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Mental health in the military may seem like a confusing topic for NHS psychiatrists. However, there may be interfaces between the military and NHS at key points in a service persons' journey, which is why it is important for NHS psychiatrists to have a sense of understanding of this topic. This podcast will aim to review some commonly held misconceptions about mental health within the military and introduce the support available when service personnel leave the military. Disclaimer: This podcast provides information, not advice. The content in this podcast is provided for general information only and is not intended to, and does not, mount to advice which you should rely on. This is not an alternative to specific advice. Although we make reasonable efforts to present accurate information in our podcasts, we make no representations, warranties or guarantees, whether expressed or implied, that the content in this podcast is accurate, complete or up to date. If you have any questions about any medical matter, you should consult your doctor or other professional healthcare provider without delay. If you think you are experiencing any medical condition, you should seek immediate attention from a doctor or professional healthcare provider. Please note that the views of the interviewees are not necessarily those of the Royal College of Psychiatrists.
Pharmacotherapy for borderline personality disorder by Royal College of Psychiatrists
Psychiatrists infrequently encounter catatonic presentations in clinical practice. In this podcast, CPD eLearning Deputy Editor, Dr Bruce Tamilson, speaks to Dr Jonathan Rogers about significant developments that have been made in diagnosing catatonia. This includes identifying catatonia, differentiating from similar presentations, and discussing the various approaches to assessment and investigations. Disclaimer: This podcast provides information, not advice. The content in this podcast is provided for general information only and is not intended to, and does not, mount to advice which you should rely on. This is not an alternative to specific advice. Although we make reasonable efforts to present accurate information in our podcasts, we make no representations, warranties or guarantees, whether expressed or implied, that the content in this podcast is accurate, complete or up to date. If you have any questions about any medical matter, you should consult your doctor or other professional healthcare provider without delay. If you think you are experiencing any medical condition, you should seek immediate attention from a doctor or professional healthcare provider. Please note that the views of the interviewees are not necessarily those of the Royal College of Psychiatrists.
Following their presentation at the Royal College of Psychiatrists' International Congress, Dr Nikki Nabavi, Dr Rosemary Gordon and Dr Suhana Ahmed spoke with CPD eLearning Podcast Editor, Dr Nadia Imran. In this podcast they discuss different leadership styles, allyship and its importance within the workplace, and share their experiences of navigating the challenges that women often face in psychiatry and healthcare, particularly within leadership roles.
Nature-based interventions in psychiatry by Royal College of Psychiatrists
Following their presentation at the Royal College of Psychiatrists' International Congress 2024, Dr Mark Horowitz and Prof David Taylor sat down with CPD eLearning Editor Dr Howard Ryland. In this podcast, they discuss deprescribing psychotropic medications and the findings in their book, The Maudsley Deprescribing Guidelines (Horowitz and Taylor, 2024).
Following their presentation at the Royal College of Psychiatrists' International Congress 2024, Dr Rajesh Mohan, Dr Amrit Sachar and Dr Ananta Dave spoke with CPD eLearning's Podcast Editor, Dr Nadia Imran, to discuss the College's Act Against Racism guidance. In this podcast they explain how the guidance can support psychiatrists in tackling racism in the workplace and how it's already being used by organisations, as well as exploring how to overcome possible obstacles when implementing the guidance. The discussion will enhance the learning and competencies for psychiatrists of all levels of seniority to tackle racism.
Rising rates of involuntary detention: is there any solution? (RCPsych Congress 2024) by Royal College of Psychiatrists
Following their presentation at the Royal College of Psychiatrists' International Congress 2024, Dr Conor Davidson, Dr Alison Lennox and Ms Rhiannon Hawkins spoke with the CPD eLearning Podcast Editor, Dr Nadia Imran. In this podcast, they discuss the gendered diagnosis gap, unique barriers to accessing mental health care, and reasonable adjustments that can be made for autistic women.
Destigmatising women's mental health in the Middle East by Royal College of Psychiatrists
In this CPD eLearning podcast, produced in partnership with NHS England (formerly Health Education England), CPD eLearning Podcast Editor Dr Nadia Imran, Professor Sir Michael Marmot and RCPsych Equality Champion Dr Amrit Sachar address the factors that cause and perpetuate health inequities and inequalities.
