Psychcast
185 episodes - English - Latest episode: almost 3 years ago - ★★★★★ - 40 ratingsOfficial 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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Death penalty competency – fostering open conversation|Clinical Correlation
September 21, 2020 08:00 - 10 minutes - 15 MBIntroducing Clinical Correlation, a new podcast drop from the Psychcast. Renee Kohanski, MD, began producing observational segments for the Psychcast since its inception in April 2018. Clinical Correlation episodes will be published on Mondays twice per month. In this first edition, Dr. Kohanski recalls a poignant moment during her training when her mentor and then director, Donald Morgan, MD (https://bit.ly/35PAqY6), reconsidered his opinion prior to testifying in a court of law based o...
Helping pediatric patients navigate anxiety and anxiety disorders during the COVID pandemic with Dr. Jeffrey Strawn
September 16, 2020 08:00 - 25 minutes - 35.2 MBJeffrey R. Strawn, MD, talks with host Lorenzo Norris, MD, about assisting children and adolescents with anxiety and anxiety disorders, particularly during the COVID-19 pandemic. Dr. Strawn, a previous Psychcast guest, discusses ways for mental health clinicians to think about proportionate anxiety versus anxiety that is severe, continual, and persistent. He is director of the anxiety disorders research program at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center and an associate professor of...
Telemedicine as a permanent change to psychiatric practice and the ‘return of the home visit’ with Dr. Peter Yellowlees
September 09, 2020 08:00 - 33 minutes - 46.2 MBPsychcast host Lorenzo Norris, MD, talks with Peter Yellowlees, MBBS, MD, about the changes to clinical practice forced by the COVID-19 pandemic and the likelihood that many of these changes are here to stay. Dr. Yellowlees is a professor of psychiatry and chief wellness officer at the University of California, Davis. He has no disclosures. Dr. Norris is director of consult liaison psychiatry at George Washington University, Washington. He has no disclosures. Take-home points Prior to ...
Announcing a new spinoff from the Psychcast: Clinical Correlation with Dr. Renee Kohanski
September 02, 2020 08:00 - 27 minutes - 37.9 MBPsychcast host Lorenzo Norris, MD, meets Renee Kohanski, MD, to announce the launch of Clinical Correlation. In Clinical Correlation, which will be released every other Monday, starting Sept. 14, Dr. Kohanski will expand on her “Dr. RK” segment and explore issues of interest to the practicing psychiatrist. And later, we will revisit four of Dr. Kohanski’s “Best of” segments. Next week, Dr. Norris will return with an interview with Peter Yellowlees, MD, about clinicians’ embrace of telep...
Representing the voices of underrepresented colleagues and mentoring psychiatric trainees in academic medicine with Dr. Anique Forrester
August 26, 2020 08:00 - 35 minutes - 49.1 MBAnique K. Forrester, MD, joins host Lorenzo Norris, MD, to discuss the importance of continuing to work in academic medicine. Dr. Forrester is assistant professor at the University of Maryland, Baltimore. She also serves as director of the consultation-liaison psychiatry fellowship at the university. Dr. Norris and Dr. Forrester have no conflicts of interest. Take-home points Dr. Forrester recently wrote an article in the New England Journal of Medicine discussing minority underrepres...
Using artificial intelligence and language technology to help clinicians screen patients with mood disorders and suicide risk with Dr. Philip Resnik
August 19, 2020 08:00 - 42 minutes - 58 MBPhilip Resnik, PhD, joins host Lorenzo Norris, MD, to discuss the use of AI and natural language processing to help clinicians identify patterns in the behaviors of patients with mental illness. Dr. Resnik is a professor in the department of linguistics at the University of Maryland, College Park. He also has a joint appointment with the university’s Institute for Advanced Computer Studies. Dr. Resnik has disclosed being an adviser for Converseon, a social media analysis firm; FiscalNote...
Understanding the neurobiology of addiction and the brain, and determining treatment options for patients with substance use disorders with Dr. Abigail Kay
August 12, 2020 08:00 - 36 minutes - 49.8 MBAbigail Kay, MD, MS, joins host Lorenzo Norris, MD, to discuss the treatment of patients with substance use disorders. Dr. Kay is an addiction psychiatrist at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital in Philadelphia and is associate dean of academic affairs and medical student education at Sidney Kimmel Medical College. Dr. Norris is assistant dean of student affairs, and assistant professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences at George Washington University, Washington. Dr. Kay disclosed...
