The Royal College of Psychiatrists Podcast

Jacqueline Hopson's PhD research, linked to the way in which psychiatrists are represented in literary fiction, has been recently published in the Psychiatric Bulletin. She is especially interested in focusing on the fictional patient’s perception of therapists, as well as the reader’s response to depictions of psychiatrists. Here, she explores the topic with Raj Persaud.

Professor Peter Woodruff and Raj Persaud discuss the latest neuroscience research on hearing voices or auditory hallucinations. The conversation was recorded at the Annual Congress of the Royal College of Psychiatrists at the Barbican

Raj Persaud in conversation with Dr Jeremy Beider

Professor Mary Phillips, Professor of Psychiatry and Clinical Translational Science at the University of Pittsburgh, talks to Raj Persaud about latest research investigating whether we can predict who is going to go on to develop mood disorders

Raj Persaud interviews Victoria, (not her real name) a victim of a serious sexual assault who developed mental health problems, yet has made a good recovery. She has been successfully treated for bipolar illness, but her problems may be linked to a difficult childhood and strained relationship with her father

Raj Persaud in conversation with a mother whose child developed a schizophrenic kind of illness.

Dr Raj Persaud in conversation with Professor Sue Bailey

Dr Rob Bale, Clinical Director of Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust, talks to Dr Daniel Maughan (Advanced Trainee of the Oxford Deanery) about his role, responsibilities and experiences over the years.

Why was Shakespeare performed inside Broadmoor Hospital - a high-security psychiatric unit? Festivities on the 450th anniversary of William Shakespeare's birth celebrate the writer's literary and story-telling skills, but recent academic studies suggest the Bard may have anticipated Sigmund Freud, and even modern neuroscience

Professor Sue Bailey is a Consultant Child & Adolescent Forensic Psychiatrist in the Forensic Adolescent Consultation & Treatment Services at Greater Manchester West Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust.