Psych Matters
Psych Matters is an informative and educational podcast by The Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists. Psych Matters provides regular interesting topics for psychiatrists, psychiatry trainees and others with an interest in psychiatry.
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This podcast is provided to you for information purposes only and to provide a broad public understanding of various mental health topics. The podcast may represent the views of the author and not necessarily the views of The Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists ('RANZCP'). The podcast is not to be relied upon as medical advice, or as a substitute for medical advice, does not establish a doctor-patient relationship and should not be a substitute for individual clinical judgement. By accessing the RANZCP's podcasts you also agree to the full terms and conditions of the RANZCP's Website - RANZCP Website Terms of Use Agreement
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Episodes
178 episodes
"Sheroes" in Psychiatry - Dr Jacqueline Rakov
"Sheroes in Psychiatry" is an initiative of the Women in Psychiatry (WIP group). Sairee Chahal coined SHEROES in 1999 to denote "woman entrepreneur." WIP group selected the term "Sheroes" as a fitting term for every FRANZCP woman psychiatrist. ...
"Sheroes" in Psychiatry - Prof Kay Wilhelm
"Sheroes in Psychiatry" is an initiative of the Women in Psychiatry (WIP group). Sairee Chahal coined SHEROES in 1999 to denote "woman entrepreneur." WIP group selected the term "Sheroes" as a fitting term for every FRANZCP woman psychiatrist. ...
"Sheroes" in Psychiatry - Prof Colleen Loo
"Sheroes in Psychiatry" is an initiative of the Women in Psychiatry (WIP group). Sairee Chahal coined SHEROES in 1999 to denote "woman entrepreneur." WIP group selected the term "Sheroes" as a fitting term for every FRANZCP woman psychiatrist. ...
"Sheroes" in Psychiatry - A/Prof Carolyn Quadrio
"Sheroes in Psychiatry" is an initiative of the Women in Psychiatry (WIP group). Sairee Chahal coined SHEROES in 1999 to denote "woman entrepreneur." WIP group selected the term "Sheroes" as a fitting term for every FRANZCP woman psychiatrist. ...
"Sheroes" in Psychiatry - A/Prof Melanie Turner
"Sheroes in Psychiatry" is an initiative of the Women in Psychiatry (WIP group). Sairee Chahal coined SHEROES in 1999 to denote "woman entrepreneur." WIP group selected the term "Sheroes" as a fitting term for every FRANZCP woman psychiatrist. ...
An Insight into Leadership and Management in Psychiatry
This is a 2 part episode of podcasts with leading Australian and New Zealand psychiatrists developed by the RANZCP Section of Leadership and Management. The following discussions hosted by Associate Professor Robert Parker (Chair of SLAM)...
Voluntary Assisted Dying and Complex Grief
Life throws up a lot of options, challenges and choices and death comes to us all. Voluntary assisted dying is an end of life option for a small number of people in Australia but has brought about a lot of conversation and debate.&n...
Women in Rural Psychiatry
In this episode, a group of women psychiatrists working across rural and remote Australia and New Zealand talk about their experiences. The main points covered were: what attracted them to the work, the benefits and what have they gained ...
Old Age Psychiatry
This Podcast recorded live at the Perth RANZCP Congress discusses research in Old Age Psychiatry presented in a free paper session. A/Prof Gary Cheung (Dementia prevalence and treatment in Maori and non-Maori), Dr Alok Rana and Dr Sandeep Reelh...
End of Year Message 2023
As 2023 draws to a close, the Psych Matters team: David and Nishta, would like to thank you for your support during the year.We hope that you’ve enjoyed the many topics presented during 2023, and we look forward to bringing many more to...
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Mindfulness and Wellbeing for Staff in Healthcare
In this episode of Psych Matters, doctors Maura Kenny and Linda Kader engage in conversation about the need for staff wellbeing to be a priority for healthcare settings. They also touch upon a number of issues in the healthcare industry whi...
An Update on Treatments for OCD
This podcast covers the content of a workshop held at the RANZCP Perth Congress 2023. There is a discussion about the nosological status of OCD; a review of controversies and advances in psychological and pharmacological treatments; a dis...
Reflections on a decade as the editor of Australasian Psychiatry – Interview with Professor Vlasios Brakoulias
Professor Vlasios Brakoulias is stepping down after a decade as the Editor of Australasian Psychiatry, during which the journal’s impact factor has doubled, the editorial board has greatly and inclusively expanded, and there have been a host of...
Younger Onset Dementias
Young onset dementias, including frontal lobe dementias, are dementias that occur in people less than 65 years old. This episode discusses the challenges in diagnosing dementia in younger people, investigations including neuroimaging and ...
Lived Experience of Intellectual Disability and Domestic Violence: Episode 2
This series of two podcasts explores the effective communication strategies Psychiatrists could use with their patients, and the impacts of domestic violence on patients with intellectual disability. Episode 2 focuses more on Lachlan's experien...
Lived Experience of Intellectual Disability and Domestic Violence: Episode 1
This series of two podcasts explores the effective communication strategies Psychiatrists could use with their patients, and the impacts of domestic violence on patients with intellectual disability. Episode 1 is an introduction to Lachlan Saye...
Psychiatrist and trainee burnout
In this episode senior trainees Dr Ava Carter, Dr Matthew Brazel and A/Prof Jeffrey Looi discuss trainee and psychiatrist burnout. The episode covers the definition, research on burnout in Trainee and Psychiatrists, as well as the broader liter...
Paediatric Intellectual Disability in Academia and Policy
Intellectual Disability (ID) in children is characterised by significant difficulties in both intellectual functioning (e.g. understanding and communicating, memory and executive functioning, learning, problem solving) and adaptiv...
Lived Experience of Psychiatrists
Doctors Israel Berger, Vidya Narayan, and Kieran Allen discuss their lived experience of mental illness and how mental illness affects doctors. They address the issues of suicidality amongst healthcare workers, particularly psychiatrists and SI...
Maori Experiences of Intellectual Disability
Mā te huruhuru ka rere te manu. Adorn the bird with feather and they will fly. Dr Hinemoa Elder. Te Aupōuri, Te Rarawa, Ngāti Kurī, Ngāpuhi.In this episode of Psych Matters, Dr Hinemoa Elder begins with a broad background related ...
Doctors' Wellbeing
Hand-n-Hand (Helping Australian & New Zealand Nurses and Doctors) was founded in March 2020 in far north QLD. Initially a response to the COVID-19 pandemic and the growing emotional burden that came with it, we have been amazed with the spe...
Cognitive Impairment of Mood Disorders
Cognitive impairment is a core feature of mood disorders (depression and bipolar disorder) and is evident across a range of domains (memory, executive function, attention, processing speed). Research shows that cognitive impairment persists int...
Perspectives on psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy in clinical practice
In this episode, Professor Richard Harvey is in conversation with Professor David Castle (University of Tasmania) and Associate Professor Lynette Averill (Baylor College of Medicine, Houston and Yale School of Medicine) to discuss their perspec...
