This week, we decided to revisit three of the Psychcast episodes that examined various aspects of COVID-19. First, you will hear excerpts from the interview that host Lorenzo Norris, MD, did with Sheldon H. Preskorn, MD, on educating patients about SARS-CoV-2 and the disease. Next, Jay H. Shore, MD, MPH, conducts a Masterclass lecture on factors to consider while using telepsychiatry during the pandemic. And later, guest host Jacqueline Posada, MD, talks with Lynne S. Gots, PhD, about using cogn...
Jul 01, 2020•32 min•Ep. 124
Thomas Abt, JD, spoke with Nick Andrews about his talk at the TEDMED 2020 conference in Boston. Mr. Abt ( @Abt_Thomas ), senior fellow at the Council on Criminal Justice , discussed his evidence-based and community-informed strategies for reducing urban violence. Mr. Abt earned an undergraduate degree in economics from the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, and a law degree from Georgetown University in Washington. Mr. Abt also worked as a prosecutor in the Manhattan District Attorney’s office...
Jun 24, 2020•40 min•Ep. 123
Igor Galynker, MD, returns to the Psychcast, this time to discuss his most recent work on suicidal crisis syndrome with host Lorenzo Norris, MD. Dr. Galynker is professor of psychiatry and director of the Galynker Research and Prevention Laboratory at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York. He reported receiving funding from the National Institute of Mental Health and the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention. Dr. Norris has no disclosures. Take-home points Suicide crisis syn...
Jun 17, 2020•35 min•Ep. 122
Lorenzo Norris, MD, spoke with Sheldon H. Preskorn, MD, about how to best educate patients about coronavirus. Dr. Preskorn is a professor in the department of psychiatry at the University of Kansas School of Medicine–Wichita. Neither Dr. Norris nor Dr. Preskorn have any relevant financial relationships to disclose. Take-home points Coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) is the disease process caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). SARS-CoV-2 is different from the previous S...
Jun 10, 2020•34 min•Ep. 121
SPECIAL: Lorenzo Norris, MD, welcomes fourth-year psychiatry resident Brandon C. Newsome, MD, for a discussion on race relations as a physician in the wake of the death of George Floyd, who was killed when a white police officer kneeled on his neck during an arrest. Dr. Newsome was raised in Alabama and currently lives in Boston. He shares his experiences with Dr. Norris in an important conversation. The pair discuss what their patients are experiencing and what they're experiencing as black phy...
Jun 05, 2020•46 min•Ep. 120
Candrice R. Heath, MD, and Nicole B. Washington, DO, MPH, spoke with Psychcast host Lorenzo Norris, MD, about physician mental health. Dr. Heath is affiliated with Temple University Hospital, Philadelphia. She has no disclosures. Dr. Washington disclosed serving as chief medical officer and founder of Elocin Psychiatric Services, a telemedicine company that provides care to physicians. Dr. Norris is a consultation-liaison psychiatrist and medical school dean affiliated with George Washington Uni...
Jun 03, 2020•40 min•Ep. 119
Bill Scheidler, MD, is assistant clinical professor of psychiatry at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. He also is associate training director for the consultation-liaison fellowship at UNC and is a lead consultant at UNC Hospitals Hillsborough. Dr. Scheidler spoke with host Lorenzo Norris, MD , about how to think through patients’ decision-making capacity in medical (rather than psychiatric) hospitals. Neither Dr. Scheidler nor Dr. Norris have disclosures. Take-home points Decision-...
May 27, 2020•1 hr 5 min•Ep. 118
Renae Beaumont, PhD, assistant professor of clinical psychology at New York–Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center, spoke with host Lorenzo Norris, MD, about the Secret Agent Society. The Secret Agent Society is a video gaming–based therapy program aimed at helping children with a range of social and emotional challenges learn the social skills required to make and keep friends. The program also helps children feel happier, calmer, and braver. Dr. Beaumont disclosed her role as creator of the...
May 20, 2020•43 min•Ep. 117
Frederick S. Barrett, PhD, is affiliated with the Center for Psychedelic & Consciousness Research (@JHPsychedelics) at Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore (@Hopkins Medicine). Dr. Barrett spoke with Nick Andrews (@Nick_Andrews_) at @TEDMED 2020 , about the research that has been conducted by the Center for Psychedelic & Consciousness Research on the impact of psychedelics, or hallucinogens, on psychiatric disorders. He has no disclosures. Take-home points Dr. Barrett transitioned into ne...
May 13, 2020•45 min•Ep. 116
Anne Marie Albano, PhD, professor of medical psychology and psychiatry at Columbia University, New York, and director of the Youth Anxiety Center at New York–Presbyterian Hospital, discusses strategies for treating childhood, youth, and young adult anxiety with Nick Andrews. Dr. Albano ( @AnneMarieAlbano ), who also is director of Modern Minds , an anxiety and depression program in Charleston, S.C., spoke with Nick ( @Nick_Andrews_ ) at @TEDMed 2020. Dr. Albano has no conflicts of interest. Take...
