The Lancet Psychiatry in conversation with
Sophia Davis, Senior Editor at The Lancet Psychiatry, in conversation with the journal’s authors, explores their latest research and its impact on people’s health, healthcare, and health policy.
A monthly audio companion to the journal, this podcast covers a broad range of topics, from premature mortality in people with mental illness to cranial electrostimulation therapy for depression, the importance of first-person stories to psychological therapy for sleep problems in young people at risk of psychosis, and more.
Podcasting since 2020 • 39 episodes
The Lancet Psychiatry in conversation with
Latest Episodes
Ilaria Costantini and Francesca Solmi on young people's body dissatisfaction and mental health
Body dissatisfaction has been rising among adolescents in recent years, and so have symptoms and diagnoses of mental disorders. To help us know what to do about increasing youth mental ill health, we need better understandings of what is drivin...
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Melissa DelBello on metformin for youth with bipolar disorder
Weight gain is a typical side-effect of taking antipsychotics and can have a big impact on people. But for young people with bipolar disorder, metformin isn't commonly prescribed alongside an antipsychotic. In this episode, Melissa DelBello des...
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Camilla Rosan on the COS-P perinatal mental health intervention
Up to 1 in 4 women and birthing parents experience perinatal mental health difficulties, but there isn't enough evidence around interventions that could help them, especially interventions that work with the parent-infant bond or that focus on ...
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Juan Carlos Bazo Alvarez and Claudia Cooper on antipsychotics and dementia
People living with dementia often have behavioural and psychiatric symptoms, such as agitation, and when these are severe, antipsychotics can be prescribed. Guidelines recommend prescribing antipsychotics at the lowest possible dose for the sho...
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Kasia Machaczek, Scott Teasdale, and Joe Firth on lifestyle interventions
Why is physical health so important for people with mental illness? In this episode, we talk about a new paper on lifestyle interventions for people with mental illness, covering which aspects of those interventions are beneficial for physical ...
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