American Journal of Psychiatry Residents' Journal Podcast

We interview Dr Lia Gaggino about primary care and psychiatry- especially in the context of child and adolescent psychiatry.

In this episode of the AJP Residents' Journal podcast, we interview Dr. Scott Breitenger, an attending psychiatrist at Mayo Clinic, about the role of visual arts and museum-based education in medical training, exploring its impact on observation skills, empathy, and presence in clinical practice.

This podcast was recorded in May 2023. In this episode, Kierstin speaks with Dr. Alice Medalia about her expertise in cognitive remediation therapy. Dr. Medalia is a Professor of Psychology in the Department of Psychiatry at Columbia University Irving Medical Center, the founding director of the Lieber Recovery Clinic at Columbia Doctors, and Director of Cognitive Health Services for the New York State Office of Mental Health.

In this episode from last academic year (2022-2023), former media editor Matthew Yung, MD interviews Chadrick Lane, MD on the management of psychiatric comorbidity in epilepsy. They discuss general principles in management and the importance of collaborative care. 

In this episode from last academic year (2022-2023), former media editor Matthew Yung, MD interviews Deborah Cabaniss, MD and Aaron Reliford, MD on psychodynamic psychotherapy. They define psychodynamic psychotherapy, explain the importance of a psychodynamic formulation in treatment planning, and explore how factors such as bias, culture, and society can influence a formulation. 

In this episode, media editor Matthew Yung, MD interviews David Mintz, MD on applying psychodynamic psychopharmacology into clinical practice. They review the fundamental concepts of psychodynamic psychopharmacology and discuss how to approach the engagement and maintenance phases of treatment. Throughout, they share and reflect on their clinical experiences. 

In this episode, media editor Matthew Yung, MD interviews Chadrick Lane, MD on psychiatric comorbidity in epilepsy. They discuss the rates of psychiatric disorders in patients with epilepsy and explore this relationship and the importance of prompt diagnosis and treatment. They also review psychiatric diagnostic considerations in those with epilepsy including seizure type, semiology, role of medications, and the importance of recognizing medication-resistant epilepsy. 

In this episode, media editor Matthew Yung, MD interviews Adam Brenner, MD on the role of humility in psychiatry. They explore the origins and different aspects of humility, examine the potential consequences of being overconfident and lacking humility, and discuss why humility is essential in psychiatry. 

You're invited to the first AJP-RJ journal club! The media editors get together to discuss highlights of the December 2022 issue of the American Journal of Psychiatry Residents' Journal. We discuss various topics ranging from diabulimia, peducular hallucinosis, and anti-NMDA receptor encephalitis. 

In this episode, media editor Matthew Yung, MD interviews David Mintz, MD on treatment resistance and psychodynamic psychopharmacology. They discuss the psychological and interpersonal mechanisms of pharmacologic treatment and explore how to use psychodynamic insights to improve outcomes for patients.

Media editor Nina Bihani, MD interviews Eric Rafla-Yuan, MD. Dr. Eric Rafla-Yuan is the 2021 Jeanne Spurlock Congressional Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association, and an award-winning researcher in medical psychiatry, health policy, and the sociopolitical determinants of health. In this episode, they discuss the 988 crisis hotline, political advocacy, and the many roles that psychiatrists can help outside of the standard clinical role. This was recorded at APA 2022 with previous Senior Media Editor Barrington Hwang, MD

You're invited to the first AJP-RJ journal club! The media editors  get together to discuss highlights of the September 2022 issue of the American Journal of Psychiatry Residents' Journal, with Special Section theme of Minority Mental Health and Diversity. Topics include the history of Homosexuality in the DSM, providing inclusive care to transgender patients, as well as intellectual disabilities as it relates to diversity. 

Nina Bihani, MD, Kiersten Utter, MD, Matthew Yung, MD and Blake Novy, MD introduce themselves as the media editors for the American Journal of Psychiatry Residents' Journal for the 2022-2023 academic year. They discuss reasons for wanting to join the journal as media editors, upcoming podcast episodes, current events, and some book recommendations.

