The Lancet Psychiatry

Which medications should be the first choice for prescribing for anxiety in older adults? Anxiety is common in older adults, but a lot of research on medication for anxiety is done in younger adults and doesn't take into account the different needs of and side-effects risks for older adults.Andrea Iaboni talks with Sophia Davis about her group's review of medications for anxiety in older adults, discussing the evidence base to inform patients and clinicians on antidepressants, benzodiazepines, and other medications. This study is part of a series of reviews to help create new Canadian treatment guidelines; read more about the guidelines here: https://ccsmh.ca/areas-of-focus/anxiety/Read the full Article:https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanpsy/article/PIIS2215-0366(25)00100-2/fulltext?dgcid=buzzsprout_icw_podcast_May_25_eclinmContinue this conversation on social!Follow us today at...https://thelancet.bsky.social/https://instagram.com/thelancetgrouphttps://facebook.com/thelancetmedicaljournalhttps://linkedIn.com/company/the-lancethttps://youtube.com/thelancettv

Sophia Davis, senior editor at The Lancet Psychiatry, discusses research on a new digital therapy for borderline personality disorder with Philip Klein from the University of Lubeck, Germany. This episode delves into the core experiences of borderline personality disorder, the innovative schema therapy-based digital intervention, and the results from the new study. Learn about the effectiveness, safety, and potential of digital therapies to affect mental health treatment, and their potential to reach more patients.Read the full article:https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanpsy/article/PIIS2215-0366(25)00063-X/fulltext?dgcid=buzzsprout_tlv_podcast_15-04-25_lanpsyContinue this conversation on social!Follow us today at...https://thelancet.bsky.social/https://instagram.com/thelancetgrouphttps://facebook.com/thelancetmedicaljournalhttps://linkedIn.com/company/the-lancethttps://youtube.com/thelancettv

Helene Speyer and Marte Ustrup talk with Sophia Davis about embracing dissensus in lived experience research.Read the full article:https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanpsy/article/PIIS2215-0366(25)00003-3?dgcid=buzzsprout_icw_podcast_generic_lanpsyContinue this conversation on social!Follow us today at...https://twitter.com/thelancethttps://instagram.com/thelancetgrouphttps://facebook.com/thelancetmedicaljournalhttps://linkedIn.com/company/the-lancethttps://youtube.com/thelancettv

Peter Fonagy talks with Sophia Davis about a trial of mentalization-based treatment for antisocial personality disorder in men on community probation.Read the full article:https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanpsy/article/PIIS2215-0366(24)00445-0/fulltext?dgcid=buzzsprout_icw_podcast_generic_lanpsyContinue this conversation on social!Follow us today at...https://twitter.com/thelancethttps://instagram.com/thelancetgrouphttps://facebook.com/thelancetmedicaljournalhttps://linkedIn.com/company/the-lancethttps://youtube.com/thelancettv

Sophia Davis talks to Mikkel Højlund about research into the prevalence and outcomes of antipsychotics polypharmacy.Continue this conversation on social!Follow us today at...https://twitter.com/thelancethttps://instagram.com/thelancetgrouphttps://facebook.com/thelancetmedicaljournalhttps://linkedIn.com/company/the-lancethttps://youtube.com/thelancettv

Nguyen Tran and David Kinitz talk with Sophia Davis about conversion practices for people of sexual and gender minorities and their mental health.Continue this conversation on social!Follow us today at...https://twitter.com/thelancethttps://instagram.com/thelancetgrouphttps://facebook.com/thelancetmedicaljournalhttps://linkedIn.com/company/the-lancethttps://youtube.com/thelancettv

Marco Solmi, Manish Sood, and Nicholas Fabiano join Sophia Davis to discuss electrolyte abnormalities in people with eating disorders and their association with physical health outcomes and mortality.Read the full article:https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanpsy/article/PIIS2215-0366(24)00244-X/fulltext?dgcid=buzzsprout_icw_podcast_generic_lanpsyContinue this conversation on social!Follow us today at...https://twitter.com/thelancethttps://instagram.com/thelancetgrouphttps://facebook.com/thelancetmedicaljournalhttps://linkedIn.com/company/the-lancethttps://youtube.com/thelancettv

Frank Padberg and Stephan Goerigk join Sophia Davis to discuss the effects of child maltreatment on psychotherapy for depression.Read the full article:https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanpsy/article/PIIS2215-0366(24)00209-8/fulltext?dgcid=buzzsprout_icw_podcast_generic_lanpsyContinue this conversation on social!Follow us today at...https://twitter.com/thelancethttps://instagram.com/thelancetgrouphttps://facebook.com/thelancetmedicaljournalhttps://linkedIn.com/company/the-lancethttps://youtube.com/thelancettv

Ryan Van Patten joins Sophia Davis to discuss cognitive performance in functional seizures.Continue this conversation on social!Follow us today at...https://twitter.com/thelancethttps://instagram.com/thelancetgrouphttps://facebook.com/thelancetmedicaljournalhttps://linkedIn.com/company/the-lancethttps://youtube.com/thelancettv

Sebastian Wolf joins Sophia Davis to discuss a transdiagnostic exercise intervention for mental health.Read the full article:https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanpsy/article/PIIS2215-0366(24)00069-5/fulltext?dgcid=buzzsprout_icw_podcast_generic_lanpsyContinue this conversation on social!Follow us today at...https://twitter.com/thelancethttps://instagram.com/thelancetgrouphttps://facebook.com/thelancetmedicaljournalhttps://linkedIn.com/company/the-lancethttps://youtube.com/thelancettvContinue this conversation on social!Follow us today at...https://twitter.com/thelancethttps://instagram.com/thelancetgrouphttps://facebook.com/thelancetmedicaljournalhttps://linkedIn.com/company/the-lancethttps://youtube.com/thelancettv

Jinah Park and Whanhee Lee join Sophia Davis to discuss the effects of increasing ambient temperature on hospital admissions for people with mental disorders and developmental disabilities.Read the full article:https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanpsy/article/PIIS2215-0366(24)00067-1/fulltext?dgcid=buzzsprout_icw_podcast_generic_lanpsyContinue this conversation on social!Follow us today at...https://twitter.com/thelancethttps://instagram.com/thelancetgrouphttps://facebook.com/thelancetmedicaljournalhttps://linkedIn.com/company/the-lancethttps://youtube.com/thelancettv

Vincenzo Oliva joins Sophia Davis to discuss medications for psychotic depression.Read the full systematic review:https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanpsy/article/PIIS2215-0366(24)00006-3/fulltext?dgcid=buzzsprout_icw_podcast_generic_lanpsyContinue this conversation on social!Follow us today at...https://twitter.com/thelancethttps://instagram.com/thelancetgrouphttps://facebook.com/thelancetmedicaljournalhttps://linkedIn.com/company/the-lancethttps://youtube.com/thelancettv

Maike Richter and Nils Opel join Sophia Davis to discuss narcissistic traits and depressive symptoms in psychotherapy.Read the full article:https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanpsy/article/PIIS2215-0366(23)00293-6/fulltext?dgcid=buzzsprout_icw_podcast_generic_lanpsyContinue this conversation on social!Follow us today at...https://twitter.com/thelancethttps://instagram.com/thelancetgrouphttps://facebook.com/thelancetmedicaljournalhttps://linkedIn.com/company/the-lancethttps://youtube.com/thelancettv

Lucy Stephenson, Astrid Gieselmann, and Matthé Scholten join Sophia Davis to discuss self-binding directives in psychiatric practice.Read the full Review:https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanpsy/article/PIIS2215-0366(23)00221-3/fulltext?dgcid=buzzsprout_icw_podcast_generic_lanpsyContinue this conversation on social!Follow us today at...https://twitter.com/thelancethttps://instagram.com/thelancetgrouphttps://facebook.com/thelancetmedicaljournalhttps://linkedIn.com/company/the-lancethttps://youtube.com/thelancettv

Gustavo Medeiros joins Sophia Davis to discuss a review of brain-based correlates of antidepressant response to ketamine, using neuro-imaging studies.Read the full article:https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanpsy/article/PIIS2215-0366(23)00183-9/fulltext?dgcid=buzzsprout_icw_podcast_generic_lanpsyContinue this conversation on social!Follow us today at...https://twitter.com/thelancethttps://instagram.com/thelancetgrouphttps://facebook.com/thelancetmedicaljournalhttps://linkedIn.com/company/the-lancethttps://youtube.com/thelancettv

Felicity Waite joins Sophia Davis to discuss a psychological therapy for sleep problems in young people at ultra-high risk of psychosis.Read the full article:https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanpsy/article/PIIS2215-0366(23)00203-1/fulltext?dgcid=buzzsprout_icw_podcast_generic_lanpsyContinue this conversation on social!Follow us today at...https://twitter.com/thelancethttps://instagram.com/thelancetgrouphttps://facebook.com/thelancetmedicaljournalhttps://linkedIn.com/company/the-lancethttps://youtube.com/thelancettv

Assistant Professor Joelle Mak and Dr Ligia Kiss join Sophia Davis to discuss a new review of psychosocial interventions for survivors of human trafficking.Read the full article:https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanpsy/article/PIIS2215-0366(23)00105-0/fulltext?dgcid=buzzsprout_icw_podcast_generic_lanpsyContinue this conversation on social!Follow us today at...https://twitter.com/thelancethttps://instagram.com/thelancetgrouphttps://facebook.com/thelancetmedicaljournalhttps://linkedIn.com/company/the-lancethttps://youtube.com/thelancettv

Professor Rory O'Connor joins Sophia Davis to discuss a paper on the Gone Too Soon project about premature mortality in people with mental illness or mental distress.Read the full article:https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanpsy/article/PIIS2215-0366(23)00058-5/fulltext?dgcid=buzzsprout_icw_podcast_generic_lanpsyContinue this conversation on social!Follow us today at...https://twitter.com/thelancethttps://instagram.com/thelancetgrouphttps://facebook.com/thelancetmedicaljournalhttps://linkedIn.com/company/the-lancethttps://youtube.com/thelancettv

Professor Ian Wong joins Sophia Davis to discuss the research on methylphenidate for children and adolescents with ADHD.Read the full article:Long-term safety of methylphenidate in children and adolescents with ADHD: 2-year outcomes of the Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Drugs Use Chronic Effects (ADDUCE) studyContinue this conversation on social!Follow us today at...https://twitter.com/thelancethttps://instagram.com/thelancetgrouphttps://facebook.com/thelancetmedicaljournalhttps://linkedIn.com/company/the-lancethttps://youtube.com/thelancettv

Professor Afarin Rahimi-Movaghar joins Sophia Davis to discuss the systematic review of drug use, drug use disorder, and treatment services in the Eastern Mediterranean region. Read the full article:Drug use, drug use disorders, and treatment services in the Eastern Mediterranean region: a systematic reviewContinue this conversation on social!Follow us today at...https://twitter.com/thelancethttps://instagram.com/thelancetgrouphttps://facebook.com/thelancetmedicaljournalhttps://linkedIn.com/company/the-lancethttps://youtube.com/thelancettv

Professor Richard Morriss joins Sophia Davis to discuss a trial into cranial electrostimulation therapy with Alpha-Stim AID for people with depression. Read the full article:Clinical effectiveness of active Alpha-Stim AID versus sham Alpha-Stim AID in major depression in primary care in England (Alpha-Stim-D)Continue this conversation on social!Follow us today at...https://twitter.com/thelancethttps://instagram.com/thelancetgrouphttps://facebook.com/thelancetmedicaljournalhttps://linkedIn.com/company/the-lancethttps://youtube.com/thelancettv

Deputy Editor Dustin Graham talks with Sally McManus and co-authors of a Comment piece about ethical review committees and who gets to decide which questions are too risky for research.

We talk with Professor Miranda Wolpert, Director of Mental Health at Wellcome, about the Wellcome Global Monitor report and its implications for the future of mental health science.

Senior Editor Dustin Graham speaks with the authors of a newly published paper on the impact of race and ethnicity on patients' perspectives of their providers' cultural competency and what this means with clinical care.

Chief Editor Niall Boyce talks with Tyler Kaster about his groups' recent study looking at the safety and efficacy of electroconvulsive therapy for adults hospitalised with depression.

Dustin Graham talks with Dr Debbie Challis about the Fading Rainbows project and helping children deal with the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic

Dustin Graham talks with Erica Crompton, journalist and mental health advocate, about the importance of publishing first-person stories from service users. 

Michael Wright discusses his groups efforts to work with Aboriginal communities in Western Australia to design better mental health services.

Dr Kimberly Sue discusses a new US policy making buprenorphine easier to prescribe for opioid addiction, and the challenges that remain for increasing access in practice. 

Dustin Graham talks with Aaron Kandola about his group's recent Commission with the UK Wellcome Trust to understand how work environments can be improved for young workers' mental health.  You can see the Commission at https://www.ucl.ac.uk/psychiatry/excessive-occupational-sitting-and-mental-health-young-people

COVID-19 related lockdowns can exacerbate problems for children and young people at risk of abuse. Niall Boyce discusses this with Laura Fischer and Jane Chevous how we can improve outreach and empowerment, and help make sure at-risk youth stay on our radars. 

We talk with Dr Rachel Gibbons about the challenges that clinicians face in the wake of losing a patient to suicide, and the support we should provide. 

Dustin Graham talks with Angela Samata about bereavement by suicide and her journey to break through the silence.

Dustin Graham talks with Dr Alex Kral about his groups' analysis of 5-year outcomes from an unsanctioned and undisclosed safe injection site in the US.

Lancet Psychiatry Editor Niall Boyce and EClinicalMedicine Editor Claudia Schaefer discuss the new MAPS trial with researchers Anthony Morrison and Rory Byrne.

Dustin Graham talks with Iona Lawrence about the importance of social connections and using COVID-19 as an opportunity to improve communities now and in the future.

Dustin Graham talks with Cat Sebastian about the Wellcome Trust's "active ingredients" commission for youth mental health.

Dustin Graham talks with Dr Lauren Stossel about providing mental health care at New York City's largest jail system, and how COVID-19 is changing daily practice.

Dustin Graham talks with Dr Murali Doraiswamy about the importance of moving forward with digital psychiatry, and the gaps in research and policy that are slowing things down.

Dustin Graham talks with Kenneth Miller and Alexandra Chen about efforts to save their trial with Syrian refugees during COVID-19

Dustin Graham talks with James Sale from United for Global Mental Health about the need to focus on individuals, as well as numbers, to make the case for investing in mental health.

Dustin Graham talks with Dr Ayana Jordan about recent COVID-19 related changes in the USA for prescribing medications to treat addiction Dustin Graham talks with Dr Ayana Jordan about recent COVID-19 related changes in the USA for prescribing medications to treat addiction.

Dustin Graham discusses with Jack Drescher the latest ban on conversion therapy in Utah, USA.

Niall Boyce and Siobhan O'Neill discuss the reasons behind the high rate of suicide in Northern Ireland, and possible strategies for prevention.

Dustin Graham talks with Vicky Stergiopoulos about Housing First interventions for homeless adults with mental illness.

Editor of The Lancet Psychiatry Niall Boyce is joined by Laura Lyall to discuss the association between circadian rhythmicity and mood disorders.

Niall Boyce talks to Sean McCabe about prescribed drug misuse in young people.

Dustin Graham chats with Christine Moutier of the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention about how politicians are getting it wrong when talking about mental health, and what groups like hers are doing to help them get it right.

Niall Boyce discusses early intervention in first-episode mania with Sameer Jauhar of the UK Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience.

Niall Boyce discusses the challenges of funding mental health research with Sophie Dix from MQ, the mental health charity.

Niall Boyce talks to artist Eleanor Minney and Professor Liz Tunbridge about their collaboration exploring genetics and mental health.