Best Collaborative Psychiatry Podcasts (2026)

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The Antidepressant Switch Guide: When to Switch and How to do it Right 13:31

5h ago13:31

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Get more high-yield learning on psychiatric management in primary care and outpatient practice at collaborative-psychiatry.org. Switching antidepressants is one of the most common—and often most confusing—tasks in primary care and outpatient mental health management. In this episode, we’ll walk through a clear, practical framework for how to approa…

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2025 Year in Review: Revisiting the Top Takeaways from Advances in Care 19:53

15d ago19:53

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On the final episode of 2025, host Erin Welsh is joined by Courtney Allison, host of NewYork-Presbyterian’s health and wellness podcast, Health Matters, to recap the year’s highlights from their dozens of conversations with clinicians, researchers, and health care specialists from Columbia & Weill Cornell Medicine. They highlight key takeaways, rev…

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Tailored Weight Loss Programs for Adults With Serious Mental Illness 20:21

15d ago20:21

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Interview with Amy N. Cohen, PhD, and Matthew Chinman, PhD, authors of Tailored Weight Loss Programs for Adults With Serious Mental Illness: A Randomized Clinical Trial. Hosted by John Torous, MD. Related Content: Tailored Weight Loss Programs for Adults With Serious Mental Illness

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Psychiatric Screeners in Primary Care: Cutting Through the Noise 15:07

10d ago15:07

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Get more high-yield learning on psychiatric management in primary care and outpatient practice at collaborative-psychiatry.org. In this high-yield episode, we break down five psychiatric screeners every primary care provider should have in their toolbox: the PHQ-9, GAD-7, C-SSRS, Rapid Mood Screener, and Maclean Screening Instrument for BPD. You'll…

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Revisiting the Network Effect: Analyzing Brain Structures to Treat Depression 26:55

30d ago26:55

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For any patient diagnosed with depression for the first time, the recommended course of treatment is the same: a medication like a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI), an evidence based psychotherapy, or both. But there is a large group of people for whom these treatments simply won't work. That’s where Dr. Conor Liston and his team focus…

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Buprenorphine from the Ground Up: Understanding Mechanism, Safety and Clinical Use 14:51

27d ago14:51

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Get more high-yield learning on psychiatric management in primary care and outpatient practice at collaborative-psychiatry.org. Buprenorphine is one of the most powerful tools we have to fight the opioid epidemic but many primary care providers still feel uncertain about how and when to use it. In this episode, we break down the key pharmacologic c…

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On Trump, His Shadow Archetypes and the Symbolic Pulse of the Nation with Jungian Dream Analyst, Warren Falcon (S6 E10) 1:48:06

24d ago1:48:06

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In the episode, "On Trump, His Shadow Archetypes and the Symbolic Pulse of the Nation with Jungian Dream Analyst, Warren Falcon (S6 E10)," Jungian-oriented counselor and dream expert, Warren Falcon, illuminates the many shadow archetypes of Donald Trump as America currently deals with its cultural complex of a lost dream. The conversation opens up …

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Stimulants, Simplified: A Primary Care Framework for Choosing and Using ADHD Meds 17:11

1M ago17:11

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Feeling overwhelmed by the endless list of ADHD medications? In this episode, we break down stimulant prescribing into a simple, practical framework designed for busy primary care providers. You’ll learn how to distinguish between amphetamine and methylphenidate classes, when to start with each, and how to think about long-acting vs. short-acting f…

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Revisiting Deep Learner: Building AI to Improve Cardiovascular Care 30:37

2M ago30:37

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In this episode from the Advances in Care archives, Dr. Pierre Elias sits down with Catherine Price to talk about how utilizing technologies like artificial intelligence and machine learning can help diagnose patients even before symptoms develop, and support doctors by freeing them up to focus on providing personalized care to their patients. They…

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Not All Inattention Is ADHD: A Practical Framework for PCPs 14:33

2M ago14:33

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In this episode, we take a step back from the rush to diagnose and explore why so many adults are reporting attention difficulties today — and how primary care providers can begin to thoughtfully assess for ADHD. We unpack sociocultural forces shaping the rise in self-diagnosis, discuss the limitations of adult-onset ADHD as a clinical entity, and …