May 06, 2020•38 min•Ep. 115
Cheryl A. King, PhD, clinical psychologist and professor in the department of psychiatry at Michigan Medicine, the academic health system at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, joined Nick Andrews at TEDMED2020. Dr. King spoke with Nick (@Nick_Andrews_) at @TEDMed about a suicide risk screen for teens that is based on computerized algorithm. Take-home points Dr. King is a longtime researcher in teen suicide, and her current project is creating a personalized adaptive suicide risk screen for t...
May 05, 2020•28 min•Ep. 114
Lorenzo Norris, MD, touches base with Nick Andrews to discuss COVID-19 and to welcome Jacqueline Posada, MD, as an occasional cohost of the MDedge Psychcast. Dr. Posada, associate producer, interviews Lynne S. Gots, PhD , about treating anxiety, obsessive-compulsive disorder, and other disorders in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. Dr. Gots is an assistant clinical professor in the department of psychiatry and behavioral sciences at George Washington University, Washington. She has a private p...
Apr 22, 2020•49 min•Ep. 113
Lorenzo Norris, MD, interviews Mary D. Moller, DNP, MSN, about taking advantage of the polyvagal theory of anxiety and social engagement during psychotherapy. Dr. Moller is associate professor of nursing at Pacific Lutheran University in Tacoma, Wash., where she coordinates the psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner doctorate nursing practice program. She also is in practice at Northwest Integrated Health. Dr. Moller has no conflicts of interest. Later, Renee Kohanski, MD, discusses the sa...
Apr 15, 2020•57 min•Ep. 112
Jay H. Shore, MD, MPH, returns to the Psychcast, this time to conduct a Masterclass lecture on using telepsychiatry in a regulatory environment that is quickly changing because of the physical distancing forced by the COVID-19 pandemic. Dr. Shore is director of telemedicine at the Helen and Arthur E. Johnson Depression Center at the University of Colorado at Denver, Aurora. He also directs telemedicine programming at the medical center’s department of psychiatry. He disclosed serving as chief me...
Apr 08, 2020•29 min•Ep. 111
As the nation’s health care system braces for COVID-19 cases, physicians who’ve faced the pandemic first have critical lessons for everyone. In this bonus episode, two Seattle-area critical care leaders explain how their medical centers are preparing for and responding to their region’s early outbreaks. And they share some creative approaches that are uniting Seattle’s critical care departments.
Apr 07, 2020•26 min•Ep. 110
MDedge Psychcast host Lorenzo Norris, MD, interviews Steven Wengel, MD, about the challenges of loneliness in geriatric populations in nursing homes, especially during the current COVID-19 pandemic. Dr. Norris also discusses potential interventions with Dr. Wengel , who is a geriatric psychiatrist at the University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha. And later, in the “Dr. RK” segment, Renee Kohanski, MD , talks about how, in the midst of the pandemic, we are slowing down while we’re speeding u...
Apr 01, 2020•48 min•Ep. 109
MDedge Psychcast host Lorenzo Norris, MD, interviews Sy Atezaz Saeed, MD, MS, about his annual analysis of the key studies that could change day-to-day psychiatric practice. Dr. Norris ’s conversation with Dr. Saeed is based on a two-part evidence-based review that identified the top 12 research findings for clinical practice from July 2018 to June 2019. Part 1 , which Dr. Saeed wrote with Jennifer B. Stanley, MD, and Part 2 were published in Current Psychiatry. Take-home points Each year, Dr. S...
Mar 25, 2020•39 min•Ep. 108
Col. (Ret.) Elspeth Cameron Ritchie, MD, MPH, conducts a Masterclass on what psychiatrists and other mental health clinicians can do to mitigate the impact of COVID-19. Dr. Ritchie is writing additional commentaries on this topic for MDedge Psychiatry . And later, in the “Dr. RK” segment, Renee Kohanski, MD , says that, with simple tools or guidelines, humans have the ability to withstand adversity that is stronger than we will ever know. Take-home points Epidemics and pandemics are characterize...
Mar 18, 2020•21 min•Ep. 107
Lorenzo Norris, MD, interviews Nina J. Gutin, PhD, a psychologist with a private practice in Pasadena, Calif., about losing patients and loved ones to suicide. Dr. Gutin wrote two evidence-based reviews on the topic late last year. The reviews were published in Current Psychiatry. * * * Take-home points When mental health clinicians lose a patient to suicide, the sequelae can include stigma, potential legal consequences, impact on future clinical work, and restraints on processing the loss becau...
Mar 11, 2020•39 min•Ep. 106
Jonathan Meyer, MD, returns to the Psychcast, this time to conduct a Masterclass lecture on treating patients with lumateperone. Dr. Meyer , of the University of California, San Diego, disclosed receiving either speaking honoraria or advising fees from several companies, including Intra-Cellular Therapies, which developed lumateperone ( Caplyta ). Later, Renee Kohanski, MD, discusses tailored interventions psychiatrists can incorporate into their practices to address overweight and obesity resul...
