American Journal of Psychiatry Audio

Dr. Richard S.E. Keefe (Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina) discusses an article looking at an intervention for major depressive disorder that takes the form of a videogame. Afterwards, AJP Editor-in-Chief Dr. Ned Kalin discusses the July issue's theme. Keefe interview: [01:00] What were your results? [03:13] What do videogames offer as a depression intervention? [03:43] Differ...

AJP Editor-in-Chief Dr. Ned Kalin discusses the June issue with guest editor Dr. Crystal Barksdale (National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities). The issue focuses on mental health disparities, the pervasive negative consequences of structural racism, and the importance of community-wide and systemic interventions. Barksdale interview [00:30] How do mental health disparities diffe...

Dr. Kenneth Kendler (Virginia Institute for Psychiatric and Behavioral Genetics at Virginia Commonwealth University, Roanoke, VA) discusses the history and emergence of psychiatry as a discipline, and how the conception of mind, body, and soul evolved. Afterwards, Journal Editor-in-Chief Dr. Ned Kalin discusses the May issue of AJP, and the past, present, and future of psychiatry. Kendler intervie...

Dr. Brian Kelly (Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana) discusses a study that found recent efforts to curb opioid prescriptions appear to have had an effect on reducing prescription opioid misuse and dependence , with no evidence that shifts in local-level opioid dispensing affected odds of heroin use, frequency of heroin use, or heroin dependence. Afterwards, Journal Editor-in-Chief Dr. Ned...

Dr. Giovanna Punzi and Dr. Daniel Weinberger (Lieber Institute for Brain Development, Baltimore, Maryland) discuss findings from their new paper, " Genetics and Brain Transcriptomics of Completed Suicide ," which looks at differences in the brains of those who die by violent versus less violent means of suicide.  Afterwards, Journal Editor-in-Chief Dr. Ned Kalin discusses what pulls the March issu...

Dr. Margaret Sibley (University of Washington, Seattle, WA) joins the podcast this month to discuss an article from the February issue of the Journal looking at patterns of remission in attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in children.  Dr. Ned Kalin, Editor-in-Chief of AJP will join us afterwards to discuss the rest of the February issue of the Journal. Sibley interview [00:51] What does "ful...

In this month's  AJP Audio , Dr Margert Haney (Director of the Cannabis Research Laboratory at Columbia Psychiatry) discusses her new review from the January issue of the American Journal of Psychiatry , "Cannabis Use and the Endocannabinoid System: A Clinical Perspective," and the questions around the legal status of cannabis research.  Afterward, Dr. Ned Kalin, Editor-in-Chief of the  Journal  d...

In this month's AJP Audio , Dr. Samuel Wilkinson (Yale University, Associate Director of the Yale Depression Research Program) discusses a study looking at the association of electro-convulsive therapy or ECT on all-cause mortality and suicide in Medicare patients with mood and bipolar disorders.  Following that, Dr. Ned Kalin, Editor-in-Chief of the Journal discusses the December issue of AJP . W...

Dr. Jennifer Stevens (Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Emory University) discusses a technique to classify trauma victims into discrete biotypes in the immediate aftermath of trauma, with the hope of providing insight into the groups that could guide treatment, and American Journal of Psychiatry Editor-in-Chief Dr. Ned Kalin puts the November, 2021 issue of AJP into conte...

Executive Editor Michael Roy speaks with Lara N. Coughlin, Ph. D., and Lewei Allison Lin, M.D., M.S., about their article on the provision of guideline-concordant depression treatment to patients with and without substance use disorders . Dr. Lara Coughlin is an assistant professor in the Department of Psychiatry and an adjunct assistant professor of psychology at the University of Michigan. She i...

Executive Editor Michael Roy speaks with Karen L. Bierman, Ph. D., about her article on reducing adolescent psychopathology in socioeconomically disadvantaged children with a preschool intervention . Dr. Karen Bierman is the Evan Pugh University Professor, Professor of Psychology, Professor of Human Development and Family Studies, and Director of the Child Study Center at Penn State University. He...

Executive Editor Michael Roy speaks with Ayana Jordan, M.D., Ph. D., and Christina Mangurian, M.D., M.A.S., about their article on psychiatry diversity leadership in academic medicine . Dr. Ayana Jordan is an associate program director of the adult psychiatry training program and an assistant professor of psychiatry at the Yale University School of Medicine. She is a member of the APA Board of Tru...

