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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Episodes
178 episodes
Philosophical and Ethical Issues of Working with Asylum Seekers and Refugees
In this episode of Psych Matters, Dr Kym Jenkins, Dr Jon Jureidini and Dr Sue Lutton discuss the Philosophical and ethical issues of working with asylum seekers and refugees. Dr Kym Jenkins is a consultant psychiatrist, specialis...
Translation and Implementation of the Clinical Guidelines for Mood Disorders
In this episode of Psych Matters, authors of the 2020 Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists’ clinical practice guidelines for mood disorders, address some key aspects of translating and implementing the guidelines into c...
Update on Private Health Insurance - Managed Care Implications for Psychiatrists
This episode of Psych Matters discusses the Australian psychiatric healthcare implications of the advent of Managed Care in Private Health Insurance with the recent emergence of a private company that can selectively contract with healthcare pr...
Exploring the Impact of Coercive Control: Perpetrator Strategies, Entrapment, and Suicide
In this episode of Psych Matters, Dr Andrew Amos is joined by Dr Manjula O'Connor and Dr Karen Williams for a second, more clinically oriented podcast on Coercive Control.Dr Karen Williams describes specific strategies used by male perpetra...
Update on Australian Population Mental Health and Policy Research
This episode of Psych Matters discusses research conducted by the Consortium of Australian-Academic Psychiatrists for Independent Policy Research and Analysis (CAPIPRA), focused on improve mental healthcare delivery for patients and the communi...
Coercive Control : An improved understanding of family violence, and its impact on mental health
In this episode of Psych Matters, Dr Manjula O'Connor, Chair of the RANZCP's Family Violence Psychiatry Network, and Dr Karen Williams, Founder of the advocacy and support group Doctors Against Violence Towards Women, educate Dr Andrew Amos on ...
Contemporary Research on Private Psychiatry and Psychological Services
In this episode of Psych Matters, Associate Professor Jeffrey Looi and Dr Rebecca Reay discuss Contemporary Research on Private Psychiatry and Psychological Services.Speakers:Associate Professor Jeffrey LooiAss...
Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS)
In this episode of Psych Matters, Dr Salam Hussain and Professor Paul Fitzgerald discuss Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation.Speakers:Dr Salam HussainSalam Hussain is a Consultant Psychiatrist at the Sir Charles Gair...
A day in the life of Private Practice
In this episode of Psych Matters, Associate Professor Jeffrey Looi and his guests discuss a day in the life of private practice.Speakers: Associate Professor Jeffrey LooiDr Michelle AtchisonDr Gary Galambos...
How to approach the Critical Essay Question (CEQ)
In this episode of Psych Matters, Dr Michael Gardner, Associate Professor Robert Selzer and Dr Phoebe Gao discuss approaching the Critical Essay Question (CEQ).The CEQ examination assesses candidates’ ability to evaluate and critically ...
Preparing for the Essay Style Exam - Modified Essay Questions (MEQ)
In this episode of Psych Matters, Associate Professor Stephen Parker, Dr Catherine Maud, Dr Karen Freier and Dr Roth Trisno share their own personal insights and opinions on how to prepare for Modified Essay Questions exam and are not necessari...
New Clinical Guidelines for Mood Disorders: Management of Bipolar Disorder
In this episode of Psych Matters, Professor Gin Malhi and his guests discuss. The 2020 Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists clinical practice guidelines for mood disorders. This discussion is the 3rd in the series and focus...
New Clinical Guidelines for Mood Disorders: Management of Major Depressive Disorder and Treatment Non-Response
In this episode of Psych Matters, Professor Gin Malhi and his guests discuss The 2020 Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists clinical practice guidelines for mood disorders. This discussion is the 2nd in the series and ...
New Clinical Guidelines for Mood Disorders: Classification, Diagnosis, Assessment and Formulation
In this episode of Psych Matters, Professor Gin Malhi and his guests discuss The 2020 Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists clinical practice guidelines for mood disorders. This discussion is the 1st in the series and ...
Interview with Professor John Allan: Balancing ambition and realism to address pandemic sequelae
Over the last few election cycles the RANZCP Board and its Presidents have pursued a conscious strategy of increasing efforts to communicate clear priorities to members and encouraging feedback on those priorities and other important issues. Th...
Managing Borderline Personality Disorder in Community Settings
Borderline personality disorder is a very important area where there is not only a lot of distress but also a loss of quality of life and shortening of life. In this episode of Psych Matters, Dr Nick Bendit joins experienced clinicians Asso...
Improving patient and staff wellbeing with the Zero Suicide paradigm
In this episode of Psych Matters Dr Andrew Amos and his guests Dr Kathryn Turner and Dr Jessica Henry discuss how health services can approach suicide prevention, and support of health staff who care for people at risk of suicide. No in...
The Role of Psychiatry in Treating Hepatitis C
In this episode of Psych Matters Dr Andrew Amos discusses the topic of The Role of Psychiatry in Treating Hepatitis C. His guests for this discussion are Dr Shalini Arunogiri and Dr Andrew Beckwith.
How to Develop a Professional Development Plan
Planning for Continuing Professional Development by developing a Professional Development Plan allows for consideration of the many facets of the practice of psychiatry and how each element may be enhanced through Continuing Professional Develo...
Perinatal and Infant Mental Health and Fathers
This episode of Psych Matters is the last of three episodes looking at perinatal and infant mental health. In this episode, Professor Anne Buist is joined by Dr Nick Kowalenko and Dr Matthew Roberts to discuss fathers during the perinatal p...
Perinatal and Infant Mental Health Update
This episode of Psych Matters is the second of three looking at perinatal mental illness. In this episode, Professor Anne Buist is joined by Professor Megan Galbally, Dr Adaobi Udechuku and Dr Rebecca Hill to discuss the latest research on ...
How to Run a Virtual Peer Review Group
Peer Review Groups provide a setting for psychiatrists and other members to present and discuss work conducted in a professional capacity, and to undertake continuing learning and professional development from the presentation of work experienc...
Perinatal and Infant Mental Health in the time of COVID-19
This is episode of Psych Matters is one of three looking at perinatal mental illness. Depression and anxiety are common following having a baby and can for some women be the start of chronic illness, which has implications not just for her but ...