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These podcasts are similar to those on the RCPsych website, but have been recorded specifically for CPD Online. Access to the recordings is free, but you need to be a CPD Online subscriber in order to take the test at the end and gain CPD certification. Please note that the views of the interviewees…

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    Military psychiatry

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 2, 2025 40:22


    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

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 19, 2025 11:59


    Pharmacotherapy for borderline personality disorder by Royal College of Psychiatrists

    Catatonia

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 6, 2025 37:10


    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.

    Shattering glass ceilings: women in leadership (RCPsych Congress 2024)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 18, 2024 48:18


    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

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 20, 2024 29:40


    Nature-based interventions in psychiatry by Royal College of Psychiatrists

    The art of deprescribing: The Maudsley Deprescribing Guidelines (RCPsych Congress 2024)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 23, 2024 35:49


    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).

    RCPsych Act Against Racism: tackling racism in the workplace (RCPsych Congress 2024)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 18, 2024 48:51


    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)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 19, 2024 21:32


    Rising rates of involuntary detention: is there any solution? (RCPsych Congress 2024) by Royal College of Psychiatrists

    Improving mental health outcomes for autistic women (RCPsych Congress 2024)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 1, 2024 31:17


    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

    Play Episode Listen Later May 17, 2024 20:55


    Destigmatising women's mental health in the Middle East by Royal College of Psychiatrists

    Equity versus equality

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 4, 2023 45:20


    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)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 14, 2023 42:01


    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.

    Social prescribing

    Play Episode Listen Later May 24, 2023 19:20


    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.

    Autism and mental health

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 23, 2023 65:01


    In this podcast Dr Conor Davidson explores the relationship between autism and mental health with Dr James Cusack and Dr Dheeraj Rai.

    Coping, resilience and surviving trauma

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 26, 2023 66:55


    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.

    The role of artificial intelligence in drug discovery

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 1, 2022 58:31


    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.

    Saving Freud

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 26, 2022 42:15


    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.

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    The Reluctant Carer

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 24, 2022 41:30


    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.

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    Sustainable prescribing

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 6, 2022 34:03


    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.

    Connecting the dots in an uncertain world

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 14, 2022 39:10


    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.

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    RCPsych in Scotland: Drug-related deaths

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 6, 2022 43:40


    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.

    Do we have free will?

    Play Episode Listen Later May 6, 2022 51:01


    In this podcast, Dr Raj Persaud discusses with Professor Christian List the scientifically rigorous argument for the existence of free will.

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    Physician Associates and their roles within psychiatry

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 26, 2022 13:36


    Physician Associates and their roles within psychiatry

    The psychology of the Ukrainian soldier

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 20, 2022 39:12


    The psychology of the Ukrainian soldier

    Mental health in Ukraine

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 5, 2022 30:41


    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.

    Grief and grieving: a guide for the confused

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 21, 2022 37:54


    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.

    The psychiatry of 'The Shawshank Redemption'

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 4, 2022 29:58


    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

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 23, 2022 44:49


    Understanding and treating severe mental illnesses with limited resources

    Safeguarding children

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 10, 2022 54:36


    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.

    How to keep an open mind

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 7, 2022 34:41


    How to keep an open mind

    The effect of talking about suicide on suicide rates

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 12, 2021 37:21


    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.

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    Self-harm in adolescents

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 24, 2021


    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

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 24, 2021 57:10


    Self-harm in adolescents by Royal College of Psychiatrists

    The impact of COVID-19 on maternal mental health

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 10, 2021


    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

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 10, 2021 33:42


    The impact of COVID-19 on maternal mental health by Royal College of Psychiatrists

    Neurobiology of ADHD

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 11, 2020 19:26


    Neurobiology of ADHD by Royal College of Psychiatrists

    Re-reading Camus's ‘The Plague' in pandemic times

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 11, 2020 48:25


    Re-reading Camus's ‘The Plague' in pandemic times by Royal College of Psychiatrists

    Coping with the 'pointless suffering' of COVID-19

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 11, 2020 54:52


    Coping with the 'pointless suffering' of COVID-19 by Royal College of Psychiatrists

    What is life? Bridging the disciplines to solve unanswered questions

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 5, 2020


    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

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 5, 2020 50:01


    What is life? Bridging the disciplines to solve unanswered questions

    What is life? Bridging the disciplines to solve unanswered questions?

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 5, 2020 50:01


    What is life? Bridging the disciplines to solve unanswered questions? by Royal College of Psychiatrists

    Are you ignorant about the pandemic?

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 23, 2020


    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.

    Are you ignorant about the pandemic?

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 23, 2020 52:38


    Are you ignorant about the pandemic?

    Lost in thought: can intellect save you in a pandemic?

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 30, 2020


    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?

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 30, 2020 51:11


    Lost in thought: can intellect save you in a pandemic?

    How to think like Shakespeare: lessons from a Renaissance education

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 23, 2020


    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

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 23, 2020 56:29


    How to think like Shakespeare: lessons from a Renaissance education

    The psychology behind mathematical modelling of epidemics

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 16, 2020


    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

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 16, 2020 37:52


    The psychology behind mathematical modelling of epidemics

    Alcohol self-management during COVID-19 and beyond

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 10, 2020


    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

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 10, 2020 26:55


    Alcohol self-management during COVID-19 and beyond

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