John Lewis, Herman Cain, COVID-19, and men’s health: Processing the complexity of this moment with Dr. Derek Griffith
August 05, 2020 08:00 - 38 minutes - 52.5 MBDerek M. Griffith, PhD, joints host Lorenzo Norris, MD, to discuss different ways to look at men’s health within the context of COVID-19. Dr. Griffith is founder and director of the Center for Research on Men’s Health at Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tenn. He also serves as professor of medicine, health, and society at the university. Neither Dr. Griffith nor Dr. Norris have disclosures. And do not miss Renee Kohanski, MD, who offers a message of hope in the “Dr. RK” segment. Take-...
TMS, ECT, and other device-based therapies for treating refractory major depression and bipolar depression with Dr. Philip Janicak
July 29, 2020 08:00 - 35 minutes - 49.6 MBEpisode 128 interview: Philip G. Janicak, MD, joins MDedge Psychiatry Editor in Chief Lorenzo Norris, MD, to discuss device-based therapies for psychiatric patients. Dr. Janicak is adjunct professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences at Northwestern University in Chicago. He serves as an unpaid consultant to Neuronetics and has a financial relationship with Otsuka. Dr. Norris, medical director of psychiatric and behavioral services at George Washington University Hospital in Washing...
Using the biological aspects of mental health to provide psychiatric treatment of patients with refractory chronic pain with Dr. Dmitry Arbuck
July 22, 2020 08:00 - 47 minutes - 65.9 MBDmitry M. Arbuck, MD, joins host Lorenzo Norris, MD, to discuss ways psychiatrists can help patients with treatment-resistant chronic pain. Dr. Arbuck is clinical assistant professor of psychiatry and medicine at Indiana University, Indianapolis. Dr. Arbuck also serves as president and medical director of Indiana Polyclinic, a multispecialty pain management facility, and is an associate editor of Current Psychiatry. Both Dr. Arbuck and Dr. Norris disclosed having no conflicts of interest...
COVID-19, the ‘echo pandemic’ of suicide and mental illness, and the need to virtualize health care to mitigate risks with Dr. Roger McIntyre
July 15, 2020 08:00 - 42 minutes - 59.3 MBRoger S. McIntyre, MD, returns the Psychcast, this time to talk with host Lorenzo Norris, MD, about the mental health hazards of COVID-19 and what clinicians can do to help protect patients. Dr. McIntyre is professor of psychiatry and pharmacology, and head of the mood disorders psychopharmacology unit at the University Health Network at the University of Toronto. He disclosed receiving research or grants from the Stanley Medical Research Institute and the CIHR/GACD/National Natural Scie...
Fear, impulsivity, and surges in gun sales amid the COVID-19 pandemic: How clinicians can redirect patients’ stress and anxiety with Dr. Jack Rozel
July 08, 2020 08:00 - 43 minutes - 59.8 MBJack Rozel, MD, MSL, returns to the Psychcast, this time to discuss with host Lorenzo Norris, MD, how to think about guns, gun violence, and the intersection with mental health. Dr. Rozel is medical director of resolve crisis services at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center/Western Psychiatric Hospital and president of the American Association for Emergency Psychiatry. He has no conflicts of interest but has worked for a gun dealer to teach sales staff how to recognize people in cr...
The ‘best of’ COVID-19: Dr. Sheldon Preskorn on educating patients about coronavirus, Dr. Jay Shore on using telepsychiatry, and Dr. Lynne Gots on using CBT to help patients with anxiety
July 01, 2020 08:00 - 32 minutes - 44.4 MBThis week, we decided to revisit three of the Psychcast episodes that examined various aspects of COVID-19. First, you will hear excerpts from the interview that host Lorenzo Norris, MD, did with Sheldon H. Preskorn, MD, on educating patients about SARS-CoV-2 and the disease. Next, Jay H. Shore, MD, MPH, conducts a Masterclass lecture on factors to consider while using telepsychiatry during the pandemic. And later, guest host Jacqueline Posada, MD, talks with Lynne S. Gots, PhD, about u...