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77: Considerations for Implementation of Measurement-Based Care: Focus on Solo and Small-Group Practitioners 32:36

2M ago32:36

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Dr. Kathyrn Ridout (Kaiser Permanente Northern California) joins Dr. Dixon and Dr. Berezin to discuss implanting measurement-based care for solo and small-group practitioners. Transcript 00:33 Ridout interview 00:57 Background 02:56 Measurement-based care 04:32 Large integrated systems versus small group and solo practitioners 06:25 Evidence for th…

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Revisiting Surgical Robot: Advancing Medicine with Robot-Assisted Technology 34:44

2M ago34:44

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With perspectives spanning hepatobiliary, gynecologic, and cardiac surgeries, NewYork-Presbyterian’s Dr. Jason Hawksworth (Columbia), Dr. Tamatha Fenster (Weill Cornell Medicine), and Dr. Arnar Geirsson (Columbia) describe how they each came to incorporate robotics into their practices. One of the biggest takeaways: robotic surgeries allow for more…

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Through the Lens of Psychophobia with Dr. Michael Montgomery: Exploring the Modern Medicalization of Mental Health (S6 E9) 1:34:08

2M ago1:34:08

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In the episode, "Through the Lens of Psychophobia with Dr. Michael Montgomery: Exploring the Modern Medicalization of Mental Health (S6 E9)," Dr. Montgomery shares with us in the podcast the phenomenon of psychophobia and how it manifests in today’s medicalization of mental health. Society’s fear of extreme states influences the model the system us…

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SSRI Side Effects Decoded: Timing, Switching and What Actually Works 14:08

2M ago14:08

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SSRIs are among the most widely prescribed medications in primary care, but side effects are one of the top reasons patients stop taking them. Nausea, fatigue, weight gain, and sexual dysfunction can derail treatment before it even has a chance to work. In this episode, we decode the four most common SSRI/SNRI side effect domains and give you a cle…

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An Introduction to Collaborative Psychiatry QuickTakes 1:11

2M ago1:11

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Bringing practical psychiatry to primary care. Checkout the website for the episode pages and access to all of the clinical resources: QuickTakes Page.By Collaborative Psychiatry

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Serial Ketamine Infusions as an Adjunctive Therapy to Inpatient Care for Depression 22:10

2M ago22:10

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Interview with Declan M. McLoughlin, PhD, author of Serial Ketamine Infusions as Adjunctive Therapy to Inpatient Care for Depression: The KARMA-Dep 2 Randomized Clinical Trial. Hosted by John Torous, MD. Related Content: Serial Ketamine Infusions as Adjunctive Therapy to Inpatient Care for Depression…

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Revisiting Heartmaker: Revolutionizing Pediatric Heart Surgery 24:53

3M ago24:53

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Catherine Price and Dr. Emile Bacha, Chief of the Division of Cardiac, Thoracic, and Vascular Surgery at NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia discuss the history of heart surgery, ventricular assist devices, and a new frontier in cardiac surgery: The Total Artificial Heart. Dr. Bacha tells the groundbreaking story of successfully fitting a pediatric patie…

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Revisiting Team Doc: Engineering a Better Recovery 27:32

3M ago27:32

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Dr. Chris Ahmad knows firsthand how devastating an untimely injury can be for a young athlete. In this episode from the Advances in Care archives, Dr. Ahmad discusses how his own college soccer injury led him to fall in love with orthopedics. He tells the history of the infamous baseball injury that resulted in the invention of Tommy John surgery, …

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Soft Drink Consumption and Depression Mediated by Gut Microbiome Alterations 15:27

3M ago15:27

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Interview with Sharmili Edwin Thanarajah, MD, author of Soft Drink Consumption and Depression Mediated by Gut Microbiome Alterations. Hosted by John Torous, MD. Related Content: Soft Drink Consumption and Depression Mediated by Gut Microbiome Alterations GLP-1 Receptor Agonists for Pharmacologically Induced Weight Gain…

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Part 2: Innovating These NYC Emergency Departments to Address the Mental Health Epidemic 17:46

