American Journal of Psychiatry Audio
American Journal of Psychiatry
Each episode of AJP Audio brings you an in-depth look at one of the articles featured in that month's issue of The American Journal of Psychiatry, the official journal of the American Psychiatric Association. Wide-ranging interviews with article authors cover the background, rationale, main findings, and future implications of the research.
This podcast is subject to the Terms of Use at ww.psychiatry.org. The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are those of the individual speakers only and do not necessarily represent the views of the American Psychiatric Association, its officers, trustees, or members. The content of this podcast is provided for general informational purposes only and is not intended as, and shall not be understood or construed as, medical or any other type of professional advice nor does it represent any statement of the standard of care. We strongly recommend that any listener follow the advice of physicians directly involved in their care and contact their local emergency response number for any medical emergency. The information within this podcast is provided as-is and is not guaranteed to be correct, complete, or accurate.
This podcast is subject to the Terms of Use at ww.psychiatry.org. The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are those of the individual speakers only and do not necessarily represent the views of the American Psychiatric Association, its officers, trustees, or members. The content of this podcast is provided for general informational purposes only and is not intended as, and shall not be understood or construed as, medical or any other type of professional advice nor does it represent any statement of the standard of care. We strongly recommend that any listener follow the advice of physicians directly involved in their care and contact their local emergency response number for any medical emergency. The information within this podcast is provided as-is and is not guaranteed to be correct, complete, or accurate.
Episodes
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Aug 12, 2015 • 32min
August 2015 Highlights
This audio program includes a discussion of the role of the psychiatrist in the collaborative care model, pharmacological management of Lewy body dementia, the relationship of depression subtype to antidepressant response, amygdala activity at rest in paranoid individuals with schizophrenia, and the use of clonidine in opioid abstinence to prolong abstinence and decouple stress from craving in daily life. Articles can be viewed online at ajp.psychiatryonline.org.
Aug 12, 2015 • 27min
July 2015 Highlights
This audio program explores the diagnostic precursors of bipolar disorder in offspring of bipolar parents, as well as a study examining the intergenerational transmission of anxiety, by looking at the children of twins, and another focusing on separation anxiety disorder in children and adults. Various diagnoses are characterized by impaired response inhibition, and a study is presented of how it relates to neural activation in adolescents with ADHD. Irritability also is a common phenotype, and a longitudinal study tracked the stability of genetic and environmental influences on irritability from childhood to young adulthood. Articles can be viewed online at ajp.psychiatryonline.org.
Aug 12, 2015 • 21min
June 2015 Highlights
This audio program features a discussion on a pair of research articles on teenage drinking and on a review article on cognitive-behavioral therapy for anxiety disorders in adolescents. There also is discussion regarding psychiatric care during hepatitis C treatment with direct-acting antivirals, the effects of clozapine on working memory, and the combination of citalopram and methylphenidate for geriatric depression. Articles can be viewed online at ajp.psychiatryonline.org.
Aug 12, 2015 • 24min
May 2015 Highlights
This audio program presents a discussion of diagnostic and clinical challenges of narcissistic personality disorder and of two clinical trials of psychotherapy. One examined interpersonal psychotherapy for PTSD, and the other tested the use of brief cognitive-behavioral therapy to reduce suicide attempts in military personnel with a previous history. An additional article compared the effects of different antidepressants on depressed women and looked at outcomes in the women's children, while another study examined whether the neuroanatomical aspects of autism spectrum disorder lie on a continuum in the general population. Articles can be viewed online at ajp.psychiatryonline.org.
Aug 12, 2015 • 23min
April 2015 Highlights
This audio program includes a discussion of a study that used an algorithm to search electronic health records for clinical information relevant to the Research Domain Criteria; an article on predicting the transition from mild cognitive impairment to dementia; a trial on reducing reactivity to alcohol cues in patients with alcohol dependence; a study of the relationship between C-reactive protein and symptoms of PTSD; a trial examining the influences of health coaching for overweight persons with serious mental illness; and an intriguing short essay about correspondence between Charles Darwin and the head gardener at an English mental institution. Articles can be viewed online at ajp.psychiatryonline.org.
Aug 4, 2015 • 24min
March 2015 Highlights
This audio program includes a discussion of adjustment disorder in a health care worker with Ebola, a case of psychotic symptoms that improved with a gluten-free diet, medication prescribing for first-episode schizophrenia, outcomes for young people at ultra-high risk for psychosis who do not transition to psychotic disorders, possible mechanisms in perimenopausal depression, and change during adolescence in reactivity of the amygdala in relation to stressful life events and family history of depression. Articles can be viewed online at ajp.psychiatryonline.org.
Feb 6, 2015 • 31min
February 2015 Highlights
This audio program includes a study of postpartum psychosis and mania, a home-visiting intervention for pregnant teenage American Indian mothers, brain patterns underlying learning deficits in autism spectrum disorders, the clusters of genetic variants and clinical features of schizophrenia, the Affordable Care Act and its expansion of insurance for young adults. Articles can be viewed online at ajp.psychiatryonline.org.
Jan 20, 2015 • 31min
January 2015 Highlights
This audio program includes a discussion of hypercalcemia and hyperparathyroidism during lithium therapy. It also examines ECT for treatment-resistant bipolar depression and for clozapine-resistant schizophrenia; a weight loss intervention for individuals taking antipsychotic medications; an intervention for kindergartners with chronic conduct problems; a clinical trial offering depression care in OB-GYN clinics; and treatment response related to insurance. Articles can be viewed online at ajp.psychiatryonline.org.
Dec 17, 2014 • 25min
December 2014 Highlights
This audio program includes a discussion of mercury poisoning and its neuropsychiatric presentations and presents a large study that used a new approach to testing the effect of antidepressants on heart rate. Several articles are about biomarkers of psychiatric illness: one identified a combined epigenetic and genetic biomarker for suicide, and another found that a measure of inflammation in depressed patients predicted the outcome of treatment with escitalopram and nortriptyline. Finally, a commentary on biomarkers considers how biological tests can be incorporated into psychiatric diagnostic criteria. Articles can be viewed online at www.ajp.psychiatryonline.org.
Nov 7, 2014 • 34min
November 2014 Highlights
This audio program explores pulmonary embolism in psychiatric patients, a trial of smoking cessation combining varenicline and bupropion, a trial comparing quetiapine with placebo for treatment of borderline personality disorder, a study of positive traits in co-twins of patients with bipolar disorder, a study evaluating the genetic and environmental contributions to familial recurrence of autism spectrum disorder, and a long-term study of the effectiveness of supported employment for persons with severe mental illness. Articles can be viewed online at www.ajp.psychiatryonline.org.
