The Drug Science Podcast

Professor Badiani received his doctoral degree in Medicine and Surgery from Sapienza University of Rome and carried out post-doctoral research in Italy (CNR), Canada (CSBN), and USA (University of Michigan) to then return to Sapienza University Medical School as Assistant Professor in the Department of Pharmacology, progressing to the rank of Full Professor in 2008. At Sapienza he also served as Associate Chief Physician in the Drug Addiction unit of the University Hospital. Additionally, he has been President of the European Behavioural Pharmacology Society (EBPS) from 2011 to 2013. 

Professor Badiani conducts research in the field of drug addiction with the focus on the role of environmental factors in determining individual vulnerability to drug addiction in both humans and animals. In this episode of Drug Science podcast you’ll learn about the most recent research on the science of drug addiction from a leading expert in the field.

Jane Stewart

Dopamine 

Terry Robinson

Cocaine 

Amphetamine

Drug sensitization (reverse tolerance)

Psychotomimetism

Psychosis

Incentive sensitization theory of addiction 

Kent C Berridge

Morphine

Heroin 

Adrenal gland

Huda Akil

Striatum

Nucleus accumbens

Frontal cortex

Opiate

Psychostimulant 

Naloxone precipitated withdrawal increases dopamine release in the dorsal striatum of opioid dependent men

Russell’s Circumplex Models

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Professor Allan Young is a psychopharmacologist and the Director of the Centre for Affective Disorders in the Department of Psychological Medicine in the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience at King’s College London. Prof Young is the clinical academic lead in the Psychological Medicine and Integrated Care Clinical Academic Group in the South London and Maudsley NHS Trust where he is also a Consultant Psychiatrist and the head of the National Affective Disorders Tertiary Clinic.  

Professor Young’s research interests focus on the cause and treatments for severe psychiatric illnesses, particularly mood disorders like depression. He has received research grant funding from the UK Medical Research Council, the Wellcome Trust, and numerous other respected funding agencies worldwide. He has published over 400 peer-reviewed publications and a number of books about psychopharmacology and affective disorders. According to the 2014 Thomson Reuters Highly Cited Researcher list, Professor Young was recently ranked as one of the world's leading scientific minds in the field of Psychiatry and Psychology. 

Depression

Bipolar disorder

Major depressive episode

Anhedonia

ICD-10

DSM-5

Atypical depression

Immuno-metabolic depression

SSRI

Rapid cycling bipolar disorder

Tricyclic antidepressants

Monoamine oxidase inhibitors (MAOIs)

Dopamine receptor D2

Cognitive Remediation Therapy

Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience

CBT

Ketamine

Esketamine: Ketamine nasal spray 

Bioavailability

Psilocybin: From Serendipity to Credibility?

COMPASS Pathways

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Professor Allan Young is a psychopharmacologist and the Director of the Centre for Affective Disorders in the Department of Psychological Medicine in the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience at King’s College London. Prof Young is the clinical academic lead in the Psychological Medicine and Integrated Care Clinical Academic Group in the South London and Maudsley NHS Trust where he is also a Consultant Psychiatrist and the head of the National Affective Disorders Tertiary Clinic.  

Professor Young’s research interests focus on the cause and treatments for severe psychiatric illnesses, particularly mood disorders like depression. He has received research grant funding from the UK Medical Research Council, the Wellcome Trust, and numerous other respected funding agencies worldwide. He has published over 400 peer-reviewed publications and a number of books about psychopharmacology and affective disorders. According to the 2014 Thomson Reuters Highly Cited Researcher list, Professor Young was recently ranked as one of the world's leading scientific minds in the field of Psychiatry and Psychology. 

Depression

Bipolar disorder

Major depressive episode

Anhedonia

ICD-10

DSM-5

Atypical depression

Immuno-metabolic depression

SSRI

Rapid cycling bipolar disorder

Tricyclic antidepressants

Monoamine oxidase inhibitors (MAOIs)

Dopamine receptor D2

Cognitive Remediation Therapy

Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience

CBT

Ketamine

Esketamine: Ketamine nasal spray 

Bioavailability

Psilocybin: From Serendipity to Credibility?

