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.

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Mar 24, 2023

15 min

Professor Ian Wong joins Sophia Davis to discuss the research on methylphenidate for children and adolescents with ADHD.Read the full article:Long-term safety of methylphenidate in children and adolescents with ADHD: 2-year outcomes of the Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Drugs Use Chronic Effects (ADDUCE) studyContinue this conversation on social!Follow us today at...https://thelancet.bsky.social/https://instagram.com/thelancetgrouphttps://facebook.com/thelancetmedicaljournalhttps://linkedIn.com/company/the-lancethttps://youtube.com/thelancettv

Feb 24, 2023

19 min

Professor Afarin Rahimi-Movaghar joins Sophia Davis to discuss the systematic review of drug use, drug use disorder, and treatment services in the Eastern Mediterranean region. Read the full article:Drug use, drug use disorders, and treatment services in the Eastern Mediterranean region: a systematic reviewContinue this conversation on social!Follow us today at...https://thelancet.bsky.social/https://instagram.com/thelancetgrouphttps://facebook.com/thelancetmedicaljournalhttps://linkedIn.com/company/the-lancethttps://youtube.com/thelancettv

Jan 29, 2023

38 min

Professor Richard Morriss joins Sophia Davis to discuss a trial into cranial electrostimulation therapy with Alpha-Stim AID for people with depression. Read the full article:Clinical effectiveness of active Alpha-Stim AID versus sham Alpha-Stim AID in major depression in primary care in England (Alpha-Stim-D)Continue this conversation on social!Follow us today at...https://thelancet.bsky.social/https://instagram.com/thelancetgrouphttps://facebook.com/thelancetmedicaljournalhttps://linkedIn.com/company/the-lancethttps://youtube.com/thelancettv

Dec 16, 2021

11 min

Deputy Editor Dustin Graham talks with Sally McManus and co-authors of a Comment piece about ethical review committees and who gets to decide which questions are too risky for research.Continue this conversation on social!Follow us today at...https://thelancet.bsky.social/https://instagram.com/thelancetgrouphttps://facebook.com/thelancetmedicaljournalhttps://linkedIn.com/company/the-lancethttps://youtube.com/thelancettv

Oct 20, 2021

6 min

We talk with Professor Miranda Wolpert, Director of Mental Health at Wellcome, about the Wellcome Global Monitor report and its implications for the future of mental health science.Continue this conversation on social!Follow us today at...https://thelancet.bsky.social/https://instagram.com/thelancetgrouphttps://facebook.com/thelancetmedicaljournalhttps://linkedIn.com/company/the-lancethttps://youtube.com/thelancettv

Sep 23, 2021

14 min

Senior Editor Dustin Graham speaks with the authors of a newly published paper on the impact of race and ethnicity on patients' perspectives of their providers' cultural competency and what this means with clinical care.Read the full article:https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanpsy/article/PIIS2215-0366(21)00285-6/fulltextContinue this conversation on social!Follow us today at...https://thelancet.bsky.social/https://instagram.com/thelancetgrouphttps://facebook.com/thelancetmedicaljournalhttps://linkedIn.com/company/the-lancethttps://youtube.com/thelancettv

ECT safety

Jul 12, 2021

Jul 12, 2021

20 min

Chief Editor Niall Boyce talks with Tyler Kaster about his groups' recent study looking at the safety and efficacy of electroconvulsive therapy for adults hospitalised with depression.Read the full article:https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanpsy/article/PIIS2215-0366(21)00168-1/fulltextContinue this conversation on social!Follow us today at...https://thelancet.bsky.social/https://instagram.com/thelancetgrouphttps://facebook.com/thelancetmedicaljournalhttps://linkedIn.com/company/the-lancethttps://youtube.com/thelancettv

May 20, 2021

14 min

Dustin Graham talks with Dr Debbie Challis about the Fading Rainbows project and helping children deal with the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemicContinue this conversation on social!Follow us today at...https://thelancet.bsky.social/https://instagram.com/thelancetgrouphttps://facebook.com/thelancetmedicaljournalhttps://linkedIn.com/company/the-lancethttps://youtube.com/thelancettv

Mar 10, 2021

11 min

Dustin Graham talks with Erica Crompton, journalist and mental health advocate, about the importance of publishing first-person stories from service users. Continue this conversation on social!Follow us today at...https://thelancet.bsky.social/https://instagram.com/thelancetgrouphttps://facebook.com/thelancetmedicaljournalhttps://linkedIn.com/company/the-lancethttps://youtube.com/thelancettv

Feb 9, 2021

33 min

Michael Wright discusses his groups efforts to work with Aboriginal communities in Western Australia to design better mental health services.Continue this conversation on social!Follow us today at...https://thelancet.bsky.social/https://instagram.com/thelancetgrouphttps://facebook.com/thelancetmedicaljournalhttps://linkedIn.com/company/the-lancethttps://youtube.com/thelancettv

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