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In May The Psych Review attended the 2024 RANZCP Congress in Canberra and presented a live and interactive episode direct from Ngunnawal Country. Alanna explores the nuance of the digital therapeutic alliance, Shakira broadens our understanding of the impact of racism in the clinical setting, and Dave guides us through a session covering the benefits of heated yoga.
The references for this episode are:
Alanna: Tong, F., Lederman, R., D'Alfonso, S., Berry, K., & Bucci, S. (2023). Conceptualizing the digital therapeutic alliance in the context of fully automated mental health apps: A thematic analysis. Clinical psychology & psychotherapy, 30(5), 998–1012. https://doi.org/10.1002/cpp.2851Shakira: to be updated.Dave: to be updated.
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In the second episode of 2024 Dave and Mazz discuss interesting novel psychiatric interventions. Dave guides us through the promising and cost-effective arts-literacy intervention Pre-Texts in the Kenyan context, and Mazz takes us on a roller-coaster ride through the twists and turns of the development of the novel antipsychotic medication Ulotaront.
The references for this episode are:
Dave: Osborn TL, Ndetei DM, Sacco PL, Mutiso V, Sommer D. An arts-literacy intervention for adolescent depression and anxiety symptoms: outcomes of a randomised controlled trial of Pre-Texts with Kenyan adolescents. EClinicalMedicine. 2023 Nov 15;66:102288. doi: 10.1016/j.eclinm.2023.102288. PMID: 38192586; PMCID: PMC10772152.Mazz: Norman, TR, Olver JS. A challenge to the dopamine orthodoxy in schizophrenia? Australian & New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry. 2023, 57(9), 1198-1199. doi: 10.1177/00048674231177958.
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The Psych Review is back in 2024 and the whole gang is back together - but just not for this episode. Join Shakira, Alanna, and Dave as they get stuck into two new pieces of research. Dave holds our hand through a dense paper covering potential benefits of the suppression of unwanted thoughts, and Alanna explores an unexpected link between psychosis and cats.
The references for this episode are:
Dave: Mamat Z, Anderson MC. Improving mental health by training the suppression of unwanted thoughts. Sci Adv. 2023 Sep 22;9(38):eadh5292. doi: 10.1126/sciadv.adh5292. Epub 2023 Sep 20. PMID: 37729415; PMCID: PMC10511195.Alanna: McGrath, J. J., Lim, C. C. W., & Saha, S. (2023). Cat Ownership and Schizophrenia-Related Disorders and Psychotic-Like Experiences: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Schizophrenia bulletin, sbad168. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1093/schbul/sbad168.
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In the seventh episode of this season of The Psych Review the team dig into two papers. Dave reviews recent evidence that compares ketamine and ECT in the treatment of depression, and Alanna investigates the link between prolactin elevating antipsychotics and breast cancer.
The references for this episode are:
Dave: Anand. A et al. Ketamine versus ECT for nonpsychotic treatment-resistant major depression. The New England Journal of Medicine. 2023 June; 388(25):2315:2324.Alanna: Hope JD, Keks NA, Copolov DL. Association between long-term use of prolactin-elevating antipsychotics in women and the risk of breast cancer: What are the clinical implications? Australas Psychiatry. 2023 Apr;31(2):205-208. doi: 10.1177/10398562231158925. Epub 2023 Mar 17. PMID: 36927059; PMCID: PMC10088343.
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It's episode six of season six of The Psych Review and this month we take a very special trip back in time to look at some classic psychiatric papers. Alanna's is authored by Australia's very own John Cade, and describes his historic discovery of the psychiatric uses of lithium. Dave covers The Rosenham Experiment, by reviewing an incredible article that might just be a bit too good to be true.
The references for this episode are:
Alanna: CADE J. F. (1949). Lithium salts in the treatment of psychotic excitement. The Medical journal of Australia, 2(10), 349–352. https://doi.org/10.1080/j.1440-1614.1999.06241.xDave: Rosenhan, D. L. (1973). On being sane in insane places. Science, 179(4070), 250-258
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In episode five of season six The Psych Review hosts explore two very different topics. Alanna guides us down a very interesting (but very complicated) pathway to learn about Atypical Anorexia, and Dave looks into the methodology underpinning the recent Australian ADHD guidelines.
The references for this episode are:
Alanna: to be updated.Dave: May T, Birch E, Chaves K, et al. The Australian evidence-based clinical practice guideline for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. Australian & New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry. 2023;57(8):1101-1116. doi:10.1177/00048674231166329.
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This important episode of The Psych Review shines a sobering spotlight on the recent Australian Child Maltreatment Study. The team looks at the study as a whole including the reasons as to why study was created, as well as the individual papers that have used the study data to investigate more specific associations. This episode contains some very concerning statistics related to child maltreatment in Australia which some listeners may understandably find distressing.
To learn more about the Australian Child Maltreatment Study you can follow this link: https://www.acms.au
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It's the third episode of season six and The Psych Review is thinking about the future. Dave is looking ahead as he talks about climate change and it's potential impacts on mental health, and Mazz is focussing on an impending deadline as he walks us through the new Mental Health and Wellbeing Act that is due to become active later this year.
