The Psych Review

After a long break the team is back for season four! In this special episode we review the final report from the Royal Commission into Victoria's Mental Health System. Mazz provides a brief summary of some of the practical and logistical changes, Shakira walks us through the concept for the new mental health and wellbeing act, and Alanna looks into the language used in the report.

Important reference points for this episode include:
- The Final Report: https://finalreport.rcvmhs.vic.gov.au/
- The Mental Health and Wellbeing Act Engagement Paper: https://engage.vic.gov.au/mhwa
- The Interim Report: http://rcvmhs.archive.royalcommission.vic.gov.au/interim-report.html

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 final episode of season three Alanna investigates a Cuban hysteria crisis, Shakira uncovers concerning statistics regarding use of CTOs on people who are culturally and linguistically diverse, and Mazz turns the pages of the recent Australian Productivity Commission Inquiry Report into Mental Health.

The articles covered in this month's episode are:
- Alanna: National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine 2020. An Assessment of Illness in U.S. Government Employees and Their Families at Overseas Embassies. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. https://doi.org/10.17226/25889.
- Shakira: Kisley, S., Yu, D., Maehashi, S., Siskind, D. 2000. A systematic review and meta-analysis of predictors and outcomes of community treatment orders in Australia and New Zealand. ANZJP, 1-16.
- Mazz: https://www.pc.gov.au/inquiries/completed/mental-health/report

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 battles on through the pandemic, this month Shakira discusses how not all antipsychotic medications are equal, Alanna reviews links between social media use and eating disorders, and Mazz breaks down a submission to the Royal Commission made by Victorian Legal Aid.

The articles covered in this month's episode are:
- Shakira: Johnsen, E., Kroken, R., Løberg, E., Rettenbacher, M., Joa, I., Larsen, T., Reitan, S., Walla, B., Alisauskiene, R., Anda, L., Bartz-Johannessen, C., Berle, J., Bjarke, J., Fathian, F., Hugdahl, K., Kjelby, E., Sinkeviciute, I., Skrede, S., Stabell, L., Steen, V. and Fleischhacker, W., 2020. Amisulpride, aripiprazole, and olanzapine in patients with schizophrenia-spectrum disorders (BeSt InTro): a pragmatic, rater-blind, semi-randomised trial. The Lancet Psychiatry, 7(11), pp.945-954.
- Alanna: Wilksch, S. M., O’Shea, A., Ho, P., Byrne, S., & Wade, T. D. (2020). The relationship between social media use and disordered eating in young adolescents (PDF). International Journal of Eating Disorders, 53(1), 96-106.
- Mazz: The 'Your story, your say' report published by Victorian Legal Aid in June 2020. The report can be found on the Victorian Legal Aid website at: https://www.legalaid.vic.gov.au/sites/www.legalaid.vic.gov.au/files/vla-your-story-your-say-report.pdf

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.

After a period of prolonged isolation, the Psych Review is back with a COVID-themed special - and to maintain as much social distancing as possible for the first time the entire episode was recorded over the internet!

Join the registrars for the fourth episode of season three, where Mazz walks the fine line between mental health and public health legislation, Alanna goes back in time to look at the links between influenza and psychosis, and Shakira travels overseas to see what lessons can be learnt about global mental health during this pandemic.

The articles covered in this month's episode are:
- Shakira:
- Moreno, C., Wykes, T., Galderisi, S., Nordentoft, M., Crossley, N., & Jones, N. et al. (2020). How mental health care should change as a consequence of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Lancet Psychiatry. https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanpsy/article/PIIS2215-0366(20)30307-2/fulltext
- The Lancet Psychiatry. (2020). The end, and the beginning, of global mental health. The Lancet Psychiatry. https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanpsy/article/PIIS2215-0366(20)30348-5/fulltext
- Alanna: Kępińska, A. P. et al. (2020) ‘Schizophrenia and Influenza at the Centenary of the 1918-1919 Spanish Influenza Pandemic: Mechanisms of Psychosis Risk’, Frontiers in Psychiatry. Frontiers, 11. doi: 10.3389/fpsyt.2020.00072.
- Mazz: Calina, O., et colleagues. (2020). Preventing prejudice by preserving the spirit of mental health legislation during the COVID-19 national emergency. Australasian Psychiatry 1-4.

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 three of 2020 and Shakira starts the show by covering recent developments of in the COVID-19 situation - including statements from the college of psychiatry. Alanna looks at a recent article covering the use of psilocybin assisted therapy in depression, and Mazz reviews a recent article covering Psychiatric Assessment and Planning Units that was submitted by a listener.

The articles covered in this month's episode are:
- Shakira:
- Chen, Q., Liang, M., Li, Y., Guo, J., Fei, D., & Wang, L. et al. (2020). Mental health care for medical staff in China during the COVID-19 outbreak. The Lancet Psychiatry, 7(4), e15-e16. doi: 10.1016/s2215-0366(20)30078-x
- Liu, S., Yang, L., Zhang, C., Xiang, Y., Liu, Z., Hu, S., & Zhang, B. (2020). Online mental health services in China during the COVID-19 outbreak. The Lancet Psychiatry, 7(4), e17-e18. doi: 10.1016/s2215-0366(20)30077-8
- Duan, L., & Zhu, G. (2020). Psychological interventions for people affected by the COVID-19 epidemic. The Lancet Psychiatry, 7(4), 300-302. doi: 10.1016/s22150366(20)30073-0
- Alanna: Meikle, S. E., Liknaitzky, P., Rossell, S. L., Ross, M., Strauss, N., Thomas, N., …
Castle, D. J. (2020). Psilocybin-assisted therapy for depression: How do we advance the
field? Australian & New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 54(3),
225–231. https://doi.org/10.1177/0004867419888575
- Mazz: Mitchel, DA., et colleagues. (2020). The efficacy, safety and acceptability of emergency embedded Psychiatry Assessment and Planning Units: An evaluation of Psychiatry Assessment and Planning Units in close proximity to their associated emergency departments. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry 1-11 00(0).

