Placebo Effect and Response in Psychiatry

Apologies for our little hiatus - a couple of us had cross-country moves in June. But we're back! Today we have an episode on the rising use of recreational Kratom and pertinent tidbits to know from a psychiatry standpoint. References: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC8924 ...  Show more

Welcome back! Today, we are looking at Modafinil and it's nuanced use in psychiatry.References:Provigil (modafinil) [prescribing information]. North Wales, PA: Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc. U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Available at: https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/drugsatfd ...  Show more

Join us for a candid and insightful discussion with two leading experts: Dr. Christina Riachi, a clinical psychologist, and Dr. Fady Maalouf, psychiatrist and Chairperson at AUBMC. They'll demystify the use of psychiatric medications, exploring the pros, cons, and crucial convers ...  Show more

Dr. Shajahan invites four mental health experts on the podcast to share their advice on the small steps you can take to improve your mental well-being and how to support others in their journey. Topics include: • Shifting your mindset toward mindfulness (1:05) • The importance of ...  Show more

We begin with a discussion about our article of the week which comes from The Lancet and is entitled “Efficacy and safety of the muscarinic receptor agonist KarXT (xanomeline–trospium) in schizophrenia (EMERGENT-2) in the USA: results from a randomised, double-blind, placebo-c ...

In this episode, we are going to kick off our consult series by discussing delirium, a common bread-and-butter consult in psychiatry. We’ll discuss typical symptoms of delirium, risk factors for delirium, underlying causes, how to diagnose it, how to differentiate it from other p ...  Show more