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.
Weekly podcasts covering concepts key to critical appraisal. Each episode explores an area of critical appraisal relating to a recent publications. The podcast supports the full Critical Appraisal Lowdown course which is available at www.CriticalAppraisalLowdown.co.uk All papers contained within the episodes are available at The Resus Room podcast.
JAMA editors and authors explain the methods underlying clinical research to help students, trainees, and health professionals use the published medical literature to make evidence-based decisions for patients. JAMAevidence is an evidence-based medicine (EBM) resource created and maintained by the JAMA Network to promote the use of EBM to improve patient care.
Join Medscape editor-in-chief Eric Topol, MD, and master storyteller and clinician Abraham Verghese, MD, on Medicine and the Machine as they discuss the power and pitfalls of artificial intelligence, and how it will change modern medicine.
Interviews with authors of Care at the Close of Life reviews in JAMA about management issues in end of life and palliative care. JAMAevidence is an evidence-based medicine (EBM) resource created and maintained by the JAMA Network to promote the use of EBM to improve patient care.
Interviews with authors of Rational Clinical Examination systematic reviews in JAMA about the accuracy of the medical history, physical examination, and laboratory testing for the diagnosis of common medical conditions. JAMAevidence is an evidence-based medicine (EBM) resource created and maintained by JAMA Network to promote the use of EBM to improve patient care.
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Join cohosts Kendall Britt, MD and Amy Rogers, MD for a 15 minute check-up on current issues in medicine and health policy. The doctors examine current medical concerns in light of the best available medical evidence and the policy issues of the day with a focus on their impact on the doctor patient relationship.
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'We're Only Safe if We're All Safe': Global COVID Vaccination
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Seth Berkley, CEO of Gavi, The Vaccine Alliance, talks about vaccines, optimal vaccine distribution in the US and across the globe, and why he's optimistic about COVID and future outbreaks.
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Dr. Dorothy Lewis of 'Interview with a Serial Killer' and 'Crazy, Not Insane' on a lifetime in psychiatry
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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 affiliated with Yale University, New Haven, Conn. She has no disclosures. Dr. Ritvo is a psychiatrist in private practice in Miami Beach, Fla. She has no …
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Doctor, doctor, give me the news | Clinical Correlation
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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 podcasts@mdedge.com, and you can learn more about MDedge Psychiatry here: https://www.mdedge.com/podcasts/psychcast.…
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Addressing how individual and social determinants affect mental health equity and inclusion with Dr. Regina James
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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) …
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Eric Goosby on COVID, Race, and Building Health
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A member of Biden's COVID advisory board, Goosby talks about why it's wise to unpack the vaccine trials, reach out to community organizations, and keep the pipeline of minority physicians full.
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The year of living dangerously | Clinical Correlation
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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 podcasts@mdedge.com, and you can learn more about MDedge Psychiatry here: https://www.mdedge.com/podcasts/psyc…
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Providing psychiatric consultation services for individuals living in nursing homes with Dr. Bradford L. Frank
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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. H…
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Reducing Risk Now, While Preparing for the Next Pandemic
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Virologist Angela Rasmussen talks about her battle against misinformation in the media, the virus, vaccines, disinfecting surfaces, home testing, and the next pandemic.
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Can AI Exist in Medicine Without Human Oversight?
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Melanie Mitchell talks about the challenge of giving a machine the native knowledge of a toddler, and why we shouldn't feel threatened by artificial intelligence.
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Bulimia nervosa, telepsychiatry, cannabis | Best of 2020 Masterclasses
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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 podcasts@mdedge.comBy Medscape Professional Network
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Recognizing medical symptoms that can mimic psychiatric diagnoses with Dr. Richa Bhatia
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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 exclus…
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A nonbinary discussion | Clinical Correlation
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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 podcasts@mdedge.com, a…
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How HIV Informs COVID: Mark Smith on Crisis, Inequality, and Hope
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Mark Smith treated patients during the height of the AIDS epidemic. Here he discusses how we can get through the current pandemic and make progress on social issues that affect health and healthcare.
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Using the ‘MASK’ strategy to help patients cope with pandemic-related anxiety with Dr. Eliza W. Menninger
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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 …
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Managing patients with serious mental illness amid the COVID-19 pandemic with Dr. Oliver Freudenreich
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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, No…
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 podcasts@mdedge.com, and you can learn more about MDedge Psychiatry here: https://www.mdedge.com/podcasts/psychca…
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Focus on COVID-19 with Dr. Lisa W. Coyne, Dr. Christine Moutier, Dr. Sanjay Gupta, and Dr. Peter Yellowlees
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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 royalti…
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Cannabis and cannabinoids: Weighing the benefits and risks of use by psychiatric patients with Dr. Diana M. Martinez
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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 poin…
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Have we lost too much? | Clinical Correlation
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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 podcasts@mdedge.com, and you can learn more about MDedge Psychiatry here: https://www…
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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
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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 th…
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How to Read Articles That Use Machine Learning With Yun Liu, PhD
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Interview with Yun Liu, author of How to Read Articles That Use Machine Learning: Users’ Guides to the Medical Literature
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Brain imaging, ‘neuropolarization,’ and why it’s so difficult to bridge the partisan divide with Dr. Yuan Chang Leong
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*** 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 Californ…
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 podcasts@mdedge.com, and you can learn more about MDedge Psychiatry here: https://www.mdedge.com/podcasts/psychcast.By Medscape Professional Network
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Vivek Murthy: Everyone Gets Lonely; Here's How to Counter It
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In this episode of Medicine and the Machine, Vivek Murthy, the 19th Surgeon General, discusses the importance of social connections in medicine and life, and how to maintain them during the pandemic.