COMPASS Pathways

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Professor Allan Young is a psychopharmacologist and the Director of the Centre for Affective Disorders in the Department of Psychological Medicine in the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience at King’s College London. Prof Young is the clinical academic lead in the Psychological Medicine and Integrated Care Clinical Academic Group in the South London and Maudsley NHS Trust where he is also a Consultant Psychiatrist and the head of the National Affective Disorders Tertiary Clinic.  

Professor Young’s research interests focus on the cause and treatments for severe psychiatric illnesses, particularly mood disorders like depression. He has received research grant funding from the UK Medical Research Council, the Wellcome Trust, and numerous other respected funding agencies worldwide. He has published over 400 peer-reviewed publications and a number of books about psychopharmacology and affective disorders. According to the 2014 Thomson Reuters Highly Cited Researcher list, Professor Young was recently ranked as one of the world's leading scientific minds in the field of Psychiatry and Psychology. 

Depression

Bipolar disorder

Major depressive episode

Anhedonia

ICD-10

DSM-5

Atypical depression

Immuno-metabolic depression

SSRI

Rapid cycling bipolar disorder

Tricyclic antidepressants

Monoamine oxidase inhibitors (MAOIs)

Dopamine receptor D2

Cognitive Remediation Therapy

Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience

CBT

Ketamine

Esketamine: Ketamine nasal spray 

Bioavailability

Psilocybin: From Serendipity to Credibility?

COMPASS Pathways

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Professor Allan Young is a psychopharmacologist and the Director of the Centre for Affective Disorders in the Department of Psychological Medicine in the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience at King’s College London. Prof Young is the clinical academic lead in the Psychological Medicine and Integrated Care Clinical Academic Group in the South London and Maudsley NHS Trust where he is also a Consultant Psychiatrist and the head of the National Affective Disorders Tertiary Clinic.  

Professor Young’s research interests focus on the cause and treatments for severe psychiatric illnesses, particularly mood disorders like depression. He has received research grant funding from the UK Medical Research Council, the Wellcome Trust, and numerous other respected funding agencies worldwide. He has published over 400 peer-reviewed publications and a number of books about psychopharmacology and affective disorders. According to the 2014 Thomson Reuters Highly Cited Researcher list, Professor Young was recently ranked as one of the world's leading scientific minds in the field of Psychiatry and Psychology. 

Depression

Bipolar disorder

Major depressive episode

Anhedonia

ICD-10

DSM-5

Atypical depression

Immuno-metabolic depression

SSRI

Rapid cycling bipolar disorder

Tricyclic antidepressants

Monoamine oxidase inhibitors (MAOIs)

Dopamine receptor D2

Cognitive Remediation Therapy

Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience

CBT

Ketamine

Esketamine: Ketamine nasal spray 

Bioavailability

Psilocybin: From Serendipity to Credibility?

COMPASS Pathways

★ Support this podcast ★

Professor Allan Young is a psychopharmacologist and the Director of the Centre for Affective Disorders in the Department of Psychological Medicine in the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience at King’s College London. Prof Young is the clinical academic lead in the Psychological Medicine and Integrated Care Clinical Academic Group in the South London and Maudsley NHS Trust where he is also a Consultant Psychiatrist and the head of the National Affective Disorders Tertiary Clinic.  

Professor Young’s research interests focus on the cause and treatments for severe psychiatric illnesses, particularly mood disorders like depression. He has received research grant funding from the UK Medical Research Council, the Wellcome Trust, and numerous other respected funding agencies worldwide. He has published over 400 peer-reviewed publications and a number of books about psychopharmacology and affective disorders. According to the 2014 Thomson Reuters Highly Cited Researcher list, Professor Young was recently ranked as one of the world's leading scientific minds in the field of Psychiatry and Psychology. 

Depression

Bipolar disorder

Major depressive episode

Anhedonia

ICD-10

DSM-5

Atypical depression

Immuno-metabolic depression

SSRI

Rapid cycling bipolar disorder

Tricyclic antidepressants

Monoamine oxidase inhibitors (MAOIs)

Dopamine receptor D2

Cognitive Remediation Therapy

Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience

CBT

Ketamine

Esketamine: Ketamine nasal spray 

Bioavailability

Psilocybin: From Serendipity to Credibility?

