S3E1 - Hallucinations, Linguistics, and Neurofilaments

Welcome to first episode of season three of The Psych Review, where we are very excited to introduce our brand new host Alanna. This month Mazz kicks things off with a discussion around the differences (or lack thereof) between hallucinations in personality disorders and psychotic disorders, Alanna looks into some promising research regarding the use of biomarkers in psychiatry, and Shakira takes us through the latest on the linguistic expertise of psychiatrists.The articles covered in this month's episode are:- Mazz: Beatson, J. (2019). Borderline personality disorder and auditory verbal hallucinations. Australasian Psychiatry, 27(6).- Alanna: Eratne D, et al. A pilot study of the utility of cerebrospinal fluid neurofilament light chain in differentiating neurodegenerative from psychiatric disorders: A 'C-reactive protein' for psychiatrists and neurologists? Aust N Z J Psychiatry. 2020. Jan;54(1):57-67. doi: 10.1177/0004867419857811. Epub 2019 Jun 21- Shakira: Galletly, C., Ash, D., Sweeney, S., O’Neill, F., & Crichton, J. (2019). Identifying and exploring linguistic expertise of psychiatrists in interviews with patients with thought disorder. Australasian Psychiatry. https://doi.org/10.1177/1039856219889316The Psych Review was brought to you by Call to Mind, a telepsychiatry service that you can learn more about at www.calltomind.com.au. The original music in our podcast was provided by the very talented John Badgery, and our logo was designed by the creative genius of Naz.