American Journal of Psychiatry Audio
American Journal of Psychiatry Audio

American Journal of Psychiatry Audio

American Journal of Psychiatry

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Each episode of AJP Audio brings you an in-depth look at one of the articles featured in that month's issue of The American Journal of Psychiatry, the official journal of the American Psychiatric Association. Wide-ranging interviews with article authors cover the background, rationale, main findings, and future implications of the research. This podcast is subject to the Terms of Use at ww.psychiatry.org. The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are those of the individual speakers only and do not necessarily represent the views of the American Psychiatric Association, its officers, trustees, or members. The content of this podcast is provided for general informational purposes only and is not intended as, and shall not be understood or construed as, medical or any other type of professional advice nor does it represent any statement of the standard of care. We strongly recommend that any listener follow the advice of physicians directly involved in their care and contact their local emergency response number for any medical emergency. The information within this podcast is provided as-is and is not guaranteed to be correct, complete, or accurate.

Recent Episodes

December 2025: Adjunctive Lumateperone in Patients With Major Depressive Disorder: Results From a Randomized, Double-Blind, Phase 3 Trial
DEC 1, 2025
December 2025: Adjunctive Lumateperone in Patients With Major Depressive Disorder: Results From a Randomized, Double-Blind, Phase 3 Trial

Dr. Suresh Durgam (Intra-Cellular Therapies, a Johnson & Johnson Company, Bedminster, NJ) joins AJP Audio to discuss a phase 3 randomized controlled trial looking at the use of the antipsychotic medication lumateperone as adjunctive to antidepressant therapy in the treatment of patients with major depressive disorder. Afterwards, AJP Editor-in-Chief Dr. Ned Kalin discusses the rest of the December issue of the Journal.

  • 00:48 Durgam interview
  • 03:09 Mechanism of action
  • 04:44 Patient-reported outcomes
  • 06:31 Immediate clinical implications
  • 07:32 Limitations
  • 08:08 Further research
  • 09:25 Kalin interview
  • 09:38 Durgam et al.
  • 13:09 Lin et al.
  • 17:22 Brodsky et al.

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22 MIN
November 2025: Contingency Management for Stimulant Use Disorder and Association With Mortality: A Cohort Study
NOV 1, 2025
November 2025: Contingency Management for Stimulant Use Disorder and Association With Mortality: A Cohort Study

Dr. Lara Coughlin (University of Michigan, Ann Arbor) joins AJP Audio to discuss a study looking the impact of contingency management on all cause mortality in patients with stimulant use disorder. Afterwards, AJP Editor-in-Chief Dr. Ned Kalin discusses the rest of the November issue of the Journal.

  • 01:09 Coughlin interview
  • 02:05 Stimulant use disorder and contingency management
  • 04:37 Mortality
  • 05:12 Contingency management and "moral hazard"
  • 08:30 Clinical uptake of contingency management
  • 09:28 Broader applicability to psychiatric conditions
  • 10:31 Limitations
  • 11:39 Further research
  • 12:32 Kalin interview
  • 12:49 Coughlin et al.
  • 16:41 Yalcinbas et al.
  • 22:22 Na et al.

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27 MIN
October 2025: Differential Effects of Ovarian Steroids in Women With and Without Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder: A Replication and Extension of Findings
OCT 1, 2025
October 2025: Differential Effects of Ovarian Steroids in Women With and Without Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder: A Replication and Extension of Findings

Dr. Shau-Ming Wei (National Institute of Mental Health, Bethesda, MD) joins AJP Audio to discuss a replication study looking at impact of hormone addback to a hormone suppression regimen for the treatment of premenstrual dysphoric disorder. Afterwards, AJP Editor-in-Chief Dr. Ned Kalin discusses the rest of the October issue of the Journal.

  • 00:34 Wei interview
  • 02:59 PMDD
  • 04:22 Up and downsides of hormone suppression
  • 05:52 Hormone addback
  • 07:15 Limitations of the current study
  • 08:38 Further research
  • 10:42 Kalin interview
  • 10:58 Wei et al.
  • 15:25 Sanacora et al.
  • 20:07 Whittle et al.
  • 23:06 Cooper et al.

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26 MIN
September 2025: Neighborhood Social Vulnerability and Racial Disparities in Schizophrenia Spectrum Disorder Prevalence
SEP 1, 2025
September 2025: Neighborhood Social Vulnerability and Racial Disparities in Schizophrenia Spectrum Disorder Prevalence

Dr. Deidre Anglin (City College, CUNY, New York) joins AJP Audio to discuss the disparate impact of schizophrenia spectrum disorder diagnosis on racial and ethnic minorities in the United States based on localized neighborhood data. Afterwards, AJP Editor-in-Chief Dr. Ned Kalin discusses the rest of the September issue of the Journal.

  • 00:31 Anglin interview
  • 04:40 Zip code sizes
  • 05:18 The long legacy of redlining
  • 07:17 Socially vulnerable neighborhoods
  • 09:43 Structural racism, clinicians, and working with individuals
  • 13:45 Limitations
  • 15:56 Further research
  • 18:08 Kalin interview
  • 18:13 Anglin et al.
  • 25:19 Vano et al.
  • 29:40 Moussa-Tooks et al.
  • 33:34 Zhang et al.

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39 MIN
August 2025: Telehealth Prescribing of Stimulants for ADHD and Associated Risk for Later Stimulant and Substance Use Disorders
AUG 1, 2025
August 2025: Telehealth Prescribing of Stimulants for ADHD and Associated Risk for Later Stimulant and Substance Use Disorders

Dr. Vinod Rao (Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston) join AJP Audio to discuss predicting the relative risk of patients with an ADHD diagnosis developing a later stimulant or substance use disorder based on the method of prescription, in person or via telehealth. Afterwards, AJP Editor-in-Chief Dr. Ned Kalin discusses the rest of the August issue of the Journal.

  • 00:07 Rao interview
  • 01:53 Stimulant use disorder versus substance use disorder
  • 02:59 Cohort size and incidence of SUDs
  • 04:28 Length of clinician engagement in non-profit versus for profit hospital systems
  • 05:18 Patient cohort
  • 06:20 Potential difference in mechanism between prescribing practices
  • 07:35 Continued use of telehealth
  • 08:43 Limitations
  • 10:03 Further research
  • 11:17 Kalin interview
  • 11:24 Rao et al.
  • 15:41 Mahjani et al.
  • 19:59 Zhang et al.
  • 25:11 Sha et al.
  • 29:33 Gao and Olfson

Transcript

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33 MIN