Podcast Episodes

Creative approaches to treatment during the COVID-19 pandemic

Dr. Craig Chepke speaks with host Dr. Lorenzo Norris about changes he made to his practice during the pandemic and his plans to make some of those changes permanent.

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Wednesday, May 5, 2021

27:57

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

Dr. John “Jack” Rozel returns to talk with host Dr. Lorenzo Norris about American gun violence and steps clinicians can take to disrupt it.

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Wednesday, April 28, 2021

40:08

Crawling in my skin | Clinical Correlation

Dr. Renee Kohanski shares what may be some surprising facts information about prescribing of the tried-and-true agents of anxiety, along with some clinical pearls.

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Monday, April 26, 2021

14:22

Changing the culture in medical schools to meet mental health needs

Dr. Omar Sultan Haque talks with host Dr. Lorenzo Norris about the need for medical schools to become responsive to physicians, medical students, and residents with mental disabilities.

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Wednesday, April 21, 2021

37:35

Understanding Zoom fatigue and how to make videoconferencing less anxiety provoking

Dr. Géraldine Fauville joins host Dr. Lorenzo Norris to discuss some of the causes of Zoom fatigue and strategies that can make videoconferences productive.

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Wednesday, April 14, 2021

41:53

Patients can read our notes now? | Clinical Correlation

In this week's installment of Clinical Correlation, Renee Kohanski, MD, unpacks the new Open Notes mandate.

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Monday, April 12, 2021

11:03

Precision medicine and mental health: Implementing pharmacogenomics into your practice

Guest host Vicki L. Ellingrod, PharmD, talks with Kristen M. Ward, PharmD, and Amy Pasternak, PharmD, about integrating pharmacogenomic testing into psychiatric practice.

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Wednesday, April 7, 2021

23:54

Providing mental health services and fostering resilience in the wake of mass trauma

Dr. Tonya Cross Hanseljoins us to talk about processing incidents such as the Jan. 6, 2021, siege on the Capitol, and determining how to foster recovery.

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Wednesday, March 31, 2021

42:21

Spectrum vs. narcissism: An unlikely differential | Clinical Correlation

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.

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Monday, March 29, 2021

11:50

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

Dr. Brian Holoyda conducts a Masterclass on the history of psychedelic research and how the renaissance of this drug class could affect psychiatric patients.

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Wednesday, March 24, 2021

21:53

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

Dost Öngür, MD, PhD, joins host Lorenzo Norris, MD, to discuss the emerging mental health effects of the pandemic.

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Wednesday, March 17, 2021

26:56

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

Dr. Renee Kohanski offers some of her treasured nonpharmacologic pearls and discusses the power in practicing what we preach while forgiving our own human foibles.

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Monday, March 15, 2021

15:03

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

Dr. Pete Simi joins us 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.

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Wednesday, March 10, 2021

54:48

How schizophrenia patients are faring during COVID-19

Dr. Frank Chen joins us to discuss the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on patients with schizophrenia.

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Wednesday, March 3, 2021

28:01

My C...cccccorona | Clinical Correlation

We are still experiencing the direct hit in addition to the aftermath of the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus, especially its devastating psychiatric impact.

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Monday, March 1, 2021

07:27

Treating patients with delusional infestation

Dr. John Koo and Dr. Scott A. Norton join us for this special edition of the Psychcast to discuss delusions of infestation. This is a crossover episode with our sister podcast Dermatology Weekly.

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Wednesday, February 24, 2021

57:02

Exploring the connections between the microbiome and Alzheimer’s disease

Dr. George T. Grossberg conducts a Masterclass examining emerging treatment options for Alzheimer’s disease that are tied to the new research on the microbiome.

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Wednesday, February 17, 2021

23:49

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

Dr. Kohanski offers more pearls to approaching that seemingly innocent chief complaint of insomnia.

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Monday, February 15, 2021

14:33

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

Dr. Rebecca W. Brendel and Dr. Allen R. Dyer join guest host Dr. Carol A. Bernstein to discuss the ethical challenges that have been occurring during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Wednesday, February 10, 2021

46:41

Understanding and dismantling structural racism within organizations

Dr. Ruth S. Shim joins Dr. Carol A. Bernstein to discuss how to understand systemic racism within psychiatric institutions and the implications for patient care.

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Wednesday, February 3, 2021

41:10

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

The Beatles aren't the first group to write about sleep and surely won't be the last. Dr. Kohanski shares some of her pearls, pharmacologic and nonpharmacologic, on those gymnastic, jumping sheep.

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Monday, February 1, 2021

13:18

Why some people cannot accept reality, even when presented with facts

Dr. David H. Rosmarin joins us to discuss how to think about the concept of denial and its role in the sociopolitical challenges of our society.

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Wednesday, January 27, 2021

33:41

Evaluating violent juvenile offenders, serial killers, and death row inmates with Dr. Dorothy Otnow Lewis

Guest host Dr. Eva Ritvo interviews Dr. Dorothy Otnow Lewis about her more than 40-year career in studying death row inmates as examined in the HBO documentary “Crazy, Not Insane.”

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Wednesday, January 20, 2021

55:33

Doctor, doctor, give me the news | Clinical Correlation

Dr. Renee Kohanski explores the identity crisis facing many physicians today.

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Monday, January 18, 2021

10:44

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

Dr. Regina James tells her personal story and discusses how to understand health equity with guest host Dr. Carol A. Bernstein.

