On today’s episode, we discuss delirium, a clinical syndrome that many medical students will encounter, often while not on their psychiatry rotation. We define delirium, and then discuss the causes, risk factors, treatment, […]

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 […]

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

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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 […]

Interview with Dr. Laura Hirshbein, MD, PhD, of the University of Michigan. This podcast will cover the topics of:

• What is psychiatry?
• How does it compare to psychology or neurology?
• What is a […]
  

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 (PA’s, NPs, MSWs). Providers out of training may also […]