The Psych Review

The Psych Review
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The Psych Review is a podcast reviewing recent developments in Australian psychiatry. The cast is hosted by four psychiatric doctors: Alanna, Mazz, Greg and Milla. We realise how hard it can be to stay on top of the latest research, so we created this cast to help our colleagues (and ourselves) keep up to date, in quick summary shows of less than 30 minutes. Disclaimer: The Psych Review is not affiliated in any way with The Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists (RANZCP) nor either of the RANZCP journals, The Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry (ANZJP) or Australasian Psychiatry.

  1. 12/10/2025

    S8E5 - Inflammation in Neuropsychiatry

    In our final episode of 2025 The Psych Review team are lead by Milla down the twisting rabbit hole that is inflammation in neuropsychiatry. The team discuss recent evidence around proposed inflammatory mechanisms that might underpin the psychiatric conditions we discuss every episode. The references for this episode are: Milla: Upthegrove, Rachel et al. Current Position and Future Direction of Inflammation in Neuropsychiatric Disorders, A Review. JAMA Psychiatry, volume 82, number 10, October 2025. The Psych Review was brought to you by Call to Mind, a telepsychiatry service that you can learn more about at www.calltomind.com.au. The original music in our podcast was provided by the very talented John Badgery, and our logo was designed by the creative genius of Naz.

    31 min

  2. 10/16/2025

    S8E4 - Involuntary Treatment International Comparisons

    The Psych Review team are proud to introduce our second new host of 2025 in this episode - Milla! Milla has joined the cast in time for a very important exploration of involuntary psychiatric treatment. Alanna begins with an international perspective comparing different approaches to involuntary treatment worldwide, and Milla follows up with a local perspective from clinicians in Queensland. The references for this episode are: Alanna: Harvery, Madeleine, et al. “Community Treatment Orders in Australia in the Context of International Literature: A Narrative Review of Consumers, Families and Health Professionals’ Perspectives.” International Journal of Mental Health Nursing, vol. 34, no. 3, 9 May 2025, https://doi.org/10.1111/inm.70061. Accessed 16 May 2025.  Milla: Wild, K., Sawhney, J., Wyder, M., Sebar, B., & Gill, N. (2024). Reasons behind the rise in involuntary psychiatric treatment under mental health act 2016, Queensland, Australia – Clinician perspectives. International Journal of Law and Psychiatry, 98, 102061. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijlp.2024.102061 The Psych Review was brought to you by Call to Mind, a telepsychiatry service that you can learn more about at www.calltomind.com.au. The original music in our podcast was provided by the very talented John Badgery, and our logo was designed by the creative genius of Naz.

    32 min

  3. 07/01/2025

    S8E3 - Dementia Lancet Report

    In this episode of The Psych Review, a very brave Greg decides to tackle the very large, but also very interesting, 2024 Lancet commission report into dementia prevention, intervention, and care. Jump in to learn about newly discovered and previously unknown dementia risk factors, to understand about the surprisingly large size of the connection between depression and dementia, and to hear Greg nerd out about the unique methodology of this impressive project.  The references for this episode are: Greg: Livingstong, G. et al. Dementia prevention, intervention, and care: 2024 report of the Lancet standing Commission. The Lancet Commissions (2024), 404: 572-628. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(24)01296-0 The Psych Review was brought to you by Call to Mind, a telepsychiatry service that you can learn more about at www.calltomind.com.au. The original music in our podcast was provided by the very talented John Badgery, and our logo was designed by the creative genius of Naz.

    33 min

  4. 03/17/2025

    S8E2 - Novel Psychosis Concepts

    As we move further into the year, 2025 brings further changes to The Psych Review team. This special episode is Shakira's last with the podcast, and we try to mark the occasion with a couple of very interesting and novel articles. Greg walks us through some exciting developments around the potential for GLP-1 receptor antagonists to treat psychosis, and Alanna digs into the complexity of delusions in psychosis and how things may be more complex than they seem. Goodbye Shakira, the team won't be the same without you! The references for this episode are: Greg: Yan Xie, Taeyoung Choi & Ziyad Al-Aly. Mapping the effectiveness and risks of GLP-1 receptor agonists. Nature Medicine (2025). Published online on 20 January 2025Alanna: Pappa, E., Baah, F., Lynch, J., Shiel, L., Blackman, G., Raihani, N., & Bell, V. (2025). Delusional Themes are More Varied Than Previously Assumed: A Comprehensive Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Schizophrenia bulletin, sbae225. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1093/schbul/sbae225 The Psych Review was brought to you by Call to Mind, a telepsychiatry service that you can learn more about at www.calltomind.com.au. The original music in our podcast was provided by the very talented John Badgery, and our logo was designed by the creative genius of Naz.

