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In this podcast episode, Dr. Robert McCarron discusses the urgent need for improved mental health training for primary care physicians and specialists. As the founding director of the UC Davis Train New Trainers Primary Care Psychiatry Fellowship, Dr. McCarron aims to expand access to mental healthcare delivery, emphasizing the importance of addressing both physical and emotional pain in patients.
The episode covers three key components of treatment: therapy, medication, and whole person care. Dr. McCarron advocates for empowering patients in decision-making and planting the seed for treatment, rather than pushing them into therapies they may not be ready for. He provides an overview of commonly used antidepressants like SSRIs and SNRIs and highlights the challenges of finding therapists due to the shortage of psychiatrists and insurance complexities.
His training program equips primary care providers with brief psychotherapy skills, such as cognitive behavioral therapy and motivational interviewing, to initiate treatment while patients wait for specialized care, ensuring better mental health support overall.
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[00:05:00] Introduction to the Train New Trainers Primary Care Psychiatry Fellowship program.
[00:06:00] The importance of training primary care providers in addressing mental health issues.
[00:10:00] Approaching patients with stigma against mental illness and behavioral health conditions.
[00:13:00] Integrative or whole person care as an essential component of treatment.
[00:19:00] Overview of different antidepressant medications (SSRIs, SNRIs, Wellbutrin, Remeron).
[00:22:00] Challenges in finding a therapist and the need for increased mental health resources in primary care.
[00:23:00] Mini therapies and training primary care providers to address mental health.
Bio/links!
Dr. Robert McCarron, D.O., is a board-certified psychiatrist and internist, having completed a dual residency in internal medicine and psychiatry at Rush University. As the founding training director of the combined internal medicine/psychiatry residency program at the University of California, Davis School of Medicine, he received a prestigious 2.6 million dollar grant from the California Department of Mental Health. This grant aims to establish a comprehensive "Med Psych" curriculum that can be adopted by other primary care practitioner training programs, reflecting his dedication to enhancing mental health training in primary care.
With a focus on unexplained physical complaints, depression, anxiety in primary care, and metabolic syndrome, Dr. McCarron has published extensively in these areas. He holds significant leadership roles, including the immediate past president of the Central California Psychiatric Society and the Association of Medicine and Psychiatry. Additionally, he serves as the Medicine/Psychiatry Section editor for Current Psychiatry and an Associate Editor for The Primary Care Companion to the Journal of Clinical Psychiatry. Dr. McCarron's contributions to various psychiatric associations and assemblies underscore his commitment to advancing general medical and psychiatric research, patient care, and medical education in California and beyond.
Find Dr. McCarron on his LinkedIn.
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