From TEDMED 2020: Reducing urban violence in the United States, and partnering with police and communities with Thomas Abt
June 24, 2020 08:00 - 39 minutes - 54.3 MBThomas Abt, JD, spoke with Nick Andrews about his talk at the TEDMED 2020 conference in Boston. Mr. Abt (@Abt_Thomas), senior fellow at the Council on Criminal Justice, discussed his evidence-based and community-informed strategies for reducing urban violence. Mr. Abt earned an undergraduate degree in economics from the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, and a law degree from Georgetown University in Washington. Mr. Abt also worked as a prosecutor in the Manhattan District Attorney’s off...
Suicide Crisis Syndrome: state of entrapment, insomnia, social withdrawal, and cognitive rigidity with Dr. Igor Galynker
June 17, 2020 11:05 - 35 minutes - 48.3 MBIgor Galynker, MD, returns to the Psychcast, this time to discuss his most recent work on suicidal crisis syndrome with host Lorenzo Norris, MD. Dr. Galynker is professor of psychiatry and director of the Galynker Research and Prevention Laboratory at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York. He reported receiving funding from the National Institute of Mental Health and the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention. Dr. Norris has no disclosures. Take-home points Suicide c...
Helping patients understand coronavirus and COVID with Dr. Sheldon H. Preskorn
June 10, 2020 13:42 - 34 minutes - 47 MBLorenzo Norris, MD, spoke with Sheldon H. Preskorn, MD, about how to best educate patients about coronavirus. Dr. Preskorn is a professor in the department of psychiatry at the University of Kansas School of Medicine–Wichita. Neither Dr. Norris nor Dr. Preskorn have any relevant financial relationships to disclose. Take-home points Coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) is the disease process caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). SARS-CoV-2 is different from t...
The fallout from George Floyd's death: Physicians, how are you? How are your patients? A conversation on race for psychiatrists
June 05, 2020 09:32 - 46 minutes - 63.8 MBSPECIAL: Lorenzo Norris, MD, welcomes fourth-year psychiatry resident Brandon C. Newsome, MD, for a discussion on race relations as a physician in the wake of the death of George Floyd, who was killed when a white police officer kneeled on his neck during an arrest. Dr. Newsome was raised in Alabama and currently lives in Boston. He shares his experiences with Dr. Norris in an important conversation. The pair discuss what their patients are experiencing and what they're experiencing as...
Psychiatry for derm: Suicide risk, care disparity, and the necessity of physicians seeking mental health care – Dermatology Weekly Crossover
June 03, 2020 08:00 - 39 minutes - 55 MBCandrice R. Heath, MD, and Nicole B. Washington, DO, MPH, spoke with Psychcast host Lorenzo Norris, MD, about physician mental health. Dr. Heath is affiliated with Temple University Hospital, Philadelphia. She has no disclosures. Dr. Washington disclosed serving as chief medical officer and founder of Elocin Psychiatric Services, a telemedicine company that provides care to physicians. Dr. Norris is a consultation-liaison psychiatrist and medical school dean affiliated with George Washin...
Assessing decision-making capacity with Dr. Bill Scheidler
May 27, 2020 08:00 - 1 hour - 89.7 MBBill Scheidler, MD, is assistant clinical professor of psychiatry at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. He also is associate training director for the consultation-liaison fellowship at UNC and is a lead consultant at UNC Hospitals Hillsborough. Dr. Scheidler spoke with host Lorenzo Norris, MD, about how to think through patients’ decision-making capacity in medical (rather than psychiatric) hospitals. Neither Dr. Scheidler nor Dr. Norris have disclosures. Take-home points D...
Can video games treat autism? Helping children navigate emotions with Dr. Renae Beaumont
May 20, 2020 08:00 - 42 minutes - 58.7 MBRenae Beaumont, PhD, assistant professor of clinical psychology at New York–Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center, spoke with host Lorenzo Norris, MD, about the Secret Agent Society. The Secret Agent Society is a video gaming–based therapy program aimed at helping children with a range of social and emotional challenges learn the social skills required to make and keep friends. The program also helps children feel happier, calmer, and braver. Dr. Beaumont disclosed her role as creator ...
From TEDMED 2020: Researching psychedelics for psychiatric disorders with Dr. Frederick Barrett
May 13, 2020 08:00 - 45 minutes - 62.5 MBFrederick S. Barrett, PhD, is affiliated with the Center for Psychedelic & Consciousness Research (@JHPsychedelics) at Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore (@Hopkins Medicine). Dr. Barrett spoke with Nick Andrews (@Nick_Andrews_) at @TEDMED 2020, about the research that has been conducted by the Center for Psychedelic & Consciousness Research on the impact of psychedelics, or hallucinogens, on psychiatric disorders. He has no disclosures. Take-home points Dr. Barrett transitioned into ne...
