The Royal College of Psychiatrists Podcast

Raj Persaud in conversation with Ruth, about her experience of ECT and its effect on her depression

The theme for Black History Month this year is 'honouring our communities'. We marked the event by having a sitdown with Dr T. Ayodele Ajayi MBchB FRCPsych, a Consultant Psychiatrist, and founder of Tripart Care Emotional Well-Being Global Hub. This discussion covers topics includes mental health, specifically in the black community, the work of Tripart Care, the impact of mentoring, access to care, and more. You subscribe and watch content from Tripart Care here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgWcWYHa1pcYJcI3eO5DpRA

In this episode of Children's Mental Health Listen Up, hosts Dr Elaine Lockhart and Dr Asilay Seker are joined by Dr Jose Mediavilla, a consultant child and adolescent psychiatrist to explore anxiety in children and young people. Jose explains the difference between everyday anxiety and a clinical anxiety disorder, how diagnosis works, and the stepped approach to treatment, from psychoeducation through to CBT and, where needed, medication. He also shares practical guidance for parents and teachers on spotting the signs, avoiding common pitfalls, and supporting a child's recovery both in and out of the clinic. The episode also features an interview, a young person who shares his own experience of living with generalised anxiety disorder, and what helped him manage it. Finally, Professor Ian Kelleher previews the upcoming Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Faculty Conference, taking place in London this September.

In this special episode, Dr Leah B. Henen leads a gentle guided meditation designed to help you reconnect with your body and find a sense of containment, even in the middle of a hectic day. Through simple, grounding techniques, this practice supports greater self-awareness and offers practical tools for managing stress.

In this episode of Children's Mental Health: Listen Up!, hosts Dr Elaine Lockhart and Dr Asilay Sekar are joined by Dr Guy Northover, Chair of the Child and Adolescent Faculty at the Royal College of Psychiatrists, to explore psychosis in children and young people. Dr Northover unpacks what psychosis actually is, how it differs from the way the word gets used in everyday speech, and the signs that parents, teachers and carers might notice, and how it affects thoughts and perception. He talks through diagnosis, investigations, and the biopsychosocial approach to treatment, including medication, family therapy and the role of early intervention teams, before busting some of the most persistent myths around psychosis and schizophrenia. The episode closes with a conversation between Dr Northover and a young person with lived experience of psychosis and bipolar disorder, on what it felt like to become unwell, how treatment helped find stability, and what he’d want other young people going through the same thing to know.