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Psychcast

185 episodes - English - Latest episode: almost 3 years ago - ★★★★★ - 40 ratings

Official podcast feed of MDedge Psychiatry, part of the Medscape Professional Network. Episodes include interviews with leaders in psychiatry and psychology, masterclass lectures, and clinical perspective. Interviews are hosted by Dr. Lorenzo Norris, MD, Clinical Correlaction featuers Dr. Renee Kohanski, MD, and lecturers are chosen by MDedge Psychiatry. The information in this podcast is provided for informational and educational purposes only.

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SPONSORED: Understanding the pathophysiology and comorbidities in patients with schizophrenia

July 06, 2021 15:31 - 27 minutes - 12.6 MB

In this episode, Dr. Rakesh Jain and Dr. Andrew Cutler review the pathophysiology and comorbidities in patients with schizophrenia and explore how serious mental illnesses (SMIs) may affect the whole patient. They also discuss the potential dysfunction that may be present across multiple symptoms in patients with schizophrenia based on evidence from antipsychotic-naïve patients. TAKE HOME POINTS – When considering physical comorbidities—including infectious, respiratory, metabolic, and c...

The Psychcast goes on hiatus | Clinical Correlation

May 10, 2021 08:00 - 16 minutes - 22.3 MB

In this segment of Clinical Correlation, Dr. Renee Kohanski completes part 2 of her review of the most effective treatments for patients with severe anxiety. She also announces that, after almost 200 episodes, the Psychcast is taking an indefinite pause. To reach Dr. Kohanski, email her at [email protected]. To reach Dr. Lorenzo Norris, host of the Psychcast, email him at [email protected]. Clinical Correlation was published every other Monday on the Psychcast feed. You can ema...

Creative approaches to treatment during the COVID-19 pandemic with Dr. Craig Chepke

May 05, 2021 08:00 - 27 minutes - 38.4 MB

Craig Chepke, MD, speaks with Lorenzo Norris, MD, about changes he made to his practice during the COVID-19 pandemic, and plans to make some of those changes permanent. Dr. Chepke is a psychiatrist in Huntersville, N.C., and adjunct associate professor at Atrium Health and adjunct assistant professor at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He disclosed serving as a consultant and speaker for Otsuka and Janssen, and as a speaker for Alkermes. Dr. Norris is associate dean of st...

Examining a model for intervening in gun-related violence in the US with Dr. Jack Rozel

April 28, 2021 08:00 - 40 minutes - 36.7 MB

John “Jack” Rozel, MD, MSL, returns to the Psychcast to talk with Lorenzo Norris, MD, about American gun violence and steps clinicians can take to disrupt it. Dr. Rozel is medical director of the resolve Crisis Network. He also serves as associate professor of psychiatry and adjunct professor of law at the University of Pittsburgh. Dr. Rozel is also past president of the American Association for Emergency Psychiatry. He has no disclosures. Dr. Norris is associate dean of student affairs...

Crawling in my skin | Clinical Correlation

April 26, 2021 08:00 - 14 minutes - 13.2 MB

In the first part of a two-part series on anxiety disorder, Dr. Kohanski shares what may be some surprising facts information about prescribing of the tried-and-true agents of anxiety, along with some clinical pearls. Clinical Correlation is published every other Monday on the Psychcast feed. You can email the show at [email protected], and you can learn more about MDedge Psychiatry here: https://www.mdedge.com/podcasts/psychcast.

Changing the culture in medical schools to meet the mental health needs of physicians, students, and residents with Dr. Omar Sultan Haque

April 21, 2021 08:00 - 37 minutes - 51.6 MB

Omar Sultan Haque, MD, PhD, talks with Lorenzo Norris, MD, about the need for medical schools to become responsive to physicians, medical students, and residents with mental disabilities. Dr. Haque is a physician, social scientist, and philosopher who is affiliated with the department of global health and social medicine at Harvard Medical School, Boston. He disclosed founding Dignity Brain Health, a clinic that seeks to provide clinical care for patients struggling with major depressive d...

