Learn Psych Podcast

Feb 04 2018 25 ep. 42 mins 5.3k
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The Learn Psych Podcast is a monthly educational podcast on topics in psychiatry. It is targeted towards students and trainees, though it is often relevant to a wide variety of healthcare providers.

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025 - Borderline Personality Disorder with Dr. Heather Schultz!

Feb 04 2018 39 mins  
The Learn Psych Podcast returns from its prolonged holiday hiatus with a great new episode! Join us today as we discuss Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD), a cluster B disorder which many clinicians find difficult to treat. We are joined by Dr. Heather Schultz who will give us tips and advice to turn this sometimes challenging population into a rewarding one. In addition, she wi

024 - Forensic Psychiatry with Dr. Lisa Anacker

Dec 01 2017 41 mins  
Forensic Psychiatry: In this month’s episode, we continue exploring psychiatry fellowships by talking about forensic psychiatry. Forensics is a large field so today’s episode tries to focus in on the criminal aspect of the subspecialty. Dr. Anacker discusses what got her interested in forensics and then we talk about forensic evaluations, the insanity defense, violence risk ass

023 - Geriatric Psychiatry with Dr. Laurie Boore-Clor

Nov 01 2017 28 mins  
This month’s episode looks at what happens when psychiatry patients enter the golden years. That’s right, we explore the subspecialty of geriatric psychiatry. We talk with a geriatric psychiatrist about why she chose the field, what keeps it fun and interesting, as well as different challenges the elder patient brings to the visit. The episode is full of great tips, fun stories

022 Global Mental Health with Dr. Nakita Natala

Oct 01 2017 22 mins  
Today, we go global! Dr. Nakita Natala makes her first podcast appearance to discuss one of her passions - global mental health. It is an interesting talk looking at the big picture of global mental health and then diving into Dr. Natala’s own experiences in the field. There are some interesting stories and this episode provides some cool insights into the challenging, yet reward

021 Dangers of Co-Ingestion with Julie Buckner and Dr. Allison Lin

Sep 01 2017 44 mins  
There is a hidden danger on college campuses across the country. Today, we examine this danger of combining stimulants and alcohol. We first speak with Julie Buckner, who started a foundation in her son's honor on his topic, after his life was tragically cut short. Then, we interview Dr. Allison Lin, an addiction psychiatrist at the University of Michigan, to learn more about a

020 Handling Drug Seeking Behavior Part 2 with Dr. Jouney & Dr. Wang

Aug 01 2017 44 mins  
In this episode, we create a role play scenario of a patient who presents on a very complicated psychotropic medication regimen seeking yet more controlled substances. Dr. Jouney and Dr. Wang will role play the scenario, and then we have a group discussion of the approach to take when you encounter similar situations. Lots of valuable clinical pearls within.

019 Handling Drug Seeking Behaviors Part 1 with Dr. Ed Jouney and Dr. Jenny Wang

Jul 01 2017 46 mins  
Episode 019: Handling Drug Seeking Behaviors Part 1 In this episode, we create a role play scenario of a challenging patient who presents seeking benzodiazepines. Dr. Jouney and Dr. Wang will role play the scenario, and then we have a group discussion of the approach to take when you encounter difficult patients who are seeking controlled substances. Part 2 of this series will be

018 Cognitive Distortions with Dr. Ricks Warren!

Jun 01 2017 33 mins  
Psychiatry is more than just medicine...there is that whole talking part too! Today, we welcome Dr. Ricks Warren a psychologist at the University of Michigan to talk about cognitive distortions and cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT). We delve into both topics to discuss what they are, how they affect a person’s mood, and how CBT works as a treatment. We also tried out some prov

017 ECT - Electroconvulsive Therapy

May 01 2017 60 mins  
Learn Psych Podcast Episode 17 - ECT with Dr. Dan Maixner Topics covered: What is ECT? Electricity to the brain - where did this idea come from? Does ECT work? What conditions can ECT treat? What workup do you need to do prior to ECT? What are ECT side effects? How does informed consent work for ECT? Other link of interest: TED talk on ECT ----------------------------------

016 Physician Mental Health with Dr. Kate Baker!

Apr 01 2017 38 mins  
Physician and trainee mental health is a popular topic being researched today. According to a paper published by Shanafelt and Noseworthy of the Mayo Clinic in 2016, over 50% of physicians are experiencing symptoms of burnout! They also describe how this issue can influence quality of care, patient safety, physician turnover, physician turnover and patient satisfaction. So the Lear