The Psych Review

It's the third episode of season six and The Psych Review is thinking about the future. Dave is looking ahead as he talks about climate change and it's potential impacts on mental health, and Mazz is focussing on an impending deadline as he walks us through the new Mental Health and Wellbeing Act that is due to become active later this year.

The references for this episode are:

• Dave: Patrick, R., Snell, T., Gunasiri, H., Garad, R., Meadows, G., & Enticott, J. (2023). Prevalence and determinants of mental health related to climate change in Australia. Australian & New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 57(5), 710-724.
• Mazz: https://www.legislation.vic.gov.au/as-made/acts/mental-health-and-wellbeing-act-2022

The Psych Review was brought to you by Call to Mind, a telepsychiatry service that you can learn more about at www.calltomind.com.au. The original music in our podcast was provided by the very talented John Badgery, and our logo was designed by the creative genius of Naz.

The Psych Review has recorded this very special episode at the 2023 RANZCP Congress on Whadjuk country in Perth, Western Australia. Dave and Mazz hide in a vacant seminar room to discuss their impressions of the congress, and Mazz takes us through some important learnings from a workshop on Good Psychiatric Management of borderline personality disorder.

The workshop covered in this episode was:

• Good psychiatric management: an evidence-based treatment for borderline personality disorder. This session was presented by Catherine Ludbrook and Laura Cooke-O'Connor from the Borderline Personality Disorder Collaborative.

The Psych Review was brought to you by Call to Mind, a telepsychiatry service that you can learn more about at www.calltomind.com.au. The original music in our podcast was provided by the very talented John Badgery, and our logo was designed by the creative genius of Naz.

The Psych Review is back in force in 2023, with the entire cast returning for what is shaping up to be an epic season six. In the first episode of this season Dave digs into the largest ever depression focussed genome wide association study and discovers some new significant genetic loci for depression, and Alanna talks us through the recent Therapeutic Goods Administration approval of Psychedelic Assisted Therapies in Australia - a world first.

The references for this episode are:

• Dave: Mitchell, B. L., Campos, A. I., Whiteman, D. C., Olsen, C. M., Gordon, S. D., Walker, A. J., ... & Byrne, E. M. (2022). The Australian Genetics of Depression Study: new risk loci and dissecting heterogeneity between subtypes. Biological Psychiatry, 92(3), 227-235.
• Alanna: Williams, M. L., Korevaar, D., Harvey, R., Fitzgerald, P. B., Liknaitzky, P., O'Carroll, S., Puspanathan, P., Ross, M., Strauss, N., & Bennett-Levy, J. (2021). Translating Psychedelic Therapies From Clinical Trials to Community Clinics: Building Bridges and Addressing Potential Challenges Ahead. Frontiers in psychiatry, 12, 737738. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2021.737738

The Psych Review was brought to you by Call to Mind, a telepsychiatry service that you can learn more about at www.calltomind.com.au. The original music in our podcast was provided by the very talented John Badgery, and our logo was designed by the creative genius of Naz.

It's episode 3 of season 5! We're finishing off the season with a discussion about polypharmacy in the forensic setting and biomarkers for FND in children.

The references for this episode are:
Farrell, C., & Brink, J. (2020). The Prevalence and Factors Associated With Antipsychotic Polypharmacy in a Forensic Psychiatric Sample. Frontiers in psychiatry, 11, 263. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2020.00263

Chung, J., Mukerji, S., & Kozlowska, K. (2023). Cortisol and α-amylase awakening response in children and adolescents with functional neurological (conversion) disorder. The Australian and New Zealand journal of psychiatry, 57(1), 115–129. https://doi.org/10.1177/00048674221082520

The Psych Review was brought to you by Call to Mind, a telepsychiatry service that you can learn more about at www.calltomind.com.au. The original music in our podcast was provided by the very talented John Badgery, and our logo was designed by the creative genius of Naz.

It's episode 2 of season 5! Shakira walks us through 'concept creep', and Alanna discusses the relationship between PTSD and dementia. (And we dip our toe into some statistics...)

The references for this episode are:
Jackson, H. J., & Haslam, N. (2022). Ill-defined: Concepts of mental health and illness are becoming broader, looser, and more benign. Australasian psychiatry : bulletin of Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists, 30(4), 490–493. https://doi.org/10.1177/10398562221077898

Günak, M. M., Billings, J., Carratu, E., Marchant, N. L., Favarato, G., & Orgeta, V. (2020). Post-traumatic stress disorder as a risk factor for dementia: systematic review and meta-analysis. The British journal of psychiatry : the journal of mental science, 217(5), 600–608. https://doi.org/10.1192/bjp.2020.150

The Psych Review was brought to you by Call to Mind, a telepsychiatry service that you can learn more about at www.calltomind.com.au. The original music in our podcast was provided by the very talented John Badgery, and our logo was designed by the creative genius of Naz.

