Learn Psych Podcast

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What's Learn Psych Podcast about?

The Learn Psych Podcast is a monthly educational podcast on topics in psychiatry. It is targeted towards students and trainees, though it is often relevant to a wide variety of healthcare providers.

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Learn Psych Podcast episodes:

02.05.2018
025 - Borderline Personality Disorder with Dr. Heather Schultz!
The Learn Psych Podcast returns from its prolonged holiday hiatus with a great new episode! Join us today as we discuss Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD), a cluster B disorder which many clinicians find difficult to treat. We are joined by...
12.01.2017
024 - Forensic Psychiatry with Dr. Lisa Anacker
Forensic Psychiatry: In this month’s episode, we continue exploring psychiatry fellowships by talking about forensic psychiatry. Forensics is a large field so today’s episode tries to focus in on the criminal aspect of the subspecialty. Dr. Anacker discusses what got...
11.01.2017
023 - Geriatric Psychiatry with Dr. Laurie Boore-Clor
This month’s episode looks at what happens when psychiatry patients enter the golden years. That’s right, we explore the subspecialty of geriatric psychiatry. We talk with a geriatric psychiatrist about why she chose the field, what keeps it fun and...
10.01.2017
022 Global Mental Health with Dr. Nakita Natala
Today, we go global! Dr. Nakita Natala makes her first podcast appearance to discuss one of her passions - global mental health. It is an interesting talk looking at the big picture of global mental health and then diving into...
09.01.2017
021 Dangers of Co-Ingestion with Julie Buckner and Dr. Allison Lin
There is a hidden danger on college campuses across the country. Today, we examine this danger of combining stimulants and alcohol. We first speak with Julie Buckner, who started a foundation in her son's honor on his topic, after...
08.01.2017
020 Handling Drug Seeking Behavior Part 2 with Dr. Jouney & Dr. Wang
In this episode, we create a role play scenario of a patient who presents on a very complicated psychotropic medication regimen seeking yet more controlled substances. Dr. Jouney and Dr. Wang will role play the scenario, and then we have...
07.01.2017
019 Handling Drug Seeking Behaviors Part 1 with Dr. Ed Jouney and Dr. Jenny Wang
Episode 019: Handling Drug Seeking Behaviors Part 1 In this episode, we create a role play scenario of a challenging patient who presents seeking benzodiazepines. Dr. Jouney and Dr. Wang will role play the scenario, and then we have a...
06.01.2017
018 Cognitive Distortions with Dr. Ricks Warren!
Psychiatry is more than just medicine...there is that whole talking part too! Today, we welcome Dr. Ricks Warren a psychologist at the University of Michigan to talk about cognitive distortions and cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT). We delve into both...
05.01.2017
017 ECT - Electroconvulsive Therapy
Learn Psych Podcast Episode 17 - ECT with Dr. Dan Maixner Topics covered: What is ECT? Electricity to the brain - where did this idea come from? Does ECT work? What conditions can ECT treat? What workup do...
04.01.2017
016 Physician Mental Health with Dr. Kate Baker!
Physician and trainee mental health is a popular topic being researched today. According to a paper published by Shanafelt and Noseworthy of the Mayo Clinic in 2016, over 50% of physicians are experiencing symptoms of burnout! They also describe how...
03.01.2017
015 Childhood ADHD with Dr. Tom Fluent
Episode 15: Dr. Tom Fluent joins us today to talk about childhood ADHD. We use Dr. Fluent's own personal story with ADHD to talk about the disorder, treatment, and how it effects a family as a whole. It should be...
02.02.2017
014 Return of the Pod Announcements
Return of the Pod - Announcements! We have a second host - please welcome Dr. Matt Hughes! Our next full episode (and also Matt’s debut) will come out on Wednesday, March 1, 2017, with the topic of diagnosis...
10.24.2016
013 Podcast Announcements
Announcements: The every-other-week production schedule is sadly unsustainable for me. I am unable to keep up with it myself and I will need to take a break. I am looking for help with developing content. If you are interested, message...
10.05.2016
012 Treatment of Phobias with Dr. Kate Baker
Episode 12: Dr. Kate Baker of the University of Michigan joins us again for an episode on the treatment of phobias, building upon the last episode on the diagnosis of phobias. This episode will cover topics like: - What is the...
09.21.2016
011 Diagnosis of Phobias with Dr. Kate Baker
Today's show is about how to diagnose a phobia, with Dr. Kate Baker of the University of Michigan. In two weeks, we will be back with a second episode on treatment of phobias. This episode may be most helpful for...
09.07.2016
010 Immature Defense Mechanisms with Dr. Michael Casher
Today's episode is about immature defense mechanisms. We are back again with Dr. Michael Casher from the University of Michigan. Immature Defense Mechanisms covered in this episode: Acting out Denial Regression Projection Pasive aggression Dissociation Splitting Somatization Converstion Identification...
08.24.2016
009 Theory of Mind, Mature & Neurotic Defense Mechanisms with Dr. Michael Casher
Episode 009 Theory of Mind, Mature & Neurotic Defense Mechanisms with Dr. Michael Casher Today's show explores Freud's "Theory of Mind" the id, ego, super-ego, the conscious, pre-conscious, and unconscious And we tie in what the theory...
08.10.2016
008 Biopsychosocial Formulation with Dr. Michael Casher
The biopsychosocial formulation is a way of writing an assessment of a patient in psychiatry. As the name implies, it combines biological, psychological, and social information to develop a full picture of the presentation. Although it was actually created to...
07.27.2016
007 Capacity with Dr. Charles Surber
Episode 7 - Assessment of Decision Making Capacity Today’s show is about how to resolve competing interests when a patient wants to do one thing, but the medical team thinks something else would be better. For example, what happens when...
07.13.2016
006 Delirium with Dr. Charles Surber
Episodes 6 with Dr. Charles Surber. On today’s episode, we discuss delirium, a clinical syndrome that many medical students will encounter, often while not on their psychiatry rotation. We define delirium, and then discuss the causes, risk factors, treatment, and...
06.22.2016
005 Case with Dr. Ed Deneke
Episode #5 with Dr. Ed Deneke. We explore a case about a patient who believes he is being poisoned. We discuss the differential diagnosis and also explore the question how a physician can best treat a patient who doesn’t believe...
06.15.2016
004 Mental Status Exam part 2 with Dr. Michael Casher
Mental status exam, part 2, with Dr. Michael Casher. Topics discussed in this episode include: Thought content - phobias, delusions Perceptions - hallucinations and what sorts of conditions hallucinations can be seen in Cognition Insight Judgment Dr. Casher will offer...
06.08.2016
003 Mental Status Exam Part 1 with Dr. Michael Casher
Episode #3, released on June 8, 2016 and recorded in Spring 2016. Today’s topic is the mental status exam, and I will be interviewing Dr. Michael Casher, one of the attending psychiatrists at the University of Michigan. We will cover:...
06.01.2016
002 Intro to Psychiatry with Dr. Laura Hirshbein
Interview with Dr. Laura Hirshbein, MD, PhD, of the University of Michigan. Podcast covers topics: - What is psychiatry? How does it compare to psychology or neurology? - What is a psychiatric illness, and how is a psychiatric illness diagnosed?...
05.30.2016
001 Intro to the Learn Psych Podcast
An introduction to the Learn Psych Podcast and its host. Podcast will cover topics in psychiatry, targeted primarily at medical students, residents, and other trainees.