From TEDMED 2020: Treating youth anxiety with Dr. Anne Marie Albano
May 06, 2020 08:00 - 38 minutes - 52.6 MBAnne Marie Albano, PhD, professor of medical psychology and psychiatry at Columbia University, New York, and director of the Youth Anxiety Center at New York–Presbyterian Hospital, discusses strategies for treating childhood, youth, and young adult anxiety with Nick Andrews. Dr. Albano (@AnneMarieAlbano), who also is director of Modern Minds, an anxiety and depression program in Charleston, S.C., spoke with Nick (@Nick_Andrews_) at @TEDMed 2020. Dr. Albano has no conflicts of interest. ...
From TEDMED 2020: Screening teens for suicide with Dr. Cheryl King
May 05, 2020 13:12 - 27 minutes - 38.3 MBCheryl A. King, PhD, clinical psychologist and professor in the department of psychiatry at Michigan Medicine, the academic health system at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, joined Nick Andrews at TEDMED2020. Dr. King spoke with Nick (@Nick_Andrews_) at @TEDMed about a suicide risk screen for teens that is based on computerized algorithm. Take-home points Dr. King is a longtime researcher in teen suicide, and her current project is creating a personalized adaptive suicide risk scr...
TEDMED Medscape collaboration: Screening teens for suicide with Dr. Cheryl King
April 29, 2020 08:00 - 27 minutes - 38.3 MBCheryl A. King, PhD, clinical psychologist and professor in the department of psychiatry at Michigan Medicine, the academic health system at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, joined Nick Andrews at TEDMED2020. Dr. King spoke with Nick (@Nick_Andrews_) at @TEDMed about a suicide risk screen for teens that is based on computerized algorithm. Take-home points Dr. King is a longtime researcher in teen suicide, and her current project is creating a personalized adaptive suicide risk scr...
COVID-19, anxiety, and CBT with Dr. Lynne Gots
April 22, 2020 08:00 - 48 minutes - 67.4 MBLorenzo Norris, MD, touches base with Nick Andrews to discuss COVID-19 and to welcome Jacqueline Posada, MD, as an occasional cohost of the MDedge Psychcast. Dr. Posada, associate producer, interviews Lynne S. Gots, PhD, about treating anxiety, obsessive-compulsive disorder, and other disorders in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. Dr. Gots is an assistant clinical professor in the department of psychiatry and behavioral sciences at George Washington University, Washington. She has a pr...
Therapeutic use of polyvagal theory with Dr. Mary Moller
April 15, 2020 08:00 - 57 minutes - 79.2 MBLorenzo Norris, MD, interviews Mary D. Moller, DNP, MSN, about taking advantage of the polyvagal theory of anxiety and social engagement during psychotherapy. Dr. Moller is associate professor of nursing at Pacific Lutheran University in Tacoma, Wash., where she coordinates the psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner doctorate nursing practice program. She also is in practice at Northwest Integrated Health. Dr. Moller has no conflicts of interest. Later, Renee Kohanski, MD, discusse...
Telepsychiatry in the age of COVID-19 with Dr. Jay Shore
April 08, 2020 08:00 - 28 minutes - 39.3 MBJay H. Shore, MD, MPH, returns to the Psychcast, this time to conduct a Masterclass lecture on using telepsychiatry in a regulatory environment that is quickly changing because of the physical distancing forced by the COVID-19 pandemic. Dr. Shore is director of telemedicine at the Helen and Arthur E. Johnson Depression Center at the University of Colorado at Denver, Aurora. He also directs telemedicine programming at the medical center’s department of psychiatry. He disclosed serving as...
Bonus: COVID-19 critical-care lessons from Seattle
April 07, 2020 08:00 - 26 minutes - 23.9 MBAs the nation’s health care system braces for COVID-19 cases, physicians who’ve faced the pandemic first have critical lessons for everyone. In this bonus episode, two Seattle-area critical care leaders explain how their medical centers are preparing for and responding to their region’s early outbreaks. And they share some creative approaches that are uniting Seattle’s critical care departments.