COMPASS Pathways

★ Support this podcast ★

Professor Allan Young is a psychopharmacologist and the Director of the Centre for Affective Disorders in the Department of Psychological Medicine in the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience at King’s College London. Prof Young is the clinical academic lead in the Psychological Medicine and Integrated Care Clinical Academic Group in the South London and Maudsley NHS Trust where he is also a Consultant Psychiatrist and the head of the National Affective Disorders Tertiary Clinic.  

Professor Young’s research interests focus on the cause and treatments for severe psychiatric illnesses, particularly mood disorders like depression. He has received research grant funding from the UK Medical Research Council, the Wellcome Trust, and numerous other respected funding agencies worldwide. He has published over 400 peer-reviewed publications and a number of books about psychopharmacology and affective disorders. According to the 2014 Thomson Reuters Highly Cited Researcher list, Professor Young was recently ranked as one of the world's leading scientific minds in the field of Psychiatry and Psychology. 

Depression

Bipolar disorder

Major depressive episode

Anhedonia

ICD-10

DSM-5

Atypical depression

Immuno-metabolic depression

SSRI

Rapid cycling bipolar disorder

Tricyclic antidepressants

Monoamine oxidase inhibitors (MAOIs)

Dopamine receptor D2

Cognitive Remediation Therapy

Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience

CBT

Ketamine

Esketamine: Ketamine nasal spray 

Bioavailability

Psilocybin: From Serendipity to Credibility?

COMPASS Pathways

★ Support this podcast ★

Professor Allan Young is a psychopharmacologist and the Director of the Centre for Affective Disorders in the Department of Psychological Medicine in the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience at King’s College London. Prof Young is the clinical academic lead in the Psychological Medicine and Integrated Care Clinical Academic Group in the South London and Maudsley NHS Trust where he is also a Consultant Psychiatrist and the head of the National Affective Disorders Tertiary Clinic.  

Professor Young’s research interests focus on the cause and treatments for severe psychiatric illnesses, particularly mood disorders like depression. He has received research grant funding from the UK Medical Research Council, the Wellcome Trust, and numerous other respected funding agencies worldwide. He has published over 400 peer-reviewed publications and a number of books about psychopharmacology and affective disorders. According to the 2014 Thomson Reuters Highly Cited Researcher list, Professor Young was recently ranked as one of the world's leading scientific minds in the field of Psychiatry and Psychology. 

Depression

Bipolar disorder

Major depressive episode

Anhedonia

ICD-10

DSM-5

Atypical depression

Immuno-metabolic depression

SSRI

Rapid cycling bipolar disorder

Tricyclic antidepressants

Monoamine oxidase inhibitors (MAOIs)

Dopamine receptor D2

Cognitive Remediation Therapy

Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience

CBT

Ketamine

Esketamine: Ketamine nasal spray 

Bioavailability

Psilocybin: From Serendipity to Credibility?

COMPASS Pathways

★ Support this podcast ★

Professor Allan Young is a psychopharmacologist and the Director of the Centre for Affective Disorders in the Department of Psychological Medicine in the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience at King’s College London. Prof Young is the clinical academic lead in the Psychological Medicine and Integrated Care Clinical Academic Group in the South London and Maudsley NHS Trust where he is also a Consultant Psychiatrist and the head of the National Affective Disorders Tertiary Clinic.  

Professor Young’s research interests focus on the cause and treatments for severe psychiatric illnesses, particularly mood disorders like depression. He has received research grant funding from the UK Medical Research Council, the Wellcome Trust, and numerous other respected funding agencies worldwide. He has published over 400 peer-reviewed publications and a number of books about psychopharmacology and affective disorders. According to the 2014 Thomson Reuters Highly Cited Researcher list, Professor Young was recently ranked as one of the world's leading scientific minds in the field of Psychiatry and Psychology. 

Depression

Bipolar disorder

Major depressive episode

Anhedonia

ICD-10

DSM-5

Atypical depression

Immuno-metabolic depression

SSRI

Rapid cycling bipolar disorder

Tricyclic antidepressants

Monoamine oxidase inhibitors (MAOIs)

Dopamine receptor D2

Cognitive Remediation Therapy

Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience

CBT

Ketamine

Esketamine: Ketamine nasal spray 

Bioavailability

Psilocybin: From Serendipity to Credibility?

