Chris Walsh

In this podcast to celebrate Pride 2023 we speak to Dr Chris Walsh, Chair of the College's Psychiatric Trainees Committee to discuss his journey from Liverpool to Psychiatry, his creative background, and his advice to LGBTQ+ folks looking to choose psychiatry as a career.Note this is an updated version of the podcast which was reuploaded to correct an issue.

In this podcast to celebrate Pride 2023 we speak to Dr Chris Walsh, Chair of the College's Psychiatric Trainees Committee to discuss his journey from Liverpool to Psychiatry, his creative background, and his advice to LGBTQ+ folks looking to choose psychiatry as a career. Note this is an updated version of the podcast which was reuploaded to correct an issue.

PrideCast 2023: In Conversation with Dr Chris Walsh

During Mental Health Awareness Week the College is raising awareness of the challenges people with serious mental illnesses, or SMIs, face,  Rehabilitation psychiatry plays a crucial role in helping individuals with serious mental illnesses to achieve their full potential and lead fulfilling lives.  In this podcast we hear from Dr Katie Fergus, an expert in rehabilitation psychiatry with a wealth of experience in this field

During Mental Health Awareness Week the College is raising awareness of the challenges people with serious mental illnesses, or SMIs, face, Rehabilitation psychiatry plays a crucial role in helping individuals with serious mental illnesses to achieve their full potential and lead fulfilling lives. In this podcast we hear from Dr Katie Fergus, an expert in rehabilitation psychiatry with a wealth of experience in this field

Mental Health Awareness Week 2023 – Serious mental illnesses and rehabilitation psychiatry

The theme for International Women's Day 2023 is 'Embrace Equity'. We conducted a 2 part podcast with Professor Henrietta Bowden-Jones OBE and Dr Trudi Seneviratne OBE on the importance of equity for women in the mental health space.

The theme for International Women's Day 2023 is 'Embrace Equity'. We conducted a 2 part podcast with Professor Henrietta Bowden-Jones OBE and Dr Trudi Seneviratne OBE on the importance of equity for women in the mental health space.

International Women's Day 2023 podcast

In this podcast we hear from three trainees, who each talk about one way the College encourages and supports flexibility in psychiatry training. We also go into how we'll be making training even more flexible over the next five years.It was hosted by Dr Declan Hyland, our Associate Dean for Choose Psychiatry (Careers), and we heard from Dr Rachel Kerrigan, Dr Jacqueline Haworth, and Dr Jehan Elturky.View the transcript on our website: https://www.rcpsych.ac.uk/news-and-features/podcasts/detail/choose-psychiatry-making-training-flexible

In this podcast we hear from three trainees, who each talk about one way the College encourages and supports flexibility in psychiatry training. We also go into how we'll be making training even more flexible over the next five years. It was hosted by Dr Declan Hyland, our Associate Dean for Choose Psychiatry (Careers), and we heard from Dr Rachel Kerrigan, Dr Jacqueline Haworth, and Dr Jehan Elturky. View the transcript on our website: <a href="https://www.rcpsych.ac.uk/news-and-features/podcasts/detail/choose-psychiatry-making-training-flexible" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.rcpsych.ac.uk/news-and-features/podcasts/detail/choose-psychiatry-making-training-flexible</a>

Choose Psychiatry – Making training flexible

In this podcast, Dr Peter Carpenter is interviewing Dr Angela Rouncefield (a Founder Member of the College) on her involvement in the events leading to the creation of the RCPsych in the 1970s, her experiences as a trainee and new consultant at St Lawrence’s Lunatic Asylum in Bodmin, and the creation of the South West Division.

50 years ago – Celebrating RCPsych history in South West England

in this podcast to celebrate Pride 2022, Head of Digital at the Royal College of Psychiatrists, Peter Markham, interviews Jesse, a partnerships manager and recovery worker from The Outside Project, as well as Dr Jenny Drife, adviser to the College on homelessness.

Pride 2022 Podcast

In the sixth and final episode of the series, Dr Shevonne Matheiken is joined by Professor Femi Oyebode and Dr Shubulade Smith to discuss their lived experiences as doctors of ethnic minorities living and working in the UK. They discuss white privilege, dealing with micro aggressions, barriers to raising issues and the role of allies in nurturing an inclusive and fair society/workplace.

You are not alone - Episode 6: Doctors of ethnic minorities

As part of our celebration of Mental Health Awareness Week, Dr Mani Krishnan, spoke to us about the effects of loneliness, and the impact it had on the vulnerable during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Mental Heath Awareness Week: Dealing with loneliness during the pandemic

The wonderful Dr Katherine Kennet joins us for International Women's Day to discuss the climate crisis and the direct and negative effect this has on women and girls, especially those living in the Global South. Katherine talks on both the economic and mental health aspects of climate change and of course, what we can do in our own lives to aid the crisis.

Climate Change and Equality for Women and Girls

The Chair of the Faculty of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Dr Elaine Lockhart, and her colleagues Dr Guy Northover, Dr Alka Ahuja and Dr Louise Theodosiou reflect on a written piece from a young man who went through the CAHMs system. They also discuss their childhoods and the changes they would like to see for young people in mental health support.This podcast contains a first-hand account of self-harm.

