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Crow and Murray: the nature and history of psychosis

In this series of podcasts, two giants of their field, Professor Robin Murray and Professor Tim Crow (left), discuss their experiences of psychosis research since the 1960s, reflecting upon the ideas, evidence and arguments that have taken place over the years, and where they have led.

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Date published: 19 January 2012

Presenter: Dr Stuart Leask

Interviewees: Professor Tim Crow and Professor Robin Murray

Audio running time: 130 minutes

Credits: 1 per section

 

Please note that this interview is 130 minutes in length and has been split into three sections. Each section contains 4-5 short podcasts and its own module test, allowing you to gain 1 CPD credit per section.

 

Click on the links below to download the individual podcasts.

 

Part 1

 

1. Psychiatric research in the 1960s

 

2. The dopamine hypothesis

 

3. Clozapine and the atypicals

 

4. Brain shape

 

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Part 2

 

5. Viruses

 

6. Biology versus psychology, versus diagnosis

 

7. Genes

 

8. Environment, obstetrics and immigration

 

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Part 3

 

9. Ways forward and deterioration

 

10. Cannabis

 

11. The continuum, epidemiology and urbanicity

 

12. Where have we got to in the last 40 years?

 

13. The future of treatment

 

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Learning outcomes

 

By the end of this podcast, we hope you will be able to:

 

  • place some of the key findings in psychosis research in their historical context

 

  • describe the evolution of some of the central ideas in psychosis research today

 

  • understand the different arguments relating to these, especially why there might still be differences of opinion in the face of the same evidence

 

  • understand the origin of our current treatments, and what we understand and do not understand about these.

 

   

If you like this podcast, you may also be interested in the following:

 

The neuropsychology of schizophrenia by Robert Schug

 

Predicting and preventing common mental illness by Professor Michael King

 

Prodromal psychosis by Professor Shôn Lewis

 

 

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