The references for this episode are:
Dave: Patrick, R., Snell, T., Gunasiri, H., Garad, R., Meadows, G., & Enticott, J. (2023). Prevalence and determinants of mental health related to climate change in Australia. Australian & New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 57(5), 710-724.Mazz: https://www.legislation.vic.gov.au/as-made/acts/mental-health-and-wellbeing-act-2022
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The Psych Review has recorded this very special episode at the 2023 RANZCP Congress on Whadjuk country in Perth, Western Australia. Dave and Mazz hide in a vacant seminar room to discuss their impressions of the congress, and Mazz takes us through some important learnings from a workshop on Good Psychiatric Management of borderline personality disorder.
The workshop covered in this episode was:
Good psychiatric management: an evidence-based treatment for borderline personality disorder. This session was presented by Catherine Ludbrook and Laura Cooke-O'Connor from the Borderline Personality Disorder Collaborative.
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The Psych Review is back in force in 2023, with the entire cast returning for what is shaping up to be an epic season six. In the first episode of this season Dave digs into the largest ever depression focussed genome wide association study and discovers some new significant genetic loci for depression, and Alanna talks us through the recent Therapeutic Goods Administration approval of Psychedelic Assisted Therapies in Australia - a world first.
The references for this episode are:
Dave: Mitchell, B. L., Campos, A. I., Whiteman, D. C., Olsen, C. M., Gordon, S. D., Walker, A. J., ... & Byrne, E. M. (2022). The Australian Genetics of Depression Study: new risk loci and dissecting heterogeneity between subtypes. Biological Psychiatry, 92(3), 227-235.Alanna: Williams, M. L., Korevaar, D., Harvey, R., Fitzgerald, P. B., Liknaitzky, P., O'Carroll, S., Puspanathan, P., Ross, M., Strauss, N., & Bennett-Levy, J. (2021). Translating Psychedelic Therapies From Clinical Trials to Community Clinics: Building Bridges and Addressing Potential Challenges Ahead. Frontiers in psychiatry, 12, 737738. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2021.737738
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It's episode 3 of season 5! We're finishing off the season with a discussion about polypharmacy in the forensic setting and biomarkers for FND in children.
The references for this episode are:
Farrell, C., & Brink, J. (2020). The Prevalence and Factors Associated With Antipsychotic Polypharmacy in a Forensic Psychiatric Sample. Frontiers in psychiatry, 11, 263. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2020.00263
Chung, J., Mukerji, S., & Kozlowska, K. (2023). Cortisol and α-amylase awakening response in children and adolescents with functional neurological (conversion) disorder. The Australian and New Zealand journal of psychiatry, 57(1), 115–129. https://doi.org/10.1177/00048674221082520
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It's episode 2 of season 5! Shakira walks us through 'concept creep', and Alanna discusses the relationship between PTSD and dementia. (And we dip our toe into some statistics...)
The references for this episode are:
Jackson, H. J., & Haslam, N. (2022). Ill-defined: Concepts of mental health and illness are becoming broader, looser, and more benign. Australasian psychiatry : bulletin of Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists, 30(4), 490–493. https://doi.org/10.1177/10398562221077898
Günak, M. M., Billings, J., Carratu, E., Marchant, N. L., Favarato, G., & Orgeta, V. (2020). Post-traumatic stress disorder as a risk factor for dementia: systematic review and meta-analysis. The British journal of psychiatry : the journal of mental science, 217(5), 600–608. https://doi.org/10.1192/bjp.2020.150
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It's the (long awaited, we're sure!) first episode of season 5. Alanna talks about the evidence of the use of LAIs in the old age population and Shakira walks us through pathways to care in first generation migrants.
The references for this episode are:
Doolabh, U., & Yeap, S. (2022). Examining long-acting injectable antipsychotic (depot) medication in the elderly: a five-year retrospective cross-sectional study evaluating depot use in an Australian psychogeriatric service. Australasian psychiatry : bulletin of Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists, 30(1), 31–36. https://doi.org/10.1177/10398562211029951
Waxmann, A., Thompson, A., McGorry, P., & O'Donoghue, B. (2022). Pathways to care for first-generation migrants with first episode psychosis in northwestern metropolitan Melbourne. The Australian and New Zealand journal of psychiatry, 48674221075980. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1177/00048674221075980
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It's the final episode of season four, and Mazz's final episode on the show! Shakira walks us through new methods of supporting prisoners who are dependent on opioids, Alanna dives into the sociocultural milieu that exists around people with anorexia nervosa, and Mazz takes us step by step through a new approach to dealing with loneliness.
The references for this episode are:
- Shakira: Russ S, Andrew A, Thomas O. Long-acting injectable buprenorphine – ‘best practice’ opioid agonist therapy for Australian prisoners. Australasian Psychiatry. December 2021. doi:10.1177/10398562211059086
- Alanna: to be updated.
- Mazz: Kar Ray M. et al. LOVE in the time of Covid-19: a brief mental health intervention to overcome loneliness. Australasian Psychiatry, 2021. Vol 29 (5), 529-534.
