In this episode, Dr. Nishi Bhopal, an integrative psychiatrist and sleep medicine physician, discusses the importance of considering sleep apnea testing in patients who do not exhibit classic symptoms. She shares insights on how to recognize sleep disordered breathing in atypical presentations, particularly in women, who often report symptoms like insomnia and depression instead. Dr. Bhopal also highlights a case study, the limitations of traditional diagnostic tools, and provides practical advice on evaluating and managing sleep apnea. Learn more about improving sleep diagnosis and care in your practice.

In this video, integrative psychiatrist and sleep physician Nishi Bhopal MD shares 3 strategies to managing the exhausting clinical encounter for insomnia, including how to prioritize effective, evidence-based strategies and maintain professional boundaries to prevent burnout.

In this video, integrative psychiatrist and sleep physician Nishi Bhopal MD speaks with Sam Kashani MD, a board certified sleep physician, about parasomnias, evaluation, workup, including the most concerning parasomnias, what physicians should know about the basics of evaluation and history taking, and when to refer to sleep medicine.

In this video, integrative psychiatrist and sleep physician Nishi Bhopal MD discusses how to leverage the placebo effect and minimize the nocebo effects in clinical practice, including communication strategies and their application to helping patients with sleep issues.

In this video, integrative psychiatrist and sleep physician Nishi Bhopal MD discusses the differential diagnosis of insomnia, a story of a patient who was misdiagnosed and prescribed Ambien, and what you as the physician or health practitioner needs to know about accurate diagnosis of sleep issues.

In this video, integrative psychiatrist and sleep physician Nishi Bhopal MD speaks with women’s sleep coach Morgan Adams about adding sleep coaches to the treatment team, what sleep coaches do, and her personal history of insomnia and tapering off Ambien.

In this video, integrative psychiatrist and sleep physician Nishi Bhopal MD shares tips on prescribing supplements strategically, including supplement pearls for clinicians, a 3-part framework to think through the use of dietary supplements, and invitation to join her free upcoming masterclass called 5 Sleep Supplements Every Doctor Needs To Know.

In this video, integrative psychiatrist and sleep physician Nishi Bhopal MD explores CBT-i with Dr. Steve Orma PsyD, including his personal experiences with insomnia, the difference between CBT and CBT-i, CBT-i resources for your patients, how his CBT-i for insomnia program is structured in a unique way, when to recommend CBT-i, a story of a physician he helped overcome insomnia, and a clinical tip for insomnia that every health practitioner can implement today

In this video, integrative psychiatrist and sleep physician Nishi Bhopal MD explores whether we should recommend 7-9 hours of sleep to our patients, if meditation reduces sleep needs, and changes in sleep requirements and alertness with a regular meditation practice.

In this video, integrative psychiatrist and sleep physician Nishi Bhopal MD shares why she went into sleep medicine, some insights into sleep medicine fellowship, scope of practice of sleep medicine, career options, and why all doctors should learn more about integrative and clinical sleep medicine.