The Lancet Psychiatry in conversation with
Sophia Davis, Senior Editor at The Lancet Psychiatry, in conversation with the journal’s authors, explores their latest research and its impact on people’s health, healthcare, and health policy.
A monthly audio companion to the journal, this podcast covers a broad range of topics, from premature mortality in people with mental illness to cranial electrostimulation therapy for depression, the importance of first-person stories to psychological therapy for sleep problems in young people at risk of psychosis, and more.
Podcasting since 2020 • 42 episodes
The Lancet Psychiatry in conversation with
Latest Episodes
Emily Holmes on an imagery competing task for intrusive trauma memories
How can you stop traumatic flashbacks in just one session?Intrusive memories are so common after experiencing traumatic events and are one of the hallmark features of PTSD, but what if you could take away the power of those images witho...
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Mike Crawford on a brief intervention for personality disorder
Can personality disorder treatments be reduced to just a few months?The evidence base for personality disorder treatments, like dialectical behavioural therapy (DBT) or mentalisation-based treatment (MBT), points towards treatments that...
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Ethelreda Nakimuli and Peter Jones on the COVID-19 pandemic and mental health
How did the COVID-19 pandemic affect mental health? Now that some years have passed since the pandemic's height, we can learn more from synthesising all the evidence about its shorter and longer term effects. In this epi...
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Ilaria Costantini and Francesca Solmi on young people's body dissatisfaction and mental health
Body dissatisfaction has been rising among adolescents in recent years, and so have symptoms and diagnoses of mental disorders. To help us know what to do about increasing youth mental ill health, we need better understandings of what is drivin...
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Melissa DelBello on metformin for youth with bipolar disorder
Weight gain is a typical side-effect of taking antipsychotics and can have a big impact on people. But for young people with bipolar disorder, metformin isn't commonly prescribed alongside an antipsychotic. In this episode, Melissa DelBello des...
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