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It's episode four of season four, and our first 'non-special' episode of the season. Mazz looks into the rationale behind routine prolactin monitoring, Shakira talks to us about the evidence behind psychosocial interventions in Schizophrenia, and Alanna takes us for a walk down the intestinal tract to look at different types of gut microbes.
The references for this episode are:
- Mazz: Jones, A. et al. Prolactin ordering patterns in psychiatric inpatients and the impact this has on patient management. Australasian Psychiatry, 2021. Vol 29 (3), pp 282-285.
- Shakira: Psychosocial and psychological interventions for relapse prevention in schizophrenia: a systematic review and network meta-analysis. Bighelli, Irene et al. The Lancet Psychiatry, Volume 8, Issue 11, 969 - 980
- Alanna: Nikolova VL, Smith MRB, Hall LJ, Cleare AJ, Stone JM, Young AH. Perturbations in Gut Microbiota Composition in Psychiatric Disorders: A Review and Meta-analysis. JAMA Psychiatry. Published online September 15, 2021. doi:10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2021.2573
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The third episode of season four is an ADHD special, but that's not the only reason it's special - because for this episode the former host of The Psych Review Dave is back! Dave leads the team through an in-depth discussion of attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder, referencing a modern article that considers whether this disorder is overdiagnosed. Join us as we explore different aspects of ADHD and learn about a few helpful tips along the way.
The reference for this episode is:
- Dave: Kazda L. et al. 2021. Overdiagnosis of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder in Children and Adolescents. A Systematic Scoping Review. JAMA Netw Open. 4 (4).
The websites of the recommended texts from this episode are:
- https://www.adhdgo2guide.com/
- https://oxfordmedicine.com/view/10.1093/med/9780198739258.001.0001/med-9780198739258
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In the second episode of season four The Psych Review team dig into the recent Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists clinical practice guideline for mood disorders. Alanna summarizes some of the themes and paradigms of the document, Mazz takes us step by step through the approach to Major Depressive Disorder, and Shakira walks the team through the approach to Bipolar Affective Disorder.
The reference for this guideline is as follows:
- Mahli, G., et al. 2021. The 2020 Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrist clinical practice guidelines for mood disorders. ANZJP, 55(1) 7-117.
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After a long break the team is back for season four! In this special episode we review the final report from the Royal Commission into Victoria's Mental Health System. Mazz provides a brief summary of some of the practical and logistical changes, Shakira walks us through the concept for the new mental health and wellbeing act, and Alanna looks into the language used in the report.
Important reference points for this episode include:
- The Final Report: https://finalreport.rcvmhs.vic.gov.au/
- The Mental Health and Wellbeing Act Engagement Paper: https://engage.vic.gov.au/mhwa
- The Interim Report: http://rcvmhs.archive.royalcommission.vic.gov.au/interim-report.html
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In the final episode of season three Alanna investigates a Cuban hysteria crisis, Shakira uncovers concerning statistics regarding use of CTOs on people who are culturally and linguistically diverse, and Mazz turns the pages of the recent Australian Productivity Commission Inquiry Report into Mental Health.
The articles covered in this month's episode are:
- Alanna: National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine 2020. An Assessment of Illness in U.S. Government Employees and Their Families at Overseas Embassies. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. https://doi.org/10.17226/25889.
- Shakira: Kisley, S., Yu, D., Maehashi, S., Siskind, D. 2000. A systematic review and meta-analysis of predictors and outcomes of community treatment orders in Australia and New Zealand. ANZJP, 1-16.
- Mazz: https://www.pc.gov.au/inquiries/completed/mental-health/report
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The Psych Review battles on through the pandemic, this month Shakira discusses how not all antipsychotic medications are equal, Alanna reviews links between social media use and eating disorders, and Mazz breaks down a submission to the Royal Commission made by Victorian Legal Aid.
The articles covered in this month's episode are:
- Shakira: Johnsen, E., Kroken, R., Løberg, E., Rettenbacher, M., Joa, I., Larsen, T., Reitan, S., Walla, B., Alisauskiene, R., Anda, L., Bartz-Johannessen, C., Berle, J., Bjarke, J., Fathian, F., Hugdahl, K., Kjelby, E., Sinkeviciute, I., Skrede, S., Stabell, L., Steen, V. and Fleischhacker, W., 2020. Amisulpride, aripiprazole, and olanzapine in patients with schizophrenia-spectrum disorders (BeSt InTro): a pragmatic, rater-blind, semi-randomised trial. The Lancet Psychiatry, 7(11), pp.945-954.
- Alanna: Wilksch, S. M., O’Shea, A., Ho, P., Byrne, S., & Wade, T. D. (2020). The relationship between social media use and disordered eating in young adolescents (PDF). International Journal of Eating Disorders, 53(1), 96-106.
- Mazz: The 'Your story, your say' report published by Victorian Legal Aid in June 2020. The report can be found on the Victorian Legal Aid website at: https://www.legalaid.vic.gov.au/sites/www.legalaid.vic.gov.au/files/vla-your-story-your-say-report.pdf
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