Kelly Vittetoe, MD, Barrington Hwang, MD, and C. Melanie Schuele, PhD, discuss the intersection of mental health with learning, hearing, and language impairments. They specifically discuss the role of speech-language pathologists, differences between the educational and medical settings, how these disabilities affect development, accommodations and accessibility, psychotherapy, autism, and recent events among other topics. The AJP RJ is also accepting new article submissions, check out our website for more details. Please fill out our 3-minute listener survey: https://forms.office.com/r/t8qFSXfX4p  

Psychiatrist Grace Chang, MD, MPH discusses the topic of transplant psychiatry with media editor Sabina Grech, MD. Dr. Chang takes us through the transplant psychiatric assessment, major and relative contraindications to transplant, and how the presence of co-morbid psychiatric disorders could affect the transplant process. For those interested in publishing their work in our journal, the AJP-RJ is accepting new submissions. Check-out our website for more details. 

Abhinav Saxena, MD, MBA, Julian Raffoul, MD, PhD, MBA, and fourth-year medical student Ryan Ahmed, MBA discuss considerations on getting a Master's in Business Administration as it pertains to psychiatrists with host Barrington Hwang, MD. They discuss the MBA in comparison to other degrees, the timing of an MBA, online vs in-person programs, their specific programs, private practice, and fundamental changes in each of their approaches as it pertains to medicine. The AJP RJ is also accepting new editorial board applications and article submissions, check out our website for more details. Please fill out our 3-minute listener survey: https://forms.office.com/r/t8qFSXfX4p

Psychiatrist and award-winning author Christine Montross, M.D. discusses with psychiatry resident Blake Novy, M.D.  about the topic of mental health and incarceration. They discuss the topics of institutionalization, psychiatric considerations for detainees, and criminal justice reform. Dr. Montross's book "Waiting for an Echo: The Madness of American Incarceration" is now available.  AJP Residents Journal is open for journal submissions. Follow the link below for more information about submission: https://ajp.psychiatryonline.org/residents_journal/rj_ifora 

Blake Novy, MD and Fernando Espi Forcen, MD, currently an attending psychiatrist at Massachusetts General Hospital, discuss the horror genre, the allure of scary movies, and the psychologic role of fear. Dr. Forcen wrote the book "Monsters, Demons and Psychopaths: Psychiatry and Horror Films," and talks about the historical nature of fear and society. Please fill out our 3-minute listener survey: https://forms.office.com/r/t8qFSXfX4p

Nicole Kloosterman MS4, Barrington Hwang, MD, y Andrea Mendiola, MD, profesora asistente de psiquiatría en Yale, conversan sobre la cultura de la comunidad hispana y su relación con la salud mental. Específicamente, la doctora Mendiola describe su camino para llegar a la especialidad de psiquiatría, el Hispanic Psychiatry Fellowship, y algunas diferencias con respeto al diagnóstico psiquiátrico y tratamiento. La Dra. Mendiola Twitter @andreamendiola8. La versión en idioma español e inglés podrían tener pequeñas diferencias.

Nicole Kloosterman, MS4, Barrington Hwang, MD, and Andrea Mendiola, MD, currently an assistant professor of psychiatry at Yale, discuss culture in the Latino community and its intersection with mental health. Dr. Mendiola specifically discusses her path to psychiatry, the Hispanic Psychiatry Fellowship and cultural considerations for diagnosis and treatment in the Latino community. Check out Dr. Mendiola's Twitter @andreamendiola8. The English version and Spanish version may have slight differences in translation. Please fill out our 3-minute listener survey: https://forms.office.com/r/t8qFSXfX4p

粵語 – Alice Liao, Barrington Hwang (黃品傑) MD, Bushra Rahman VMSIII, Eunice Yuen MD PhD (袁月敏) 從AAPI 心理健康的視角討論最近事件, 袁醫生的CHATogether 計劃(www.chatogether.org),  與其他心理健康資源。因為英文，國語，粵語 版本因翻譯原因略有不同. 感謝 Linfeng Wang, Frank Qi (祁忻), Alice Liao, 袁月敏 翻譯本期節目.

国语 – Frank Qi (祁忻), Barrington Hwang (黄品杰) MD, Bushra Rahman VMSIII, Eunice Yuen MD PhD (袁月敏) 从AAPI 心理健康的视角讨论最近事件, 袁医生的CHATogether 计划(www.chatogether.org),  与其他心理健康资源。因为英文，国语，粤语 版本因翻译原因略有不同. 感谢 Linfeng Wang, Frank Qi, Alice Liao, 袁月敏 翻译本期节目. 國語 – Frank Qi (祁忻), Barrington Hwang (黃品傑) MD, Bushra Rahman VMSIII, Eunice Yuen MD PhD (袁月敏) 從AAPI 心理健康的視角討論最近事件, 袁醫生的CHATogether 計劃(www.chatogether.org),  與其他心理健康資源。因為英文，國語，粵語 版本因翻譯原因略有不同. 感謝 Linfeng Wang, Frank Qi, Alice Liao, 袁月敏 翻譯本期節目.

Barrington Hwang, MD, Bushra Rahman VMSIII, and Eunice Yuen, MD, PhD, discuss recent events in the context of AAPI (Asian American & Pacific Islander) mental health, Dr. Yuen's use of structured conversations in CHATogether to improve AAPI mental health (www.chatogether.org), and more resources. The English, Mandarin, and Cantonese versions may have slight differences due to translation. Thank you Linfeng Wang, Frank Qi, Alice Liao, and Eunice Yuen for helping translate this episode. Please fill out our 3-minute listener survey: https://forms.office.com/r/t8qFSXfX4p

Blake Novy, M.D. interviews Akeem Sule, M.B.B.S. on the topics of hip hop, film, and Black Culture, as it relates to mental health. Dr. Sule is a co-founder of Hip Hop Psych, a social venture designed to bridge the gap between the medical community and hip hop culture. Additional topics discussed include structural racism, using film and music for psychoeducation, and creative approaches to patient encounters, among other topics.  Listener Survey Link: https://forms.office.com/r/t8qFSXfX4p

Sabina Grech, MD, Blake Novy, MD, and Barrington Hwang, MD, introduce themselves as the media editors for the American Journal of Psychiatry Residents' Journal for the 2021-2022 academic year. They specifically discuss reasons for wanting to serve as a media editor, upcoming podcast topics, and current events. We are also conducting a brief, anonymous survey so we can best learn how to serve the needs of listeners like you.

Barrington Hwang, MD, and Matthew Edwards, MD, discuss Matthew's experience as the editor-in-chief. They discuss skills you can develop with the AJP Residents' Journal editorial board, some of Matthew's scholarly work including Freedom House, his reasons for pursuing forensic psychiatry fellowship, and more.

Barrington Hwang, MD, and Mikaela Miller, MD, MPH, discuss climate-related topics with Lise Van Susteren, MD. They specifically discuss reasons for going into psychiatry, the connection between climate and mental health, Dr. Van Susteren's role as an expert witness in a case against the government, climate advocacy, climate-aware psychotherapy, individual and collective agency, plant-based foods, and other topics.

Priya Gearin, MD, speaks with Yasmin Escobedo Lozoya, PhD, a neuroscientist who is currently conducting her postdoctoral fellowship research in Dr. Susan Dymecki's Laboratory in the Department of Genetics at Harvard Medical School. They discuss Dr. Escobedo's work studying serotonergic circuits and their plasticity, other clinically relevant topics in neuroscience, and the future of the field. 

