The history and psychology of delusions
The current view of delusions is that they are the result of biology gone awry; in contrast, New York psychiatrist Joel Gold argues that delusions are the result of the interaction between the brain and the social world. In this podcast Raj Persaud talks to Dr Gold about his theory and explores the role of the social world in the development of psychosis. (Source: Raj Persaud talks to...)
Source: Raj Persaud talks to... - June 5, 2015 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Royal College of Psychiatrists Tags: Science & Medicine Source Type: podcasts

Single-session integrated CBT
The assumption that therapy should always be long term has been challenged repeatedly over the past 25 years, but single-session integrated CBT (SSI-CBT) has become associated in many therapists ' minds with being money driven and poor quality. Professor Windy Dryden offers a unique perspective on CBT and advocates an integrated approach to single-session therapy. Here he talks to Raj Persaud about the technique and the evidence for its effectiveness. (Source: Raj Persaud talks to...)
Source: Raj Persaud talks to... - April 16, 2015 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Royal College of Psychiatrists Tags: Science & Medicine Source Type: podcasts

The psychology of agency and control
How much control do we have over our own lives? What role does the unconscious play in our decision-making? Psychologist Magda Osman talks to Raj Persaud about these issues and the various studies that have been conducted around agency and control. (Source: Raj Persaud talks to...)
Source: Raj Persaud talks to... - March 12, 2015 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Royal College of Psychiatrists Tags: Science & Medicine Source Type: podcasts

Interview with Professor John McGrath regarding research
In conversation with Dr Andrew Amos, Professor John McGrath describes his vision for expanding the impact of psychiatric research to identify modifiable risk factors for psychosis, including perinatal vitamin D, trauma, cannabis and paternal age. (Source: Raj Persaud talks to...)
Source: Raj Persaud talks to... - March 10, 2015 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Royal College of Psychiatrists Tags: Science & Medicine Source Type: podcasts

Virtual reality in psychological interventions
Dr Raj Persaud talks to Wesley Turner and Leanne Casey, who have conducted a meta-analysis of outcomes associated with clinical virtual reality randomised controlled trials. (Source: Raj Persaud talks to...)
Source: Raj Persaud talks to... - December 23, 2014 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Royal College of Psychiatrists Tags: Science & Medicine Source Type: podcasts

Reforming the culture of healthcare: the case for intelligent kindness
Dr Penny Campling is co-author of the bestselling RCPsych publication ' Intelligent Kindness ' and author of the Psychiatric Bulletin paper ' Reforming the culture of healthcare: the case for intelligent kindness ' . In this podcast Dr Campling talks to Ali Ajaz about the culture of healthcare and her powerful approach to healthcare reform. (Source: Raj Persaud talks to...)
Source: Raj Persaud talks to... - November 4, 2014 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Royal College of Psychiatrists Tags: Science & Medicine Source Type: podcasts

Anxiety: a short history
Raj Persaud talks to Professor Allan Horwitz, author of the 2013 book ' Anxiety: A Short History ' , about our cultural understanding of anxiety and how this has changed through the centuries. (Source: Raj Persaud talks to...)
Source: Raj Persaud talks to... - October 28, 2014 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Royal College of Psychiatrists Tags: Science & Medicine Source Type: podcasts