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Wednesday, January 13, 2021

40:13

The year of living dangerously | Clinical Correlation

Dr. Renee Kohanski muses about the roller coaster journey she and her listeners have been on during the challenging times of 2020.

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Monday, January 11, 2021

10:42

Providing psychiatric consultation services in nursing homes

Dr. Bradford L. Frank, a board-certified geriatric psychiatrist, conducts a Masterclass on how to provide nursing home consultations for psychiatrists.

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Wednesday, January 6, 2021

27:21

Bulimia nervosa, telepsychiatry, cannabis | Best of 2020 Masterclasses

Three of our favorite masterclasses back-to-back-to-back. The Psychcast will return with new content in 2021.

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Wednesday, December 23, 2020

01:04:42

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

Dr. Richa Bhatia conducts a Masterclass on how to identify medical and neurologic illnesses that present with psychiatric symptoms and mimic psychiatric diagnoses.

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Wednesday, December 16, 2020

18:14

A nonbinary discussion | 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.

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Monday, December 14, 2020

10:31

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

Dr. Eliza W. Menninger spoke with host Dr. Lorenzo Norris about how to help patients deal with anxiety related to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Wednesday, December 9, 2020

29:33

Managing patients with serious mental illness amid the pandemic

Dr. Oliver Freudenreich talks with Dr. Lorenzo Norris about principles of pandemic management among patients with serious mental illness.

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Wednesday, December 2, 2020

47:02

An unknown corpse | Clinical Correlation

In this week's installment of Clinical Correlation, Dr. Renee Kohanski tackles the very difficult and painful realities of a postelection country.

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Monday, November 30, 2020

08:12

Focus on COVID-19

This week we revisit four shows that offer guidance to clinicians for addressing the mental health fallout from COVID-19.

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Wednesday, November 25, 2020

50:20

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

Dr. Diana M. Martinez conducts a Masterclass on marijuana’s effects on psychiatric disorders.

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Wednesday, November 18, 2020

24:23

Have we lost too much? | Clinical Correlation

Dr. Renée Kohanski ponders the loss of professional courtesy and the larger implications of medicine-shifting paradigms.

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Monday, November 16, 2020

08:18

Anxiety, OCD, and ACT therapy to help youth cope amid pandemic and beyond

Dr. Lisa W. Coyne speaks with us about strategies that can be used to help children and adolescents deal with anxiety and obsessive-compulsive disorder amid COVID-19.

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Wednesday, November 11, 2020

40:11

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

Yuan Chang Leong, PhD, speaks with us about his research into the neural underpinnings of right- and left-leaning individuals.

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Wednesday, November 4, 2020

28:59

Getting to "No" you |Clinical Correlation

Renee Kohanski, MD, discusses managing difficult referrals from trusted colleagues.

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Monday, November 2, 2020

09:19

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

Dr. Christine Moutier joins us to discuss how clinicians can scale up interventions to reduce suicide rates amid the pandemic.

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Wednesday, October 28, 2020

00:32:59

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

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.

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Wednesday, October 21, 2020

00:38:46

Professional passive aggression|Clinical Correlation

Dr. Renee Kohanski discusses how important personal and professional development is among physicians in the workplace. Is your current job worth it?

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Monday, October 19, 2020

09:28

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

Dr. Sanjay Gupta of the State University of New York, Syracuse, conducts a Masterclass on treating geriatric patients with symptoms of dementia, particularly amid the restrictions tied to COVID-19.

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Wednesday, October 14, 2020

21:29

Psychcast/Blood & Cancer: Using cognitive-behavioral therapy to help cancer patients

Dr. David Henry, host of the Blood & Cancer podcast, joins Psychcast host Dr. Lorenzo Norris to discuss steps clinicians can take to alleviate the distress associated with receiving a diagnosis of cancer.

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Wednesday, October 7, 2020

24:52

Dogs in the time of face masks|Clinical Correlation

Dr. Renee Kohanski 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?

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Monday, October 5, 2020

08:28

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

Members of the Group for the Advancement of Psychiatry’s Media Committee talk about how to help patients navigate the uncertainties associated with educating K-12 and college students during the pandemic.

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Wednesday, September 30, 2020

39:11

Impact of marijuana on brain development, psychosis risk, and PTSD

Dr. Richard Balon returns to the Psychcast to conduct a Masterclass on the impact of marijuana use on patients, particularly adolescents.

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Wednesday, September 23, 2020

27:58

Death penalty competency – fostering open conversation | Clinical Correlation

Introducing Clinical Correlation with Dr. Renee Kohanski. In this first edition, Dr. Kohanski recalls a poignant moment during her training when her mentor and then director, Dr. Donald Morgan, reconsidered his opinion prior to testifying in a court of law based on a simple question from a trainee.

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Monday, September 21, 2020

10:55

Helping pediatric patients navigate anxiety during the pandemic

Dr. Jeffrey R. Strawn joins us to discuss assisting children and adolescents with anxiety and anxiety disorders, particularly during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Wednesday, September 16, 2020

25:37

Telemedicine as a permanent change to psychiatric practice with Dr. Peter Yellowlees

We talk with Dr. Peter Yellowlees about the changes to clinical practice forced by the COVID-19 pandemic and the likelihood that many of these changes are here to stay.