Executive Editor Michael Roy speaks with Glenn Verner, M.P.H., and Sonja Entringer, Ph. D., about their article on the relationship between maternal psychological resilience during pregnancy and newborn telomere length . Ms. Glenn Verner is a doctoral candidate in medical psychology at Charité University Medicine in Berlin. She is interested in studying the biological mechanisms that underpin mate...

Executive Editor Michael Roy speaks with Luke J. Norman, Ph. D., and Kate D. Fitzgerald, M.D., about their article examining whether brain activity is associated with treatment response to cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) in adolescents and adults with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) , and whether any associations are treatment specific relative to an active control psychotherapy (stress man...

Executive Editor Michael Roy speaks with American Journal of Psychiatry Editor-in-Chief Ned H. Kalin, M.D., and Deputy Editor Carolyn Rodriguez, M.D., Ph. D., about the Journal 's response to COVID-19; strategies to combat racism, social injustice, and health care inequities ; research highlights from the past year; and what lies ahead in 2021. Dr. Kalin is the Hedberg Professor and Chair of the D...

Executive Editor Michael Roy speaks with Sara K. Blaine, Ph. D., and Rajita Sinha, Ph. D., about their article on the use of brain imaging in the evaluation of drinking outcomes during early outpatient treatment for alcohol use disorder . Dr. Sara Blaine is an assistant professor in the Department of Psychological Sciences at Auburn University. She recently completed postdoctoral work at Yale Univ...

Executive Editor Michael Roy speaks with Constance Guille, M.D., and Richard F. Summers, M.D., about their article on the prevalence of burnout and depressive symptoms among North American psychiatrists, demographic and practice characteristics associated with risk for these symptoms, and the correlation between burnout and depression. A related commentary on burnout by Dr. Summers also is discuss...

Executive Editor Michael Roy speaks with Emily Robertson, M.A., and Paul Frick, Ph. D., about their article on the role that callous-unemotional traits have in the risk for gun carrying and gun use during a crime . Ms. Emily Robertson is a clinical psychology doctoral student in the Developmental Psychopathology Lab at Louisiana State University. This fall, she begins a predoctoral internship at t...

Executive Editor Michael Roy speaks with Jennifer Dwyer, M.D., Ph. D., and Awais Aftab, M.D., about the physiology of three major endocrine systems and about the evidence for hormone-based interventions in the treatment of major depressive disorder . Dr. Dwyer is an assistant professor at Yale University, where she is affiliated with the Child Study Center and the Department of Radiology and Biome...

Executive Editor Michael Roy speaks with Stéphane Potvin, Ph. D., and Alexandre Dumais, M.D., Ph. D., about their meta-analysis investigating the association between cannabis use and violence , and, more specifically, the perpetration of any type of physical violence by adolescents and young adults. How prevalent is the use of cannabis among young people? [2:23] What are some of the adverse outcom...

Executive Editor Michael Roy speaks with Katherine MacDuffie, Ph. D., and Annette Estes, Ph. D., about their longitudinal neuroimaging study examining associations between sleep difficulties and developmental trajectories among infants who go on to develop autism spectrum disorder . Why is sleep so important during early life? [2:16] How can sleep affect a child's behavioral and mental development...

Executive Editor Michael Roy speaks with Collin Reiff, M.D., and William McDonald, M.D., about their evidence-based summary of the literature on the clinical application of psychedelic drugs in psychiatric disorders . How hallucinogens were first used, and some of the key individuals involved in the development of these drugs for medical use [2:23] What led to the worry about use of these compound...

Executive Editor Michael Roy speaks with Sarah A. Sullivan, Ph. D., and Stanley Zammit, Ph. D., about their research on the incidence, course, and outcome of psychotic experiences from childhood through early adulthood in the general population, and the prediction of psychotic disorder . How common are psychotic experiences in the general population, and what burdens do they place on public health...

Executive Editor Michael Roy speaks with Damiaan Denys, M.D., Ph. D., and Ilse Graat, M.D., about their research on the tolerability and effectiveness of deep brain stimulation (DBS) for patients with refractory obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) . What characterizes OCD, and how widespread is it? [2:35] What treatment with DBS involves [4:07] Outline of study methods [6:25] Why the part of the b...

Executive Editor Michael Roy speaks with Arthur Robin Williams, M.D., M.B.E., and Mark Olfson, M.D., M.P.H., about their research on adverse health outcomes following discontinuation of buprenorphine among Medicaid beneficiaries who were retained for variable periods beyond 6 months. How buprenorphine helps patients, and factors affecting the use of this medication [2:50] Are there any quality mea...