Best Podcasts for Psychiatrists

Many professionals who want to continue learning and staying up to date on current topics in their field turn to podcasts, which are helpful for busy practitioners because they can be consumed while exercising, commuting, or traveling. Here is a list of podcasts with content of interest to psychiatrists. Podcasts are listed alphabetically.

Note: This compilation of publicly available podcasts is not supported or endorsed by MagVenture.

AJP Audio

In-depth review of an article in the current month’s issue of The American Journal of Psychiatry.

Ave length 25 min.

The Carlat Psychiatry Podcast

A weekly podcast from the editors of The Carlat Psychiatry Report. Clear, engaging, and practical updates on clinical psychiatry. Episodes covering child and adolescent psychiatry are hosted by Joshua D. Feder, MD, and Mara Goverman, lICW. Earn CME.

Ave length 20 min

Finding our Voice

Bringing the viewpoints and opinions of the next generation of psychiatrists—including residents, fellows, and early-career psychiatrists—to the forefront. Each episode focuses on systemic racism within a racial, ethnic, or minority group. Dr. Sanya Virani hosts discussions with guests who offer fresh perspectives on difficult issues by sharing their own stories and those of their patients.

Ave length 35 min

JAMA Author Interviews

Interviews with authors of articles from JAMA Psychiatry. JAMA Psychiatry is an international peer-reviewed journal for clinicians, scholars, and research scientists in psychiatry, mental health, behavioral science, and allied fields. JAMA Psychiatry strives to publish original, state-of-the-art studies and commentaries of general interest to clinicians, scholars, and research scientists in the field.

Ave length 12 min

Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

Each month JAACAP highlights a selected article through an interview with the author.  Tune in for a relaxed ‘fireside chat’ atmosphere in which authors can share aspects of their science that we are less often privy to. Podcasts are typically 15 to 20 minutes in length.

Ave length 15 min

Looking Beyond: Unplugged

APA’s Looking Beyond series seeks to “look beyond” a unidimensional approach to understanding mental health outcomes for diverse communities and apply a multidisciplinary lens to help us understand these complex issues that impact mental health care and outcomes—particularly for marginalized and minoritized communities. Each episode will carry on the conversations with our Looking Beyond webinar expert panelists in an informal and in-depth way.

Ave length 20 min

The Medical Mind

A podcast about innovation in mental health care from the APA Division of Education. APA Administration host Ann Thomas interviews APA members and other healthcare professionals about new initiatives in psychiatry.

Ave length 43 min

Mental Health and Psychiatry

Guest speakers, researchers and University of California faculty explore mental illness and mental health.

Ave length 1 hr, 10 min

Mentally Healthy Nation Podcast by APA Foundation

Mentally Healthy Nation is the voice of the American Psychiatric Association Foundation. Candid conversations focused on educating the public and providing tangible solutions to our mental health crisis. Each episode is centered around an aspect of mental health that impacts the community where you live, learn, work, and worship.

Ave length 60 min

NEI Podcast

The Neuroscience Education Institute (NEI) is committed to helping raise the standard of mental health by providing imaginative medical education that focuses on the highest level of learning. Each episode offers an opportunity to learn about current issues in psychiatry from key opinion leaders in the medical field. NEI’s Podcast would be of value to anyone with an interest in neuropsychiatric diseases and psychopharmacology.

Ave length 50 min

On the Mind with The Weill Cornell Medicine Department of Psychiatry

The official podcast from the Weill Cornell Medicine Department of Psychiatry. Each episode, hosted by Daniel Knoepflmacher, M.D., Vice Chair of Education and Training Director of the general psychiatry residency program, focuses on discussions with renowned professors, leading researchers, and expert practitioners from Weill Cornell Medicine as they discuss the brain, mental health, and important questions on the mind.

Ave length 35 min

Psych Ed

Written and produced by psychiatry residents at the University of Toronto and is aimed at medical students and residents. Listeners will learn about fundamental and more advanced topics in psychiatry as the resident team explores these topics with world-class psychiatrists at U of T and abroad.

Ave length 60 min

Psychiatric Services From Pages to Practice

Editor Lisa Dixon, M.D., M.P.H., and Podcast Editor and co-host Josh Berezin, M.D., M.S., discuss key aspects of research recently published by Psychiatric Services. Learn about the latest mental health services research and why it is relevant. Topics include community-based treatment programs, collaborative care, evidence-based treatment and service delivery, criminal and social justice, policy analysis, and more.

Ave length 31 min

Psychiatric Advances

Discover innovative research and patient-centered programs at the cutting edge of psychiatry and behavioral health sciences on the ‘Psychiatry Advances’ podcast series. Psychiatric, psychological, nursing and rehabilitative professionals will enjoy this podcast from UPMC Western Psychiatric Hospital of Pittsburgh, a national leader in the innovative treatment of mental health and addictive disorders.

Ave length 34 min

Psychiatry & Psychotherapy

Join David Puder as he covers different topics on psychiatry and psychotherapy. He will draw from the wisdom of his mentors, research, in-session therapy, and psychiatry experience, and his journey through mental health to discuss topics that affect mental health professionals and psychology enthusiasts alike. Through interviews, he will dialogue with both medical students, residents and expert psychiatrists and psychotherapists, and even with people who have been through their mental health journey.

Ave length 1 hr 10 min

Psychiatry Bootcamp

A current resident interviews world leaders in psychiatric education to bring you their clinical expertise. We cover need-to-know topics for anyone interested in learning the nuts and bolts of psychiatry.

Ave length 60 min

Psychiatry Unbound

APA Publishing’s Books podcast, hosted by APA Books Editor-in-Chief, Laura Roberts, M.D. It offers the opportunity to hear the voices behind the most prominent psychiatric scholarship in the field today. Subscribe now to learn about important topics in the field of psychiatry and see how our authors are making an impact in clinical settings throughout the world.

Ave length 40 min

Psychopharmacology and Psychiatry Updates

Practical psychopharmacology updates for mental health clinicians. Useful for psychiatry / mental health professionals. Expert interviews and soundbites from CME presentations. Practical and free of commercial bias.

Ave length 11 min

SAGE Psychology & Psychiatry

Welcome to the official free Podcast from SAGE for Psychology & Psychiatry. SAGE is a leading international publisher of journals, books, and electronic media for academic, educational, and professional markets.

Ave length 25 min