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Ahead of his presentation at the Royal College of Psychiatrists’ International Congress 2017, Professor Allan Young spoke with Dr Raj Persaud to record this podcast on the treatment and management of complex affective disorders, considering the difficulties and common errors made in diagnosis and the differences in treatments for mixed affective states.
Date published: 11 July 2017
Presenter: Dr Raj Persaud
Interviewee: Professor Allan Young
Audio running time: 30 minutes
Credits: 0.5
Learning outcomes
By the end of this podcast, we hope you will have gained an understanding of:
what affective disorders are
the difficulties and importance of correct diagnosis
treatment differences for mixed affective states
suicidality and the use of antidepressants.
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