Psychiatry Boot Camp

Dr. Mark Oldham, Associate Professor of Psychiatry at University of Rochester Medical Center, President-Elect of the American Delirium Society, and Deputy Editor of the Journal of the Academy of Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry, further explores delirium. This episode covers the pathophysiology of delirium including predisposing and precipitating factors, neurocircuitry, and neurotransmitters. We then discuss conceptual frameworks for management of delirium, the importance of identifying and addressing the underlying cause, and strategies for managing specific neuropsychiatric disturbances in delirium.References can be found on the ⁠episode website.⁠SUPPORT OUR PARTNERS:⁠SimplePractice.com/bootcamp⁠ (Now with AI documentation! Exclusive 7 day free trial and 70% off four months)⁠Oasis Psychiatry Conferences ⁠(enter code BOOTCAMP at checkout for additional 10% savings)⁠Beat the Boards⁠ (enter code BOOTCAMP at checkout for addition 10% savings)⁠CME to Go⁠ (enter code BOOTCAMP at checkout for addition 10% savings) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dr. Mark Oldham, a consult psychiatrist and president-elect of the American Delirium Society, dives into the world of delirium. He explores its clinical features, emphasizing the need for accurate diagnosis, particularly distinguishing it from encephalopathy. Oldham discusses the alarming prevalence of delirium in hospitalized patients, especially the elderly, and its terrifying consequences, such as increased mortality rates. Furthermore, he sheds light on the vital role psychiatry plays in managing delirium, stressing the interplay between psychiatric symptoms and medical conditions.

Dr. John C. Markowitz, Professor of Clinical Psychiatry at Columbia University, introduces us to supportive psychotherapy. We discuss the principles that underpin supportive psychotherapy and "common factors" in psychotherapy. Dr. Markowitz helps us to understand where supportive psychotherapy fits into modern psychiatric practice, and provides clinical wisdom about building a therapeutic alliance and pursuing affect.What is Supportive Psychotherapy? (Markowitz 2014)Brief Supportive Psychotherapy (2022)Psychiatrist Effects in the Psychopharmacological Treatment of Depression (McKay 2006)SUPPORT OUR PARTNERS:⁠SimplePractice.com/bootcamp⁠ (Now with AI documentation! Exclusive 7 day free trial and 70% off four months)⁠Oasis Psychiatry Conferences ⁠(enter code BOOTCAMP at checkout for additional 10% savings)⁠Beat the Boards⁠ (enter code BOOTCAMP at checkout for addition 10% savings)⁠CME to Go⁠ (enter code BOOTCAMP at checkout for addition 10% savings) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dr. Allen Frances, Chair of the DSM-IV Task Force and Chair Emeritus at Duke University returns to kick off Season 3. We discuss the unique role of consultation-liaison psychiatry in today's healthcare system, and Dr. Frances provides us with a framework for understanding and helping each individual patient during a medical hospitalization. Dr. Frances provides wisdom and encouragement to set the stage for our journey into the world of consultation-liaison psychiatry.SUPPORT OUR PARTNERS:⁠SimplePractice.com/bootcamp⁠ (Now with AI documentation! Exclusive 7 day free trial and 70% off four months)⁠Oasis Psychiatry Conferences ⁠(enter code BOOTCAMP at checkout for additional 10% savings)⁠Beat the Boards⁠ (enter code BOOTCAMP at checkout for addition 10% savings)⁠CME to Go⁠ (enter code BOOTCAMP at checkout for addition 10% savings) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Dr. Sameer Jauhar discusses schizophrenia, exploring core clinical features, neuroscience, treatment approaches, and his humanistic approach. Topics include understanding symptoms, outcomes, comorbidities, genetic, and environmental factors. Emphasizes tailored treatments, patient-centered care, and positive patient relationships.

A clinical psychologist explains PTSD's impact on daily life, conditioning aspects, and evidence-based treatments. Topics include symptoms, coping mechanisms, arousal symptoms, neurobiological aspects, and psychotherapies. Comorbidities like mood and anxiety disorders are explored, with a focus on therapeutic approaches and cultural considerations in treating PTSD patients.

Dr. Walkup discusses normal vs. pathological anxiety, therapeutic alliance with anxious patients, genetic influences on anxiety, importance of early intervention in children, benefits of CBT over benzodiazepines in treatment, and recognizing anxiety in young patients.

Dr. Roger McIntyre, Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Toronto, discusses the differentiation of normal 'low mood' from psychiatric conditions. The podcast covers historical subtypes of depression, DSM specifiers for major depressive disorder, epidemiology, neurophysiology, and treatment options.

Dr. Lois Choi-Kain discusses the prevalence, naturalistic course, and treatments for borderline personality disorder (BPD) and introduces the "Good Psychiatric Management" (GPM) model. The topics covered include challenges faced by BPD patients, the need for sustainable treatment approaches, the significance of listening and understanding patients, and the use of an interpersonal hypersensitivity model in treatment.