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.  ..read more

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.  ..read more

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.  ..read more

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.  ..read more

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.  ..read more

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.co ..read more

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 ..read 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.  ..read more

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 ..read more

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 ..read more