Psychiatric Services From Pages to Practice

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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 (ps.psychiatryonline.org/), a journal of the American Psychiatric Association. Tune in to Psychiatric Services From Pages to Practice to learn about the latest mental health services research and why it is relevant. Topics incl... more

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Publishes	Infrequently	Episodes	82	Founded	9 years ago
Categories	ScienceHealth & FitnessMedicine

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82: How States Leverage Federal Dollars to Expand Crisis Services

Dr. Michael Compton (Columbia University) joins Dr. Dixon and Dr. Berezin, with guest host Dr. Matt Hirschtritt, to discuss two recent articles describing how states employ federal funds to expand crisis services via Medicare and Medicaid, and SAMHSA... more

16 Oct 2026 • 37 min

81: Psychiatric Risk Associated With Large Language Model Chatbots: An Emerging Concern

Amandeep Jutla, M.D., joins Dr. Dixon and Dr. Berezin, with guest host Dr. Matt Hirschtritt, to discuss concerns surrounding the use of large language model chatbots and psychiatric risk.

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80: Repeat Psychiatric Emergency Services Utilization Among Youths Across Emergency Department and Alternative Settings

Rachel Oblath, Ph.D., joins Dr. Dixon and Dr. Berezin, with guest host Dr. Matt Hirschtritt, to discuss repeated utilization of emergency psychiatric services among youths in both emergency department and alternative settings.

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79: Street Psychiatry: A Clinical Approach

Katherine Koh, M.D., M.Sc., joins Dr. Dixon and Dr. Berezin, along with guest host Dr. Matt Hirschtritt, to discuss street psychiatry: what it is, its history, and what it means for the treatment of unhoused patients in often adverse settings.

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Amandeep Jutla

Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Developmental Sciences at Columbia University

Columbia University

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Rachel Oblath

Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at Boston University

Boston University School of Medicine

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Katherine Koh

Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School; Director of Mental Health for MGH's Homelessness Services; Street Psychiatrist for Boston Health Care for the Homeless Program

Harvard Medical School / Massachusetts General Hospital / Boston Health Care for the Homeless Program

Episode: 79: Street Psychiatry: A Clinical Approach

Ruth Shim

Clinical psychiatrist and professor at the University of California, Davis

University of California, Davis

Episode: 78: Promoting Youth Mental Health Through Equity-Centered Trauma-Informed Educational Initiatives in Schools

Alex Shevrin Venet

Educator, learning facilitator, and founder of Unconditional Learning

Unconditional Learning

Episode: 78: Promoting Youth Mental Health Through Equity-Centered Trauma-Informed Educational Initiatives in Schools

Bob Drake

Retired psychiatrist and researcher focused on mental health services.

Dartmouth College

Episode: 76: An Employer's View of Recovery

Ben Brody

Service Chief for Acute Care Services in the Department of Psychiatry

Weill Cornell and New York Presbyterian Hospital

Episode: 75: Bridging the Gap Between Joint Commission Accreditation and High-Quality Behavioral Health Care: Reflections on a Survey

Judith Cook

Professor of Psychiatry and Director of the Center for Mental Health Services Research and Policy at the University of Illinois Chicago

University of Illinois Chicago

Episode: 74: Building Financial Wellness: Randomized Control Trial of a Financial Education and Support Intervention

Kevin Simon

Chief Behavioral Health Officer for the city of Boston

City of Boston

Episode: 73: Understanding Involuntary Hospitalization Applications Submitted to an Urban Police Department

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Lisa Dixon

Editor of Psychiatric Services

Josh Berezin

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4.7 out of 5 stars from 32 ratings

Great podcast to have in your psych rotation
Excellent range of guests and topics. Truly appreciate the thoughtful and holistically minded questions from the hosts.
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coolcattuxedo
United States2 years ago
Great resource for busy community psychiatrists
I don’t tend to listen to professional podcasts. Except this one. Always time well spent.
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United States9 years ago

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81: Psychiatric Risk Associated With Large Language Model Chatbots: An Emerging Concern

Q: What would you suggest clinicians do in their conversations with patients using these tools?

clinicians should ask short, instrument-focused questions, avoid long unbounded threads, and treat AI use as a bounded, supplementary tool rather than a primary source of emotional support or decision making.

81: Psychiatric Risk Associated With Large Language Model Chatbots: An Emerging Concern

Q: What are your specific concerns or 'what's the thing that worries you the most'?

Safety improvements are not universal; many users are left with limited access to appropriate mental health care while facing AI that can reinforce harmful ideas or encourage risky behavior, and there is a risk of normalizing inadequate care as a substitute for therapy.

81: Psychiatric Risk Associated With Large Language Model Chatbots: An Emerging Concern

Q: What keeps you up at night about the way LLMs are organized and their anthropomorphic interfaces?

The combination of a powerful statistical model with a human-like interface risks users treating it as a real, responsive partner, potentially amplifying delusional thinking, providing inappropriate or unsafe guidance, and exacerbating inequities in access to quality care.

79: Street Psychiatry: A Clinical Approach

Q: How do you translate street psychiatry lessons to more conventional care?

The guest explains adapting principles like rapport-building, uncertainty tolerance, and patient-centered engagement to traditional settings, emphasizing core clinical practices while acknowledging the unique context of homelessness.

79: Street Psychiatry: A Clinical Approach

Q: What were you trying to accomplish with this particular article?

The goal was to provide a framework for approaching care on the street, outlining steps from patient identification and medical and psychiatric assessment to engagement and treatment planning, contextualized within the broader field of psychiatry.

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