The Psych Review is a podcast reviewing developments in Australian psychiatry. The cast is hosted by four psychiatric doctors: Alanna, Mazz, Greg and Milla.
This episode of The Psych Review was recorded from the 2026 RANZCP Congress in Melbourne. Milla reflects on a mindfulness workshop, Alanna was moved by the intersection between psychiatry and art, and Mazz learns about antipsychotics use in mood states.
https://t.co/KtKTxbx00Z
The Psych Review is back with the 1st episode of 2026! Greg leads us down the rabbit hole of potential side effects of stimulants. We discuss changes in ADHD understanding over time, and consequences related to widespread treatment.
https://t.co/NfGHdcbMii
#adhd#stimulants
In our final episode of 2025 Milla leads us down the twisting rabbit hole that is inflammation in neuropsychiatry. We discuss proposed inflammatory mechanisms that might underpin the psychiatric conditions we discuss every episode.
https://t.co/0Y13dIuy19
#psychiatry#Medicine
The Psych Review has a brand new episode as well as a brand new host!
The team welcomes Milla, who in her first episode (alongside Alanna) bravely tackles the challenging topic of involuntary treatment, exploring local and international comparisons.
https://t.co/zLwDKk6b45
This month a very brave Greg decides to tackle the 2024 Lancet commission report into dementia prevention, intervention, and care. Jump in to learn about newly discovered and previously unknown dementia risk factors
https://t.co/Y4929LdCmL
#psychiatry#thepsychreview#dementia
This episode is Shakira's last, and to mark the occasion we have two novel articles. Greg covers the potential for GLP-1 receptor antagonists to treat psychosis, and Alanna digs into the complexity of delusions. Goodbye Shakira!
https://t.co/edgdS1a5ji
#Medicine#psychiatry
The team is back with a brand new host for season 8 - welcome Greg!
Shakira talks us through outcomes of babies of parents who have had convictions, and Mazz leads a discussion about the importance of gendered language in psychiatry.
https://t.co/5EWqdQgHwE
#Psychiatry
It's Dave's last episode (for real this time) and we have the whole crew to send him off.
Dave's considers the importance of exercise in psychiatric conditions, and Alanna brings us up to speed on personality classification.
We miss you already Dave!
https://t.co/5EWqdQgHwE
In our latest episode Alanna walks us through evidence linking hyperprolactinaemia and breast cancer, and Mazz covers subtle games that have been occurring in YOUR supervision sessions.
You can find our latest episodes here: https://t.co/JHtVpXKFHP
In our August episode Dave answers the question: Does moving house damage your children? Shakira asks the question: What drives violence in patients in forensic settings? Mazz doesn't ask any questions, but does manage to quote Spider-Man.
https://t.co/5EWqdQgHwE
July saw the entire cast of The Psych Review get together. Mazz walks us through developments related to sexual side effects of antidepressant medications, and Shakira talks us through a thoughtful article that explores 'eight truths' about suicide.
https://t.co/x2HjnfbPam
The Psych Review presented a live and interactive episode direct from the 2024 @RANZCP Congress. Alanna explores the digital therapeutic alliance, Shakira broadens our understanding of racism in the clinical setting, and Dave guides us through heated yoga.
https://t.co/5EWqdQgHwE
The Psych Review team are gearing up for @RANZCP Congress 2024!
Join us in Canberra on Monday the 20th of May for a live interactive episode.
We are keen to hear stories of how you have enjoyed the podcast or found it useful - message us and we can include this in the episode!
In the second episode of 2024 Dave guides us through the arts-literacy intervention Pre-Texts in the Kenyan context, and Mazz takes us through the twists and turns of the development of the novel antipsychotic medication Ulotaront.
https://t.co/5EWqdQgHwE
The Psych Review is back in 2024! Dave holds our hand through a dense paper covering potential benefits of the suppression of unwanted thoughts, and Alanna explores an unexpected link between psychosis and cats.
https://t.co/5EWqdQgHwE #psychiatry#psychosis#Cat#mentalhealth
The Psych Review is excited to announce that we will be presenting an interactive episode live at the RANZCP Congress 2024!
We look forward to meeting many of you there! If you have an article that you want the team to discuss in this live session post it as a comment below.
In the latest episode of The Psych Review Dave reviews recent evidence that compares ketamine and ECT in the treatment of depression, and Alanna investigates the link between prolactin elevating antipsychotics and breast cancer.
Hit the link to listen!
https://t.co/5EWqdQgHwE
The Psych Review has hit 50,000 downloads!
Thank you to our listeners for supporting the show over the past six years.
Our next episode will be coming out soon so watch this space!