Understanding Zoom fatigue and how to make videoconferencing less anxiety provoking with Dr. Géraldine Fauville

April 14, 2021 08:00 - 41 minutes - 57.5 MB

Géraldine Fauville, PhD, joins Lorenzo Norris, MD, to discuss some of the causes of Zoom fatigue and strategies that can make videoconferences productive. Dr. Fauville is the lead researcher on the Zoom Exhaustion & Fatigue Scale project. She also is assistant professor in the department of education, communication, and learning at the University of Gothenburg (Sweden). Dr. Fauville has no disclosures. Dr. Norris is associate dean of student affairs and administration at George Washingto...

Patients can read our notes now? | Clinical Correlation

April 12, 2021 08:00 - 11 minutes - 15.2 MB

In this week's installment of Clinical Correlation, Renee Kohanski, MD, unpacks the new Open Notes mandate. Clinical Correlation is published every other Monday on the Psychcast feed. You can email the show at [email protected], and you can learn more about MDedge Psychiatry here: https://www.mdedge.com/podcasts/psychcast.

Precision medicine and mental health: Implementing pharmacogenomics into your private or institutional practice with Dr. Vicki L. Ellingrod

April 07, 2021 08:00 - 23 minutes - 32.8 MB

Guest host Vicki L. Ellingrod, PharmD, talks with Kristen M. Ward, PharmD, and Amy Pasternak, PharmD, about integrating pharmacogenomic testing into psychiatric practice. Dr. Ellingrod is senior associate dean at the University of Michigan College of Pharmacy, Ann Arbor, and professor of psychiatry in the medical school. She is also section editor of the savvy psychopharmacology department in Current Psychiatry. Dr. Ellingrod has no relevant financial relationships to disclose. Dr. Ward ...

Providing mental health services and fostering resilience in the wake of mass traumas such as the Jan. 6 Capitol siege

March 31, 2021 08:00 - 42 minutes - 58.1 MB

Lorenzo Norris, MD, speaks with Tonya Cross Hansel, PhD, about processing incidents such as the Jan. 6, 2021, siege on the Capitol, and determining how to foster recovery. Dr. Hansel is an associate professor with the Tulane University School of Social Work in New Orleans. She has no conflicts of interest. Dr. Norris is associate dean of student affairs and administration at George Washington University, Washington. He has no disclosures. Take-home points Dr. Hansel’s research focuses...

Spectrum vs. narcissism: An unlikely differential | Clinical Correlation

March 29, 2021 08:00 - 11 minutes - 16.2 MB

One wouldn't think autism spectrum disorder belonged in the same universe as narcissistic personality disorder. Yet sometimes emotional disconnection and seeming lack of empathy leads to miscommunication. There is one key difference, however. Clinical Correlation is published every other Monday on the Psychcast feed. You can email the show at [email protected], and you can learn more about MDedge Psychiatry here: https://www.mdedge.com/podcasts/psychcast.

Psychedelics, violence, and psychiatric treatment: Assessing the early and emerging research with Dr. Brian Holoyda

March 24, 2021 08:00 - 21 minutes - 30.1 MB

Brian Holoyda, MD, MPH, MBA, conducts a Masterclass on the history of psychedelic research and how the renaissance of this drug class could affect psychiatric patients. Dr. Holoyda, a forensic psychiatrist, practices in the San Francisco Bay Area. He also provides psychiatric consultations across the country. Dr. Holoyda has no disclosures. Take-home points The effects of psychedelics are dose dependent and difficult to predict. The impact of psychedelic treatment on violent behaviors w...

The ripple effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on mental health with Dr. Dost Öngür

March 17, 2021 08:00 - 26 minutes - 37 MB

Dost Öngür, MD, PhD, joins host Lorenzo Norris, MD, to discuss the emerging mental health effects of the pandemic. Dr. Öngür is chief of the Center of Excellence in Psychotic Disorders at McLean Hospital in Belmont, Mass. He also serves as the William P. and Henry B. Test Professor of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School, Boston. Dr. Öngür has no disclosures. Dr. Norris is associate dean of student affairs and administration at George Washington University, Washington. He has no disclosu...