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 episode two of the third season of The Psych Review the focus is on psychological trauma. Alanna and Shakira explore the consequences of childhood trauma, in both clinical and non-clinical contexts. Mazz looks globally into the mental health outcomes of protests, riots and revolutions.

Warning: this episode may contain trauma-related content that could be distressing for some listeners.

The articles covered in this month's episode are:
- Alanna: Lippard, et. al. The Devastating Clinical Consequences of Child Abuse and Neglect:
Increased Disease Vulnerability and Poor Treatment Response in Mood Disorders. Am J Psychiatry 2020; 177:20–36; doi: 10.1176/appi.ajp.2019.19010020
- Shakira: Beilharz, J. E., Paterson, M., Fatt, S., Wilson, C., Burton, A., Cvejic, E., … Vollmer-Conna, U. (2020). The impact of childhood trauma on psychosocial functioning and physical health in a non-clinical community sample of young adults. Australian & New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 54(2), 185–194. https://doi.org/10.1177/0004867419881206
- Mazz: Ni, MY. et colleagues. (2020). Mental health during and after protests, riots and revolutions: A systematic review. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 1-12 00(0).

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.

Welcome to first episode of season three of The Psych Review, where we are very excited to introduce our brand new host Alanna. This month Mazz kicks things off with a discussion around the differences (or lack thereof) between hallucinations in personality disorders and psychotic disorders, Alanna looks into some promising research regarding the use of biomarkers in psychiatry, and Shakira takes us through the latest on the linguistic expertise of psychiatrists.

The articles covered in this month's episode are:
- Mazz: Beatson, J. (2019). Borderline personality disorder and auditory verbal hallucinations. Australasian Psychiatry, 27(6).
- Alanna: Eratne D, et al. A pilot study of the utility of cerebrospinal fluid neurofilament light chain in differentiating neurodegenerative from psychiatric disorders: A 'C-reactive protein' for psychiatrists and neurologists? Aust N Z J Psychiatry. 2020. Jan;54(1):57-67. doi: 10.1177/0004867419857811. Epub 2019 Jun 21
- Shakira: Galletly, C., Ash, D., Sweeney, S., O’Neill, F., & Crichton, J. (2019). Identifying and exploring linguistic expertise of psychiatrists in interviews with patients with thought disorder. Australasian Psychiatry. https://doi.org/10.1177/1039856219889316

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 final episode of season two The Psych Review team go in depth into the recent Interim Report from the Royal Commission Into Victoria's Mental Health System. This report likely will have far reaching implications for both the rest of Australia - and possibly the world. We also take a bittersweet moment in this special episode to say goodbye to one of the podcasts founding hosts - Dave.

The material covered in this month's episode was sourced from:
- The Royal Commission Into Victoria's Mental Health Services Interim Report: https://rcvmhs.vic.gov.au/interim-report

The Psych Review was brought to you by Call to Mind, a new 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 episode eight of season two of The Psych Review Dave talks about proposed medicare changes and interesting results regarding fluoxetine prescription in youth, Shakira discusses suicide rates from the perspective of Durkheim, and Mazz summarises the recent Victorian Auditor General reports into mental health services.

The articles covered in this month's episode are:
- Dave: Davey, C. G., Chanen, A. M., Hetrick, S. E., Cotton, S. M., Ratheesh, A., Amminger, G. P., ... & Rice, S. (2019). The addition of fluoxetine to cognitive behavioural therapy for youth depression (YoDA-C): a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled, multicentre clinical trial. The Lancet Psychiatry, 6(9), 735-744.
- Shak: Bastiampillai, T., Allison, S., Looi, J. C., Tavella, A., & Agis, U. (2019). Why are Australia’s suicide rates returning to the hundred-year average, despite suicide prevention initiatives? Reframing the problem from the perspective of Durkheim. Australian & New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry. https://doi.org/10.1177/0004867419872815
- Mazz: https://www.audit.vic.gov.au/report/access-mental-health-services

The Psych Review was brought to you by Call to Mind, a new 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 seventh episode of season two of The Psych Review finds Dave looking internationally (again) at the use of infliximab in the treatment of bipolar depression, see's Shakira explore how we should talk about duration of antipsychotic treatment with patients with schizophrenia, and allows Mazz to have a rant about whether personality disorder diagnosis should be typological or dimensional.

The articles covered in this month's episode are:
- Dave: McIntyre, R. S., Subramaniapillai, M., Lee, Y., Pan, Z., Carmona, N. E., Shekotikhina, M., ... & Miller, S. (2019). Efficacy of Adjunctive Infliximab vs Placebo in the Treatment of Adults With Bipolar I/II Depression: A Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA psychiatry.
- Shakira: Bendall, S. (2019). Costs versus benefits and impact on life goals should be part of communication around anti-psychotic treatment duration in schizophrenia. Australian & New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 53(8), 811–812. https://doi.org/10.1177/0004867419860905
- Mazz: Irwin, L. and Mahli, S. G. (2019). Borderline personality disorder and ICD-11: A chance for change. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 53(7) pages 698-700.

The Psych Review was brought to you by Call to Mind, a new 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.