Big Questions in Psychiatry
In this widely popular series, ‘Big Questions in Psychiatry’ looks at the intersection between philosophy and psychiatry.
Since launching in July 2025, these podcasts have been played over 3,000 times on SoundCloud and Spotify. All 3 of these podcasts were included in the top 5 most played sessions on Spotify for this period.
With the help of world experts, we’ve explored questions around:
- the philosophical notion of responsibility and its relation to blame in mental illness featuring Professor Femi Oyebode
- phenomenology in psychiatry – how do we, either as patients or as clinicians, know what is real and what is not, for example when dealing with hallucinations.
Our latest episode, 'Can medications ever help psychiatric disorders?' was the most popular CPD eLearning podcast in January, with 47 certificates generated.
Coming soon
Stay tuned for new additions to the series coming to the eLearning Hub this year:
- 'AI in psychiatry: friend or foe?'
- 'Is all psychiatry transcultural?'
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