In this episode, experts in transgender health from Aotearoa/New Zealand, Victoria and Western Australia come together to discuss why they love working with transgender youth, what this entails, and the regional differences across the two count

Gender-Affirming Care: What is it? (and what it isn’t!)

13 days ago 52m 30s

In this episode Dr Jamie Speeden (Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist/Paediatrician)discusses the care of transgender people with leading clinical experts in Aotearoa/NewZealand. The discussion covers what gender affirming care is (as well as wha

Mood Disorders Update with The Anna Freud Centre

27 days ago 23m 8s

In this episode, facilitated by Professor Bruce Singh AM, The Anna Freud Centre in the UK outline the work they are undertaking on behalf of the College to conduct an independent external review of the evidence for long-term psychodynamic psych

Introduction to the new team of Australasian Psychiatry

Apr 4th, 2024 30m 22s

This episode gives you a brief overview of the vision and goals for the Australasian Psychiatry journal in discussion with its new editorial team, hosted by Jeffrey Looi, Samantha Loi, Sharon Reutens and Tarun Bastiampillai. They discuss the i

"Sheroes" in Psychiatry - Dr Jacqueline Rakov

Mar 28th, 2024 30m 50s

"Sheroes in Psychiatry" is an initiative of the Women in Psychiatry (WIP group). Sairee Chahal coined SHEROES in 1999 to denote "woman entrepreneur." WIP group selected the term "Sheroes" as a fitting term for every FRANZCP woman psychiatrist.

"Sheroes" in Psychiatry - Prof Kay Wilhelm

Mar 21st, 2024 37m 21s

"Sheroes" in Psychiatry - Prof Colleen Loo

Mar 14th, 2024 41m 19s

"Sheroes" in Psychiatry - A/Prof Carolyn Quadrio

Mar 7th, 2024 44m 1s

"Sheroes" in Psychiatry - A/Prof Melanie Turner

Feb 29th, 2024 33m 35s

An Insight into Leadership and Management in Psychiatry

Feb 15th, 2024 34m 20s

This is a 2 part episode of podcasts with leading Australian and New Zealand psychiatrists developed by the RANZCP Section of Leadership and Management. The following discussions hosted by Associate Professor Robert Parker (Chair of SLAM) aim

Voluntary Assisted Dying and Complex Grief

Feb 1st, 2024 47m 49s

Life throws up a lot of options, challenges and choices and death comes to us all. Voluntary assisted dying is an end of life option for a small number of people in Australia but has brought about a lot of conversation and debate. In this po

Women in Rural Psychiatry

Jan 18th, 2024 43m 56s

In this episode, a group of women psychiatrists working across rural and remote Australia and New Zealand talk about their experiences. The main points covered were: what attracted them to the work, the benefits and what have they gained from

Old Age Psychiatry

Jan 4th, 2024 35m 7s

This Podcast recorded live at the Perth RANZCP Congress discusses research in Old Age Psychiatry presented in a free paper session. A/Prof Gary Cheung (Dementia prevalence and treatment in Maori and non-Maori), Dr Alok Rana and Dr Sandeep Reelh

End of Year Message 2023

Dec 21st, 2023 52s

As 2023 draws to a close, the Psych Matters team: David and Nishta, would like to thank you for your support during the year.We hope that you’ve enjoyed the many topics presented during 2023, and we look forward to bringing many more to you in

Mindfulness and Wellbeing for Staff in Healthcare

Dec 7th, 2023 42m 32s

In this episode of Psych Matters, doctors Maura Kenny and Linda Kader engage in conversation about the need for staff wellbeing to be a priority for healthcare settings. They also touch upon a number of issues in the healthcare industry which a

An Update on Treatments for OCD

Nov 23rd, 2023 31m 2s

This podcast covers the content of a workshop held at the RANZCP Perth Congress 2023. There is a discussion about the nosological status of OCD; a review of controversies and advances in psychological and pharmacological treatments; a discussi

Reflections on a decade as the editor of Australasian Psychiatry – Interview with Professor Vlasios Brakoulias

Nov 9th, 2023 24m 11s

Professor Vlasios Brakoulias is stepping down after a decade as the Editor of Australasian Psychiatry, during which the journal’s impact factor has doubled, the editorial board has greatly and inclusively expanded, and there have been a host of

Younger Onset Dementias

Oct 26th, 2023 45m 47s

Young onset dementias, including frontal lobe dementias, are dementias that occur in people less than 65 years old. This episode discusses the challenges in diagnosing dementia in younger people, investigations including neuroimaging and cogni

Lived Experience of Intellectual Disability and Domestic Violence: Episode 2

Oct 12th, 2023 46m 6s

This series of two podcasts explores the effective communication strategies Psychiatrists could use with their patients, and the impacts of domestic violence on patients with intellectual disability. Episode 2 focuses more on Lachlan's experien

Lived Experience of Intellectual Disability and Domestic Violence: Episode 1

Sep 28th, 2023 50m 22s

Psychiatrist and trainee burnout

Sep 14th, 2023 52m 33s

In this episode senior trainees Dr Ava Carter, Dr Matthew Brazel and A/Prof Jeffrey Looi discuss trainee and psychiatrist burnout. The episode covers the definition, research on burnout in Trainee and Psychiatrists, as well as the broader liter

Paediatric Intellectual Disability in Academia and Policy

Aug 31st, 2023 41m 4s

Intellectual Disability (ID) in children is characterised by significant difficulties in both intellectual functioning (e.g. understanding and communicating, memory and executive functioning, learning, problem solving) and adaptive behaviour (

Lived Experience of Psychiatrists

Aug 17th, 2023 47m 4s

Doctors Israel Berger, Vidya Narayan, and Kieran Allen discuss their lived experience of mental illness and how mental illness affects doctors. They address the issues of suicidality amongst healthcare workers, particularly psychiatrists and SI

Maori Experiences of Intellectual Disability

Aug 3rd, 2023 41m 9s

Mā te huruhuru ka rere te manu. Adorn the bird with feather and they will fly. Dr Hinemoa Elder. Te Aupōuri, Te Rarawa, Ngāti Kurī, Ngāpuhi.In this episode of Psych Matters, Dr Hinemoa Elder begins with a broad background related to Māori conce

Doctors' Wellbeing

Jul 20th, 2023 37m 28s

Hand-n-Hand (Helping Australian & New Zealand Nurses and Doctors) was founded in March 2020 in far north QLD. Initially a response to the COVID-19 pandemic and the growing emotional burden that came with it, we have been amazed with the speed a