'The journey of a thousand miles begins with two roads diverged in a yellow wood' | Clinical Correlation

March 15, 2021 08:00 - 15 minutes - 20.7 MB

In this week's installment of Clinical Correlation, Renee Kohanski, MD, offers some of her treasured nonpharmacologic pearls and discusses the power in practicing what we preach while forgiving our own human foibles. Clinical Correlation is published every other Monday on the Psychcast feed. You can email the show at [email protected], and you can learn more about MDedge Psychiatry here: https://www.mdedge.com/podcasts/psychcast.

Intervening in the lives of people who embrace White supremacy with Dr. Pete Simi

March 10, 2021 09:00 - 54 minutes - 75.2 MB

Pete Simi, PhD, joins host Lorenzo Norris, MD, to discuss some of the factors that lead people to join hate groups, and strategies that have enabled some to leave the life of extremism behind. Dr. Simi, associate professor of sociology at Chapman University in Orange, Calif., has studied extremist groups and violence for more than 20 years. His research has received external funding from the National Institute of Justice, the Department of Homeland Security, the Department of Defense, the...

How schizophrenia patients are faring during COVID-19 with Dr. Frank Chen

March 03, 2021 09:00 - 28 minutes - 38.5 MB

Frank Chen, MD, joins host Lorenzo Norris, MD, to discuss the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on patients with schizophrenia. Dr. Chen is the chief medical director for Houston Behavioral Healthcare Hospital and Houston Adult Psychiatry. He is a speaker for Alkermes and Otsuka. Dr. Chen has served on advisory boards for Alkermes, Intracellular Therapies, Otsuka, and Teva Pharmaceuticals. Dr. Norris is associate dean of student affairs and administration at George Washington University. H...

My C...cccccorona | Clinical Correlation

March 01, 2021 11:21 - 7 minutes - 10.2 MB

We are still experiencing the direct hit in addition to the aftermath of the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus, especially its devastating psychiatric impact.  It's always darkest before dawn, isn't it?  Let's lighten the path, shall we, in episode 12 of Clinical Correlation. Clinical Correlation is published every other Monday on the Psychcast feed. You can email the show at [email protected], and you can learn more about MDedge Psychiatry here: https://www.mdedge.com/podcasts/psychcast.

Treating patients with delusional infestation with Dr. John Koo and Dr. Scott Norton

February 24, 2021 09:00 - 57 minutes - 78.3 MB

John Koo, MD, and Scott A. Norton, MD, MPH, join host Lorenzo Norris, MD, for this special edition of the Psychcast. This is a crossover episode with our sister podcast, Dermatology Weekly. Dr. Koo is a psychiatrist and a dermatologist at the University of California, San Francisco. He has no disclosures. Dr. Norton is a dermatologist with the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences in Bethesda, Md., and with George Washington University, Washington. He has no disclosures. T...

Exploring the connections between the microbiome and Alzheimer’s disease with Dr. George Grossberg

February 17, 2021 09:00 - 23 minutes - 32.7 MB

George T. Grossberg, MD, conducts a Masterclass examining emerging treatment options for Alzheimer’s disease that are tied to the new research on the microbiome. Dr. Grossberg is the Samuel W. Fordyce professor and director of geriatric psychiatry in the department of psychiatry and behavioral neuroscience at Saint Louis University. He disclosed that he is a consultant for Acadia, Alkahest, Avanir, Axovant, Axsome Therapeutics, Biogen, BioXcel, Genentech, Karuna, Lundbeck, Novartis, Ots...

I hear the secrets that you keep when you're talking in your sleep | Clinical Correlation

February 15, 2021 09:00 - 14 minutes - 20 MB

In episode 11 of Clinical Correlation, Dr. Kohanski offers more pearls to approaching that seemingly innocent chief complaint of insomnia.  She welcomes listener commentary as always.   Clinical Correlation is published every other Monday on the Psychcast feed. You can email the show at [email protected], and you can learn more about MDedge Psychiatry here: https://www.mdedge.com/podcasts/psychcast.

Thinking through the medical ethics of COVID-19 with Dr. Rebecca Brendel and Dr. Allen Dyer

February 10, 2021 09:00 - 46 minutes - 64.1 MB

Rebecca W. Brendel, MD, JD, and Allen R. Dyer, MD, PhD, join guest host Carol A. Bernstein, MD, to discuss the ethical challenges that have been occurring during the COVID-19 pandemic. Dr. Brendel is director of law and ethics at the Center for Law, Brain, and Behavior at Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston. She also serves as director of the master of bioethics degree program at Harvard Medical School, Boston. Dr. Brendel has no disclosures. Dr. Dyer is professor of psychiatry and b...