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Wednesday, September 9, 2020

33:37

Announcing Clinical Correlation with Dr. Renee Kohanski

Psychcast host Dr. Lorenzo Norris welcomes Dr. Renee Kohanski to announce the launch of Clinical Correlation. Dr. Kohanski will expand on her “Dr. RK” segment and explore issues of interest to the practicing psychiatrist.

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Wednesday, September 2, 2020

27:46

Representing the voices of underrepresented colleagues & trainee mentoring in academic medicine

Dr. Anique K. Forrester joins us to discuss minority underrepresentation in academic medicine and the persistent labor of love required to stay in departments that do not explicitly value diversity.

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Wednesday, August 26, 2020

35:34

Using AI to screen for mood disorders and suicide risk

Dr. Philip Resnik joins us to discuss the use of AI and natural language processing to help clinicians identify patterns in the behaviors of patients with mental illness.

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Wednesday, August 19, 2020

42:01

Addiction: Neurobiology and treatment options with Dr. Abigail Kay

Dr. Abigail Kay joins us to discuss the treatment of patients with substance use disorders.

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Wednesday, August 12, 2020

36:03

John Lewis, Herman Cain, COVID-19, and men’s health: Processing the complexity of this moment with Dr. Derek Griffith

Derek M. Griffith, PhD, joints host Lorenzo Norris, MD, to discuss different ways to look at men’s health within the context of COVID-19.

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Wednesday, August 5, 2020

38:04

Treating refractory major depression and bipolar depression

Dr. Philip G. Janicak joins us to discuss device-based therapies for psychiatric patients.

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Wednesday, July 29, 2020

35:57

Psychiatric treatment in patients with refractory chronic pain

Dmitry M. Arbuck, MD, joins host Lorenzo Norris, MD, to discuss ways psychiatrists can help patients with treatment-resistant chronic pain.

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Wednesday, July 22, 2020

47:50

COVID-19 and the ‘echo pandemic’ of suicide and mental illness

Dr. Roger S. McIntyre returns to the Psychcast to talk about the mental health hazards of COVID-19 and what clinicians can do to help protect patients.

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Wednesday, July 15, 2020

42:59

Fear, impulsivity, and surges in gun sales amid the COVID-19 pandemic

Dr. Jack Rozel returns to the Psychcast, this time to discuss how to think about guns, gun violence, and the intersection with mental health.

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Wednesday, July 8, 2020

43:21

COVID-19 and psychiatry - A 'best of' episode

This week we revisit three Psychcast episodes that examined various aspects of COVID-19. Topics include educating patients about SARS-CoV-2 and the disease, factors to consider while using telepsychiatry during the pandemic, and CBT for anxiety.And later, guest host Jacqueline Posada, MD, talks with Lynne S. Gots, PhD, about using cognitive-behavior therapy to treat patients with anxiety.

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Wednesday, July 1, 2020

32:08

From TEDMED 2020: Reducing urban violence in the United States, and partnering with police and communities with Thomas Abt

Thomas Abt, JD, spoke with Nick Andrews about his talk at the TEDMED 2020 conference in Boston. Mr. Abt, senior fellow at the Council on Criminal Justice, discussed his evidence-based and community-informed strategies for reducing urban violence.

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Wednesday, June 24, 2020

39:33

Suicide Crisis Syndrome: state of entrapment, insomnia, social withdrawal, and cognitive rigidity with Dr. Igor Galynker

Dr. Igor Galynker returns to the Psychcast, this time to discuss his most recent work on suicidal crisis syndrome with host Dr. Lorenzo Norris.

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Wednesday, June 17, 2020

35:00

Helping patients understand coronavirus and COVID with Dr. Sheldon H. Preskorn

Host Dr. Lorenzo Norris spoke with Dr. Sheldon H. Preskorn about how to best educate patients about coronavirus.

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Wednesday, June 10, 2020

33:47

The fallout from George Floyd's death: Physicians, how are you? How are your patients? A conversation on race for psychiatrists

SPECIAL: 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. The pair discuss what their patients are experiencing and what they're experiencing as black physicians.

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Friday, June 5, 2020

46:19

Psychiatry for derm: Suicide risk, care disparity, and the necessity of physicians seeking mental health care – Dermatology Weekly Crossover

Physicians' mental health is the topic of this week's special crossover episode with our sister podcast Dermatology Weekly. During the best of times, physicians are at risk for anxiety, depression, and substance use disorders, and the current pandemic is causing that risk to increase. Host Dr. Norris and his guests discuss what physicians can do to take care of their own mental health.

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Wednesday, June 3, 2020

39:58

Assessing decision-making capacity with Dr. Bill Scheidler

Dr. Bill Scheidler of the University of North Carolina joins us to think through patients’ decision-making capacity in medical (rather than psychiatric) hospitals.

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Wednesday, May 27, 2020

01:05:06

Can video games treat autism? Helping children navigate emotions with Dr. Renae Beaumont

Dr. Renae Beaumont, PhD, speaks with us about a video gaming–based therapy program she created that's aimed at helping children with social and emotional challenges learn the skills needed to make and keep friends.

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Wednesday, May 20, 2020

42:31

From TEDMED 2020: Researching psychedelics for psychiatric disorders with Dr. Frederick Barrett

Frederick S. Barrett, PhD, of the Center for Psychedelic & Consciousness Research at Johns Hopkins University, talks with us about the research that has been conducted at the center on the impact of psychedelics, or hallucinogens, on psychiatric disorders.