It's the (long awaited, we're sure!) first episode of season 5. Alanna talks about the evidence of the use of LAIs in the old age population and Shakira walks us through pathways to care in first generation migrants.

The references for this episode are:
Doolabh, U., & Yeap, S. (2022). Examining long-acting injectable antipsychotic (depot) medication in the elderly: a five-year retrospective cross-sectional study evaluating depot use in an Australian psychogeriatric service. Australasian psychiatry : bulletin of Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists, 30(1), 31–36. https://doi.org/10.1177/10398562211029951

Waxmann, A., Thompson, A., McGorry, P., & O'Donoghue, B. (2022). Pathways to care for first-generation migrants with first episode psychosis in northwestern metropolitan Melbourne. The Australian and New Zealand journal of psychiatry, 48674221075980. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1177/00048674221075980

The Psych Review was brought to you by Call to Mind, a telepsychiatry service that you can learn more about at www.calltomind.com.au. The original music in our podcast was provided by the very talented John Badgery, and our logo was designed by the creative genius of Naz.

It's the final episode of season four, and Mazz's final episode on the show! Shakira walks us through new methods of supporting prisoners who are dependent on opioids, Alanna dives into the sociocultural milieu that exists around people with anorexia nervosa, and Mazz takes us step by step through a new approach to dealing with loneliness.

The references for this episode are:
- Shakira: Russ S, Andrew A, Thomas O. Long-acting injectable buprenorphine – ‘best practice’ opioid agonist therapy for Australian prisoners. Australasian Psychiatry. December 2021. doi:10.1177/10398562211059086
- Alanna: to be updated.
- Mazz: Kar Ray M. et al. LOVE in the time of Covid-19: a brief mental health intervention to overcome loneliness. Australasian Psychiatry, 2021. Vol 29 (5), 529-534.

The Psych Review was brought to you by Call to Mind, a telepsychiatry service that you can learn more about at www.calltomind.com.au. The original music in our podcast was provided by the very talented John Badgery, and our logo was designed by the creative genius of Naz.

It's episode four of season four, and our first 'non-special' episode of the season. Mazz looks into the rationale behind routine prolactin monitoring, Shakira talks to us about the evidence behind psychosocial interventions in Schizophrenia, and Alanna takes us for a walk down the intestinal tract to look at different types of gut microbes.

The references for this episode are:
- Mazz: Jones, A. et al. Prolactin ordering patterns in psychiatric inpatients and the impact this has on patient management. Australasian Psychiatry, 2021. Vol 29 (3), pp 282-285.
- Shakira: Psychosocial and psychological interventions for relapse prevention in schizophrenia: a systematic review and network meta-analysis. Bighelli, Irene et al. The Lancet Psychiatry, Volume 8, Issue 11, 969 - 980
- Alanna: Nikolova VL, Smith MRB, Hall LJ, Cleare AJ, Stone JM, Young AH. Perturbations in Gut Microbiota Composition in Psychiatric Disorders: A Review and Meta-analysis. JAMA Psychiatry. Published online September 15, 2021. doi:10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2021.2573

The Psych Review was brought to you by Call to Mind, a telepsychiatry service that you can learn more about at www.calltomind.com.au. The original music in our podcast was provided by the very talented John Badgery, and our logo was designed by the creative genius of Naz.

The third episode of season four is an ADHD special, but that's not the only reason it's special - because for this episode the former host of The Psych Review Dave is back! Dave leads the team through an in-depth discussion of attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder, referencing a modern article that considers whether this disorder is overdiagnosed. Join us as we explore different aspects of ADHD and learn about a few helpful tips along the way.

The reference for this episode is:
- Dave: Kazda L. et al. 2021. Overdiagnosis of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder in Children and Adolescents. A Systematic Scoping Review. JAMA Netw Open. 4 (4).

The websites of the recommended texts from this episode are:
- https://www.adhdgo2guide.com/
- https://oxfordmedicine.com/view/10.1093/med/9780198739258.001.0001/med-9780198739258

The Psych Review was brought to you by Call to Mind, a telepsychiatry service that you can learn more about at www.calltomind.com.au. The original music in our podcast was provided by the very talented John Badgery, and our logo was designed by the creative genius of Naz.

In the second episode of season four The Psych Review team dig into the recent Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists clinical practice guideline for mood disorders. Alanna summarizes some of the themes and paradigms of the document, Mazz takes us step by step through the approach to Major Depressive Disorder, and Shakira walks the team through the approach to Bipolar Affective Disorder.

The reference for this guideline is as follows:
- Mahli, G., et al. 2021. The 2020 Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrist clinical practice guidelines for mood disorders. ANZJP, 55(1) 7-117.

The Psych Review was brought to you by Call to Mind, a telepsychiatry service that you can learn more about at www.calltomind.com.au. The original music in our podcast was provided by the very talented John Badgery, and our logo was designed by the creative genius of Naz.