Understanding and dismantling structural racism within organizations with Dr. Ruth S. Shim

February 03, 2021 09:00 - 41 minutes - 56.5 MB

Ruth S. Shim, MD, MPH, joins Carol A. Bernstein, MD, to discuss how to understand systemic racism within psychiatric institutions and the implications for patient care. Dr. Shim is the Luke & Grace Kim Professor in Cultural Psychiatry in the department of psychiatry and behavioral sciences at the University of California, Davis. She has no disclosures. Dr. Bernstein, a past president of the American Psychiatric Association, is vice chair for faculty development and well-being at Montef...

We're so tired, we haven't slept a wink | Clinical Correlation

February 01, 2021 09:00 - 13 minutes - 18.3 MB

The Beatles aren't the first group to write about sleep and surely won't be the last. In these next two programs, Dr. Kohanski shares some of her pearls, pharmacologic and nonpharmacologic, on those gymnastic, jumping sheep. Clinical Correlation is published every other Monday on the Psychcast feed. You can email the show at [email protected], and you can learn more about MDedge Psychiatry here: https://www.mdedge.com/podcasts/psychcast.

Why some people cannot accept reality, even when presented with facts with Dr. David H. Rosmarin

January 27, 2021 09:00 - 33 minutes - 46.3 MB

David H. Rosmarin, PhD, joins Lorenzo Norris, MD, to discuss how to think about the concept of denial and its role in the sociopolitical challenges of our society. Dr. Rosmarin is a clinical psychologist and director of the spirituality and mental health program at McLean Hospital in Belmont, Mass. He also is an assistant professor of psychiatry at Harvard Medical School, Boston. Dr. Rosmarin has no disclosures. Dr. Norris has no disclosures. Take-home points Denial is defined as a co...

Dr. Dorothy Lewis of 'Interview with a Serial Killer' and 'Crazy, Not Insane' on a lifetime in psychiatry

January 20, 2021 09:00 - 55 minutes - 76.3 MB

Guest host Eva Ritvo, MD, interviews Dorothy Otnow Lewis, MD, about her more than 40-year career in studying death row inmates as examined in the HBO documentary “Crazy, Not Insane.” Dr. Lewis is clinical professor of psychiatry at Yale University, New Haven, Conn. She has no disclosures. Dr. Ritvo is a psychiatrist in private practice in Miami Beach, Fla. She has no disclosures. Take-home points Dr. Lewis has an extensive archive of taped interviews with death row inmates that she h...

Doctor, doctor, give me the news | Clinical Correlation

January 18, 2021 09:00 - 10 minutes - 14.7 MB

In this week's installment, Dr. Renee Kohanski explores the identity crisis facing many physicians today. Clinical Correlation is a bimonthly drop on the Psychcast feed. You can email the show at [email protected], and you can learn more about MDedge Psychiatry here: https://www.mdedge.com/podcasts/psychcast.

Addressing how individual and social determinants affect mental health equity and inclusion with Dr. Regina James

January 13, 2021 09:00 - 40 minutes - 55.2 MB

Regina James, MD, tells her personal story and discusses how to understand health equity with guest host Carol A. Bernstein, MD. Dr. James is deputy medical director and chief of the division of diversity and health equity at the American Psychiatric Association. She also serves on the advisory board of The PACT group (Pan African Clinical Trials) and receives no income from the group. Dr. Bernstein, a past president of the APA, is vice chair for faculty development and well-being at Mon...

The year of living dangerously | Clinical Correlation

January 11, 2021 09:00 - 10 minutes - 14.7 MB

As we begin 2021, Renee Kohanski, MD, muses about the roller coaster journey she and her listeners have been on during the challenging times of 2020. Clinical Correlation is a bimonthly drop on the Psychcast feed. You can email the show at [email protected], and you can learn more about MDedge Psychiatry here: https://www.mdedge.com/podcasts/psychcast.