The Chair of the Faculty of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Dr Elaine Lockhart, and her colleagues Dr Guy Northover, Dr Alka Ahuja and Dr Louise Theodosiou reflect on a written piece from a young man who went through the CAHMs system. They also discuss their childhoods and the changes they would like to see for young people in mental health support. This podcast contains a first-hand account of self-harm.

Children's Mental Health Week Podcast

The Royal College of Psychiatrists: improving the lives of people affected by mental illness.

The Royal College of Psychiatrists Podcast

Ego is the enemyRyan Holiday discusses his new book 'Ego Is The Enemy' with Dr Raj Persaud - how ego blocks success and happiness.Ego Is The Enemy is a new book published by best-selling author Ryan Holiday and is a philosophical exploration of difficulties we create for ourselves in life. Early in our careers, Ryan argues, ego impedes learning and the cultivation of talent. With success, ego can blind us to our faults and sow future problems. In failure, ego magnifies each blow and makes recovery more difficult. At every stage, ego holds us back.The book draws on a vast array of stories and examples, from literature to philosophy to history. Using the stories of people like William T. Sherman, Katharine Graham, Bill Belichick, and Eleanor Roosevelt, all of whom reached the highest levels of power and success by conquering their own egos.

Ego is the enemy Ryan Holiday discusses his new book 'Ego Is The Enemy' with Dr Raj Persaud - how ego blocks success and happiness. Ego Is The Enemy is a new book published by best-selling author Ryan Holiday and is a philosophical exploration of difficulties we create for ourselves in life. Early in our careers, Ryan argues, ego impedes learning and the cultivation of talent. With success, ego can blind us to our faults and sow future problems. In failure, ego magnifies each blow and makes recovery more difficult. At every stage, ego holds us back. The book draws on a vast array of stories and examples, from literature to philosophy to history. Using the stories of people like William T. Sherman, Katharine Graham, Bill Belichick, and Eleanor Roosevelt, all of whom reached the highest levels of power and success by conquering their own egos.

Ego is the enemy

The current theory apparently being promoted by officials is that the crash of the Malaysian plane may have been an act of suicide, most probably by a pilot. But do mental health experts agree that this is the most likely explanation of this deepening mystery?

How likely is pilot suicide a cause of the Malaysian Airlines crash?

Marion Janner

Marion Janner OBE, chief executive of Star Wards, talks to Dr Howard Ryland, associate editor of the RCPsych eNewsletter, about what inspired her to develop the project. She also discusses the role of animals in helping people with mental health problems, and the role of consultants on inpatient wards

Star Wards - Marion Janner

Medico legal reporting of malingeringDr Howard Ryland in conversation with Dr Derek Tracy and Professor Keith RixThis, the second of two BJPsych Advances podcasts on Malingering, focuses on the medico legal reporting of malingering.

Medico legal reporting of malingering Dr Howard Ryland in conversation with Dr Derek Tracy and Professor Keith Rix This, the second of two BJPsych Advances podcasts on Malingering, focuses on the medico legal reporting of malingering.

Medico Legal Reporting Of Malingering

Louise is a young mother who developed postnatal depression (PND) following the eventful birth of her first child. Here, she discusses with Raj Persaud her experiences, and what it was like to be admitted to a Mother and Baby Unit

Postnatal depression - Louise's story

Choosing Wisely: What every psychiatrist needs to knowIn this podcast, Dr Howard Ryland, the BJPsych’s Trainee Editor, talks to Dr Daniel Maughan, RCPsych Associate Registrar for Sustainability and Consultant Psychiatrist at Oxford Health and Dr Joe Hayes, MRC Clinical Research Fellow at UCL and RCPsych Choosing Wisely Lead about the Choosing Wisely initiative.

Choosing Wisely: What every psychiatrist needs to know In this podcast, Dr Howard Ryland, the BJPsych’s Trainee Editor, talks to Dr Daniel Maughan, RCPsych Associate Registrar for Sustainability and Consultant Psychiatrist at Oxford Health and Dr Joe Hayes, MRC Clinical Research Fellow at UCL and RCPsych Choosing Wisely Lead about the Choosing Wisely initiative.

Choosing Wisely: What every psychiatrist needs to know

Oliver Sacks

International Congress 2017: The strange case of Dr Oliver SacksDr Raj Persaud interviews Professor Anthony David on his keynote lecture about Dr Oliver Sacks at International Congress 2017 in EdinburghProfessor Anthony David is Professor of Cognitive Neuropsychiatry at King’s College London.

International Congress 2017: The strange case of Dr Oliver Sacks Dr Raj Persaud interviews Professor Anthony David on his keynote lecture about Dr Oliver Sacks at International Congress 2017 in Edinburgh Professor Anthony David is Professor of Cognitive Neuropsychiatry at King’s College London.

