Scientists have been warning about climate change for years, but psychiatrists may soon need to follow suit. In this edition of the Psychcast, Lorenzo Norris, MD ( http://bit.ly/2z99Yrr ), welcomes Robin Cooper, MD, to discuss the impacts of global climate change on both patients and communities. Dr. Cooper ( http://bit.ly/2DkLbmR ) “has been in private practice with a focus on both psychotherapy and medical management throughout her 35 years of practice.”...
Nov 14, 2018•39 min•Ep. 32
In this episode of the MDedge Psychcast, Lorenzo Norris, MD and Petros Levounis, MD, discuss pharmacological and psychosocial options for treating patients with substance abuse disorders including alcohol, opiates, and even the holy grail -- cocaine. And Dr. DK wants you to know that it’s time for sanity.
Nov 07, 2018•32 min•Ep. 30
In today’s episode, Lorenzo Norris, MD, welcomes John S Rozel, MD ( http://bit.ly/2JszE6c ), to talk about gun violence. Dr. Rozel makes his home and practices in Pittsburgh, the site of the tragic mass shooting at the Tree of Life temple ( http://bit.ly/2qlF2iK ).
Oct 31, 2018•40 min•Season 1Ep. 29
In this edition, Carl A. Bernstein, MD joins Lorenzo Norris, MD, to discuss physician burnout and mental health.
Oct 24, 2018•45 min•Ep. 28
In episode 27, Lorenzo Norris, MD, welcomes Carl C. Bell, MD ( http://bit.ly/2yb8rQT ), for part 1 of 2 of a conversation of fetal alcohol spectrum disorder at the 2018 annual IPS Mental Health Services Conference. And later, Dr. Renee Kohanski discusses the Frye Test.
Oct 17, 2018•40 min•Season 1Ep. 27
Introducing the Postcall Podcast. Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2IeKD2y Google Podcasts: http://bit.ly/2OYLSZg At MDedge, we know that medicine can be a bit of an awakening at every step of your career. So, we launched the Postcall Podcast as a way to share your stories; what you love about medicine and what you love outside of your career. This is meant to be a place for you to find your truth. In the first episode, Nick Andrews welcomes the Editor-In-Chief of MDedge Psychiatry and the host ...
Oct 12, 2018•55 min•Season 1Ep. 27
In episode 26, Lorenzo Norris, MD, welcomes Carl C. Bell, MD ( http://bit.ly/2yb8rQT ), for part 1 of 2 of a conversation of fetal alcohol spectrum disorder at the 2018 annual IPS Mental Health Services Conference. And later, Dr. Renee Kohanski discusses the Frye Test.
Oct 10, 2018•29 min•Season 1Ep. 26
Marcia Morris, MD ( http://bit.ly/2NXyODY ), joins Lorenzo Norris, MD, to discuss binge drinking culture on college campuses. Dr. Morris is Associate Director of Psychiatry in student health.
Oct 03, 2018•32 min•Season 1Ep. 25
Lorenzo Norris, MD, gives his thoughts on everything from Autumn to residency. If you have thoughts or questions on Dr. Norris’ commentary please comment below. And stick around for Dr. RK on invisible people.
Sep 26, 2018•46 min•Season 1Ep. 24
In this edition, Lorenzo Norris, MD welcomes Richard Balon, MD, for a discussion on benzodiazepines for anxious depression. Dr. Balon is professor of psychiatry and anesthesiology in the departments of psychiatry and behavioral neurosciences and anesthesiology at the Wayne State University School of Medicine in Detroit. And later, Dr. RK gives a brief talk on rage
Sep 19, 2018•26 min•Season 1Ep. 23
In this edition of the Psychcast, Joseph Pierre, MD, returns for part II of his talk with Dr. Lorenzo Norris. This time, they discuss how to avoid clinical errors. And later, Dr. RK asks “where are they now?” Dr. Pierre is health sciences clinical professor in the department of psychiatry and behavioral sciences at the David Geffen School of Medicine at the University of California, Los Angeles.
Sep 12, 2018•23 min•Season 1Ep. 22
What is the ideal treatment for patients with dual diagnoses -- what is the real-world treatment? Dr. Lorenzo Norris returns to the MDedge psychcast this week to discuss dual diagnoses. His guest is Dr. Joseph M. Pierre, MD, health sciences clinical professor in the department of psychiatry and behavioral sciences at the David Geffen School of Medicine at the University of California, Los Angeles. Dr. Pierre recently published an article for MDedge Psychiatry on the real-world challenges in mana...
Sep 05, 2018•23 min•Season 1Ep. 21
In Episode 20, Suma Chand, PhD , stops by to talk about cognitive-behavioral therapy for depression. Dr. Chand dives into the evidence supporting the use of cognitive-behavioral therapy both as monotherapy and in combination with antidepressants for acute and long-term treatment of depression. Dr. Chand previously joined us to talk about how to adapt cognitive-behavioral therapy for older adults . And later, Dr. RK wants you to embrace the suck....
Aug 29, 2018•18 min•Season 1Ep. 20
In this edition of the MDedge psychcast, Michael Gitlin, MD, of UCLA discusses the current role of stimulants in psychiatry. Dr. Gitlin raises a number of topics including ADHD and bipolar disorder . In recent years, more data have become available about patients with bipolar who are taking mood stabilizers. And Dr. RK notes the differences in therapy and psychiatry. She says that the profession has work to do on this front....
