Psychology: Psychiatry/Psychopharmacology

Alexander Street Video: 2:01:00
...This workshop will be led by a psychiatrist-psychotherapist team and will offer a primer on the most important neurotransmitters (such as serotonin, norepinephrine, and dopamine), and help the attendees learn about the benefits and side-effects of the most commonly used medications including weight gain and sexual dysfunction. Through case examples from their own practices, they will demonstrate how to create an ideal partnership between psychotherapists and psychiatrists, as well as psychotherapy and psychopharmacology. Focus will be on the importance of deprescribing, black box warnings, the use of scales of screeners, the partnership between medications and wellness interventions, and look at what the future holds. Use of handouts and resources will be emphasized throughout this workshop.

Alexander Street Video: 2:00:00
See above.

Alexander Street Video: 2:00:00
See above.

Films on Demand: 53:35
Hallucinogenic drugs--popularly called psychedelics--have been used by human societies for thousands of years. Today, scientists are taking a second look at many of these mind-altering substances--both natural and synthetic--and discovering that they can have profoundly positive clinical impacts, helping patients struggling with a range of afflictions from addiction to depression and PTSD.

Films on Demand: 17:28
In this first of a two part podcast series, Dr. Mohammed Soliman, MD, PhD, MBA speaks with nurse Annie Fulton about the landscape of psychiatric medications, in a discussion is geared towards hospital nurses who work in non-psychiatric units such as medical-surgical floors, ICUs, or emergency departments. They speak about the two classes of antidepressants —SSRIs and SNRIs — and common types of each and also consider when TCAs are used. They also discuss the uses of stimulants.

Films on Demand: 24:29
In this second of a two part podcast series, Dr. Mohammed Soliman, MD, PhD, MBA speaks with nurse Annie Fulton about the landscape of psychiatric medications, in a discussion is geared towards hospitals nurses who work in non-psychiatric units such as medical-surgical floors, ICUs, or emergency departments. They discuss first and second-generation antipsychotics and long-lastinng injections, as well as types of mood stabilizing medications and when they are used. They also consider when to request a psychiatric consult.

Films on Demand: 50:20
This documentary offers exclusive access to a ground-breaking new trial at Imperial College London. The trial sees, for the first time ever, and under controlled conditions, a psychedelic drug tested head-to-head against a standard antidepressant as a treatment for depression. The film follows a pioneering team of scientists and psychotherapists, led by Professor David Nutt, Dr Robin Carhart-Harris, and Dr Rosalind Watts, as they compare the effects of psilocybin (the active ingredient of magic mushrooms) with an antidepressant (an SSRI called escitalopram) on a small group of participants with clinical depression.

(American Psychiatric Association) APA has more than 38,000 members involved in psychiatric practice, research, and academia representing the diversity of the patients for whom they care. As the leading psychiatric organization in the world, APA now encompasses members practicing in more than 100 countries.

(ASCP) Psychopharmacology is the scientific study of the use of pharmacological compounds in the treatment of mental disorders.

(World Health Organization) Psychoactive drugs are substances that, when taken in or administered into one's system, affect mental processes, e.g. perception, consciousness, cognition or mood and emotions.

(Harvard Health Publishing) While psychiatric medications can be essential for improving mental health and well-being, they often come with unwanted side effects. One particular side effect of many psychiatric medications is weight gain. In this post we will explore how these medications cause weight gain, and what you can do to lessen the impact of this unwanted effect of many psychiatric medications.

(National Health Service, UK) Read about medicines used to treat mental health problems.

(National Institute of Mental Health) Medications can play a role in treating mental disorders and conditions and are often used in combination with other treatment approaches such as psychotherapies and brain stimulation therapies.

(Mind) The list below contains the names of the psychiatric drugs currently licensed for use in the UK. The drugs in the list have links to more information.

(American Medical Association) The AMA's "Psychopharmacology How-To Guide" offers practical strategies, actionable steps and evidence-based resources to physician practices and health systems regarding when and how to treat patients with psychotropic medications.

(American Psychiatric Association) Psychiatry is the branch of medicine focused on the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of mental, emotional and behavioral disorders. A psychiatrist is a medical doctor (an M.D. or D.O.) who specializes in mental health, including substance use disorders. Psychiatrists are qualified to assess both the mental and physical aspects of psychological problems.