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Wednesday, May 13, 2020

45:18

From TEDMED 2020: Treating youth anxiety with Dr. Anne Marie Albano

Anne Marie Albano, PhD, director of the Youth Anxiety Center at New York–Presbyterian Hospital, discusses strategies for treating childhood, youth, and young adult anxiety during an interview at @TEDMed 2020.

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Wednesday, May 6, 2020

38:06

Screening teens for suicide with Dr. Cheryl King

Clinical psychologist Cheryl A. King, PhD, speaks to us at TEDMED2020 about a suicide risk screen for teens that is based on a computerized algorithm.

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Wednesday, April 29, 2020

27:41

COVID-19, anxiety, and CBT with Dr. Lynne Gots

Our guest Dr. Lynne S. Gots discusses treating anxiety, obsessive-compulsive disorder, and other disorders in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Wednesday, April 22, 2020

48:54

Therapeutic use of polyvagal theory with Dr. Mary Moller

Dr. Mary D. Moller talks with host Dr. Lorenzo Norris about taking advantage of the polyvagal theory of anxiety and social engagement during psychotherapy. Later, our commentator Dr. Renee Kohanski discusses the sacred relationship that exists between doctors and patients.

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Wednesday, April 15, 2020

57:29

Telepsychiatry in the age of COVID-19 with Dr. Jay Shore

Dr. Jay H. Shore discusses telepsychiatry in a regulatory environment that is quickly changing because of the physical distancing forced by the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Wednesday, April 8, 2020

28:38

Bonus: COVID-19 critical-care lessons from Seattle

As the nation’s health care system confronts COVID-19 cases, physicians who’ve faced the pandemic first have critical lessons for everyone.

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Tuesday, April 7, 2020

26:07

Geriatric loneliness with Dr. Steven Wengel

Host Dr. Lorenzo Norris interviews Dr. Steven Wengel about the challenges of loneliness in geriatric populations in nursing homes, especially during the current COVID-19 pandemic.

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Wednesday, April 1, 2020

47:32

Clinically relevant research with Dr. Sy Saeed

Dr. Lorenzo Norris interviews Dr. Sy Atezaz Saeed about his annual analysis of the key studies that could change day-to-day psychiatric practice.

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Wednesday, March 25, 2020

38:52

Mitigating the impact of COVID-19 with Dr. Cam Ritchie

Col. (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.

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Wednesday, March 18, 2020

20:31

Losing a patient to suicide with Dr. Nina Gutin

Dr. Lorenzo Norris interviews Dr. Nina J. Gutin, a psychologist in private practice, about losing patients and loved ones to suicide. Dr. Gutin wrote two evidence-based reviews on the topic late last year in Current Psychiatry.

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Wednesday, March 11, 2020

39:06

Lumateperone for treating schizophrenia by Dr. Jonathan Meyer

Dr. Jonathan Meyer returns to the Psychcast, this time to conduct a Masterclass lecture on treating patients with lumateperone. Later, Dr. Renee Kohanski discusses tailored interventions psychiatrists can incorporate into their practices to address overweight and obesity resulting from medications tied to weight gain.

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Wednesday, March 4, 2020

23:01

Treating bulimia with Dr. Patricia Westmoreland

Dr. Patricia Westmoreland returns to the Psychcast to conduct a Masterclass on treating bulimia.

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Wednesday, February 26, 2020

13:56

Psychedelics for MDD with Dr. Charles Raison

Dr. Charles L. Raison conducts a Masterclass on psychedelics for patients with major depressive disorder. Later, Dr. Renee Kohanski raises questions about the felony child abuse case of pediatric emergency department doctor John Cox.

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Wednesday, February 19, 2020

33:06

‘Lived experience’ with suicidality with Dr. Lynes and Dr. Myers

William 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.

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Wednesday, February 12, 2020

34:39

Late-life mood disorders with Dr. George T. Grossberg

Dr. George T. Grossberg conducts a Masterclass on treating mood disorders in geriatric patients. Later, Dr. Renee Kohanski discusses the first thing psychiatrists can do for patients.

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Wednesday, February 5, 2020

21:53

Dysfunctional patterns in relationships with Dr. Christine B.L. Adams

Nick Andrews talks with Dr. Lorenzo Norris about an article in Clinical Psychiatry News that featured the story of an emergency physician with depression who took his own life. Later, Dr. Christine B.L. Adams discusses her book, “Living on Automatic: How Emotional Conditioning Shapes Our Lives and Relationships” with Dr. Norris.

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Wednesday, January 29, 2020

55:04

Personality disorders with Dr. Frank Yeomans

Dr. Frank Yeomans spoke with host Dr. Lorenzo Norris at the Group for the Advancement of Psychiatry (GAP) fall 2019 meeting about treating patients with personality disorders.

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Wednesday, January 22, 2020

34:13

Parkinson’s-related psychosis with Dr. Alberto J. Espay

Dr. Alberto J. Espay conducts a Masterclass lecture on treating patients with Parkinson’s-related psychosis.In the “Dr. RK” segment, Renee Kohanski, MD, asks you to think about some of the complex issues tied to getting treatment for people who are both homeless and have serious mental illness.

