Psychiatric Services From Pages to Practice

Dr. Benjamin Brody (Weill Cornell Medicine, New York) joins Dr. Dixon and Dr. Berezin to discuss how Joint Commission accreditation [https://psychiatryonline.org/doi/10.1176/appi.ps.20240339] can be evolved to ensure that it is aligned with best incentives to for high-quality behavioral health care. Transcript [https://psychiatryonline.org/pb-assets/podcasts/transcripts/PS/PS_Brody_June_2025_transcript.pdf] * 00:52     Brody background * 02:51     Inpatient work * 03:42     The tension of inpatient psychiatric care * 05:28     The Joint Commission * 07:39     What the Joint Commission is doing well * 09:04     Best practices * 11:02     Who ordered what, when, and where * 13:33     Including the patient as a stakeholder * 20:23     Comprehensive treatment plans * 22:25     What would you do if you were CEO? * 24:34     Ensuring that the things the Joint Commission focuses on are the things that improve patients’ lives. * 25:14     A vision for quality improvement that engages stakeholders * 30:12     Shared decision making Subscribe to the podcast here [https://ps.psychiatryonline.org/podcast]. Check out Editor's Choice [https://ps.psychiatryonline.org/editorschoice], a set of curated collections from the rich resource of articles published in the journal. Sign up [https://www.appi.org/etocs] to receive notification of new Editor's Choice collections. Browse other articles on our website [https://ps.psychiatryonline.org/]. 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 [https://www.psychiatryonline.org/podcasts] produced by the American Psychiatric Association. Follow the journal on Twitter [https://twitter.com/APAPubJournals]. E-mail us at psjournal@psych.org [psjournal@psych.org?subject=Podcast]

Dr. Judith Cook (University of Illinois Chicago) joins Dr. Dixon and Dr. Berezin to discuss an intervention designed to help improve financial literacy [https://psychiatryonline.org/doi/10.1176/appi.ps.20240210] and competency and reduce economic strain for people receiving services for psychiatric disorders. Transcript [https://psychiatryonline.org/pb-assets/podcasts/transcripts/PS/PS_Cook_April_2025_transcript.pdf] * 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 [https://ps.psychiatryonline.org/podcast]. Check out Editor's Choice [https://ps.psychiatryonline.org/editorschoice], a set of curated collections from the rich resource of articles published in the journal. Sign up [https://www.appi.org/etocs] to receive notification of new Editor's Choice collections. Browse other articles on our website [https://ps.psychiatryonline.org/]. 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 [https://www.psychiatryonline.org/podcasts] produced by the American Psychiatric Association. Follow the journal on Twitter [https://twitter.com/APAPubJournals]. E-mail us at psjournal@psych.org [psjournal@psych.org?subject=Podcast]

Dr. Kevin Simon (Harvard Medical School and Boston Public Health Commission) joins Dr. Dixon and Dr. Berezin to discuss the processes [https://psychiatryonline.org/doi/10.1176/appi.ps.20230411] behind and concerns surrounding involuntary psychiatric hospitalization. Transcript [https://psychiatryonline.org/pb-assets/podcasts/transcripts/PS/PS_Simon_March_2025_transcript.pdf] * 01:03     Career path * 03:42     Boston Public Health Commission * 09:28     Collaborators * 13:09     Section 12 * 16:14     Transportation * 17:17     Rates of involuntary transport * 22:29     Requests that don’t end in transport * 23:42     Police involvement Subscribe to the podcast here [https://ps.psychiatryonline.org/podcast]. Check out Editor's Choice [https://ps.psychiatryonline.org/editorschoice], a set of curated collections from the rich resource of articles published in the journal. Sign up [https://www.appi.org/etocs] to receive notification of new Editor's Choice collections. Browse other articles on our website [https://ps.psychiatryonline.org/]. 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 [https://www.psychiatryonline.org/podcasts] produced by the American Psychiatric Association. Follow the journal on Twitter [https://twitter.com/APAPubJournals]. E-mail us at psjournal@psych.org [psjournal@psych.org?subject=Podcast]

Eunice Wong, Ph.D., (RAND, Santa Monica, Calif.) joins Dr. Dixon and Dr. Berezin to discuss a review taking a look at the interactions of faith communities [https://psychiatryonline.org/doi/10.1176/appi.ps.20240077] and the mental health sector in the provision of mental health care. Transcript [https://psychiatryonline.org/pb-assets/podcasts/transcripts/PS/PS_Wong_January_2025_transcript.pdf] * 00:56     How did you arrive at this field of study? * 02:58     What is RAND and what do they do? * 04:11     How are works for a think tank evaluated? * 05:21     The interaction of faith communities and mental health service provision * 07:38     Types of collaboration – PSFPTP Hankerson episode [https://pagestopractice.libsyn.com/website/44-engaging-african-american-clergy-and-community-members-to-increase-access-to-evidence-based-practices-for-depression] * 09:57     Why look at the literature now? * 11:12     What kinds of questions are you asking? * 12:57     The complexity of different faiths, and different organizations * 15:56     Topline findings * 18:12     Does the research paradigm work in situations like this? * 22:03     Discussing a patient and provider’s religiosity * 23:20     Assumptions and characterizations of faith-based organizations * 24:55     Destigmatizing conversations about mental health and behavioral health in faith-based communities * 27:39     The multilayered nature of faith-based community participation * 28:53     Future research Subscribe to the podcast here [https://ps.psychiatryonline.org/podcast]. Check out Editor's Choice [https://ps.psychiatryonline.org/editorschoice], a set of curated collections from the rich resource of articles published in the journal. Sign up [https://www.appi.org/etocs] to receive notification of new Editor's Choice collections. Browse other articles on our website [https://ps.psychiatryonline.org/]. 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 [https://www.psychiatryonline.org/podcasts] produced by the American Psychiatric Association. Follow the journal on Twitter [https://twitter.com/APAPubJournals]. E-mail us at psjournal@psych.org [psjournal@psych.org?subject=Podcast]

Dr. Mette Ødegaard Nielsen (Unit for Complicated Schizophrenia, Glostrup, Denmark) joins Dr. Dixon and Dr. Berezin to discuss patient motivations and experiences [https://psychiatryonline.org/doi/10.1176/appi.ps.20230641] of antipsychotic medication tapering at a clinic in Denmark. Transcript [https://psychiatryonline.org/pb-assets/podcasts/transcripts/PS/PS_Nielsen_November_2024_transcript.pdf] * 01:02     Nielsen interview * 02:22     Tapering medication * 04:09     Controversies around tapering * 07:07     Debilitating effects of side effects * 09:09     The tension between medication and side effects for the clinician * 12:47     Top line findings * 15:28     Psychotic symptom relapse * 17:38     Differences by medication * 19:43     Expectations from patients * 21:47     Shared decision making * 24:44     Mixed expectations and reality * 27:20     Relapse * 29:50     Close contact between patients and clinic staff Subscribe to the podcast here [https://ps.psychiatryonline.org/podcast]. Check out Editor's Choice [https://ps.psychiatryonline.org/editorschoice], a set of curated collections from the rich resource of articles published in the journal. Sign up [https://www.appi.org/etocs] to receive notification of new Editor's Choice collections. Browse other articles on our website [https://ps.psychiatryonline.org/]. 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 [https://www.psychiatryonline.org/podcasts] produced by the American Psychiatric Association. Follow the journal on Twitter [https://twitter.com/APAPubJournals]. E-mail us at psjournal@psych.org [psjournal@psych.org?subject=Podcast]