Geriatric loneliness with Dr. Steven Wengel
April 01, 2020 08:00 - 47 minutes - 65.5 MBMDedge Psychcast host Lorenzo Norris, MD, interviews Steven Wengel, MD, about the challenges of loneliness in geriatric populations in nursing homes, especially during the current COVID-19 pandemic. Dr. Norris also discusses potential interventions with Dr. Wengel, who is a geriatric psychiatrist at the University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha. And later, in the “Dr. RK” segment, Renee Kohanski, MD, talks about how, in the midst of the pandemic, we are slowing down while we’re spee...
Clinically relevant research with Dr. Sy Saeed
March 25, 2020 08:00 - 38 minutes - 53.6 MBMDedge Psychcast host Lorenzo Norris, MD, interviews Sy Atezaz Saeed, MD, MS, about his annual analysis of the key studies that could change day-to-day psychiatric practice. Dr. Norris’s conversation with Dr. Saeed is based on a two-part evidence-based review that identified the top 12 research findings for clinical practice from July 2018 to June 2019. Part 1, which Dr. Saeed wrote with Jennifer B. Stanley, MD, and Part 2 were published in Current Psychiatry. Take-home points Each ye...
Mitigating the impact of COVID-19 with Dr. Cam Ritchie
March 18, 2020 08:00 - 20 minutes - 28.4 MBCol. (Ret.) Elspeth Cameron Ritchie, MD, MPH, conducts a Masterclass on what psychiatrists and other mental health clinicians can do to mitigate the impact of COVID-19. Dr. Ritchie is writing additional commentaries on this topic for MDedge Psychiatry. And later, in the “Dr. RK” segment, Renee Kohanski, MD, says that, with simple tools or guidelines, humans have the ability to withstand adversity that is stronger than we will ever know. Take-home points Epidemics and pandemics are cha...
Losing a patient to suicide with Dr. Nina Gutin
March 11, 2020 08:00 - 39 minutes - 54 MBLorenzo Norris, MD, interviews Nina J. Gutin, PhD, a psychologist with a private practice in Pasadena, Calif., about losing patients and loved ones to suicide. Dr. Gutin wrote two evidence-based reviews on the topic late last year. The reviews were published in Current Psychiatry. * * * Take-home points When mental health clinicians lose a patient to suicide, the sequelae can include stigma, potential legal consequences, impact on future clinical work, and restraints on processing...
Lumateperone for treating schizophrenia by Dr. Jonathan Meyer
March 04, 2020 09:00 - 23 minutes - 31.6 MBJonathan Meyer, MD, returns to the Psychcast, this time to conduct a Masterclass lecture on treating patients with lumateperone. Dr. Meyer, of the University of California, San Diego, disclosed receiving either speaking honoraria or advising fees from several companies, including Intra-Cellular Therapies, which developed lumateperone (Caplyta). Later, Renee Kohanski, MD, discusses tailored interventions psychiatrists can incorporate into their practices to address overweight and obesity ...
Treating bulimia with Dr. Patricia Westmoreland
February 26, 2020 09:00 - 13 minutes - 19.1 MBPatricia Westmoreland, MD, returns to the Psychcast to conduct a Masterclass on treating bulimia. Dr. Westmoreland, an attending psychiatrist at the Eating Recovery Center in Denver, previously discussed eating disorders. She is an adjunct assistant professor in the department of psychiatry at the University of Colorado at Denver, Aurora, and has a private forensic psychiatry practice in Denver. Takeaway points Anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa can have life-threatening medical com...
Psychedelics for MDD with Dr. Charles Raison
February 19, 2020 09:00 - 33 minutes - 45.7 MBCharles L. Raison, MD, returns to the Psychcast to conduct a Masterclass on psychedelics for patients with major depressive disorder. Dr. Raison, professor of psychiatry at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, previously conducted a Masterclass on the risks and benefits of antidepressants. He disclosed that he is director of translational research at the Usona Institute, also in Madison. Later, Renee Kohanski, MD, raises questions about the felony child abuse case of pediatric emergenc...