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Wednesday, January 15, 2020

21:31

Religion and suicidality with Dr. Michael Norko

Dr. Michael A. Norko, professor of psychiatry at Yale University in New Haven, Conn., spoke with Dr. Lorenzo Norris 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.

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Wednesday, January 8, 2020

32:22

Inflammation and mental illness revisited with Dr. Roger McIntyre

Lorenzo 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.

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Wednesday, January 1, 2020

30:45

Building resilience in rural communities with Dr. Caroline Bonham and Dr. Avi Kriechman

We revisit an interview that Lorenzo Norris, MD, conducted earlier this year with two psychiatrists working in New Mexico. Dr. Norris spoke with Caroline Bonham, MD, and Avi Kriechman, MD, about enhancing resilience in rural communities.

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Wednesday, December 25, 2019

25:06

Postpartum depression with Dr. Ruta Nonacs

Dr. Ruta Nonacs, MD, PhD, conducts a Masterclass lecture on treating women with postpartum depression from the Psychopharmacology Update in Cincinnati.

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Wednesday, December 18, 2019

19:28

Prescribing antidepressants to Latino patients with Dr. Roberto Lewis-Fernández

Dr. Roberto Lewis-Fernández returns to discuss ways to approach pharmacotherapy for Latino patients with depression. And later, in the “Dr. RK” segment, Dr. Renee Kohanski asks whether some euphemisms that are becoming more common in society keep us from finding real solutions to problems.

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Wednesday, December 11, 2019

33:45

Older–age bipolar disorder with Dr. Martha Sajatovic

Martha Sajatovic, MD, conducts a Masterclass lecture on older-age bipolar disorder from the Psychopharmacology Update in Cincinnati.

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Wednesday, December 4, 2019

15:01

Lorenzo Norris, MD, and the Best of APA 2019

This week, we are replaying five interviews that host Dr. Lorenzo Norris conducted at the 2019 APA annual meeting. Topics include: Identifying suicide crisis syndrome, prescribing clozapine for treatment-refractory schizophrenia, psychiatry and primary care, and more.

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Wednesday, November 27, 2019

34:46

Gender-variant children with Dr. Jack Drescher

Dr. Jack Drescher to discuss ethical issues raised by the treatment of gender-variant prepubescent children. And later, Dr. Renee Kohanski says artificial intelligence is much more powerful than we imagined.

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Wednesday, November 20, 2019

21:53

Botulinum toxin for depression with Dr. Michelle Magid

Plus, conduct disorder in girls gets overdue research attention.

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Wednesday, November 13, 2019

18:11

Psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy with Andrew Penn

Psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy is currently being investigated with MDMA for treatment-resistant PTSD and psilocybin for the treatment of major depressive disorder. The use of these compounds would be highly regulated. Later, Dr. Renee Kohanski is back – this time to discuss the need to call out the truth when we see it.

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Wednesday, November 6, 2019

27:17

Suicide and the opioid crisis with Dr. Mark S. Gold

The prevalence of depression is at least 50% in those with opioid use disorder. Some experts estimate that up to 30% of opioid overdoses are intentional and count as suicide.

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Wednesday, October 30, 2019

44:47

Involuntary commitment with Dr. Dinah Miller

Dinah Miller, MD, returns to the MDedge Psychcast, this time to do a Masterclass lecture on involuntary commitment.

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Wednesday, October 23, 2019

45:00

Brain imaging of forensic patients with Dr. Kent Kiehl

Kent A. Kiehl, PhD, joins Dr. Norris to discuss the use of MRI scans to provide information about the brains of people who exhibit antisocial behaviors. The goals are to use the information to treat patients and prevent violent crimes.

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Wednesday, October 16, 2019

54:31

Identifying and treating postpartum psychosis with Dr. Susan Hatters Friedman

Susan Hatters Friedman, MD, returns to join Dr. Norris to discuss postpartum psychosis, including symptom recognition, prevention efforts, and intervention.

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Wednesday, October 9, 2019

25:14

Preventing murder in the family with Dr. Susan Hatters Friedman

Dr. Hatters Friedman is the Phillip J. Resnick Professor of Forensic Psychiatry at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland. She also is professor of pediatrics and reproductive biology, and adjunct professor of law at Case Western.

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Wednesday, October 2, 2019

31:50

ICYMI: Schizophrenia with Dr. Henry Nasrallah

Henry Nasrallah, MD, was the first-ever guest on the MDedge Psychcast. In a three-part series, he joined host Lorenzo Norris, MD, to talk about schizophrenia. In this throwback episode, the three-part conversation has been edited together into one episode.

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Monday, September 30, 2019

22:04

Evidence-based approaches to treating insomnia with Dr. Karl Doghramji

Dr. Doghramji, director of the Sleep Disorders Center at Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, describes behavioral techniques and pharmacologic interventions that address insomnia.

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Wednesday, September 25, 2019

17:08

Mental health disaster response with Dr. Judith Milner

Dr. Judith R. Milner joins Dr. Norris to talk about steps psychiatrists can take to address the mental health needs of people traumatized by a natural disaster. In This Week in Psychiatry, Dr. Katherine Epstein and Dr. Helen M. Farrell write about "miracle cures" in psychiatry.

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Wednesday, September 18, 2019

44:30

Dr. John Mann discusses suicide prevention

J. John Mann, MD, joins Lorenzo Norris, MD, to talk about the need for medicine to shift its approaches to preventing suicide. And Renee Kohanski, MD, discusses how a religious wedding she attended made her think about the distinction between cults and cultures.

