The Transformed Minds Pod
The Transformed Minds Pod
Podcast Description
Transformed Minds is a podcast dedicated to reshaping how we understand and approach mental health and substance use. Through evidence-based discussions, real stories, and expert interviews, we create a space for learning, reflection, and transformation.
Hosted by theprayingpsychiatrist, a physician, researcher, and advocate for community and global mental health, this platform bridges evidence-based medicine, clinical insight and lived experience. Whether you're a provider, trainer, policymaker, patient, or loved one—this podcast is for you.
Let’s learn, heal and transform – together!
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Content Themes
The podcast delves into essential themes surrounding mental health and addiction, focusing on topics like integration of addiction care into mental health services, the impact of dual diagnoses, and the intersection of faith and healing. For instance, an episode featuring Dr. Ayana Jordan discusses innovative models of care for co-occurring disorders based on her research, emphasizing the necessity of embedding addiction specialists into community mental health.
Transformed Minds is a podcast dedicated to reshaping how we understand and approach mental health and substance use. Through evidence-based discussions, real stories, and expert interviews, we create a space for learning, reflection, and transformation.
Hosted by theprayingpsychiatrist, a physician, researcher, and advocate for community and global mental health, this platform bridges evidence-based medicine, clinical insight and lived experience. Whether you’re a provider, trainer, policymaker, patient, or loved one—this podcast is for you.
Let’s learn, heal and transform – together!
Cannabis is more available, more potent, and more normalized than ever but what does the evidence say about its effects on teenagers?In this episode of Transformed Minds, Dr. O is joined by Dr. Vito, a child, adolescent, and addiction board-certified psychiatrist and faculty member at NYU Grossman School of Medicine, to discuss the latest research on cannabis and adolescent mental health.Together, they examine a landmark 2019 JAMA Psychiatry meta-analysis involving more than 23,000 young people, showing that cannabis use before age 18 is associated with a significantly increased risk of major depression and suicidality in young adulthood. They also discuss what clinicians, parents, schools, and policymakers can do to better protect young people.⏱ Chapters00:00 Why Cannabis Matters More Than Ever00:19 Prevention and Treatment Overview01:33 Budget Cuts and Advocacy02:02 Introducing Dr. Vito05:19 The Landmark JAMA Meta-Analysis09:31 Brain Development and Cannabis11:08 Understanding the Risks14:21 Cannabis and Anxiety: What the Evidence Shows16:46 Suicidality Explained20:23 Trauma and Self-Medication22:34 Legalization and Youth Messaging28:54 Pediatric Screening with CRAFFT & SBIRT33:28 Cannabis-Induced Psychosis33:58 Clinical Case Discussion35:03 Harm Reduction and Treatment36:04 Access to Care and Health Disparities39:12 Advocacy for Future Clinicians41:21 Early Exposure and Risk Stratification44:36 Prevention Policy That Works48:15 A Practical Screening Framework49:45 Research, Policy, and Public Health51:22 The Rafa Foundation & FIRE Initiative56:37 Final TakeawaysFeatured Articles- Gobbi G et al. Association of Cannabis Use in Adolescence and Risk of Depression, Anxiety, and Suicidality in Young Adulthood. JAMA Psychiatry. 2019. https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamapsychiatry/fullarticle/2723657- National Academies of Sciences. The Health Effects of Cannabis and Cannabinoids. 2017. https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/24625If you found this conversation valuable, please like, subscribe, and share it with a pediatrician, school counselor, parent, educator, or colleague.
⚠️ Content Note: This episode includes discussion of depression, suicide, and suicidal thoughts. Please take care while listening.If you or someone you know is struggling or in crisis, help is available. In the U.S. and Canada, call or text 988 to reach the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline. If you're elsewhere, contact your local crisis service or emergency services. If there is an immediate risk of harm, call your local emergency number right away.
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