Treating early psychosis
How can you treat a young person who is exhibiting the first signs of psychosis? Mabel Chew talks to Professor Tim Kendall a consultant psychiatrist and director of the National Collaborating Centre for Mental Health at the Royal College of Psychiatrists. Professor Kendall is co-author of both a systematic review and meta-analysis into early treatments to prevent psychosis, and co-author of a new set of NICE guidelines into management of the condition. (Source: The BMJ Podcast)
Source: The BMJ Podcast - August 7, 2013 Category: General Medicine Authors: BMJ Group Source Type: podcasts

Public mental health
In this podcast the College Public Health Lead, Professor Kamaldeep Bhui, discusses public health medicine with Dr Ali Ajaz, providing an overview of the relationship between public health and psychiatry and examining the importance of well-being to public health outcome measures. (Source: Raj Persaud talks to...)
Source: Raj Persaud talks to... - July 31, 2013 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Royal College of Psychiatrists Tags: Science & Medicine Source Type: podcasts

The role of mentalising in the management of violence
In this second interview with Dr Gwen Adshead, she discusses her recently published paper on the role of mentalisation in the management of violence. (Source: Raj Persaud talks to...)
Source: Raj Persaud talks to... - March 28, 2013 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Royal College of Psychiatrists Tags: Science & Medicine Source Type: podcasts

How mentalisation changes the mind
In this podcast, Dr Gwen Adshead discusses the concept of mentalisation and the role of psychological therapies in changing the mind. She argues that mentalisation-based therapies can be applied to even the most complex psychological disorders as they work to alter the underlying neuronal structures in the brain. (Source: Raj Persaud talks to...)
Source: Raj Persaud talks to... - February 26, 2013 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Royal College of Psychiatrists Tags: Science & Medicine Source Type: podcasts

Sexual dysfunction in first-episode psychosis
The high prevalence of sexual dysfunction in people with psychosis has often been attributed solely to the side-effects of antipsychotic medication, and less is known about the rates of sexual dysfunction in prodromal and first-episode psychosis. In this podcast, Dr Oliver Howes and Dr Tiago Reis Marques discuss the findings of their recent study into this area, published in the British Journal of Psychiatry. (Source: Raj Persaud talks to...)
Source: Raj Persaud talks to... - November 20, 2012 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Royal College of Psychiatrists Tags: Science & Medicine Source Type: podcasts

Micronutrients and neurodevelopmental disorders
In this podcast, Dr Ezra Susser talks to Ali Ajaz about the relationship between micronutrient deficiency and neurodevelopmental disorders, and some of the challenges facing researchers in this field. (Source: Raj Persaud talks to...)
Source: Raj Persaud talks to... - October 22, 2012 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Royal College of Psychiatrists Tags: Science & Medicine Source Type: podcasts

The National Confidential Inquiry into Suicide and Homicide by People with Mental Illness
The ‘National Confidential Inquiry into Suicide and Homicide by People with Mental Illness’ is an annual inquiry that looks at the circumstances in which people with mental illness commit suicide or homicide, identifying annual trends and using these to make recommendations to the health service. In this podcast, Professor Louis Appleby discusses the findings of the most recent inquiry with Dr Paula Murphy. (Source: Raj Persaud talks to...)
Source: Raj Persaud talks to... - September 28, 2012 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Royal College of Psychiatrists Tags: Science & Medicine Source Type: podcasts

Cardiovascular fitness and depression
Professor Georg Kuhn talks to Dr Steven Moylan about his recently published study into cardiovascular fitness and its link with the development of depression. (Source: Raj Persaud talks to...)
Source: Raj Persaud talks to... - September 7, 2012 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Royal College of Psychiatrists Tags: Science & Medicine Source Type: podcasts