Davidson 31. Medical Psychiatry

Medical psychiatry bridges mental and physical health, examining how psychological symptoms emerge alongside medical illness. This chapter explores cognition, mood, behaviour, and perception in the context of systemic disease.In this deep dive, we consider delirium, depression, anxiety, and psychosis as medical phenomena, shaped by biology, environment, and experience. You’ll hear how collaboration between psychiatry and medicine improves care, and why stigma impedes recognition.This chapter reframes psychiatric symptoms as signals — deserving the same rigour and compassion as any physical sign. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit drmanaankarray.substack.com/subscribe