What's Learn Psych Podcast about?

Download our free app to listen on your phone

Learn Psych Podcast episodes:

025 - Borderline Personality Disorder with Dr. Heather Schultz!

024 - Forensic Psychiatry with Dr. Lisa Anacker

023 - Geriatric Psychiatry with Dr. Laurie Boore-Clor

022 Global Mental Health with Dr. Nakita Natala

021 Dangers of Co-Ingestion with Julie Buckner and Dr. Allison Lin

020 Handling Drug Seeking Behavior Part 2 with Dr. Jouney & Dr. Wang

019 Handling Drug Seeking Behaviors Part 1 with Dr. Ed Jouney and Dr. Jenny Wang

018 Cognitive Distortions with Dr. Ricks Warren!

017 ECT - Electroconvulsive Therapy

016 Physician Mental Health with Dr. Kate Baker!

015 Childhood ADHD with Dr. Tom Fluent

014 Return of the Pod Announcements

013 Podcast Announcements

012 Treatment of Phobias with Dr. Kate Baker

011 Diagnosis of Phobias with Dr. Kate Baker

010 Immature Defense Mechanisms with Dr. Michael Casher

009 Theory of Mind, Mature & Neurotic Defense Mechanisms with Dr. Michael Casher

008 Biopsychosocial Formulation with Dr. Michael Casher

007 Capacity with Dr. Charles Surber

006 Delirium with Dr. Charles Surber

005 Case with Dr. Ed Deneke

004 Mental Status Exam part 2 with Dr. Michael Casher

003 Mental Status Exam Part 1 with Dr. Michael Casher

002 Intro to Psychiatry with Dr. Laura Hirshbein

001 Intro to the Learn Psych Podcast