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The Remarkable Value of Thinking Broadly: A COVID-19 Trifecta
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Social scientist and technology expert Zeynep Tufekci has been prescient about COVID-19 transmission. Eric Topol talks with her about how she does it and why such approaches make the difference.
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Preventing suicide & destigmatizing mental anguish during the COVID-19 pandemic with Dr. Christine Moutier
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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 o…
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Using technology and data-driven systems to help detect signs of mental distress with Dr. Rebecca Resnik and Dr. Philip Resnik
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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 t…
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Professional passive aggression|Clinical Correlation
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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 podcasts@mdedge.com and you can learn more about MDedge Psychiatry here: https://www.mdedge.com/podcasts/psych…
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Assessing and treating older adults with dementia symptoms during the COVID-19 pandemic: A Masterclass with Dr. Sanjay Gupta
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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 affili…
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Charting a Path Out of COVID Means Remembering Data and Humanity
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Caitlin Rivers discusses the missteps and opportunities amid the COVID-19 pandemic. 'We can always chart a better course and end up where we need to be,' she said.
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Psychcast/Blood & Cancer crossover episode: Using cognitive-behavioral therapy to help cancer patients cope with depression and anxiety in the COVID-19 era
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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 co…
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Dogs in the time of face masks|Clinical Correlation
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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 podcasts@mdedge.com and you can learn more about MDedge Psychiatry here: https…
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Will This Patient Be Difficult to Intubate? Interview with Dr Michael Detsky
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Dr David Simel discusses Will This Patient Be Difficult to Intubate? with Dr Michael Detsky
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Managing the anxiety tied to COVID-19, virtual learning, and school/college reopenings with the Group for the Advancement of Psychiatry’s Media Committee
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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 be…
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Uché Blackstock, One of the Great Young Activists in Medicine
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Two dermatologists discuss how far the profession has come -- and the still long road ahead.
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Marijuana exposure on brain development, risk of psychosis, PTSD, and other negative outcomes - assessing the latest research with Dr. Richard Balon
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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 cont…
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Death penalty competency – fostering open conversation|Clinical Correlation
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Introducing 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 he…
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Helping pediatric patients navigate anxiety and anxiety disorders during the COVID pandemic with Dr. Jeffrey Strawn
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Jeffrey 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 pers…
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Rushing a COVID-19 Vaccine Could Lead to 'Perpetual Limbo'
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Natalie Dean talks about why it's critical to complete vaccine trials before starting widespread use, and the continued importance of contact tracing, rapid testing, masks, and physical distancing.
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Telemedicine as a permanent change to psychiatric practice and the ‘return of the home visit’ with Dr. Peter Yellowlees
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Psychcast 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. Nor…
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Announcing a new spinoff from the Psychcast: Clinical Correlation with Dr. Renee Kohanski
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Psychcast 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. Koh…
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Representing the voices of underrepresented colleagues and mentoring psychiatric trainees in academic medicine with Dr. Anique Forrester
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Anique 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 o…
Akiko Iwasaki explains why waning COVID antibody levels are not a cause for alarm; cytokine 'hurricanes'; herd immunity; long COVID; sex differences in infection; and more.
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Using artificial intelligence and language technology to help clinicians screen patients with mood disorders and suicide risk with Dr. Philip Resnik
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Philip 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…
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Understanding the neurobiology of addiction and the brain, and determining treatment options for patients with substance use disorders with Dr. Abigail Kay
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Abigail 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 …
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John Lewis, Herman Cain, COVID-19, and men’s health: Processing the complexity of this moment with Dr. Derek Griffith
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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. 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 D…
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TMS, ECT, and other device-based therapies for treating refractory major depression and bipolar depression with Dr. Philip Janicak
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Episode 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 relat…
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Using the biological aspects of mental health to provide psychiatric treatment of patients with refractory chronic pain with Dr. Dmitry Arbuck
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Dmitry 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 m…
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Fauci to Medscape: 'We're Gonna Get Through It'
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In a discussion with Eric Topol and Abraham Verghese, Anthony Fauci describes how we'll make it through the pandemic as a country and scientific community.
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COVID-19, the ‘echo pandemic’ of suicide and mental illness, and the need to virtualize health care to mitigate risks with Dr. Roger McIntyre
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Roger 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 Univer…