BJPsych Journals

Dr Rachel Gibbons joins Dr Oliver Gale-Grant to discuss the recent BJPsych Advances article "The mourning process and its importance in mental illness: a psychoanalytic understanding of psychiatric diagnosis and classification". Read the article: https://doi.org/10.1192/bja.2023.8 Author: Rachel Gibbons Disclaimer: BJPsych Advances is not responsible for statements made by podcast contributors. Un...

Content warning: This podcast discusses themes around suicide and suicide ideation. Dr Kevin Rui-Han Teoh in conversation with Professor Richard Williams on the subject of the recent BJPsych Open paper “Working conditions, psychological distress and suicidal ideation: cross-sectional survey study of UK junior doctors”. View the paper here: https://doi.org/10.1192/bjo.2023.619 Authors: Kevin Rui-Ha...

Dr Maryam Ayub joins host Sachin Shah to discuss her experience of working as a junior Psychiatry resident in Lahore, Pakistan, during the COVID-19 pandemic. Find out what contributed to her eventual burnout, how she managed it, and her recommendations for minimising burnout risk in the future. Follow this link to read the Open Access journal article: https://doi.org/10.1192/bji.2023.2 Follow us o...

Content warning: Themes of terrorism and trauma. This podcast discusses a terrorist attack, the bombing of the Manchester Arena. Mostly the podcast looks at services provided in the months and years after the attack, but aspects of the incident are discussed. John Stancombe, Richard Williams and John Drury join BJPsych Open's Digital Content Editor, Piyush Pushkar, to discuss their recent paper "T...

Many treatments in psychiatry have proven efficacy and known side effects. However, clear, understandable and scientific explanations of their actions are thin on the ground. Exploration of drug actions at the fundamental level of the receptor can provide valuable insights for the treating physician. The BJPsych Advances Biological Psychiatry special issue aims to provide theoretical underpinnings...

Dr Thomas Brunt and Dr Oliver Gale-Grant discuss their recent BJPsych Advances article "Telepsychiatry: what clinicians need to know about digital mental healthcare". Read the article: https://doi.org/10.1192/bja.2022.42 Authors: Thomas J. Brunt and Oliver Gale-Grant Follow us on Twitter @TheBJPsych #BJPAdvances Disclaimer: BJPsych Advances is not responsible for statements made by podcast contrib...

Derrick Silove, Eolene Boyd-Macmillan and Maja Bruhn Kristiansen join BJPsych Open's Digital Content Editor, Piyush Pushkar, to discuss BJPsych Open's Refugee and Asylum Mental Health Themed Series. The papers in the Themed Series highlight the mental health challenges faced by asylum seekers and refugees and underline the need for a comprehensive response. The groundswell of support for Ukraine i...

Dr Ahmed Samei Huda and Mr Joel Petch in conversation with Dr Oliver Gale-Grant on the subject of their recent BJPsych Advances article " Too soon to discard Kraepelin: improving diagnosis by appropriate use of neo-Kraepelinian and unitary psychosis models" Read the article: https://doi.org/10.1192/bja.2022.53 Authors: Ahmed Huda and Joel Petch Follow us on Twitter @TheBJPsych #BJPAdvances Disclai...

Sachin Shah and Hamilton Morrin discuss the journal article "Achievements and challenges in psychiatric education and training in Sri Lanka" and are joined by the authors Dr Aruni Hapangama and Prof Raveen Hanwella. How has psychiatric education and training developed in Sri Lanka, and what more needs to be done? Follow this link to read the Open Access journal article: https://doi.org/10.1192/bji...

As part of BJPsych Open’s Refugee and Asylum Mental Health themed series authors Francesca Brady and Cornelius Katona discuss their recent paper “Narrative exposure therapy (NET) for survivors of human trafficking: feasibility randomised controlled trial” with Piyush Pushkar. They are joined by Helen Bamber Foundation's Research committee EBE representative, Ajay, who is a social worker working wi...

Psychiatry trainee Dr Lindsay Solera-Deuchar joins us to discuss her time working on the Greek island of Samos with Medécins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders, providing mental health and psychosocial support to asylum seekers. Hosts Sachin Shah and Hamilton Morrin find out what presentations she helped manage, the conditions at the camp, and mental health provisions available, as well as di...

Prof. Shivarama Varambally and Dr Hemant Bhargav in conversation with Dr Oliver Gale-Grant on the subject of their recent BJPsych Advances article "Yoga and mental health: what every psychiatrist needs to know". Read the article: Authors: Hemant Bhargav, Sanju George, Shivarama Varambally https://doi.org/10.1192/bja.2022.22 Podcast transcripts available: https://bit.ly/3CXSijb This article aims to...

Dr Elaine Clark, Dr Maria Koutsogianni and Dr Lara Menzies in conversation with Dr Sundar Gnanavel on the subject of the recent BJPsych Advances article "Genetic investigations pathway for people with intellectual disability, autism and/or epilepsy" Read the article: https://doi.org/10.1192/bja.2022.44 Authors: Elaine Clark and Maria Koutsogianni Podcast transcripts available: https://bit.ly/3CXSi...

