American Journal of Psychiatry Audio

Dr. Drew Rothenberg (Duke University, Durham, NC) joins AJP Audio to discuss the long term, intergenerational impacts of the Fast Track program, and whether the mental health intervention lead to lasting improvements in mental health, including in the participants own children. 00:49 Rothenberg interview 04:36 A null result? 07:13 At risk children from high risk neighborhoods 08:00 Limitations 09:17 Demand for childhood mental health services and clinical implications 11:10 Further research 13:59 Kalin interview 14:12 Rothenberg et al. 16:12 Haller et al. 18:49 Poirot et al. 20:55 Ainsworth et al. 23:20 Rosenqvist et al. Transcript Be sure to let your colleagues know about the podcast, and please rate and review it on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen to it. Subscribe to the podcast here. Listen to other podcasts produced by the American Psychiatric Association. Browse articles online. How authors may submit their work. Follow the journals of APA Publishing on Twitter. E-mail us at ajp@psych.org

Dr. Ofir Livne from Columbia University discusses trends in cannabis use disorder among US veterans with psychiatric disorders, exploring legal changes, the complex link between cannabis and mental health, clinical implications, and future research directions. The podcast also touches on the impact of legislation on cannabis use disorder rates, the relationship between cannabis use disorder and psychiatric conditions in veterans, mindfulness training in chronic pain patients, and the relationship between heroin and cannabis use over time.

Authors discuss the impact of the menstrual cycle on suicidal ideation and planning in psychiatric patients. They explore sex differences in suicidal thoughts and behavior, highlighting the need for gun control. The podcast also covers body weight and treatment of depression in older patients.

Dr. Aaron Samuel Breslow from Montefiore Medical Center and Albert Einstein College of Medicine discusses racial and ethnic disparities in COVID-19 stressors and mental health outcomes among Bronx healthcare workers. Topics include pandemic stressors, adverse mental health outcomes, limitations, policy considerations, and the need for further research.

Dr. Winston Chung discusses the inequalities in diagnosing psychotic disorders among racial and ethnic groups. Topics include structural racism, effective and non-effective psychosis, rates of treatment, and policy implications. Other chapters explore genetic factors linking schizophrenia and cardiovascular disease, predicting treatment response in first episode psychosis, and machine learning techniques for predicting conversion to psychosis.

Dr. Luis Farhat and Dr. Guilherme V. Polanczyk discuss how socioenvironmental factors and emotional dysregulation impact neurodevelopment in children. They explore associations in UK cohorts, comorbidities, and clinical implications. The podcast also covers gene alterations in major depression, the impact of maternal stress on infant development, and the importance of early intervention.

Dr. Antony Chum (York University, Toronto) joins AJP Audio to discuss disparities in suicide-related behaviors between sexual orientations by gender in a large cohort from the province of Ontario. Afterwards, we'll once again be joined by American Journal of Psychiatry Editor-in-Chief, Dr. Ned Kalin, to discuss the rest of the September issue of AJP and what brings it together. Transcript Chum interview [00:34] Results [02:14] Using a large data set [03:21] Correcting the limitations of previous research [04:40] Taking changing societal circumstances into account [06:11] Immediate clinical implications [07:57] What's next for your research? [09:47] Kalin interview [11:23] Chum et al. [11:34] Widge et al. [13:15] Russell et al. [15:06] Deligiannidis et al. [15:34] Clayton et al. [18:41] Kumar et al. [19:59] Be sure to let your colleagues know about the podcast, and please rate and review it on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Stitcher, Spotify, or wherever you listen to it. Subscribe to the podcast here. Listen to other podcasts produced by the American Psychiatric Association. Browse articles online. How authors may submit their work. Follow the journals of APA Publishing on Twitter. E-mail us at ajp@psych.org

Dr. Lucy S. King (Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans) and Dr. Kathryn L. Humphreys (Vanderbilt University, Nashville) join AJP Audio to discuss the long term impacts of a pioneering randomized controlled trial that looked at the impacts of institutional care versus home foster care in children, the Bucharest Early Intervention Project. They also discuss the impacts of deprivation on children's development and mental health, and the thorny ethics of research involving children. Transcript The impact of deprivation [01:19] Bucharest Early Intervention Project and the ethics of research involving children [04:43] Analyzing diverse data [08:57] Why revisit this trial? [16:05] Long term impacts of the intervention [18:39] Limitations [23:22] Policy implications [26:16] Further research [30:18] Be sure to let your colleagues know about the podcast, and please rate and review it on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Stitcher, Spotify, or wherever you listen to it. Subscribe to the podcast here. Listen to other podcasts produced by the American Psychiatric Association. Browse articles online. How authors may submit their work. Follow the journals of APA Publishing on Twitter. E-mail us at ajp@psych.org

Dr. Dylan J. Jester (VA Palo Alto Medical Center in Palo Alto, California) joins AJP Audio to discuss the differential impact of selected social determinants of health on the mental health outcomes of older Black, White, and Latinx adults in the United States. Afterwards, AJP Editor-in-Chief Dr. Ned Kalin discusses how issues of substance use disorder draw together the rest of the July issue. Transcript Jester interview [00:48] Which social determinants of health did you focus on? [03:31] Societal factors versus individual criteria [04:30] Data [05:25] Lessons for policymakers [06:30] Limitations [07:37] What's next for your research? [08:36] Kalin interview [10:11] Jester et al. [10:21] Dienel et al. [12:50] Jacob et al. [16:15] Joshi et al. [18:50] Be sure to let your colleagues know about the podcast, and please rate and review it on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Stitcher, Spotify, or wherever you listen to it. Subscribe to the podcast here. Listen to other podcasts produced by the American Psychiatric Association. Browse articles online. How authors may submit their work. Follow the journals of APA Publishing on Twitter. E-mail us at ajp@psych.org

Dr. Mark Olfson (Columbia University) discusses the links between opioid prescribing and suicide risk in the United States. Afterwards, AJP Editor-in-Chief Dr. Ned Kalin discusses how issues of substance use disorder draw together the rest of the June issue. Transcript Olfson interview [00:46] Geographic commuting areas [01:06] Opioid prescription measures [02:10] Rates of opioid prescription and suicide [03:27] Youngest age cohorts as outliers [04:19] Regional variations [04:57] Limitations [05:17] Clinical implications [05:55] What's next for your research? [06:21] Kalin interview [06:42] Olfson et al. [07:00] Vickers-Smith et al. [08:36] Rognli et al. [10:44] Garrison et al. [12:51] Be sure to let your colleagues know about the podcast, and please rate and review it on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Stitcher, Spotify, or wherever you listen to it. Subscribe to the podcast here. Listen to other podcasts produced by the American Psychiatric Association. Browse articles online. How authors may submit their work. Follow the journals of APA Publishing on Twitter. E-mail us at ajp@psych.org