Barrington Hwang, MD, Raza Sagarwala, MD, and Evan Watkins discuss Concussions in Sports Psychiatry with Aaron Jeckell, MD. They specifically discuss Dr. Jeckell's expertise in concussions, common diagnoses, where to learn more, hazing, and other relevant sports psychiatry topics.

Priya Gearin, MD, and Barrington Hwang, MD, discuss highlights from the most recent issue of the AJP Residents' Journal. Listen as they review articles on SSRI-induced hypersexuality, neurosyphilis with psychosis, and more. 

Barrington Hwang, MD, and Julian Raffoul, MD, PhD, MBA, FACN, meet with A.J. Reid Finlayson, MD, DLFAPA, DFASAM, DFABAM, MMHC. They discuss the history of addiction in the United States, Dr. Finlayson's personal experiences with addiction and psychiatric disorders, his experiences working as a family physician and coroner and consequent transition to psychiatry, Freud and Halsted, and thoughts on the future of addiction psychiatry and medicine. Also check out One Psychiatrist's Journey, which discusses Dr. Finlayson's personal history with bipolar disorder and addiction.   https://medschool.vanderbilt.edu/vanderbilt-medicine/one-psychiatrists-journey/ 

Priya Gearin, MD, interviews Ken Duckworth, MD, Chief Medical Officer of the National Alliance on Mental Illness and Senior Medical Director for Behavioral Health for Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts about his work with NAMI, careers in community psychiatry, and mental health parity. 

Bharat Sampathi, MD, interviews Noah Philip, MD from Alpert Medical School of Brown University on topics in interventional psychiatry and neuromodulation including electroconvulsive therapy (ECT), transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS), transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS), deep brain stimulation (DBS), and more. We also discuss some of Dr. Philip's latest cutting edge research in the field.

Join Drs. Priya Gearin, MD, Barrington Hwang, MD, and Bharat Sampathi, MD, as they comment on recent events, previous podcasts, upcoming podcasts, and highlight the newest AJP Residents' Journal Issue Call for Editors. https://ajp.psychiatryonline.org/journal/ajp-rj

Barrington Hwang, MD, and Robert McKenzie, MD, interview Walter E. Wilson Jr., MD, MHA, on Black mental health. He specifically talks about trauma in child and adolescent populations, psychiatrists in schools, and further resources for learning as it pertains to both African-American mental health and in general. He also shares about his personal experience with police presence in his high school. Check out our latest December 2020 issue as well (https://ajp.psychiatryonline.org/journal/ajp-rj). Happy holidays and we look forward to interacting with you in the upcoming year!

Barrington Hwang, MD, and Robert McKenzie, MD, interview Walter E. Wilson Jr., MD, MHA, on Black mental health. He specifically talks about vulnerable populations at a Federally Qualified Health Center, African-American mental health, the strategic role of the psychiatrist in advocacy, role of police officers and trauma on our societal mental health. Next episode, we plan to talk with Dr. Wilson about schools and child/adolescent mental health.

Bharat Sampathi, MD, and Priya Gearin, MD, interview Sydney Wetterstrom, a Division 1 women's volleyball player, on mental health in competitive sports. Sydney provides an athlete's perspective on mental illness and its effects on athletic performance, stigma towards mental health in collegiate and professional sports, and psychiatric medications affecting play. We also discuss Sydney's Student-Athlete Sexual Health (SASH) initiative and more. This serves as part two of our Sports Psychiatry series. 

Priya Gearin, MD, interviews Edwin Raffi, MD, of the Massachusetts General Hospital's Center for Women's Mental Health on prevalence and treatment of mental illness during the perinatal period, career opportunities within perinatal and reproductive psychiatry, and more. 

Barrington Hwang, MD, interviews Terako Amison, MD, at Vanderbilt University Medical Center on the two variants of seasonal affective disorder, proposed etiologies, treatments including light therapy, and risk factors. Seasonal affective disorder is a subtype of major depressive disorder, bipolar I disorder, or bipolar II disorder.

