clinical psychopharmacology graduate course at Columbia University.  In addition to giving an overview of the various anxiety disorders, Dr. Suite reviews common FDA-approved medications for anxiety. The information contained in this podcast is educational and is not considered (nor should it replace) medical advice. 

In this podcast, Dr. Derek Suite concludes his 3 part series on hidden factors that stimulate Motivation.  Motivation, though situational in nature, has the potential to drive us toward achieving our highest goals. Purpose is universal in nature --and has the capacity to be foundational across challenges we encounter as we live and work. Purpose fuels our motivation by teaching us that setbacks, defeats, and failures don't define us so we are free to keep striving! 

In this podcast, Dr. Suite continues his talk on how leaders can leverage the power of experimentation to stimulate creative solutions and increase motivation among team members. 

No one wants to be a robot and people get bored and lose motivation fast if they are not personally involved or invested in the outcome.  If you are feeling unmotivated, or are faced with leading an unmotivated team, partner, or employee, you may find Dr. Suite's podcast on the link between self-expression, dopamine, and motivation interesting.  Among the brain’s many chemical messengers, few stand out as much as the neurotransmitter dopamine. Linked to love, pleasure, motivation, and more, dopamine signaling plays a central role in the brain's reward system and in turn the behaviors and motivational levels of human beings. Understanding how dopamine is linked to self-expression and motivation can open up new pathways to encouraging motivation. 

In this follow-up podcast to the in-class, antidepressant lecture in Dr. Suite's Introduction to Clinical Psychopharmacology course at Columbia University, Dr. Suite explores the rationale for the long-term treatment of major depression with antidepressants. Dr. Suite also discusses the best psychotherapies for the treatment of mild and moderate depression. 

Did you know your age, sex, weight, kidney function and hydration status could influence how well a medication works in your body?  In this podcast,  Dr. Suite who teaches clinical psychopharmacology at Columbia University,  gives students a brief overview on why prescribers pay attention to pharmacodynamics and pharmacokinetics as they make decisions on what medications to give to patients.

Did you know your age, sex, weight, kidney function and hydration status could influence how well a medication works in your body?  In this podcast,  Dr. Suite who teaches clinical psychopharmacology at Columbia University,  gives students a brief overview on why prescribers pay attention to pharmacodynamics and pharmacokinetics as they make decisions on what medications to give to patients.

In this podcast, I share my thoughts on a textbook that I like very much: Handbook of Clinical Psychopharmacology for Therapists.  This well-conceived, practical, and highly informative textbook is the required reading for the course I teach at Columbia University.