Dr. Judith Cook (University of Illinois Chicago) joins Dr. Dixon and Dr. Berezin to discuss an intervention designed to help improve financial literacy and competency and reduce economic strain for people receiving services for psychiatric disorders. Transcript 00:57 Psychiatric services research 02:05 Clinical work and Thresholds 03:46 Current role 04:23 Why does financial wellness matter for this population? 06:43 Psych rehab 08:05 Spending triggers 10:59 A psych rehab framework 12:53 Financial wellness 14:10 Beyond trans-diagnostic 16:24 The curriculum 20:10 Receiving a good financial education 21:32 Top line findings of the trial 25:07 The emotional context of financial wellness 25:55 Trained peer instructors 27:34 Policymaker takeaways 30:30 Financial literacy does not imply financial wellness 32:07 Small goals towards financial wellness Subscribe to the podcast here. Check out Editor's Choice, a set of curated collections from the rich resource of articles published in the journal. Sign up to receive notification of new Editor's Choice collections. Browse other articles on our website. Be sure to let your colleagues know about the podcast, and please rate and review it wherever you listen to it. Listen to other podcasts produced by the American Psychiatric Association. Follow the journal on Twitter. E-mail us at
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