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Wednesday, September 11, 2019

25:01

Dr. Phillip Harvey on aging, cognitive function, and technology

In this masterclass, Philip D. Harvey, PhD, discusses the relationships between aging, neurocognition, and functional outcomes.And in a new segment called This Week in Psychiatry, we’d like to share a Current Psychiatry evidence-based review on using antidepressants for pediatric patients (PDF) by Jennifer B. Dwyer, MD, PhD, and Michael H. Bloch, MD, MS.

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Wednesday, September 4, 2019

19:48

Dr. Roger McIntyre discusses the role of inflammation in mental illness

Plus, don’t miss the “Dr. RK” segment by Renee Kohanski, MD, who discusses how to think through whether sharing personal information with patients helps move their therapy forward.

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Wednesday, August 28, 2019

32:17

Dr. Jack Rozel returns to discuss gun violence prevention

Jack Rozel, MD, returns to the MDedge Psychcast to discuss gun violence and a new report from the National Council for Behavioral Health.

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Wednesday, August 21, 2019

51:13

Psychcast meets PsychEd

Lorenzo Norris, MD, host of the MDedge Psychcast and editor in chief of MDedge Psychiatry, interviews the psychiatry residents who produce the PsychEd podcast, which as they put it, is “created by medical learners, for medical learners.”

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Wednesday, August 14, 2019

47:49

Dr. Carl C. Bell, in memoriam

Welcome to this bonus episode of the MDedge Psychcast. In this episode, as a tribute to the late Carl C. Bell, MD, we would like to replay highlights from the interview that Lorenzo Norris, MD, did with him last year at the annual IPS Mental Health Services conference in Chicago.

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Monday, August 12, 2019

20:11

Dr. Igor Galynker on identifying suicide crisis syndrome (Part 2)

Last week, Igor Galynker, MD, PhD, spoke with Lorenzo Norris, MD, host of the MDedge Psychcast and editor in chief of MDedge Psychiatry, about how to identify suicide crisis syndrome. This week, he explores the kinds of “gut feelings” that clinicians can access to help them identify when a patient might have the syndrome.

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Wednesday, August 7, 2019

31:15

Dr. Igor Galynker on identifying suicide crisis syndrome (Part 1)

Igor Galynker, MD, PhD, talks with Lorenzo Norris, MD, host of the MDedge Psychcast and editor in chief of MDedge Psychiatry, about suicide crisis syndrome.

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Wednesday, July 31, 2019

39:36

Dr. Cam Ritchie on preparing patients for disruptions of psychiatric medications

Elspeth Cameron Ritchie, MD, MPH, talks with Lorenzo Norris, MD, about averting disruptions in psychiatric medications after short- and long-term disasters.

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Wednesday, July 24, 2019

31:38

Overcoming resistance to prescribing benzodiazepines for patients with serious medical illnesses

Richard Balon, MD, returns to the MDedge Psychcast to discuss benzodiazepines.

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Wednesday, July 17, 2019

27:38

Prescribing clozapine for patients with refractory schizophrenia

In this episode, Lorenzo Norris, MD, host of the MDedge Psychcast, interviews Jonathan M. Meyer, MD, about prescribing clozapine and understanding barriers of use.

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Wednesday, July 10, 2019

31:05

Best of: Suicide prevention

In this episode, we revisit three of our best episodes on preventing suicide.

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Tuesday, July 2, 2019

33:08

Update on the American Psychiatric Association – Part 2

Lorenzo Norris, MD, sits down with Saul Levin, MD, MPA, CEO and medical director of the American Psychiatric Association (APA), for part 2 of their discussion.

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Wednesday, June 26, 2019

26:36

American Psychiatric Association updates from CEO – Part 1

Lorenzo Norris, MD, sits down with Saul Levin, MD, MPA, CEO and medical director of the American Psychiatric Association (APA).

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Wednesday, June 19, 2019

35:13

Psychiatry and primary care

Lorenzo Norris, MD, and Robert McCarron, DO, discuss the shortage of psychiatrists and other mental health providers.

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Tuesday, June 11, 2019

27:49

Alzheimer’s disease clinical update

George T. Grossberg, MD, discusses new developments in Alzheimer’s research.

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Wednesday, June 5, 2019

21:29

Suicide round table, when you lose a patient to suicide: Part II APA 2019

Part II of our conversation from the 2019 APA annual meeting.

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Sunday, June 2, 2019

24:32

Suicide Round Table, when you lose a patient to suicide: Part I from APA 2019

A discussion on the aftermath of losing a patient to suicide, conducted at the 2019 annual meeting of the American Psychiatric Association.

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Saturday, June 1, 2019

27:19

Dr. Charles L. Raison discusses antidepressants -- risks and benefits

Charles L. Raison, MD, returns to discuss the risks and benefits of antidepressants. Later, Renee Kohanski, MD, discusses the need for psychiatrists to take care of and nourish their communities.

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Wednesday, May 29, 2019

25:13

Eating disorders: Part II

Patricia Westmoreland, MD, returns to discuss severe, enduring eating disorders, including management and ethical questions. In Dr. RK this week, Renee Kohanksi explores the impact of censorship and self-censorship.

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Wednesday, May 22, 2019

22:24

Eating disorders: Masterclass lecture part I

Patricia Westmoreland, MD, gives a masterclass lecture on managing severe and enduring eating disorder (SEERS).

