The Psych Guys team up with fellow resident, Dr. Andrew Harmon to discuss "internet gaming disorder," a new diagnosis found in the DSM. We share our experiences with video games, and touch upon healthy and unhealthy aspects. We challenge the notion that this condition should be within the DSM. We discuss how we intend to help individuals who are using video games at an unhealthy level.

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Johnny "Football" changed college football forever. This episode discusses the recent "Untold: Johnny Football" documentary on Netflix. Dr. Andrew Harmon, a former NCAA football running back, discusses his analysis of this documentary and personal experience playing football at the college level. This episode discusses bipolar disorder, substance use, and mental health challenges. We share how sports can both benefit and harm a person's psyche.

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Dr. Rupa Gill, DO is a second year psychiatry resident physician. She is passionate about helping patients address their social needs and anxieties. These physicians strongly believe in the medicinal value of community and relationships. Treating any kind of mental condition must involve attention to socialization.

Dr. Omotola Ajibade, MD is a Forensic Psychiatry Fellow at Emory University. He completed his psychiatry residency at Ocean University Medical Center. This episode coverages an analysis how race impacts a person's ability to access mental healthcare. We discuss a needle exchange programs, and how Tola presented about how this is depicted in the media, most particularly HBO's "The Wire."

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Dr. Rupa Gill, DO is a second year psychiatry resident with Dr. Noone and Dr. Chun. Today, they touch upon a heavy topic: violence in psychiatric hospital settings. They describe how they have had to deal with these situations, and ideas on how to mitigate against this.

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The world of psychiatric emergencies brings a variety of challenges. Sadly, this environment at times involves the use of restraints and involuntary admissions to psychiatric hospitals. Both cultural and economics factors influence this difficult choices of psychiatric emergencies. Dr. Melvin Ways returns to the show to converse on this difficult subject.

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Patrick Cleary, MD is a board certified Child & Adolescent Psychiatrist. TikTok: @drpatpsych We discuss concerns of rising rates of ADHD in children. He describes challenges of diagnosing this condition in kids, and how he talks to their families. He outlines his approach to talking to kids about mental illness. 

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4th year medical students frequently complete audition rotations while applying to residency. This process is taxing, stressing, and potentially some of the most impactful time of the medical school journey. Dr. Melvin Ways joins “The Psych Guys” to discuss his recent experience on an audition experience and successful match to a psychiatry residency program.We all share our own personal experiences and our best advice for medical students. 

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"The Psych Guys" dive into the literature about states that legalized marijuana and its impact on youth suicide rates. The two psychiatry resident physicians share their conclusions from this study, and its shortcomings. They express how they discuss cannabis use with their patients. They share their views on medicinal and recreational marijuana sales.

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Dr. Joon Chun, DO & Dr. Logan Noone, DO are psychiatry residents at Rowan University.

Dr. Chun & Dr. Noone outline the delicate situation of helping an individual with both substance use issues and ADHD. Logan and Joon outline their own personal biases, and how they are trying to approach psychiatry with a more open mind. They attempt to challenge their initial understandings of how to navigate a scenario where a patient who has abused drugs in the past could potentially improve with ADHD stimulant medications.