Providing psychiatric consultation services for individuals living in nursing homes with Dr. Bradford L. Frank

January 06, 2021 09:00 - 27 minutes - 37.5 MB

Bradford L. Frank, MD, MPH, MBA, conducts a Masterclass on how to provide nursing home consultations for psychiatrists. The documents Dr. Frank refers to during this Masterclass are available at (https://bit.ly/3rWqfcK) Dr. Frank is a board-certified geriatric psychiatrist who provides consultations for more than 30 nursing homes in North Dakota. He has no disclosures. Take-home points Dr. Frank reviews practical information about documentation, prescribing, and diagnoses for psychiatri...

Bulimia nervosa, telepsychiatry, cannabis | Best of 2020 Masterclasses

December 23, 2020 09:00 - 1 hour - 88.8 MB

Three of our favorite masterclasses back-to-back-to-back. The Psychcast will return with new content in 2021.  Bulimia nervosa (01:53) Episode 104  Telepsychiatry (12:58) Episode 111 Cannabis (39:17) Episode 137 Email the show at [email protected]

Recognizing medical symptoms that can mimic psychiatric diagnoses with Dr. Richa Bhatia

December 16, 2020 09:00 - 18 minutes - 25 MB

Richa Bhatia, MD, conducts a Masterclass on how to identify medical and neurologic illnesses that present with psychiatric symptoms and mimic psychiatric diagnoses. Dr. Bhatia is a board-certified general and child and adolescent psychiatrist in private practice. She has no disclosures. Take-home points Psychiatric diagnoses are diagnoses of exclusion. Psychiatric clinicians must maintain a high level of clinical suspicion for medical and neurologic illnesses that present with psychiat...

A nonbinary discussion | Clinical Correlation

December 14, 2020 09:00 - 10 minutes - 14.7 MB

In this week's installment of Clinical Correlation, Dr. Renee Kohanski reminds listeners of our inherent desire to help one another and problem solve while cautioning against those who would place our most vulnerable populations at risk. Clinical Correlation is a bimonthly drop on the Psychcast feed. You can email the show at [email protected], and you can learn more about MDedge Psychiatry here: https://www.mdedge.com/podcasts/psychcast.

Using the ‘MASK’ strategy to help patients cope with pandemic-related anxiety with Dr. Eliza W. Menninger

December 09, 2020 09:00 - 29 minutes - 40.6 MB

Eliza W. Menninger, MD, spoke with Psychcast host Lorenzo Norris, MD, about how to help patients deal with anxiety related to the COVID-19 pandemic. Dr. Menninger is medical director of the behavioral health partial hospital program at McLean Hospital in Belmont, Mass. She treats patients with major depression, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, and schizoaffective disorder. Dr. Menninger also treats patients in McLean’s Schizophrenia and Bipolar Disorder Outpatient Clinic. She has no disclo...

Managing patients with serious mental illness amid the COVID-19 pandemic with Dr. Oliver Freudenreich

December 02, 2020 09:00 - 47 minutes - 64.6 MB

Oliver Freudenreich, MD, talks with Lorenzo Norris, MD, about principles of pandemic management among patients with serious mental illness. Dr. Freudenreich reported receiving grant or research support from Alkermes, Avanir, Janssen, and Otsuka. He has served as a consultant to the American Psychiatric Association, Alkermes, Janssen, Neurocrine, Novartis, and Roche. Dr. Norris has no disclosures. *  *  * For more MDedge Podcasts, go to mdedge.com/podcasts Email the show: podcasts...

An unknown corpse | Clinical Correlation

November 30, 2020 09:00 - 8 minutes - 11.1 MB

In this week's installment of Clinical Correlation, Dr. Renee Kohanski tackles the very difficult and painful realities of a postelection country. Clinical Correlation is a bimonthly drop on the Psychcast feed. You can email the show at [email protected], and you can learn more about MDedge Psychiatry here: https://www.mdedge.com/podcasts/psychcast.