‘Lived experience’ with suicidality with Dr. Lynes and Dr. Myers
February 12, 2020 09:00 - 34 minutes - 47.6 MBWilliam Lynes, MD, joins guest host Michael F. Myers, MD, to discuss his struggles with medical and psychiatric hardships, his suicidality, and the eventual suicide attempt that changed his life. Dr. Myers is professor of clinical psychiatry, State University of New York, Brooklyn. Dr. Lynes, a retired urologist, author, and speaker/advocate on physician burnout and suicide, divides his professional life into two distinct eras: 1987-1998, during which he had a successful practice and happy...
Late-life mood disorders with Dr. George T. Grossberg
February 05, 2020 09:00 - 21 minutes - 31 MBGeorge T. Grossberg, MD, conducts a Masterclass on treating mood disorders in geriatric patients from the CP/AACP Psychiatry Update 2019 meeting in Las Vegas. The meeting was sponsored by Global Academy for Medical Education and Current Psychiatry. Dr. Grossberg is the Samuel W. Fordyce professor and director of geriatric psychiatry at St. Louis University School of Medicine in St. Louis. Later, Renee Kohanski, MD, discusses the first thing psychiatrists can do for patients. Take-hom...
Dysfunctional patterns in relationships with Dr. Christine B.L. Adams
January 29, 2020 09:00 - 55 minutes - 75.9 MBIn this, the 100th episode of Psychcast, Nick Andrews talks with Lorenzo Norris, MD, MDedge Psychiatry editor in chief, about the January front-page article in Clinical Psychiatry News that featured Matthew E. Seaman, MD, an emergency physician with depression who took his own life. The article describes the Dr. Seaman faced. Later, Christine B.L. Adams, MD, a psychiatrist who practices in Louisville, Ky., discusses her book, “Living on Automatic: How Emotional Conditioning Shapes Our Liv...
Personality disorders with Dr. Frank Yeomans
January 22, 2020 09:00 - 34 minutes - 47.3 MBIn episode 99 of the Psychcast, Frank Yeomans, MD, PhD, clinical associate professor of psychiatry at the Weill Medical College of Cornell University, Ithaca, N.Y., spoke with Dr. Norris at the Group for the Advancement of Psychiatry (GAP) fall 2019 meeting about treating patients with personality disorders. Characteristics of personality disorders A personality disorder affects the quality of a person’s experience and his or her ability to deal with challenges in life, including comorbid...
Parkinson’s-related psychosis with Dr. Alberto J. Espay
January 15, 2020 09:00 - 21 minutes - 29.6 MBAlberto J. Espay, MD, MSc, conducts a Masterclass lecture on treating patients with Parkinson’s-related psychosis from the Psychopharmacology Update in Cincinnati. The meeting was sponsored by Global Academy for Medical Education and Current Psychiatry. Dr. Espay is professor of neurology at the University of Cincinnati. He also serves as director of the James J. and Joan A. Gardner Family Center Research Chair for Parkinson’s Disease and Movement Disorders. And later, in the “Dr. RK” ...
Religion and suicidality with Dr. Michael Norko
January 08, 2020 09:00 - 32 minutes - 29.7 MBMichael A. Norko, MD, professor of psychiatry at Yale University in New Haven, Conn., spoke with Lorenzo Norris, MD, MDedge Psychiatry editor in chief, about incorporating patients’ spiritual and religious histories into psychiatric evaluations. Dr. Norko, lead author of a paper exploring whether religion is protective against suicide, sat down with Dr. Norris at the 2019 fall meeting of the Group for the Advancement of Psychiatry, or GAP. Evidence, questions to consider about religi...
Inflammation and mental illness revisited with Dr. Roger McIntyre
January 01, 2020 09:00 - 30 minutes - 28.2 MBLorenzo Norris, MD, and Roger McIntyre, MD, talk about obesity, inflammation, and mental illness. The conversation, which originally dropped a few months ago, took place at the Focus on Neuropsychiatry 2019 meeting. The meeting was sponsored by Current Psychiatry and Global Academy for Medical Education. The original podcast included robust Show Notes by Jacqueline Posada, MD. Also, you can watch the conversation between Dr. Norris and Dr. McIntyre on video or on YouTube. Later, Renee...
Building resilience in rural communities with Dr. Caroline Bonham and Dr. Avi Kriechman
December 25, 2019 09:00 - 25 minutes - 23 MBIn this episode of the MDedge Psychcast, we revisit an interview that Lorenzo Norris, MD, MDedge Psychiatry editor in chief, conducted earlier this year by phone with two psychiatrists working in New Mexico. Dr. Norris spoke with Caroline Bonham, MD, and Avi Kriechman, MD, about enhancing resilience in rural communities. Dr. Bonham is vice chair in the department of psychiatry and behavioral sciences at the University of New Mexico, Albuquerque. Dr. Kriechman is assistant professor in tha...
