{"podcast":{"title":"The Medical Mind","slug":"the-medical-mind-7071801","podcast_index_feed_id":7071801,"rss_url":"https://rss.libsyn.com/shows/357452/destinations/2922749.xml","website_url":"https://www.psychiatry.org/psychiatrists/education/podcasts/medical-mind","image_url":"https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/f/f/f/5/fff5eb0725c268f0e55e3c100dce7605/7-30-24_MM_Podcast-01grain_91-20240821-8fd0q1yb2b-20241021-ycw9pog5wp.png","author":"American Psychiatric Association","episode_count":96,"summary":"APA's Medical Mind Podcast covers the latest in psychiatric medicine and emerging trends in the field of mental health care. APA members and other health care professionals provide insight into the intersection between mind, brain and body. The Medical Mind is the home for all of APA's podcast content, and features new series and as well as highlights from AJP Audio, Finding our Voice, Psychiatric Services from Pages to Practice, and more. DISCLAIMER: This podcast is subject to the Terms of Use at www.psychiatry.org. The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are those of the individual speakers only and do not necessarily represent the views of the American Psychiatric Association, its officers, trustees, or members. The content of this podcast is provided for general informational purposes only and is not intended as, and shall not be understood or construed as, medical or any other type of professional advice nor does it represent any statement of the standard of care. We strongly recommend that any listener follow the advice of physicians directly involved in their care and contact their local emergency response number for any medical emergency. The information within th…","last_synced_at":"2026-07-21T16:20:22.346516+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-medical-mind-7071801"},"episode":{"title":"Psychiatric News Special Report: Rethinking Pain as a Dual Diagnosis","slug":"psychiatric-news-special-report-rethinking-pain-as-a-dual-diagnosis","published_at":"2026-03-17T18:44:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-medical-mind-7071801/psychiatric-news-special-report-rethinking-pain-as-a-dual-diagnosis","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-medical-mind-7071801","url":"https://medicalmind.libsyn.com/psychiatric-news-special-report-rethinking-pain-as-a-dual-diagnosis","audio_url":"https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/medicalmind/march26_podcast.mp3?dest-id=2922749","summary":"In this episode of Psychiatric News Special Report , host Dr. Sulman Aziz Mirza speaks with Dr. Alexander Niculescu about pain as more than a physical symptom alone. Their conversation explores the overlap between chronic pain and psychiatric conditions, the promise of precision psychiatry, and how biomarkers may help clinicians better assess risk, guide treatment, and rethink refractory pain. They also discuss the limitations of current approaches, the role of non-opioid interventions, and why psychiatrists are uniquely positioned to treat the whole person. Read this special report here: https://psychiatryonline.org/doi/10.1176/appi.pn.2026.03.3.28 PsychNews Special Report is a production of Psychiatric News, a media platform dedicated to serving as the primary and most trusted source of information for APA members, other psychiatrists and physicians, health professionals, and the public about developments in the field of psychiatry and mental health that impact clinical care and professional practice. Learn more at psychiatryonline.org/journal/pn","meta_description":"In this episode of Psychiatric News Special Report , host Dr. Sulman Aziz Mirza speaks with Dr. Alexander Niculescu about pain as more than a physical sym…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2776,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-medical-mind-7071801/episodes/psychiatric-news-special-report-rethinking-pain-as-a-dual-diagnosis/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-medical-mind-7071801/psychiatric-news-special-report-rethinking-pain-as-a-dual-diagnosis.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}