Focus on COVID-19 with Dr. Lisa W. Coyne, Dr. Christine Moutier, Dr. Sanjay Gupta, and Dr. Peter Yellowlees

November 25, 2020 09:00 - 50 minutes - 69.1 MB

This week, we revisit four shows that offer guidance to clinicians for addressing the mental health fallout from COVID-19. Lisa W. Coyne, PhD, founder of the McLean OCD Institute for Children and Adolescents in Belmont, Mass., focuses on helping children and adolescents with anxiety and obsessive-compulsive disorder. She disclosed receiving royalties from New Harbinger and Little Brown Publishing. Christine Moutier, MD, describes interventions that can prevent patients from ending their ...

Cannabis and cannabinoids: Weighing the benefits and risks of use by psychiatric patients with Dr. Diana M. Martinez

November 19, 2020 15:30 - 22 minutes - 30.6 MB

Diana M. Martinez, MD, conducts a Masterclass on marijuana’s effects on psychiatric disorders. Dr. Martinez, a professor of psychiatry at Columbia University, New York, specializes in addiction research. She disclosed receiving medication (cannabis) from Tilray for one study and has no other financial relationships with this company. Take-home points The use of cannabis, recreationally and medically, has been a controversial topic for ages, and the classification of cannabis as a schedu...

Have we lost too much? | Clinical Correlation

November 16, 2020 09:00 - 8 minutes - 11.4 MB

In this week's installment of Clinical Correlation, Renée Kohanski, MD, ponders the loss of professional courtesy and the larger implications of medicine-shifting paradigms. Clinical Correlation is a bi-monthly drop on the Psychcast feed. You can email the show at [email protected], and you can learn more about MDedge Psychiatry here: https://www.mdedge.com/podcasts/psychcast.

Anxiety, OCD, and the use of ACT therapy to help children and adolescents cope amid the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond with Dr. Lisa W. Coyne

November 11, 2020 12:00 - 40 minutes - 55.4 MB

Lisa W. Coyne, PhD, spoke with Psychcast host Lorenzo Norris, MD, about strategies that can be used to help children and adolescents deal with anxiety and obsessive-compulsive disorder amid COVID-19. Dr. Coyne, a clinical psychologist, is founder of the McLean OCD Institute for Children and Adolescents in Belmont, Mass. She also is director with the New England Center for OCD and Anxiety in Cambridge, Mass. Dr. Coyne disclosed receiving royalties from New Harbinger and Little Brown Publish...

Brain imaging, ‘neuropolarization,’ and why it’s so difficult to bridge the partisan divide with Dr. Yuan Chang Leong

November 04, 2020 09:00 - 28 minutes - 39.8 MB

*** There is a transcript available for this episodes at https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/940969 Yuan Chang Leong, PhD, spoke with Psychcast host Lorenzo Norris, MD, about his research into the neural underpinnings of right- and left-leaning individuals. Dr. Leong is a postdoctoral scholar in cognitive neuroscience at the University of California, Berkeley. He has no disclosures. Dr. Norris has no disclosures. Take-home points Dr. Leong and colleagues looked for further evidence...

Getting to "No" you |Clinical Correlation

November 02, 2020 17:46 - 9 minutes - 13.1 MB

Renee Kohanski, MD, discusses managing difficult referrals from trusted colleagues. Clinical Correlation is a bi-monthly drop on the Psychcast feed. You can email the show at [email protected], and you can learn more about MDedge Psychiatry here: https://www.mdedge.com/podcasts/psychcast.  

Preventing suicide & destigmatizing mental anguish during the COVID-19 pandemic with Dr. Christine Moutier

October 28, 2020 08:00 - 32 minutes - 45.6 MB

Christine Moutier, MD, joins Lorenzo Norris, MD, to discuss how clinicians can scale up interventions to reduce suicide rates amid the pandemic. Dr. Moutier is chief medical officer of the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention. She reported no disclosures. Dr. Norris also reported no disclosures. Take-home points Death by suicide is a health outcome, which means that there is always a place to intervene, whether clinically, socially, or through research. Risks for suicide durin...

Using technology and data-driven systems to help detect signs of mental distress with Dr. Rebecca Resnik and Dr. Philip Resnik

October 21, 2020 08:00 - 38 minutes - 53.2 MB

Philip Resnik, PhD, returns to the Psychcast, this time with his research partner and wife, Rebecca Resnik, PsyD, to discuss the interface between language, psychiatry, psychology, and health. Dr. Philip Resnik appeared on the show previously to discuss artificial intelligence, natural language processing, and mental illness. He is a professor in the department of linguistics at the University of Maryland, College Park, and has a joint appointment with the university’s Institute for Advan...