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Wednesday, May 15, 2019

27:01

Telepsychiatry

Lorenzo Norris, MD, welcomes James "Jay" Shore, MD, to talk about telepsychiatry and Dr. RK says to never give up.

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Wednesday, May 8, 2019

42:54

Physician burnout

In this Masterclass Richard Balon, MD, of Wayne State University, Detroit, discusses physician burnout.

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Wednesday, May 1, 2019

23:43

The opioid crisis

Host Lorenzo Norris, MD, returns this week for a dual-specialty episode on the opioid crisis and how it can be mitigated.

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Wednesday, April 24, 2019

35:43

Behavioral Addictions, Donald Black, MD

Donald Black, MD, gives a masterclass lecture on behavioral addictions, and Renee Kohanski talks about what normal is.

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Wednesday, April 17, 2019

19:38

Physician Suicide

Sidney Zisook, MD, gives a Masterclass lecture on physician suicide and Dr. RK talks about what can be spoken into existance.

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Wednesday, April 10, 2019

21:26

Depression and Inflammation Masterclass

Charles Raison, MD, returns to the Psychcast this week to give a Masterclass lecture on the bidirectional relationship between inflammation and depression.

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Wednesday, April 3, 2019

24:56

Tardive Dyskinesia Masterclass II

Dr. Leslie Citrome discusses how to evaluate treatments for TD within the context of P values and effect sizes.

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Wednesday, March 27, 2019

14:34

Sexuality Throughout Life: Stephen Levine Masterclass

In this Masterclass episode, Stephen Levine, MD, stops by to talk about how a person's sexuality flows throughout their lives.

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Wednesday, March 20, 2019

16:31

Alzheimer's Update: George Grossberg Masterclass

Plus, Dr. RK's topic this week is the MDQ and how she uses in her practice.

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Wednesday, March 13, 2019

15:59

Deprescribing: Nicolas Badre

Plus, Renee Kohanski, MD, ponders the privilege of being part of patients’ gifted moments.

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Wednesday, March 6, 2019

36:20

Bipolar Disorder in Women: Marlene Freeman

Plus, Renee Kohanski, MD, returns with part two of her feature on eating her own words.

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Wednesday, February 27, 2019

12:50

Drug Price Increases: Richard Balon

In this masterclass episode of Psychcast, Dr. Richard Balon lectures on the recent increase in the price of drugs.

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Wednesday, February 20, 2019

15:32

Suicide: Igor Galynker

One major topic of conversation centers around the suicide-specific diagnosis.

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Wednesday, February 13, 2019

43:01

Benzodiazepines for Anxiety: Masterclass

A masterclass on anxiety and benzodiazepines.

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Wednesday, February 6, 2019

15:03

Tardive Dyskinesia: Masterclass Lecture

Johnathan Meyer, MD, notes that TD has been the bane of the psychiatrist's existence for the better part of a half century.

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Wednesday, January 30, 2019

19:15

Violence against women: Gail Erlick Robinson

Dr. Norris and Dr. Robinson discuss violence against women in an interview during the 2018 meeting for the group for the advancement of psychiatry or GAP ).

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Wednesday, January 23, 2019

33:26

Suicidality & resilience among rural children

While suicide is an all-encompassing issue, suicide in rural communities presents unique challenges.

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Wednesday, January 16, 2019

29:42

Masterclass: First episode psychosis with Henry Nasrallah

In this edition, the inaugural guest on the MDedge Psychcast, Henry Nasrallah, MD, returns to lecture on first-episode psychosis.

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Wednesday, January 9, 2019

19:48

Masterclass: First episode major depression

Joseph Goldberg, MD, gives a talk on the first episode of major depression.

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Thursday, January 3, 2019

19:42

Best of: Substance Use Disorders

In this episode, we revisit some of our best content on substance use disorders.

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Wednesday, December 26, 2018

01:01:36

Best of: Stimulants - benzos, ketamine & stimulants

In this episode the Psychcast looks back at this year in psychopharmacology.

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Friday, December 21, 2018

33:29

Roberto Lewis-Fernandez: Cultural Psychiatry

Dr. Norris and Dr. Lewis-Fernandez talk about how cultural assessments work and why they’re imperative to person-centered care.

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Wednesday, December 12, 2018

31:36

Jack Drescher: Sexual Conversion Therapy

Jack Drescher, MD, joins Lorenzo Norris, MD, to talk about issues surrounding sexual conversion therapy.

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Wednesday, December 5, 2018

33:11

Ashwin Patkar: Opioid Epidemic

From GAP 2018, Lorenzo Norris, MD, welcome Ashwin Patkar, MD, to discuss the opioid epidemic and how North Carolina is approaching it systemically.

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Wednesday, November 28, 2018

30:56

Jack Rozel II: Pittsburgh Shooting

Jack Rozel, MD, comes back to the show to discuss how things are in Pittsburgh following the shooting at the Tree of Life Synagogue.

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Wednesday, November 21, 2018

27:15

Robin Cooper: Climate Change

Scientists have been warning about climate change for years, but psychiatrists may soon need to follow suit.

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Wednesday, November 14, 2018

39:09

Petros Levounis: Substance Abuse Disorders

The pharmacological and psychosocial options for treating patients with substance abuse disorders including alcohol, opiates, and even the holy grail -- cocaine.

