Medically unexplained symptoms
can be extremely distressing and debilitating for patients, but they are often difficult to treat. In this podcast Dr Raj Persaud talks to Dr Richard Brown about his ' integrative cognitive ' model of medically unexplained symptoms, and discusses the practical implications regarding treatment. (Source: Raj Persaud talks to...)
Source: Raj Persaud talks to... - September 29, 2014 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Royal College of Psychiatrists Tags: Science & Medicine Source Type: podcasts

Psychology of optimism
In this podcast Dr Raj Persaud discusses the meaning and underlying psychological constructs of optimism with Dr Rebecca McGuire-Snieckus, author of the paper ' Hope, Optimism and Delusion ' published in the Psychiatric Bulletin. (Source: Raj Persaud talks to...)
Source: Raj Persaud talks to... - September 16, 2014 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Royal College of Psychiatrists Tags: Science & Medicine Source Type: podcasts

High potential - developing talented people
Organisations can be notoriously bad at the retention and development of talented people. In this podcast Professor Adrian Furnham discusses his book (co-authored with Ian MacRae), High Potential: How to Spot, Manage and Develop Talented People at Work, with Dr Raj Persaud; focusing on what talent really is and recognising how it differs from leadership. (Source: Raj Persaud talks to...)
Source: Raj Persaud talks to... - August 14, 2014 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Royal College of Psychiatrists Tags: Science & Medicine Source Type: podcasts

Mood instability - the patient experience of the psychiatric assessment process
In this podcast Dr Amy Manley talks to Dr Kate Saunders about her study on psychiatric assessment of mood instability using qualitative methods to explore the patient experience of the assessment process. (Source: Raj Persaud talks to...)
Source: Raj Persaud talks to... - August 13, 2014 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Royal College of Psychiatrists Tags: Science & Medicine Source Type: podcasts

The neurological examination
is often approached with trepidation by psychiatrists but can be done quickly and reliably with practice. The best approach is to keep doing them as often as possible, but in order for them to be useful, and conducted without fear, it ' s advantageous to a have an understanding of what you are trying to achieve. In this podcast Professor Adam Zeman, Professor of Cognitive and Behavioural Neurology at the University of Exeter Medical School, explains to Dr Raj Persaud how to conduct a neurological examination. (Source: Raj Persaud talks to...)
Source: Raj Persaud talks to... - July 7, 2014 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Royal College of Psychiatrists Tags: Science & Medicine Source Type: podcasts

The cognitive assessment
In this podcast Dr Raj Persaud discusses the cognitive assessment with Professor Adam Zeman, Professor of Cognitive and Behavioural Neurology at the University of Exeter Medical School. (Source: Raj Persaud talks to...)
Source: Raj Persaud talks to... - July 7, 2014 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Royal College of Psychiatrists Tags: Science & Medicine Source Type: podcasts

The neurological examination
is often approached with trepidation by psychiatrists but can be done quickly and reliably with practice. The best approach is to keep doing them as often as possible, but in order for them to be useful, and conducted without fear, it ' s advantageous to a have an understanding of what you are trying to achieve. In this podcast Professor Adam Zeman, Professor of Cognitive and Behavioural Neurology at the University of Exeter Medical School, explains to Dr Raj Persaud how to conduct a neurological examination. (Source: Raj Persaud talks to...)
Source: Raj Persaud talks to... - July 7, 2014 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Royal College of Psychiatrists Tags: Science & Medicine Source Type: podcasts

Suicide and the recession
This report estimates that the Great Recession is associated with at least 10,000 additional economic suicides between 2008 and 2010. Dr Raj Persaud discusses the paper ' s findings with Dr Reeves and why recession may be linked to suicide. (Source: Raj Persaud talks to...)
Source: Raj Persaud talks to... - June 16, 2014 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Royal College of Psychiatrists Tags: Science & Medicine Source Type: podcasts

Conversion disorder
In this podcast Professor Anthony David discusses with Dr Raj Persaud the paper he co-wrote on a brain imaging investigation of conversion disorder or hysteria. The study probes a neuroscience explanation for conversion symptoms where a traumatic experience is transformed into a physical symptom. (Source: Raj Persaud talks to...)
Source: Raj Persaud talks to... - June 10, 2014 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Royal College of Psychiatrists Tags: Science & Medicine Source Type: podcasts