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Welcome to the Bullet Psych Curriculum Page. This curriculum is designed to be read in order. After you read the welcome post we highly encourage you to start with Day # 1 as the topics naturally build on each other.
Below you will find all of the blog posts with the most recent at the top. See the curriculum page for all of the content organized by theme and chronological order.
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Your Daily Psych Curriculum Starts Here
Welcome to Bullet Psych! My name is Marcus Hunt, I am a board-certified psychiatrist, and I am passionate about behavioral health and...
Marcus Hunt
Jun 28, 20203 min read
Day # 179: Kleptomania
Today's Content Level: Intermediate Introduction Kleptomania is a disorder characterized by recurrent difficulty resisting impulses to steal items that are not needed for personal use or monetary value. The theft is typically preceded by rising tension and followed by pleasure, relief, or gratification. Guilt, shame, and fear of legal consequences commonly follow. Kleptomania is not synonymous with shoplifting. Most shoplifting is purposeful—for financial gain, personal use,
Marcus Hunt
2 days ago5 min read
Day # 178: Pyromania
Today's Content Level: Intermediate Introduction Pyromania is a rare disorder within the DSM-5-TR category of Disruptive, Impulse-Control, and Conduct Disorders. It involves recurrent, deliberate fire-setting driven by internal tension, fascination with fire, and pleasure, gratification, or relief after the act—not by external gain, revenge, or another psychiatric condition. Importantly, fire-setting is a behavior, arson is a legal term, and pyromania is a psychiatric diagnos
Marcus Hunt
2 days ago6 min read
Day # 177: Antisocial Personality Disorder (ASPD) vs Sociopathy vs Psychopathy
Explore similarities and differences between ASPD vs psychopathy vs sociopathy.
Marcus Hunt
2 days ago4 min read
Day # 176: Conduct Disorder
Explore Conduct Disorder. Learn about its presentation, diagnosis, and treatment options.
Marcus Hunt
2 days ago8 min read
Day # 175: Intermittent Explosive Disorder
Explore the complexities of Intermittent Explosive Disorder. Learn about its symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment options.
Marcus Hunt
Oct 48 min read
Day # 174: Oppositional Defiant Disorder
Explore the complexities of Oppositional Defiant Disorder. Learn about its symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment options for Oppositional Defiant Disorder.
Marcus Hunt
Jun 254 min read
Day # 173: Introduction to Disruptive, Impulse-Control, and Conduct Disorders
Disruptive, impulse-control, and conduct disorders combine disruption in behavior, emotion regulation, and social functioning. These are disorders of externalizing behavior. They show up as...
Marcus Hunt
May 34 min read
Day # 172: Substance Use Disorders Review Quiz
Review Quiz for Substance Use Disorders theme.
Marcus Hunt
Apr 162 min read
Day # 171: Other Addictive Disorders
Today we will discuss "other" addictive disorders beyond substance use, commonly referred to as behavioral addictions or non-substance-related addictive disorders.
Marcus Hunt
Apr 165 min read
Day # 170: Caffeine Use Disorder
Today we will discuss caffeine use disorder. We will cover the neurobiology, epidemiology, clinical presentation, and evidence-based treatment strategies.
Marcus Hunt
Feb 275 min read
Day # 169: Nicotine Use Disorder
Today we will discuss nicotine use disorder. We will cover the neurobiology, epidemiology, clinical presentation, and evidence-based treatment strategies.
Marcus Hunt
Feb 207 min read
Day # 168: Inhalant Use Disorder
Today we will discuss inhalant use disorder. We will cover the neurobiology, epidemiology, clinical presentation, and evidence-based treatment strategies.
Marcus Hunt
Feb 154 min read
Day # 167: Marijuana & Other Cannabis Use Disorder
Today we will discuss cannabis use disorder (CUD). In this post, we’ll cover the history, neurobiology, epidemiology, clinical presentation, and evidence-based treatment strategies. Today's Content Level: Intermediate to Advanced Introduction 1 , 2 , 3 History and Formulations Cannabis has been used for thousands of years for medicine, textiles, and rituals. Cannabis is the whole plant containing hundreds of compounds, including cannabinoids , which are the chemicals that a
Marcus Hunt
Nov 30, 20256 min read
Day # 166: Hallucinogen Use Disorder (LSD, MDMA, Pscilocybin, Mescaline, & More)
Today we will discuss hallucinogens. In this post, we’ll cover the history, neurobiology, epidemiology, clinical presentation, and...
Marcus Hunt
Sep 1, 20257 min read
Day # 165: Phencyclidine (PCP) Use Disorder
Today we will discuss phencyclidine (PCP). In this post, we’ll cover the history, neurobiology, epidemiology, clinical presentation, and...
Marcus Hunt
Aug 16, 20255 min read
Day # 164: Stimulant Use Disorder
Effective management of stimulant use disorder utilizes a combination of psychosocial supports and pharmacological interventions.
Marcus Hunt
Jul 28, 20256 min read
Day # 163: Opioid Use Disorder
Effective management of opioid use disorder utilizes a combination of psychosocial supports and pharmacological interventions.
Marcus Hunt
Apr 13, 20257 min read
Day # 162: Sedative-Hypnotic Use Disorder
Today we will discuss sedative-hypnotics, focusing on benzodiazepines, but also discussing barbiturates and Z-drugs.
Marcus Hunt
Feb 28, 20255 min read
Day # 161: Alcohol Use Disorder (AUD)
This post provides an overview of alcohol use disorder—from epidemiology, clinical pearls, intoxication, withdrawal, and treatment of AUD.
Marcus Hunt
Feb 22, 20259 min read
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