Postpartum depression with Dr. Ruta Nonacs
December 18, 2019 09:00 - 19 minutes - 17.8 MBRuta Nonacs, MD, PhD, conducts a Masterclass lecture on treating women with postpartum depression from the Psychopharmacology Update in Cincinnati. The meeting was sponsored by Global Academy for Medical Education and Current Psychiatry. Dr. Nonacs is a staff psychiatrist with the Perinatal and Reproductive Psychiatry Clinical Research Program at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston. * * * Help us make this podcast better! Please take this short listener survey: https://www.s...
Prescribing antidepressants to Latino patients with Dr. Roberto Lewis-Fernández
December 11, 2019 09:00 - 33 minutes - 30.6 MBRoberto Lewis-Fernández, MD, returns to the MDedge Psychcast, this time to discuss ways to approach pharmacotherapy for Latino patients with depression. Previously, on episode 36 of the Psychcast, Dr. Lewis-Fernández discussed the role of cultural assessments in providing person-centered mental health care. Dr. Lewis-Fernández, professor of clinical psychiatry at Columbia University and director of the New York state Center of Excellence for Cultural Competence and the Hispanic Treatme...
Older–age bipolar disorder with Dr. Martha Sajatovic
December 04, 2019 09:00 - 15 minutes - 20.9 MBMartha Sajatovic, MD, conducts a Masterclass lecture on older-age bipolar disorder from the Psychopharmacology Update in Cincinnati. The meeting was sponsored by Global Academy for Medical Education and Current Psychiatry. Dr. Sajatovic is professor of psychiatry and of neurology at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland. She also directs the Neurological and Behavioral Outcomes Research Center at University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center. * * * Help us make this podcast ...
Lorenzo Norris, MD, and the Best of APA 2019
November 27, 2019 09:00 - 34 minutes - 48 MBThis week, we are replaying five interviews that MDedge Psychiatry editor in chief Lorenzo Norris, MD, conducted at the 2019 American Psychiatric Association annual meeting. Dr. Norris spoke with Igor Galynker, MD, (Mount Sinai Beth Israel, N.Y.) about identifying suicide crisis syndrome; Jonathan M. Meyer, MD, (University of California, San Diego) about prescribing clozapine for treatment refractory schizophrenia; Robert M. McCarron, DO, (University of California, Irvine) about psychi...
Gender-variant children with Dr. Jack Drescher
November 20, 2019 09:00 - 37 minutes - 51.9 MBJack Drescher, MD, returns to the MDedge Psychcast, this time to discuss ethical issues raised by the treatment of gender-variant prepubescent children with MDedge Psychiatry editor in chief Lorenzo Norris, MD. The two spoke at the 2019 Group for Advancement in Psychiatry (GAP) meeting in White Plains, N.Y. Dr. Drescher is a Distinguished Life Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association, past president of GAP, and a past president of the APA’s New York County Psychiatric Society. He ha...
Botulinum toxin for depression with Dr. Michelle Magid
November 13, 2019 09:00 - 18 minutes - 24.9 MBMichelle Magid, MD, conducts a Masterclass lecture on botulinum toxin for depression from the Psychopharmacology Update in Cincinnati. The meeting was sponsored by Global Academy for Medical Education and Current Psychiatry. Dr. Magid is associate professor University of Texas in Austin, and associate professor of Texas A&M University in College Station. She disclosed serving as a speaker for Ipsen, maker of Dysport (abobotulinumtoxinA, or ABO), and as a consultant for Allergan, maker of...
Masterclass on psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy with Andrew Penn
November 06, 2019 09:00 - 25 minutes - 35.8 MBAndrew Penn, MS, NP, conducts a Masterclass lecture on psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy from the Psychopharmacology Update in Cincinnati. The meeting was sponsored by Global Academy for Medical Education and Current Psychiatry. Mr. Penn, a psychiatric nurse practitioner, is associate clinical professor of community health systems in the School of Nursing at the University of California, San Francisco. Later, Dr. Renee Kohanski is back – this time to discuss the need to call out the t...