Learn Psych Podcast

Episode #5 with Dr. Ed Deneke. We explore a case about a patient who believes he is being poisoned. We discuss the differential diagnosis and also explore the question how a physician can best treat a patient who doesn’t believe he has problem. Other topics covered in this episode include safety concerns, collateral information, and alliance building.

Mental status exam, part 2, with Dr. Michael Casher. Topics discussed in this episode include: Thought content - phobias, delusions Perceptions - hallucinations and what sorts of conditions hallucinations can be seen in Cognition Insight Judgment Dr. Casher will offer tips for interviewing patients to elicit these various parts of the mental status exam.

Episode #3, released on June 8, 2016 and recorded in Spring 2016. Today’s topic is the mental status exam, and I will be interviewing Dr. Michael Casher, one of the attending psychiatrists at the University of Michigan. We will cover: -What is the mental status exam? Why do we have the mental status exam in psychiatry. -We will play a sketch from a TV show and we will have Dr. Casher break it down with a mental status exam. -Various areas of the mental status exam: Appearance, attitude, behavior/psychomotor activity, mood, affect, speech, thought process. This particular episode is going to be appropriate for pre-clinical and clinical students. Residents early in their training may also find it useful.

Interview with Dr. Laura Hirshbein, MD, PhD, of the University of Michigan. Podcast covers topics: - What is psychiatry? How does it compare to psychology or neurology? - What is a psychiatric illness, and how is a psychiatric illness diagnosed? - What is the DSM? How did we get to the current DSM? - How have psychiatric illnesses been treated over the years?

An introduction to the Learn Psych Podcast and its host. Podcast will cover topics in psychiatry, targeted primarily at medical students, residents, and other trainees.