4M ago17:46

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On this episode of Advances in Care, we return to the high-intensity environment of New York City’s emergency departments with Dr. Angela Mills and Dr. Brenna Farmer. Host Erin Welsh hears from these leaders at NewYork-Presbyterian about how they are implementing innovative strategies to meet the challenges of the behavioral health emergencies epid…

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Part 1: Managing the Complexity of NewYork-Presbyterian’s High Volume Emergency Departments 15:12

4M ago15:12

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On this episode of Advances in Care, host Erin Welsh hears from two emergency department chiefs at NewYork-Presbyterian about how they optimize operations in their uniquely high-intensity, high-volume EDs. Dr. Angela Mills, chief of emergency medicine at NewYork-Presbyterian and Columbia, and Dr. Brenna Farmer, chief of emergency medicine at NewYor…

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Basaglian psychiatry through the prism of philosophy: A conversation with Dr. Mario Colucci 47:40

4M ago47:40

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Send us a text Support this podcast with a contribution of any amount HERE Meet Mario Colucci, a psychiatrist who has worked in a variety of roles in the Trieste system for over 30 years. He is currently the director of the Psychiatric Diagnosis and Treatment Service , which is linked to the general emergency room of the civil hospital in Udine, in…

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Revisiting Reproductive Researcher: Decoding the Science of Perinatal Mood Disorders 31:47

4M ago31:47

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When her own experience with a complicated pregnancy reignited an interest in medicine and science, Dr. Lauren Osborne left her career in publishing to pursue medical school. Now a reproductive psychiatrist, Dr. Osborne leads the way in researching the connection between immune system dysregulation, stress reactivity, and the role of allopregnanolo…

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Collaborative Care for Opioid Use Disorder in Primary Care 23:32

4M ago23:32

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Interview with Anna D. Ratzliff, MD, PhD and Andrew J. Saxon, MD authors of Collaborative Care for Opioid Use Disorder in Primary Care: A Hybrid Type 2 Cluster Randomized Trial. Hosted by John Torous, MD. Related Content: Collaborative Care for Opioid Use Disorder in Primary Care

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76: An Employer's View of Recovery 36:45

4M ago36:45

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Dr. Robert Drake (Columbia University, New York) joins Dr. Dixon and Dr. Berezin to discuss a personal reflection looking back at research conducted at Dartmouth in the 1990s looking at mental health, employment, individual placement, and support. Transcript 00:49 Dartmouth in the 1990s 01:59 Failures and successes 04:01 "This was really the greate…

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Building an AI-Powered System to Improve Fertility Success 19:33

5M ago19:33

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On this episode of Advances in Care, host Erin Welsh speaks with Dr. Zev Williams, Chief of the Division of Reproductive Endocrinology and Fertility at NewYork-Presbyterian and Columbia and Director of the Columbia University Fertility Center. Recently, Dr. Williams and a team of researchers and clinicians used artificial intelligence to develop a …

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Relinquishing the Label, Embracing the Voices, and Healing in an Alternative Paradigm with author Mary Clista Dahl (S6, E8) 51:09

5M ago51:09

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In the episode, "Relinquishing the Label, Embracing the Voices, and Healing in an Alternative Paradigm with author Mary Clista Dahl" (S6, E8), Mary shares her story about letting go of the label, embracing an alternative paradigm, and learning to listen to the voices. Mary sees breakdowns not as a symptom of a disordered mind, but as the response t…

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The human right to work in Italy: A conversation with Stefania Grimaldi of the social cooperative La Collina 1:03:28

5M ago1:03:28

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Send us a text Stefania Grimaldi works with the social cooperative La Collina in Trieste Italy. This particular social cooperative was formed in 1988 and employees 200 people, 35 percent of which are considered “disadvantaged.” In this episode, we briefly explore the origins of the social cooperative network in Trieste – starting with the first one…

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Solving Long Term Side Effects of Chemotherapy Cancer Treatments 16:07