Sachin Shah and Hamilton Morrin discuss the journal article "Sri Lanka's response to prescribed drug misuse: is it enough?" and are joined by the authors Dr Aruni Hapangama and Prof Lalith Kuruppuarachchi. How big is the problem of prescribed drug misuse in Sri Lanka, and what changes need to be made to address this issue? Read the Open Access article: https://doi.org/10.1192/bji.2021.54 Podcast t...

Dr Mark Abie Horowitz in conversation with Dr Oliver Gale-Grant on the subject of his recent BJPsych Advances article "Distinguishing relapse from antidepressant withdrawal: clinical practice and antidepressant discontinuation studies" Read the article: https://doi.org/10.1192/bja.2021.62 Authors: Mark Abie Horowitz and David Taylor Podcast transcripts available: https://bit.ly/3CXSijb Follow us o...

Dr Mariana Pinto da Costa in conversation with Dr Oliver Gale-Grant on the subject of her recent BJPsych Advances article "To triage or not to triage? The history and evidence for this model of care in psychiatry". Read the article: Authors: Mariana Pinto da Costa, Dhanya Salimkumar and James Gary Chivers https://doi.org/10.1192/bja.2021.72 Podcast transcripts available: https://bit.ly/3CXSijb Fol...

Sachin Shah and Hamilton Morrin discuss the journal article "Pattern of psychiatric in-patient admissions in Al Ain, United Arab Emirates" and are joined by lead author Prof Karim Abdel Aziz. What do psychiatric admission statistics say about the mental needs of the UAE population? In a country that is mainly made up of expatriates, why are more UAE nationals admitted? And why are expatriates more...

Dr Martin Curtice in conversation with Dr Oliver Gale-Grant on the subject of his recent BJPsych Advances article "The Court of Protection: expert witness and professional reports". Read the article: Author: Martin Curtice https://doi.org/10.1192/bja.2021.52 Podcast transcripts available: https://bit.ly/3CXSijb Follow us on Twitter @TheBJPsych #BJPAdvances Disclaimer: BJPsych Advances is not respo...

Dr Peter Wilson in conversation with Dr Oliver Gale-Grant on the subject of his recent BJPsych Advances article "Innovations in the psychopathology of schizophrenia: a primer for busy clinicians". Read the article: Authors: Peter Wilson, Clara Humpston and Rajan Nathan Podcast transcripts available: https://bit.ly/3CXSijb Follow us on Twitter @TheBJPsych #BJPAdvances Disclaimer: BJPsych Advances i...

As part of the BJPsych Open COVID-19, Healthcare and Healthcarers thematic series, authors Esther Murray and Richard Williams discuss their recent BJPsych Open paper "Let us do better: learning lessons for recovery of healthcare professionals during and after COVID-19" with Piyush Pushkar and are joined by Morwenna Maddock, a Senior Sister in a Critical Care Unit who worked through the pandemic an...

BJPsych Open's Editor-in-Chief, Kenneth Kaufman, and Deputy Editor, Richard Williams, explore the COVID-19, Healthcare andHealthcarers thematic series with BJPsych Open Digital Content Editor, Romayne Gadelrab. They discuss their accompanying "Narrative review of the COVID-19, healthcare and healthcarers thematic series" covering the 22 papers within the theme, outlining the papers and the main me...

Sachin Shah and Hamilton Morrin discuss the journal article "Gambling in Malaysia: an overview" and are joined by one of its authors Prof Balan Rathakrishnan. Certain forms of gambling are legal in Malaysia, but only for the non-Muslim adult population. The pastime is both culturally popular and condemned. Which such mixed attitudes and approaches, who is affected by problem gambling, and how is i...

Professor Harry Kennedy in conversation with Dr Oliver Gale-Grant on the subject of his recent BJPsych Advances article "Models of care in forensic psychiatry". Read the article: https://doi.org/10.1192/bja.2021.34 Author: Harry G Kennedy Podcast transcripts available: https://bit.ly/3CXSijb Follow us on Twitter @TheBJPsych #BJPAdvances Disclaimer: BJPsych Advances is not responsible for statement...

Dr Katherine Herlinger discusses her recent BJPsych Advances article, "Addressing unmet needs in opiate dependence: supporting detoxification and advances in relapse prevention" with Dr Oliver Gale-Grant. Authors: Katherine Herlinger and Anne Lingford-Hughes Read the article here: https://doi.org/10.1192/bja.2020.98 Read the November 2021 issue of BJPsych Advances: https://www.cambridge.org/core/j...

Sachin Shah and Hamilton Morrin discuss the journal article "Stressors and mental health in Bangladesh: current situation and future hopes" and are joined by co-author Prof Uriel Halbreich. What stressors, mode natural and human-inflicted, impact the people of Bangladesh, and how does the government respond to resulting mental health issues? And how might a broader approach to mental healthcare th...