Podcasts
Complex trauma - a guide for clinicians
Dr Cathy Kezelman AM
Welcome to this podcast from the Medical Journal of Australia. My name is Sally Block, the MJA’s news and online editor. “The MJA acknowledges the Traditional Owners and Custodians of the land on which we live and work across Australia. This podcast was recorded on the lands of the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation. I pay my respects to their Elders past and present.” Today we will be talking about a type of trauma that generally can’t be seen by the eye. Complex trauma is defined as repeat...
Perinatal anxiety and depression
Julie Borninkhof
Suicide is the leading cause of death for women during the perinatal phase of pregnancy. And one in 10 men suffer from perinatal depression according to Perinatal Anxiety and Depression Australia or PANDA. As healthcare practitioners – what signs should you be on the look out for when you’re seeing patients. To explore this, PANDA CEO Julie Borninkhof joins me now.
Reducing psychological distress among patients after cardiac surgery
Snezana Stolic and William McCann
How doctors can help reduce psychological distress among patients after cardiac surgery. My guests are Snezana Stolic, a senior lecturer of nursing and William McCann, a PhD student in psychology, both at the University of Southern Queensland. Read more: https://insightplus.mja.com.au/2024/4/managing-psychological-distress-following-cardiac-surgery/ With MJA news and online editor, Sam Hunt. 16 mins.
Experiences of doctors who have received disciplinary notifications due to alleged mental health impairment
Dr Owen Bradfield
Today we are discussing the experiences of Australian and New Zealand doctors who have received disciplinary notifications or have been investigated by the regulator due to alleged mental health impairment. My special guest is Dr Owen Bradfield, the Chief Medical Officer for the Medical Indemnity Protection Society, which sponsored this podcast. Read more: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0160252722000838 With MJA news and online editor, Sam Hunt. 32 mins.
Improving the mental health of young Australians, with Professor Pat McGorry
Professor Pat McGorry
Today we are discussing the mental health of young Australians and what can be done to change the health system. My special guest is Professor Pat McGorry, a psychiatrist and executive director of Orygen. He was named Australian of the Year in 2010. Read his research: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.5694/mja2.52047 With MJA news and online editor, Sam Hunt. 16 mins.
Investing in mental health care with A/Prof. Jeffrey Looi
Associate Professor Jeffrey Looi
Vol 218, Issue 8: 10 April 2023. Today we are discussing the importance of investing in mental health care to help improve economic and social participation with Associate Professor Jeffrey Looi, a clinical academic psychiatrist and Head of the Academic Unit of Psychiatry and Addiction Medicine at the Australian National University School of Medicine and Psychology. With MJA news and online editor, Sam Hunt. 19mins.
Being Equally Well, with Prof Rosemary Calder AM and Prof James Dunbar
Professor Rosemary Calder AM and Professor James Dunbar
Vol 217, Issue 7: 3 October 2022. Professor Rosemary Calder AM is Professor of Health Policy at the Mitchell Institute at Victoria University. Professor James Dunbar is Honorary Professor in Deakin University's School of Medicine. They discuss the Being Equally Well program for people with serious mental illness, which is the subject of their MJA Supplement and Editorial. With MJA news and online editor Cate Swannell. 20 mins, 1 sec.
School programs for prevention of youth suicide, with A/Prof Fiona Shand and Dr Michelle Torok
Associate Professor Fiona Shand and Dr Michelle Torok
Vol 216, Issue 11: 13 June 2022. Associate Professor Fiona Shand and Dr Michelle Torok are with the Black Dog Institute. They discuss school-based youth suicide prevention programs, to accompany their editorial, and research by Grummitt and colleagues, published by the MJA. With MJA news and online editor, Cate Swannell. 30 mins, 18 secs.
Seasonal affective disorder, with Dr Adriana Nevarez Flores and A/Prof Amanda Neil
Dr Adriana Nevarez Flores and A/Prof Amanda Neil
Vol 216, Issue 10: 6 June 2022. Dr Adriana Nevarez Flores and Associate Professor Amanda Neil are with the Menzies Institute for Medical Research at the University of Tasmania. They talk about seasonal affective disorder and whether it should be taken more seriously in Australia, to accompany their coauthored Perspective published by the MJA. With MJA news and online editor Cate Swannell. 14 mins, 01 secs.
The reality of mental health for young Australians, with Prof Patrick McGorry AO
Professor Patrick McGorry AO
Vol 215, Issue 10: 8 November 2021. Professor Patrick McGorry AO is the Executive Director of Orygen and a founding director of headspace. He talks with MJA news and online editor Cate Swannell about the realities of youth mental health in Australia and what urgent action needs to be taken. To accompany his editorial at https://www.mja.com.au/journal/2021/216/2/reality-mental-health-care-young-people-and-urgent-need-solutions and research by Iorfino et al at https://www.mja.com.au/journal/202...