Podcasts
Transcranial magnetic stimulation, with Prof Saxby Pridmore
Professor Saxby Pridmore
Vol 208, Issue 11: 18 June 2018. Professor Saxby Pridmore is a psychiatrist with the University of Tasmania and St Helen's Hospital in Hobart. He talks about transcranial magnetic stimulation and the need for a Medicare item number. With MJA news and online editor, Cate Swannell.
Antipsychotic and benzodiazepine use in RACFs, with Dr Juanita Westbury
Dr Juanita Westbury
Vol 208, Issue 9: 14 May 2018. Dr Juanita Westbury, from the Wicking Dementia Research and Education centre, talks about reducing the prescription of antipsychotic medications and benzodiazepines in residential aged care facilities. With MJA news and online editor, Cate Swannell.
Depression and bipolar disorder, with Distinguished Prof Gin Malhi
Professor Gin Malhi
Vol 208, Issue 2: 5 February 2018. Distinguished Professor Gin Malhi is Chair of Psychiatry at the University of Sydney, Director of the CADE Clinic at Royal North Shore Hospita, and editor of the Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry. He talks about major depression, and bipolar disorder, with MJA news and online editor, Cate Swannell.
Psychedelic drugs research resurgence, with Dr Nigel Strauss
Dr Nigel Strauss
Volume 206, Issue 11: 19 June 2017. Dr Nigel Strauss is a consultant psychiatrist and medical director of the Millswyn Clinic in Melbourne. He discusses the resurgence in research in psychedelic drugs for the treatment of mental illness, and their potential role in the euthanasia debate. With MJA news and online editor, Cate Swannell.
The unfulfilled promises of antidepressants
Dr Christopher Davey
Volume 204, Issue 9: 16 May 2016. Dr Chris Davey is head of Mood Disorders Research at Orygen, the National Centre of Excellence in Youth Mental Health, in Melbourne. He discusses his coauthored article in the MJA about the lower than expected effectiveness of antidepressants. With MJA news and online editor, Cate Swannell. Available as a video here.
Professor Malcolm Hopwood, RANZCP
Professor Malcolm Hopwood
Volume 204, Issue 7: 18 April 2016. Professor Malcolm Hopwood is president of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists. He talks about screening for depression, the stigma attached to some mental health treatments and the mental health issues of the LGBTI community. With MJA news and online editor, Cate Swannell. Also available as a video here.
Professor Beverley Raphael
Professor Beverley Raphael
Professor Beverley Raphael, professor of psychiatry and addiction medicine at the Australian National University, talks about her Perspective piece on Australia's reaction to the Sydney siege, and how compassion is an important part of our recovery and growth, with MJA engagement editor Cate Swannell.