Aug 22, 2018•10 min•Season 1Ep. 19
In this edition of the MDedge psychcast Laura Marsh, MD, returns to discuss Parkinson's disease. And later, the Dr. RK gives part 2 in her talk on HIPPA.
Aug 15, 2018•14 min•Season 1Ep. 18
Lorenzo Norris, MD, editor in chief of MDedge Psychiatry, sits down with Igor Galynker, MD, PhD, to talk about an evaluation model he and his team created aimed at assessing the risk of imminent suicide. Dr. Galynker also discusses ways clinicians can assess their own personal emotional responses to patients who are at risk.
Aug 09, 2018•27 min•Season 1Ep. 105
Laura Marsh of Baylor College of Medicine joins this episode to discuss manifestations of epilepsy. And later, Dr. Renee Kohanski begins a series into HIPPA.
Aug 08, 2018•11 min•Season 1Ep. 117
In this edition, Charles L. Raison, MD, explores how ketamine impacts depression . He also explains how weather and climate can be a metaphor for the brain. Dr. Raison is the Mary Sue and Mike Shannon Chair for Healthy Minds, Children & Families at the U niversity of Wisconsin School of Human Ecology . After the conclusion to our discussion on ketamine, Dr. Renee Kohanski finds the psychiatric nuggets from the remarkable film, Three Identical Strangers ....
Aug 01, 2018•11 min
Is ketamine the anti-PTSD? In this edition of the MDedge Psychcast, Charles L. Raison, MD, discusses the possible impacts that ketamine and other psychedelic drugs have on specific mental illnesses. Dr. Raison is the Mary Sue and Mike Shannon Chair for Healthy Minds, Children & Families at the University of Wisconsin School of Human Ecology....
Jul 25, 2018•12 min•Ep. 15
In this edition of the MDedge Psychast, Lorenzo Norris, MD , welcomes Leslie Citrome, MD, of New York Medical College in Valhalla, NY. for a conversation on the challenges of TD. Sanjay Gupta, MD , of the University of Buffalo, spoke in an MDedge video earlier this year on the importance of using the Abnormal Involuntary Movement Scale to screen for TD and treating the disorder with vesicular monoamine transporter-2 inhibitors. In the episode, Dr. Citrome notes that despite recent advances in ph...
Jul 18, 2018•19 min
This week, Dr. Jeffrey Strawn and Dr. Norris continue their conversation by discussing SSRIs vs. SNRIs for pediatric patients . They also get into what to do when a pediatric patient with anxiety requires treatment for comorbid ADHD . MDedge Pediatric News recently published an ID Consult by David C. Rettew in which Dr. Rettew notes that there are “little systemic data to guide pharmacologic decision making,” beyond first and second-line SSRI followed by SNRI. You can check out a child psychiatr...
Jul 11, 2018•19 min
How much patient autonomy is too much – especially when you or a family member is the patient? In this episode of the Psychcast, Dr. Lorenzo Norris sits down with Dr. Jeffrey Strawn, director of the Anxiety Disorders Research Program at the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine. They discuss the challenges of respecting patient autonomy and providing clear guidance to patients.
Jul 04, 2018•14 min
Dr. James Griffith and Dr. Lorenzo Norris finish their conversation on resilience in the third and final part of this Psychcast series.
Jun 27, 2018•17 min
How patients are and can become resilient. In the second part of a three-part series, Dr. James Griffith joins Dr. Norris to discuss the people and relationships surrounding resilience.
Jun 20, 2018•20 min
In part 1 of a 3 part series, James Griffith, MD joins MDedge Psychiatry Editor-in-Chief Lorenzo Norris, MD to define resiliency. Dr. Griffith is the chair of the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the George Washington University School of Medicine. In this episode, Dr. Griffith notes that currently, there are as many as six or seven different definitions of resilient and that whenever a clinical term becomes widely used in popular culture, the term can get muddled. Dr. Griffit...
Jun 13, 2018•19 min
In this edition of the Psychcast, Dr. Jeffrey Strawn discusses the use of antidepressants in children. Also, Dr. RK has a specific question that you can ask patients to open a big door.
Jun 06, 2018•7 min•Ep. 7
Each week Dr. Lorenzo Norris sits down for a conversation about what's going on in psychiatry. This week, he is joined by Dr. Linda Worley to discuss a hot topic currently encompassing all of medicine - physician burnout. Dr. Worley uses a nautical metaphor to describe the phenomena and possible ways to combat it....
May 30, 2018•16 min•Ep. 6
This week, Dr. Norris welcomes Dr. Dinah Miller and Dr. Annette Hanson. Dr. Miller and Dr. Hanson coauthored the book Committed, the battle over involuntary psychiatric care . Dr. Miller is a private practice psychiatrist and a professor at Johns Hopkins University. Dr. Hanson is the director of the forensic psychiatry fellowship at the University of Maryland. Dr. Miller and Dr. Hanson are board members for Clinical Psychiatry News...
May 23, 2018•24 min•Ep. 5
In this episode, Dr. Bandy Lee, editor of The Dangerous Case of Donald Trump discusses the Goldwater Rule with Dr. Lorenzo Norris.
May 09, 2018•22 min
The third installment of a discussion between Dr. Norris and Dr. Nasrallah regarding schizophrenia. In this episode, Dr. Norris and Dr. Nasrallah discuss the first episode of schizophrenia.
May 04, 2018•4 min•Ep. 3