    34 min

  5. 03/03/2025

    S8E1 - Mothers, Parents, Babies, and Criminality

    The team is back with a brand new host for season 8! Greg bravely steps up to join the team and is unfortunately welcomed by an unexpected salvo fired by Mazz. This month is all about parents and babies, Shakira talks us through a large study looking at outcomes of babies who have parents with criminal convictions, and Mazz leads a discussion about the importance of gendered language in psychiatry. Welcome Greg! The references for this episode are: Shakira: Järvinen, A., Lichtenstein, P., D'Onofrio, B.M., Fazel, S., Kuja-Halkola, R. and Latvala, A. (2024), Health, behavior, and social outcomes among offspring of parents with criminal convictions: a register-based study from Sweden. J Child Psychol Psychiatr, 65: 1590-1600. https://doi.org/10.1111/jcpp.14003Mazz: Isobel, Sophie. (2024), Should Mother Baby Units be renamed Parent Baby Units? A critical reflection on gendered language in perinatal psychiatry. Australasian Psychiatry, 32(6): 589-592.  The Psych Review was brought to you by Call to Mind, a telepsychiatry service that you can learn more about at www.calltomind.com.au. The original music in our podcast was provided by the very talented John Badgery, and our logo was designed by the creative genius of Naz.

    32 min

  6. 12/20/2024

    S7E7 - Running Therapy and Personality Classification

    It's December and as 2024 draws to a close so does year mark the moving on of on one of our founding hosts. It's Dave's last ever episode (for real this time) and we have the whole crew together to send him off. Dave's final article considers the often overlooked importance of exercise in treating psychiatric conditions, and with her article Alanna brings us up to speed on alternate approaches to defining personality disorders. We miss you already Dave! The references for this episode are: Dave: Antidepressants or Running Therapy: Comparing Effects on Mental and Physical Health in Patients with Depression and Anxiety Disorders; This study evaluates the impact of two treatment modalities: antidepressant medication (specifically escitalopram or sertraline) and running therapy. Published in Journal of Affective Disorders, July 2023 https://doi.org/10.1093/schbul/sbae058Alanna: Bach, B., Kramer, U., Doering, S., di Giacomo, E., Hutsebaut, J., Kaera, A., De Panfilis, C., Schmahl, C., Swales, M., Taubner, S., & Renneberg, B. (2022). The ICD-11 classification of personality disorders: a European perspective on challenges and opportunities. Borderline personality disorder and emotion dysregulation, 9(1), 12. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40479-022-00182-0 The Psych Review was brought to you by Call to Mind, a telepsychiatry service that you can learn more about at www.calltomind.com.au. The original music in our podcast was provided by the very talented John Badgery, and our logo was designed by the creative genius of Naz.

    33 min

  7. 10/09/2024

    S7E6 - Prolactin Associated Breast Cancer and Supervision Games

    The whole team is together for the latest episode of The Psych Review. Alanna walks us through the latest evidence regarding the association between antipsychotic induced hyperprolactinaemia and risk of breast cancer, and Mazz dusts off an article from 2019 that covers subtle but important and influential games that have been occuring in YOUR supervision sessions. The references for this episode are: Alanna: Solmi, M., Lähteenvuo, M., Tanskanen, A., Corbeil, O., Mittendorfer-Rutz, E., Correll, C. U., Tiihonen, J., & Taipale, H. (2024). Antipsychotic Use and Risk of Breast Cancer in Women With Severe Mental Illness: Replication of a Nationwide Nested Case-Control Database Study. Schizophrenia bulletin, sbae058. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1093/schbul/sbae058Mazz: Muller, T et al. Gaming the system: using transactional analysis to explore dysfunctional processes in clinical supervision. Australasian Psychiatry. 2019, Vol 27(6), 645-650. The Psych Review was brought to you by Call to Mind, a telepsychiatry service that you can learn more about at www.calltomind.com.au. The original music in our podcast was provided by the very talented John Badgery, and our logo was designed by the creative genius of Naz.

    36 min

  8. 08/15/2024

    S7E5 - Does Moving Houses Damage Your Children?

    It's August, and Dave, Shakira, and Mazz got together to record the latest episode of The Psych Review. Dave attempts to answer the question: Does moving house damage your children? Shakira's article asks the question: What drives violence in patients in forensic settings? Mazz doesn't ask any intelligent questions, but he does manage to quote Spider-Man. The references for this episode are: Dave: Sabel, C. E., Pedersen, C. B., Antonsen, S., Webb, R. T., & Horsdal, H. T. (2024). Changing Neighborhood Income Deprivation Over Time, Moving in Childhood, and Adult Risk of Depression. JAMA psychiatry.Shakira: Lambe, S., Cooper, K., Fazel, S., & Freeman, D. (2024). Psychological framework to understand interpersonal violence by forensic patients with psychosis. The British Journal of Psychiatry, 224(2), 47–54. doi:10.1192/bjp.2023.132 The Psych Review was brought to you by Call to Mind, a telepsychiatry service that you can learn more about at www.calltomind.com.au. The original music in our podcast was provided by the very talented John Badgery, and our logo was designed by the creative genius of Naz.

    31 min
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The Psych Review is a podcast reviewing recent developments in Australian psychiatry. The cast is hosted by four psychiatric doctors: Alanna, Mazz, Greg and Milla. We realise how hard it can be to stay on top of the latest research, so we created this cast to help our colleagues (and ourselves) keep up to date, in quick summary shows of less than 30 minutes. Disclaimer: The Psych Review is not affiliated in any way with The Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists (RANZCP) nor either of the RANZCP journals, The Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry (ANZJP) or Australasian Psychiatry.

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    The Psych Review
  • Years Active
    2017 - 2025
  • Episodes
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