Depersonalisation-derealisation disorder (DDD) is often not well understood or recognised, despite its prevalence. In this podcast, Dr Howard Ryland, Deputy Editor of CPD eLearning, discusses the disorder with Dr Elaine Hunter and Prof Anthony David as well as Krishna, who shares her experiences of having been diagnosed with DDD.
As part of the Royal College of Psychiatrists' Sustainability Series, this podcast is a discussion between CPD eLearning's Trainee Editor, Dr Nadia Imran, and the Royal College of Psychiatrists' lead on social prescribing, Dr Katherine Kennet.
In this podcast Dr Conor Davidson explores the relationship between autism and mental health with Dr James Cusack and Dr Dheeraj Rai.
In this podcast Dr Raj Persaud talks to Dr Vajrin Malin about the immediate psychological impact of a sudden physical trauma, the importance of having goals and a sense of purpose when faced with challenges and how trainee doctors who may be struggling to cope with stress or trauma can be supported.
In this podcast Dr Raj Persaud discusses artificial intelligence with Professor Peter Richardson, the Vice President of Pharmacology at BenevolentAI, and how it is being used to advance medicine.
In this podcast Dr Raj Persaud talks to author Andrew Nagorski about his latest book Saving Freud: A Life in Vienna and an Escape to Freedom in London. They discuss Freud's life and career and the dramatic true story of his last-minute escape to London in 1938.
In this podcast Dr Raj Persaud talks to the anonymous author of the book The Reluctant Carer: Dispatches from the Edge of Life and discusses their experiences when looking after their elderly parents.
Greener NHS aims to be the world's first net zero national health service by 2045. In this podcast Dr Raj Persaud discusses with Dr Guy Harvey and Dr Ally Xiang sustainable healthcare, medicine's carbon footprint and what the NHS could be doing to prescribe and practice sustainably at individual, local and organisational levels.
Dr Raj Persaud speaks with Dr Christian Busch about his book Connect the Dots: The Art and Science of Creating Good Luck. They discuss the concept of the serendipity mindset as part of a larger shift that is taking place in the cultures and values of some of the world's biggest corporations and their leaders, as well as its relevance to psychiatric treatment.
Over the past 20 years, several national reports have been produced in Scotland, reporting on the increasing numbers of drug-related deaths occurring in the country. In this podcast, Dr Nadia Imran discusses with Dr Brian Kidd the history and problems surrounding the attempts to reduce drug deaths in Scotland.
In this podcast, Dr Raj Persaud discusses with Professor Christian List the scientifically rigorous argument for the existence of free will.
Physician Associates and their roles within psychiatry
The psychology of the Ukrainian soldier
In this podcast, Dr Raj Persaud speaks with Dr Orest Suvalo, a psychiatrist based in Ukraine who is coordinating a support centre that has been set up at Lviv central train station. They discuss the impact of the war on the mental health of the people he meets arriving into and passing through the station, on those with mental health and psychiatric diagnoses, as well as on Dr Suvalo himself as he continues to live and work in Ukraine.
In this podcast, Dr Raj Persaud speaks with Professor Michael Cholbi about the philosophy of grieving as examined in his book Grief: A Philosophical Guide. They discuss the technologies developed to aid people with their suffering and explore various intellectual and philosophical views on grieving. Professor Cholbi also considers how the medicalising of grief may lead people to think of it as an illness rather than a meaningful and inevitable product of life.
Dr Mark Sinyor discusses the film The Shawshank Redemption and its effect on suicide rates. He argues that portraying the ways and means of how people have overcome suicidal thoughts in the media helps prevent fatal suicides.
Understanding and treating severe mental illnesses with limited resources
In this podcast, Lindsay Britton-Roberstson and Chris Buller discuss the trends which have been revealed in the analysis of serious case reviews when children die or are seriously harmed as a result of abuse or neglect with Jennifer Powell.
In this podcast Professor Thomas Niederkrotenthaler and Dr Raj Persaud discuss the role of media reports on suicide rates. They consider how studies have revealed contrasting results between certain types of reporting and their consequent effects on incidence of suicide, and how publishing certain articles may contribute to a potential new suicide prevention public health strategy.
