In this podcast Dr Raj Persaud discusses the cognitive assessment with Professor Adam Zeman, Professor of Cognitive and Behavioural Neurology at the University of Exeter Medical School.

The neurological examination is often approached with trepidation by psychiatrists but can be done quickly and reliably with practice. The best approach is to keep doing them as often as possible, but in order for them to be useful, and conducted without fear, it's advantageous to a have an understanding of what you are trying to achieve. In this podcast Professor Adam Zeman, Professor of Cognitive and Behavioural Neurology at the University of Exeter Medical School, explains to Dr Raj Persaud how to conduct a neurological examination.

Dr Aaron Reeves and colleagues have recently published the following paper in the British Journal of Psychiatry: 'Economic suicides in the Great Recession in Europe and North America'. This report estimates that the Great Recession is associated with at least 10,000 additional economic suicides between 2008 and 2010. Dr Raj Persaud discusses the paper's findings with Dr Reeves and why recession may be linked to suicide.

In this podcast Professor Anthony David discusses with Dr Raj Persaud the paper he co-wrote on a brain imaging investigation of conversion disorder or hysteria. The study probes a neuroscience explanation for conversion symptoms where a traumatic experience is transformed into a physical symptom.

In this podcast Professor Heidi Feldman, from the Stanford University School of Medicine, talks with Dr Raj Persaud on attention deficit–hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in children and adolescents; referring to her recent clinical review of the disorder published in the New England Journal of Medicine.

In this podcast Dr Joyce Almeida, author of the Minds on Film blog featured on the Royal College of Psychiatrists website, discusses the use of film for teaching and learning psychiatry with Dr Ali Ajaz, providing some examples of films that have explored mental health issues and conditions.

Dr Madhav Goyal, lead author of a new analysis of research on meditation, recently published his study: 'Meditation Programs for Psychological Stress and Well-being: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis' in JAMA Internal Medicine. In this podcast, Dr Goyal discusses his findings from the study and some surprising conclusions about the effectiveness of meditation with Dr Raj Persaud.

In this podcast Dr Fiona Gaughran, the lead consultant in the UK’s National Psychosis Service, discusses refractory psychosis with Dr Ali Ajaz, providing an understanding of what it is and the challenges related to research in this field.

In this podcast, Dr Andrew Amos discusses early intervention in psychosis research, and summarises important articles across all psychiatric domains over the last month.

In this podcast, Dr Andrew Amos reviews important psychiatric research literature from the month of November 2013. There is a focus section on Psychiatric Genetics structured with reference to Kendler’s idea of neurobiological coherence.