Margaret and I pivot into mentor mode a little in this episode, it’s targeted towards medical students and the vicissitudes of the match. We know these are tough times and we wanted to share some advice about what to look for in a psych program and how to pick a place to train that is right for you. We also debrief the end of season 2 and take a wrap on 40 ... Show More
Sep 14
Nuances in Prescribing Antidepressants
In this episode, Margaret and Preston present how two psychiatrists think about prescribing medications for depression. Using different common clinical scenarios, they discuss standard clinical guidelines, navigating weight gain and loss with SSRIs, augmentation of SSRI’s, and se ... Show More
58m 58s
Aug 31
Climate Change Impacts on Mental Health with Child Psychiatrist & Pediatrician Elizabeth Pinsky, MD
In today’s episode, Margaret and Preston are joined by pediatrician and child psychiatrist Elizabeth Pinsky, MD. Dr. Pinsky works as a pediatric consult-liaison psychiatrist at Massachusetts General Hospital and her clinical interests lie at the intersection of child mental and p ... Show More
54m 7s
Feb 2024
Medical Elective Placements: Top Tips
In this episode of the podcast, we speak to three final-year medical students - Milena, Jaisila, and Arthur - about their experiences planning and undertaking a medical elective placement. We understand this can be quite a daunting prospect. So, we hope that this offers helpful a ... Show More
28m 47s
Oct 2020
Ep. 79: How to Develop Resilience When Tasked with the Impossible
In this episode, the cohosts share lots of session ideas for sessions you can use right now, plus six lessons in self compassion that can help you, right now. For full show notes, visit www.slphappyhour.com/show-notes/79
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35m 30s
Oct 2023
Q&A Episode | Balancing study and work, burnout, and getting into masters.
Welcome back to Mental Status!In this episode, we're opening the floor to you, our listeners, as we dive into some of your questions. We have received a number of questions, both from current students and fans of the podcast, if you have a question you would like answered, messag ... Show More
35m 54s
Jul 2024
Psychiatry Questions Part 2
<p>This episode is part 2 of the short-answer questions on psychiatry.<br/><br/>You can find short-answer questions, multiple-choice questions, extended-matching questions, digital flashcards, a course on how to learn medicine and the revision tracking tool at <a href='http://mem ... Show More
17m 34s