Psych(ic) Podcast

Dr Tony Davis is a Neuropsychiatrist and Pain specialist who will walk us through the complexities and facets of chronic pain and pain medicine.

This podcast was produced with financial support provided by the Psychiatrist Interest Forum (PIF). The Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrist (RANZCP) has received Australian Government funding under the Socialist Training Program to fund the PIF. The views shared through the podcasts are those of the contributors and not necessarily the views of the RANZCP and PIF.

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The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma is a #1 New York Times bestseller by Bessel Van der Kolk M.D. about traumatic stress and its impacts on society. Listen to medical students Kayla and Aidan discuss their thoughts on the book, how stress has impacted their own lives and how they cope with this.

We hope you find this episode informative and thought-provoking!

Recorded in August 2022.

The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma is a #1 New York Times bestseller by Bessel Van der Kolk M.D. about traumatic stress and its impacts on society. Listen to medical students Kayla and Aidan discuss their thoughts on the book, how stress has impacted their own lives and how they cope with this.

We hope you find this episode informative and thought-provoking!

Recorded in August 2022.

On the first episode of Psych(ic) of 2022, join Dr Victoria Langton as she dives into imposter syndrome and its impacts on those working in the medical field. Furthermore she looks back at her years in medical school and how imposter syndrome has affected not only herself but others around her. Dr Langton also offers some helpful tips to face criticism as a medical student and junior doctor.

This episode features a collaboration between psychiatry and environmentalism. Listen to medical students Ksusha and Xueying speak with anaesthesiologist Dr Ingo Weber and retired forensic psychiatrist Dr Rob Ferris on the topic of climate change anxiety. What is it? What are some consequences of climate change anxiety? How can we, as individuals and as a society, combat climate change? 

We hope you find this episode informative and thought-provoking!  

Recorded in October 2020.

In this episode, we talk to Dr Gareth O'Reilly about his work as a GP in rural Australia. Join us for a discussion about rural medicine and the challenges and complexities of managing mental health patients in the outback! 

Prof. Anna Chur-Hansen is a registered Psychologist and served as the Head of School of Psychology at the University of Adelaide. In this episode, we talked about the relationships between companion animals and their humans in relation to the attachment theory, as well as the mechanisms on how animals can impact our health. She is available as a supervisor for research and you can contact her at +6183135258 or email via [email protected].

This podcast was produced with financial support provided by the Psychiatrist Interest Forum (PIF). The Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrist (RANZCP) has received Australian Government funding under the Socialist Training Program to fund the PIF. The views shared through the podcasts are those of the contributors and not necessarily the views of the RANZCP and PIF.

Follow the AUPS on Facebook (Adelaide University Psychiatry Society) and Instagram (@aups_), and send in your thoughts at [email protected].

We explore the topics of shame, guilt and anxiety in an Indigenous setting. Our guest Seth Westhead works as a Research Assistant whilst undertaking his Masters of Public Health at the University of Adelaide. Being raised in Mildura (Vic) he has strong ties with the community through his family connections with the Awabakal and Wiradjuri people of NSW. Thank you to to Psychiatry Interest Forum (PIF) for supporting us in producing this podcast. The views shared through the podcast are those of the contributors and not necessarily the views of the RANZCP and PIF.