S2E8 - Yoda, Durkheim, and the Auditor General

The Psych Review

In episode eight of season two of The Psych Review Dave talks about proposed medicare changes and interesting results regarding fluoxetine prescription in youth, Shakira discusses suicide rates from the perspective of Durkheim, and Mazz summarises the recent Victorian Auditor General reports into mental health services.
The articles covered in this month's episode are:
- Dave: Davey, C. G., Chanen, A. M., Hetrick, S. E., Cotton, S. M., Ratheesh, A., Amminger, G. P., ... & Rice, S. (2019). The addition of fluoxetine to cognitive behavioural therapy for youth depression (YoDA-C): a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled, multicentre clinical trial. The Lancet Psychiatry, 6(9), 735-744.
- Shak: Bastiampillai, T., Allison, S., Looi, J. C., Tavella, A., & Agis, U. (2019). Why are Australia’s suicide rates returning to the hundred-year average, despite suicide prevention initiatives? Reframing the problem from the perspective of Durkheim. Australian & New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry. https://doi.org/10.1177/0004867419872815
- Mazz: https://www.audit.vic.gov.au/report/access-mental-health-services
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