International Congress 2017: The strange case of Dr Oliver Sacks

Boundary violations in therapy: the patient’s experience of harmDr John Hook and Dr Dawn Devereux speak with Dr Aastha Sharma on the subject of their recent article published in the November 2018 issue of BJPsych Advances.  Article link:https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/bjpsych-advances/article/boundary-violations-in-therapy-the-patients-experience-of-harm/3A04D90B5BD1832871AA608071EA7CB8

Boundary violations in therapy: the patient’s experience of harm Dr John Hook and Dr Dawn Devereux speak with Dr Aastha Sharma on the subject of their recent article published in the November 2018 issue of BJPsych Advances. Article link: <a href="https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/bjpsych-advances/article/boundary-violations-in-therapy-the-patients-experience-of-harm/3A04D90B5BD1832871AA608071EA7CB8" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/bjpsych-advances/article/boundary-violations-in-therapy-the-patients-experience-of-harm/3A04D90B5BD1832871AA608071EA7CB8</a>

BJPsych Advances Podcast Boundary Violations November 2018

In this podcast, Diane Goslar, a recovering alcoholic, talks with brutal honesty to our Head of Digital Peter Markham about the stigma she faced among family, friends and work colleagues as she battled alcohol addiction.While describing the difficulties, she also provides advice which could help addicts, or people around them, to manage their way through a profoundly challenging period in their lives.

In this podcast, Diane Goslar, a recovering alcoholic, talks with brutal honesty to our Head of Digital Peter Markham about the stigma she faced among family, friends and work colleagues as she battled alcohol addiction. While describing the difficulties, she also provides advice which could help addicts, or people around them, to manage their way through a profoundly challenging period in their lives.

Surviving stigma: an interview with a recovering addict

The process of clinical assessmentThe first of two linked BJPsych Advances podcasts recorded at the RCPsych International Congress, Dr Howard Ryland is in conversation here with Dr Derek Tracy and Professor Keith Rix on the complex topic of Malingering.

The process of clinical assessment The first of two linked BJPsych Advances podcasts recorded at the RCPsych International Congress, Dr Howard Ryland is in conversation here with Dr Derek Tracy and Professor Keith Rix on the complex topic of Malingering.

Malingering EdOne

A new book 'The Punishers Brain' authored by US Trial Judge Morris Hoffman, forms the basis of this podcast discussion on the latest neuroscience and psychology research about telling right and wrong

The Punishers Brain

Sarah talks to Dr Phil Timms about her experience of depression, and how the Depression Alliance has helped with her recovery.

Depression - Sarah's experience

Jane talks to Dr Wojtek Wojcik about her experience of depression

Depression - Jane's experience

Dr Ali Ajaz, a specialty trainee in forensic psychiatry, interviews consultant forensic psychiatrist Dr Paul Simon Williams about his work.

What is forensic psychiatry and how to become a forensic psychiatrist

Paul talks to Dr Wojtek Wojcik about his experience of depression, and how the Depression Alliance helped with his recovery.

Depression - Paul's experience

Raj Persaud talks to Professor Volter Longo about his new book 'The Longevity Diet.' Could you live to 120 years old? Is all disease just a manifestation of a more fundamental biological process referred to ageing? Why do we get old and get sick?A revolutionary new approach to ageing and disease is being pioneered by one of the foremost authorities on longevity Dr Valter Longo. Dr Raj Persaud interviews him about his latest research and new book.Professor Longo's research suggests that living to 120 is entirely possible and that the average human lifespan could end up being 110 if the right diet and lifestyle is followed.

Raj Persaud talks to Professor Volter Longo about his new book 'The Longevity Diet.' Could you live to 120 years old? Is all disease just a manifestation of a more fundamental biological process referred to ageing? Why do we get old and get sick? A revolutionary new approach to ageing and disease is being pioneered by one of the foremost authorities on longevity Dr Valter Longo. Dr Raj Persaud interviews him about his latest research and new book. Professor Longo's research suggests that living to 120 is entirely possible and that the average human lifespan could end up being 110 if the right diet and lifestyle is followed.

Why do we get old and sick?

Laurence Mynors-Wallace

Dr Laurence Mynors-Wallis talks to Dr Chrissy Boardman about issues for the profession, the role of the consultant psychiatrist, and his work as Registrar.

Dr Laurence Mynors-Wallace

Dr Raj Persaud speaks to Dr Gareth Owen about his intriguing paper in which the authors tested a phenomenological hypothesis about theoretical and practical rationality in people with schizophrenia.

Are people with schizophrenia more logical than healthy volunteers?

Dr Claire Dillon, consultant forensic psychiatrist talks to Alain, former patient, about his experience of being admitted to hospital.

A Patients_journey

Psychiatrist Dr Raj Persaud talks to Dr Fiona Subotsky, an eminent Child and Adolescent UK Psychiatrist, with an interest in the History of Psychiatry and Honorary Archivist to the Royal College of Psychiatrists. She has researched the famous 19th Century series of gruesome murders which were committed in the area surrounding the new location of the Royal College of Psychiatrists in the East End of London. In particular, she has analysed a psychiatrist who became prominent for claiming to have diagnosed and identified Jack the Ripper

Historical East End psychiatrist analysis

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