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.
Episodes
105 episodes
Katrina Kennedy and Rose Pollard Kaptchuk on health-care responses after interpersonal violence
Transgender and gender diverse people experience disproportionately high levels of interpersonal violence, but they also face multiple barriers to receiving quality post-violence care, with knock-on effects for their mental health. ...
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Andrea Iaboni on medications for anxiety in older adults
Which medications should be the first choice for prescribing for anxiety in older adults? Anxiety is common in older adults, but a lot of research on medication for anxiety is done in younger adults and doesn't take into account the different n...
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Philipp Klein on a digital intervention for borderline personality disorder
Sophia Davis, senior editor at The Lancet Psychiatry, discusses research on a new digital therapy for borderline personality disorder with Philipp Klein from the University of Lubeck, Germany. This episode delves into the c...
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Helene Speyer and Marte Ustrup on dissensus in lived experience research
Helene Speyer and Marte Ustrup talk with Sophia Davis about embracing dissensus in lived experience research.Read the full article:
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29:17
Peter Fonagy on mentalisation-based treatment for antisocial personality disorder
Peter Fonagy talks with Sophia Davis about a trial of mentalization-based treatment for antisocial personality disorder in men on community probation.Read the full article:
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36:58
Mikkel Højlund on antipsychotics polypharmacy
Sophia Davis talks to Mikkel Højlund about research into the prevalence and outcomes of antipsychotics polypharmacy.
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21:15
Nguyen Tran and David Kinitz on conversion practices and mental health
Nguyen Tran and David Kinitz talk with Sophia Davis about conversion practices for people of sexual and gender minorities and their mental health.Read the full article:
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43:32
Marco Solmi, Manish Sood, and Nicholas Fabiano on eating disorders and electrolyte abnormalities
Marco Solmi, Manish Sood, and Nicholas Fabiano join Sophia Davis to discuss electrolyte abnormalities in people with eating disorders and their association with physical health outcomes and mortality.Read the full article:
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33:54
Frank Padberg and Stephan Goerigk on child maltreatment and psychotherapy
Frank Padberg and Stephan Goerigk join Sophia Davis to discuss the effects of child maltreatment on psychotherapy for depression.Read the full article:
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35:45
Ryan Van Patten on cognition in functional seizures
Ryan Van Patten joins Sophia Davis to discuss cognitive performance in functional seizures.
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44:11
Sebastian Wolf on exercise and mental health
Sebastian Wolf joins Sophia Davis to discuss a transdiagnostic exercise intervention for mental health.Read the full article:
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30:00
Jinah Park and Whanhee Lee on heat and emergency admissions
Jinah Park and Whanhee Lee join Sophia Davis to discuss the effects of increasing ambient temperature on hospital admissions for people with mental disorders and developmental disabilities.Read the full article:
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23:57
Vincenzo Oliva on medications for psychotic depression
Vincenzo Oliva joins Sophia Davis to discuss medications for psychotic depression.Read the full systematic review:
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24:28
Maike Richter and Nils Opel on narcissistic traits
Maike Richter and Nils Opel join Sophia Davis to discuss narcissistic traits and depressive symptoms in psychotherapy.Read the full article:
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27:34
Lucy Stephenson, Astrid Gieselmann, and Matthé Scholten on self-binding directives
Lucy Stephenson, Astrid Gieselmann, and Matthé Scholten join Sophia Davis to discuss self-binding directives in psychiatric practice.Read the full Review:
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Gustavo Medeiros on brain-based correlates of antidepressant response to ketamine
Gustavo Medeiros joins Sophia Davis to discuss a review of brain-based correlates of antidepressant response to ketamine, using neuro-imaging studies.Read the full article:
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30:49
Felicity Waite on psychological therapy for sleep problems in young people at risk of psychosis
Felicity Waite joins Sophia Davis to discuss a psychological therapy for sleep problems in young people at ultra-high risk of psychosis.Read the full article:
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32:47
Joelle Mak and Ligia Kiss on psychosocial interventions for survivors of human trafficking
Assistant Professor Joelle Mak and Dr Ligia Kiss join Sophia Davis to discuss a new review of psychosocial interventions for survivors of human trafficking.Read the full article:
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27:05
Rory O’Connor on premature mortality in people with mental illness
Professor Rory O’Connor joins Sophia Davis to discuss a paper on the Gone Too Soon project about premature mortality in people with mental illness or mental distress.Read the full article:
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44:31
Ian Wong on methylphenidate for children and adolescents with ADHD
Professor Ian Wong joins Sophia Davis to discuss the research on methylphenidate for children and adolescents with ADHD.Read the full article:
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15:41
Afarin Rahimi-Movaghar on drug use and treatment services in the Eastern Mediterranean
Professor Afarin Rahimi-Movaghar joins Sophia Davis to discuss the systematic review of drug use, drug use disorder, and treatment services in the Eastern Mediterranean region. Read the full article:
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19:44
Richard Morriss on cranial electrostimulation therapy for depression
Professor Richard Morriss joins Sophia Davis to discuss a trial into cranial electrostimulation therapy with Alpha-Stim AID for people with depression. Read the full article:
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38:15
Protection or Paternalism?
Deputy Editor Dustin Graham talks with Sally McManus and co-authors of a Comment piece about ethical review committees and who gets to decide which questions are too risky for research.
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