Professional passive aggression|Clinical Correlation

October 19, 2020 10:44 - 9 minutes - 13 MB

Dr. Renee Kohanski discusses how important personal and professional development is among physicians in the workplace. Is your current job worth it? Clinical Correlation is a bi-monthly drop on the Psychcast feed. You can email the show at [email protected] and you can learn more about MDedge Psychiatry here: https://www.mdedge.com/podcasts/psychcast  

Assessing and treating older adults with dementia symptoms during the COVID-19 pandemic: A Masterclass with Dr. Sanjay Gupta

October 14, 2020 08:00 - 20 minutes - 28.8 MB

Sanjay Gupta, MD, conducts a Masterclass on treating geriatric patients with symptoms of dementia, particularly amid the restrictions tied to COVID-19. Dr. Gupta is chief medical officer at BryLin Hospital in Buffalo, N.Y. He is also is a clinical professor in the department of psychiatry at the State University of New York, Syracuse, and is affiliated with SUNY at Buffalo. Dr. Gupta attends at 8-10 nursing homes. He disclosed serving on the speakers’ bureaus of AbbVie, Acadia, Alkermes,...

Psychcast/Blood & Cancer crossover episode: Using cognitive-behavioral therapy to help cancer patients cope with depression and anxiety in the COVID-19 era

October 07, 2020 08:00 - 24 minutes - 34.1 MB

David Henry, MD, host of the Blood & Cancer podcast, joins Psychcast host Lorenzo Norris, MD, to discuss steps clinicians can take to alleviate the distress associated with receiving a diagnosis of cancer. Dr. Henry is clinical professor of medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia. He has no disclosures. Dr. Norris is director of consult liaison psychiatry at George Washington University, Washington. He has no disclosures. Take-home points Cancer patients have always bee...

Dogs in the time of facemasks|Clinical Correlation

October 05, 2020 08:00 - 8 minutes - 11.6 MB

Dr. Renee Kohanski, MD, uses a proverb to discuss how she talks to patients about facemasks, and how she talks to patients with face masks on. What's hiding behind the mask? *  *  * Clinical Correlation is a bi-monthly drop on the Psychcast feed. You can email the show at [email protected] and you can learn more about MDedge Psychiatry here: https://www.mdedge.com/podcasts/psychcast  

Dogs in the time of face masks|Clinical Correlation

October 05, 2020 08:00 - 8 minutes - 11.6 MB

Dr. Renee Kohanski, MD, uses a proverb to discuss how she talks to patients about face masks, and how she talks to patients with face masks on. What's hiding behind the mask? *  *  * Clinical Correlation is a bi-monthly drop on the Psychcast feed. You can email the show at [email protected] and you can learn more about MDedge Psychiatry here: https://www.mdedge.com/podcasts/psychcast  

Managing the anxiety tied to COVID-19, virtual learning, and school/college reopenings with the Group for the Advancement of Psychiatry’s Media Committee

September 30, 2020 08:00 - 39 minutes - 53.8 MB

Psychcast host Lorenzo Norris, MD, talks with members of the Group for the Advancement of Psychiatry’s Media Committee about how to help patients navigate the uncertainties associated with educating K-12 and college students during the pandemic. The discussion is moderated by Jack Drescher, MD. Dr. Norris is assistant professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences and assistant dean of student affairs at George Washington University in Washington. He also serves as medical director of psy...

Marijuana exposure on brain development, risk of psychosis, PTSD, and other negative outcomes - assessing the latest research with Dr. Richard Balon

September 23, 2020 08:00 - 27 minutes - 38.7 MB

Richard Balon, MD, returns to the Psychcast, this time to conduct a Masterclass on the impact of marijuana use on patients, particularly adolescents. Dr. Balon is professor of clinical psychiatry and anesthesiology and associate chair of education at Wayne State University in Detroit. He has no disclosures. Take-home points Marijuana remains a controversial topic as potential legalization looms large in public policy and various groups espouse the positive benefits of marijuana. Curre...

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