5M ago16:07

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On this episode of Advances in Care, host Erin Welsh hears from Dr. Meghna Trivedi, an oncologist at NewYork-Presbyterian and Columbia, who is spearheading new research to assess cancer patients’ risk of developing chemotherapy induced peripheral neuropathy–an all too common side effect of cancer treatment. Dr. Trivedi describes a study that she an…

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Pioneering a First in Robotic Liver Transplant 17:53

6M ago17:53

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On this episode of Advances in Care, host Erin Welsh hears from Dr. Juan P. Rocca, a transplant surgeon at NewYork-Presbyterian and Weill Cornell Medicine, who recently led the first fully robotic liver transplant in New York. Dr. Rocca details the recent developments in robotic surgery at Weill Cornell Medicine’s Division of Liver Transplantation …

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Incidence and Nature of Antidepressant Discontinuation Symptoms 16:15

6M ago16:15

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Interview with Sameer Jauhar, PhD, author of Incidence and Nature of Antidepressant Discontinuation Symptoms: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Hosted by John Torous, MD. Related Content: Incidence and Nature of Antidepressant Discontinuation Symptoms

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Rise in Early-Onset Colon Cancer Being Studied Through Single-Cell Sequencing 15:46

6M ago15:46

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On this episode of Advances in Care, host Erin Welsh and Dr. Joel Gabre, a gastroenterologist at NewYork-Presbyterian and Columbia who specializes in cancer care, discuss the ongoing rise in colorectal cancer rates among younger individuals. Dr. Gabre lays out trends observed by the medical community in colorectal cancer rates, including the increa…

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Polygenic Risk, Psychopathology, and Personalized Functional Brain Network Topography in Adolescence 23:29

6M ago23:29

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Interview with Aaron Alexander-Bloch, MD, PhD, and Kevin Y. Sun, BA, authors of Polygenic Risk, Psychopathology, and Personalized Functional Brain Network Topography in Adolescence. Hosted by John Torous, MD. Related Content: Polygenic Risk, Psychopathology, and Personalized Functional Brain Network Topography in Adolescence…

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75: Bridging the Gap Between Joint Commission Accreditation and High-Quality Behavioral Health Care: Reflections on a Survey 33:23

7M ago33:23

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Dr. Benjamin Brody (Weill Cornell Medicine, New York) joins Dr. Dixon and Dr. Berezin to discuss how Joint Commission accreditation can be evolved to ensure that it is aligned with best incentives to for high-quality behavioral health care. Transcript 00:52 Brody background 02:51 Inpatient work 03:42 The tension of inpatient psychiatric care 05:28 …

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Peer support to help "jump start" young people into independent life: A conversation with Michele Sipala of Recovery House 49:17

7M ago49:17

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Send us a text Michele Sipala is a peer support worker at Recovery House, located in the heart of the city centre in Trieste. Recovery House provides a six-month transitional residential environment for six young people, age 18 – 35, to help give a “kick start” into more independent living. Recovery House was started in 2015 and over the past nine …

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How GLP-1s Provide New Options to Manage Heart Disease 19:19

7M ago19:19

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On this episode of Advances in Care, host Erin Welsh talks to Dr. David Majure, a cardiologist and heart failure specialist at NewYork-Presbyterian and Weill Cornell Medicine. Together they discuss the rapid rise in GLP-1 research over the past few years, indicating new applications for these therapies to help a wide variety of patients. They explo…

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Developing Precise Diagnostics for this Common Genetic Heart Disease 16:44

7M ago16:44

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On this episode of Advances in Care, host Erin Welsh and cardiologist Dr. Diala Steitieh discuss the current landscape of care for hypertrophic cardiomyopathy — or HCM — the most common genetic heart disorder. Dr. Steitieh outlines the advantages of genetic screenings for patients who have HCM, along with the symptoms and risks if the condition is …

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A Landmark Surgery that Saved Three Children with One Heart 22:41

8M ago22:41

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On this episode of Advances in Care, host Erin Welsh talks to Dr. Andrew Goldstone and Dr. David Kalfa, pediatric cardiac surgeons at NewYork-Presbyterian and Columbia, about their groundbreaking heart transplant that saved the lives of three separate children. It was the first time doctors at NewYork-Presbyterian Morgan Stanley Children’s Hospital…

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