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Wednesday, November 7, 2018

31:45

John Rozel: Gun Violence

Lorenzo Norris, MD, welcomes John S. Rozel, MD, to talk about gun violence.

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Wednesday, October 31, 2018

40:09

Carol Bernstein: Physician Burnout

Carl A. Bernstein, MD, joins Lorenzo Norris, MD, to discuss physician burnout and mental health.

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Wednesday, October 24, 2018

44:37

Carl C. Bell Part II: Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder

Part 1 of 2 of a conversation of fetal alcohol spectrum disorder at the 2018 annual IPS Mental Health Services Conference.

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Wednesday, October 17, 2018

40:01

Carl C. Bell: Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder

And later, Dr. Renee Kohanski discusses the Frye Test.

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Wednesday, October 10, 2018

29:07

Marcia Morris: College drinking

A discussion of binge drinking culture on college campuses.

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Wednesday, October 3, 2018

31:57

Lorenzo Norris: Solo

Lorenzo Norris, MD, gives his thoughts on everything from Autumn to residency.

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Wednesday, September 26, 2018

46:22

Richard Balon: Benzodiazapines

In this edition, Lorenzo Norris, MD, welcomes Richard Balon, MD, for a discussion on benzodiazepines for anxious depression.

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Wednesday, September 19, 2018

26:14

Joseph Pierre: Part II

A discussion on how to avoid clinical errors.

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Wednesday, September 12, 2018

23:10

Joseph Pierre: Dual Diagnoses part I

What is the ideal treatment for patients with dual diagnoses -- what is the real-world treatment?

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Wednesday, September 5, 2018

22:44

Suma Chand: Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy

And later, Dr. RK wants you to embrace the suck.

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Wednesday, August 29, 2018

18:03

Michael Gitlin: Stimulants

Dr. Gitlin raises a number of topics, including ADHD and bipolar disorder

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Wednesday, August 22, 2018

10:05

Laura Marsh: Parkinson’s

And later, the Dr. RK gives part 2 in her talk on HIPPA.

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Wednesday, August 15, 2018

13:31

Suicidality and its impact on physicians

Dr. Igor Galynker discusses ways clinicians can assess their own personal emotional responses to patients who are at risk.

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Thursday, August 9, 2018

26:43

Laura Marsh: Epilepsy

And later, Dr. Renee Kohanski begins a series into HIPPA.

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Wednesday, August 8, 2018

11:21

Charles Raison II: ketamine and depression

Plus, Dr. Renee Kohanski finds the psychiatric nuggets from the remarkable film, Three Identical Strangers.

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Wednesday, August 1, 2018

11:08

Charles L. Raison: Ketamine and PTSD

Is ketamine the anti-PTSD?

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Wednesday, July 25, 2018

12:04

Dr. Leslie Citrome: addressing tardive dyskinesia

Dr. Leslie Citrome notes that despite recent advances in pharmacological options, clinicians can be challenged by TD.

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Wednesday, July 18, 2018

18:57

Anxiety + Comorbid ADHD: your options

Plus, Dr. Jeffrey Strawn and Dr. Norris continue their conversation by discussing SSRIs vs. SNRIs for pediatric patients.

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Wednesday, July 11, 2018

19:22

Patient autonomy: the moving target

How much patient autonomy is too much – especially when you or a family member is the patient?

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Wednesday, July 4, 2018

13:35

Resilience part 3

Dr. James Griffith and Dr. Lorenzo Norris finish their conversation on resilience in the third and final part of this Psychcast series.

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Wednesday, June 27, 2018

17:22

Resilience part 2: People and relationships

How patients are and can become resilient.

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Wednesday, June 20, 2018

20:16

Resilience can be practiced and taught

Dr. James Griffith notes that currently, there are as many as six or seven different definitions of "resilient."

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Wednesday, June 13, 2018

19:09

Antidepressants in children: Jeffrey Strawn

Also, Dr. RK has a specific question that you can ask patients to open a big door.

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Wednesday, June 6, 2018

06:44

MDedge Psychcast: Episode 107

Dr. Norris is joined by Dr. Linda Worley to discuss a hot topic currently encompassing all of medicine - physician burnout.

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Wednesday, May 30, 2018

16:12

Dr. Dinah Miller, Dr. Annette Hanson on involuntary psychiatric care

Dr. Miller and Dr. Hanson coauthored the book Committed, the battle over involuntary psychiatric care.

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Wednesday, May 23, 2018

23:36

Dr. Bandy Lee discusses the Goldwater Rule

Dr. Bandy Lee, editor of The Dangerous Case of Donald Trump, discusses the Goldwater Rule.

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Wednesday, May 9, 2018

21:34

Dr. Nasralla: treating first episode of schizophrenia

The third installment of a discussion between Dr. Norris and Dr. Nasrallah regarding schizophrenia.

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Friday, May 4, 2018

04:11

Manifestations of schizophrenia

Lorenzo Norris, MD, discusses the need for clinicians to treat the illness as early in the disease process as possible.

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Wednesday, April 25, 2018

12:29

Interview with Dr. Henry Nasrallah

In this first episode, Lorenzo Norris, MD, talks with Henry A. Nasrallah, MD, about some of the etiology, presentation, and recent advances in conceptualizing schizophrenia.

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Tuesday, April 17, 2018

07:16

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