Barrington Hwang, MD, and Julian Raffoul, MD, PhD, MBA, FACN, interview Jonathan Heldt, MD, at UCLA Health on how he got interested in writing, the publishing process, and his books Memorable Psychiatry, Memorable Psychopharmacology, and Memorable Neurology. Dr. Heldt is employed and compensated by the UCLA Health system and US Department of Veterans Affairs. He receives book royalties through Amazon Kindle Direct for every sale, otherwise has no other financial to disclose. Feel free to check out https://www.memorablepsych.com/ or YouTube channel for educational content https://www.youtube.com/c/MemorablePsychiatry  

Bharat Sampathi, MD, interviews Rona Hu, MD, from Stanford University School of Medicine on her initiative Stanford CHIPAO (Communication Health Interactive for Parents of Adolescents and Others). We discuss her theatrical vignettes addressing parent-child conflict, mental health in immigrant families, and cultural psychiatry. https://www.stanfordchipao.com/

Barrington Hwang, MD, y Eric Zabriskie, MD, conversan sobre el sistema peruano de salud mental con Jose Alberto Arriola Vigo, MD, MPH, un profesor asistente de psiquiatría en University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston. Específicamente, el doctor Arriola Vigo nos cuenta su camino a la especialidad de psiquiatría, las diferencias entre Perú y los Estados Unidos, y del sistema de salud mental en Perú. La versión en idioma español e inglés podrían tener pequeñas diferencias.

Barrington Hwang, MD, and Eric Zabriskie, MD, discuss mental health care in Peru with Jose Alberto Arriola Vigo, MD, MPH, an assistant professor of psychiatry at University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston. Dr. Arriola Vigo specifically discusses his path to psychiatry, differences in the practice of psychiatry, and the mental health care structure in Peru. The English version and Spanish version may have slight differences in translation. Check out our most recent AJP Residents Journal issue, released three days ago at https://ajp.psychiatryonline.org/journal/ajp-rj

Bharat Sampathi, MD, interviews Alyson Gorun, MD, from New York Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medicine on the practice of psychoanalysis and psychodynamic psychiatry, the history and future of these treatment modalities, comparisons with other forms of therapy, training opportunities, and more.

Priya Gearin, MD, interviews Margo Funk, MD, at Harvard South Shore Psychiatry Residency Program about QTc prolongation and psychotropic medications. Dr. Funk discusses the significance of the QTc interval, methods to calculate it, and considerations for clinical practice. 

Barrington Hwang, MD, and Julian Raffoul, MD, PhD, MBA, interview Sheryl Fleisch, MD at Vanderbilt University Medical Center on topics related to homeless populations in psychiatry. Dr. Fleisch discusses how she has integrated outreach to this underserved population into her career, structural barriers, memorable patient encounters, and considerations for those early in their career.

Bharat Sampathi, MD, interviews Sports Psychiatrist Bettina Frankel, MD, from Northwestern University on topics in sports psychiatry including mental illness in college athletes, its effects on athletic performance, treatment options and their side effects for common diagnoses, efforts to increase awareness, ethical considerations, opportunities for interested trainees, and more.

Join Drs. Bharat Sampathi, MD, Priya Gearin, MD, and Barrington Hwang, MD, as they introduce themselves as the new media editors of the AJP Residents' Journal and briefly discuss upcoming podcasts and systemic racism in light of recent events. 

Aaron Wolfgang, MD and Sean Wilkes, MD discuss Military Psychiatry. 2 of 2 special episodes to go along with our June 2020 AJP-RJ release.

Aaron Wolfgang, MD and Sean Wilkes, MD interview Alexander Kaplan, MD about an Army Psychiatrist's special mission during the COVID-19 crisis in NYC. 1 of 2 special episodes to go along with our June 2020 AJP-RJ release.

Rachel Dillinger, MD interviews Neil Sandson, MD on important drug to drug interactions and how to get started learning this important area of clinical psychopharmacology.