Child Consultant Psychiatrist Dr. Ajit Kumar shares with us his experience and research in diagnosing, treating and supporting people who experience psychosis. We speak about how to recognise it, early intervention, challenges with treatment, and so much more in a jam packed episode.

00:00 Podcast Reviews

04:00 Introduction to Dr. Ajit Kumar

05:43 Ajit’s road to Child Psychiatry

09:28 Beer Introduction

13:10 What is Psychosis

16:15 Causes

21:11 Early Signs

28:22 Positive and Negative Symptoms

33:00 Medications and Psychological Treatment

34:00 Beer Check-In

36:08 Prevalence of Psychosis

38:46 Need for early intervention

40:05 Psychosis or Another Mental Illness?

48:02 Hearing voices outside of Mental Illness

51:16 What leads to better outcomes

55:49 Medication Compliance/Choice.

63:23 Beer Review

69:55 Please Seek Support if you experience Mental Illness

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