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The Y in Psychiatry
A psychiatry show built around the question under the question: why this diagnosis, why this medication, why this story, and why it matters in the room with a patient.
A clinic-room show, not a content farm.
The Y in Psychiatry is for listeners who want the clinical material without the flattened explainer voice. Episodes move between medication mechanisms, diagnosis, medical comorbidity, training, uncertainty, and the parts of psychiatry that get easier to remember when people actually talk them through.
The visual system should feel the same way: direct, a little spare, built from the real show cover, live episode data, and fewer decorative images competing for attention.
Hosts
Conversation-first, with teaching baked into the rhythm.
Live from Buzzsprout, so new episodes appear after rebuild.
Serious about psychiatry, allergic to stigma, allowed to laugh.
Episodes
The live feed.
Episode art stays small and specific; the public show links do the real work.
Cobenfy Unleashed: Psychiatry's New Frontier
Cobenfy doesn't block dopamine — and that's the whole point. In this special episode, we step away from the bipolar just a bit to unpack the first genuinely new mechanism in schizophrenia treatment in decades. We break down how Cobenfy pairs xanomeline (a brain-penetrant M1/M4 muscarinic agonist) with trospium (a peripheral blocker that curbs the side effects), trace its surprising betel-nut origins, and explain the...
The Bipolar Brain on Overdrive: Dopamine, Serotonin & Circuits
We're now tracing how dopamine and serotonin imbalances map onto psychomotor agitation, depression, and that “too much energy” feel of mania. We also stop by the basal ganglia–thalamus–sensorimotor loop, the ventrolateral and ventromedial prefrontal cortex, the amygdala, and the superior frontal gyrus to show how disrupted circuits drive impulsivity, hyperemotionality, and goal-directed behavior. Say that 10 times.
Ticket to Ride: The Bipolar Comorbidity Express Explored
All aboard the Bipolar Express to unpack one of the messiest puzzles in psych: why diagnosing Bipolar Disorder sometimes feels like trying to solve a Rubik’s cube — when there could also be ADHD, anxiety, personality disorders, substance use, sleep-issues, or even childhood trauma riding shotgun.
The B in Bipolar Stands for ‘Be Careful’: Diagnosing Bipolar Spectrum Disorders
We make a tokyo drift to a new topic: bipolarism! Lets jump in and manically (responsibly) get through as much as we can with depression and its interfaces. Hope you brought your shovel cause we're about to DIGFAST.
Late Life Depression: When the Golden Years Turn Grey (and the SSRIs Don't Shine)
It never gets old to talk about late-life depression. Lets explore why growing older can sometimes mean growing sadder. We prance through executive dysfunction, vascular woes, inflammatory fires, and amyloid beta blues. We’ll discuss why SSRIs might not be the golden ticket and what alternatives, like dopamine agonists, rTMS, and even ECT, can brighten those grey years. Plus, we'll ponder if your patient is...
Liver and (Don't) Let Die: Navigating Psychotropic Use in Cirrhosis
Lets do the discussion tango between the liver and psychotrops: today we're focusing on patients with cirrhosis. Discussing 1st-pass metabolism, phase 1 and 2 metabolisms, plasma protein binding, fluid overload, and the implications of these processes on medication efficacy and toxicity. We know you liver this stuff.
Kidneys don't Kid Around with Antidepressants
Lets explore the kidneys in psychiatry and discuss the impact of renal disease on medication management. No kidding these kidneys can be curiously be essential to know about for psychiatry.
Forgetfully Down: Neurocognitively Impaired Populations and Depression
Explore the intersection of depression and neurocognitive disorders in elderly patients. The discussion highlights the challenges in differentiating between depression and apathy, the importance of accurate diagnosis, and the appropriate pharmacological considerations for treatment. Don't forget to listen to this episode on your geriatrics rotation.
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