Adolescents who self-harm represent a significant challenge to professionals, with around 1 in 10 young people thought to be engaging in self-harming behaviour. As self-harm is not a diagnosis in itself, to be effective the doctor is required to conduct a thorough assessment and to formulate a psychosocial management plan that will include the mitigation of risk. In this podcast, Dr Alison Wood, Dr Gemma Trainor and Dr Justine Rothwell talk to CPD Online Trainee Editor Dr Jennifer Powell about the ways to approach the assessment and treatment of young people who self-harm.
Self-harm in adolescents by Royal College of Psychiatrists
The ongoing impact of COVID-19 on global mental health is widely acknowledged, and women in the perinatal period may be particularly vulnerable to related mental health problems. In this podcast, Dr Liz Rose and Dr Mano Manoharan talk to CPDO Trainee Editor Dr Jennifer Powell about the effect the pandemic has had on the mental health of this group, highlighting recent case examples from a busy and diverse perinatal psychiatry service.
The impact of COVID-19 on maternal mental health by Royal College of Psychiatrists
Neurobiology of ADHD by Royal College of Psychiatrists
Re-reading Camus's ‘The Plague' in pandemic times by Royal College of Psychiatrists
Coping with the 'pointless suffering' of COVID-19 by Royal College of Psychiatrists
For generations, scientists have struggled to make sense of the fundamental question: ‘what is life?’ Even a humble bacterium accomplishes things so dazzling that no human engineer can match it, and huge advances in molecular biology over the past few decades have served only to deepen the mystery. So, can life be explained by known physics and chemistry, or do we need something fundamentally new? In this podcast, Dr Raj Persaud discusses these thought-provoking questions with renowned physicist Professor Paul Davies – author of the 2019 book ‘The Demon in the Machine’.
What is life? Bridging the disciplines to solve unanswered questions
What is life? Bridging the disciplines to solve unanswered questions? by Royal College of Psychiatrists
In this podcast, Professor Renata Salecl discusses her new book, 'A Passion for Ignorance: What We Choose Not to Know and Why', with Dr Raj Persaud, examining the human tendency to ignore what is inconvenient or traumatic. They also consider the relationship between ignorance and psychotherapy, and question whether ignorance is in fact the central problem at the heart of the COVID-19 pandemic.
What does it really mean to be an intellectual? Does it have anything to do with academia, or can anyone become an intellectual through inquisition and deep thinking? In this podcast, Dr Raj Persaud talks to Dr Zena Hitz about her 2020 book ‘Lost in Thought’, in which she argues that ‘learning for its own sake’ is a key ingredient of human happiness, vital for the circumstances we currently live in.
Lost in thought: can intellect save you in a pandemic?
As learning amidst the pandemic turns increasingly to online formats, many may be considering exactly what it is that makes education successful. In this podcast, Dr Raj Persaud speaks to Professor Scott Newstok about his 2020 book, How to Think like Shakespeare – an enlightening guide to the craft of thought which demonstrates what’s been lost in education today and how we might begin to recover it. Drawing from the works of Shakespeare and other writers past and present, Professor Newstok examines the educational philosophies that shaped these great minds, and how we could benefit from applying these to our own modern-day learning.
How to think like Shakespeare: lessons from a Renaissance education
Our understanding of and reaction to the COVID-19 pandemic has been largely driven by the modelling developed by infectious disease experts. While this is largely referred to as ‘science’, both mathematical and sociological considerations are crucial to this modelling process. Here, Dr Raj Persaud speaks to Professor Chris Bauch, whose work is centred on applying mathematics to real-world problems in infectious diseases, about how this modelling system works and how effective our response has been.
The psychology behind mathematical modelling of epidemics
Alcohol use amongst the general population has become more polarised during the COVID-19 pandemic, with those who previously drank heavily reportedly now drinking even more. It is therefore vital that those in the at-risk groups for severe dependency are identified and supported to cut down their intake safely. In this podcast, Dr Peter Rice talks to Dr Jennifer Powell about the most effective ways to help alcohol-dependent patients self-manage their alcohol use during the pandemic and beyond.
Alcohol self-management during COVID-19 and beyond
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