Mar 04, 2020•23 min•Ep. 105
Patricia Westmoreland, MD, returns to the Psychcast to conduct a Masterclass on treating bulimia. Dr. Westmoreland , an attending psychiatrist at the Eating Recovery Center in Denver, previously discussed eating disorders. She is an adjunct assistant professor in the department of psychiatry at the University of Colorado at Denver, Aurora, and has a private forensic psychiatry practice in Denver. Takeaway points Anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa can have life-threatening medical complications...
Feb 26, 2020•14 min•Ep. 104
Charles L. Raison, MD, returns to the Psychcast to conduct a Masterclass on psychedelics for patients with major depressive disorder. Dr. Raison , professor of psychiatry at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, previously conducted a Masterclass on the risks and benefits of antidepressants . He disclosed that he is director of translational research at the Usona Institute, also in Madison. Later, Renee Kohanski, MD, raises questions about the felony child abuse case of pediatric emergency depart...
Feb 19, 2020•33 min•Ep. 103
William Lynes, MD, joins guest host Michael F. Myers, MD, to discuss his struggles with medical and psychiatric hardships, his suicidality, and the eventual suicide attempt that changed his life. Dr. Myers is professor of clinical psychiatry, State University of New York, Brooklyn. Dr. Lynes , a retired urologist, author, and speaker/advocate on physician burnout and suicide, divides his professional life into two distinct eras: 1987-1998, during which he had a successful practice and happy life...
Feb 12, 2020•35 min•Ep. 102
George T. Grossberg, MD , conducts a Masterclass on treating mood disorders in geriatric patients from the CP/AACP Psychiatry Update 2019 meeting in Las Vegas. The meeting was sponsored by Global Academy for Medical Education and Current Psychiatry . Dr. Grossberg is the Samuel W. Fordyce professor and director of geriatric psychiatry at St. Louis University School of Medicine in St. Louis. Later, Renee Kohanski, MD , discusses the first thing psychiatrists can do for patients. Take-home points ...
Feb 05, 2020•22 min•Ep. 101
In this, the 100th episode of Psychcast, Nick Andrews talks with Lorenzo Norris, MD, MDedge Psychiatry editor in chief, about the January front-page article in Clinical Psychiatry News that featured Matthew E. Seaman, MD, an emergency physician with depression who took his own life. The article describes the Dr. Seaman faced. Later, Christine B.L. Adams, MD , a psychiatrist who practices in Louisville, Ky., discusses her book, “ Living on Automatic : How Emotional Conditioning Shapes Our Lives a...
Jan 29, 2020•55 min•Ep. 100
In episode 99 of the Psychcast, Frank Yeomans, MD, PhD , clinical associate professor of psychiatry at the Weill Medical College of Cornell University, Ithaca, N.Y., spoke with Dr. Norris at the Group for the Advancement of Psychiatry ( GAP ) fall 2019 meeting about treating patients with personality disorders. Characteristics of personality disorders A personality disorder affects the quality of a person’s experience and his or her ability to deal with challenges in life, including comorbid psy...
Jan 22, 2020•34 min•Ep. 99
Alberto J. Espay, MD, MSc, conducts a Masterclass lecture on treating patients with Parkinson’s-related psychosis from the Psychopharmacology Update in Cincinnati. The meeting was sponsored by Global Academy for Medical Education and Current Psychiatry . Dr. Espay is professor of neurology at the University of Cincinnati. He also serves as director of the James J. and Joan A. Gardner Family Center Research Chair for Parkinson’s Disease and Movement Disorders. And later, in the “Dr. RK” segment, ...
Jan 15, 2020•22 min•Ep. 98
Michael A. Norko, MD , professor of psychiatry at Yale University in New Haven, Conn., spoke with Lorenzo Norris, MD , MDedge Psychiatry editor in chief, about incorporating patients’ spiritual and religious histories into psychiatric evaluations. Dr. Norko, lead author of a paper exploring whether religion is protective against suicide, sat down with Dr. Norris at the 2019 fall meeting of the Group for the Advancement of Psychiatry, or GAP . Evidence, questions to consider about religion and sp...
Jan 08, 2020•32 min•Ep. 97
Lorenzo Norris, MD , and Roger McIntyre, MD , talk about obesity, inflammation, and mental illness. The conversation, which originally dropped a few months ago, took place at the Focus on Neuropsychiatry 2019 meeting. The meeting was sponsored by Current Psychiatry and Global Academy for Medical Education. The original podcast included robust Show Notes by Jacqueline Posada, MD . Also, you can watch the conversation between Dr. Norris and Dr. McIntyre on video or on YouTube . Later, Renee Kohans...
Jan 01, 2020•31 min•Ep. 96
In this episode of the MDedge Psychcast, we revisit an interview that Lorenzo Norris, MD , MDedge Psychiatry editor in chief, conducted earlier this year by phone with two psychiatrists working in New Mexico. Dr. Norris spoke with Caroline Bonham, MD , and Avi Kriechman, MD , about enhancing resilience in rural communities. Dr. Bonham is vice chair in the department of psychiatry and behavioral sciences at the University of New Mexico, Albuquerque. Dr. Kriechman is assistant professor in that de...
Dec 25, 2019•25 min•Ep. 95