COMPASS Pathways

★ Support this podcast ★

Professor Allan Young is a psychopharmacologist and the Director of the Centre for Affective Disorders in the Department of Psychological Medicine in the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience at King’s College London. Prof Young is the clinical academic lead in the Psychological Medicine and Integrated Care Clinical Academic Group in the South London and Maudsley NHS Trust where he is also a Consultant Psychiatrist and the head of the National Affective Disorders Tertiary Clinic.  

Professor Young’s research interests focus on the cause and treatments for severe psychiatric illnesses, particularly mood disorders like depression. He has received research grant funding from the UK Medical Research Council, the Wellcome Trust, and numerous other respected funding agencies worldwide. He has published over 400 peer-reviewed publications and a number of books about psychopharmacology and affective disorders. According to the 2014 Thomson Reuters Highly Cited Researcher list, Professor Young was recently ranked as one of the world's leading scientific minds in the field of Psychiatry and Psychology. 

Depression

Bipolar disorder

Major depressive episode

Anhedonia

ICD-10

DSM-5

Atypical depression

Immuno-metabolic depression

SSRI

Rapid cycling bipolar disorder

Tricyclic antidepressants

Monoamine oxidase inhibitors (MAOIs)

Dopamine receptor D2

Cognitive Remediation Therapy

Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience

CBT

Ketamine

Esketamine: Ketamine nasal spray 

Bioavailability

Psilocybin: From Serendipity to Credibility?

COMPASS Pathways

★ Support this podcast ★

Professor Allan Young is a psychopharmacologist and the Director of the Centre for Affective Disorders in the Department of Psychological Medicine in the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience at King’s College London. Prof Young is the clinical academic lead in the Psychological Medicine and Integrated Care Clinical Academic Group in the South London and Maudsley NHS Trust where he is also a Consultant Psychiatrist and the head of the National Affective Disorders Tertiary Clinic.  

Professor Young’s research interests focus on the cause and treatments for severe psychiatric illnesses, particularly mood disorders like depression. He has received research grant funding from the UK Medical Research Council, the Wellcome Trust, and numerous other respected funding agencies worldwide. He has published over 400 peer-reviewed publications and a number of books about psychopharmacology and affective disorders. According to the 2014 Thomson Reuters Highly Cited Researcher list, Professor Young was recently ranked as one of the world's leading scientific minds in the field of Psychiatry and Psychology. 

Depression

Bipolar disorder

Major depressive episode

Anhedonia

ICD-10

DSM-5

Atypical depression

Immuno-metabolic depression

SSRI

Rapid cycling bipolar disorder

Tricyclic antidepressants

Monoamine oxidase inhibitors (MAOIs)

Dopamine receptor D2

Cognitive Remediation Therapy

Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience

CBT

Ketamine

Esketamine: Ketamine nasal spray 

Bioavailability

Psilocybin: From Serendipity to Credibility?

COMPASS Pathways

★ Support this podcast ★

Professor Allan Young is a psychopharmacologist and the Director of the Centre for Affective Disorders in the Department of Psychological Medicine in the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience at King’s College London. Prof Young is the clinical academic lead in the Psychological Medicine and Integrated Care Clinical Academic Group in the South London and Maudsley NHS Trust where he is also a Consultant Psychiatrist and the head of the National Affective Disorders Tertiary Clinic.  

Professor Young’s research interests focus on the cause and treatments for severe psychiatric illnesses, particularly mood disorders like depression. He has received research grant funding from the UK Medical Research Council, the Wellcome Trust, and numerous other respected funding agencies worldwide. He has published over 400 peer-reviewed publications and a number of books about psychopharmacology and affective disorders. According to the 2014 Thomson Reuters Highly Cited Researcher list, Professor Young was recently ranked as one of the world's leading scientific minds in the field of Psychiatry and Psychology. 

Depression

Bipolar disorder

Major depressive episode

Anhedonia

ICD-10

DSM-5

Atypical depression

Immuno-metabolic depression

SSRI

Rapid cycling bipolar disorder

Tricyclic antidepressants

Monoamine oxidase inhibitors (MAOIs)

Dopamine receptor D2

Cognitive Remediation Therapy

Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience

CBT

Ketamine

Esketamine: Ketamine nasal spray 

Bioavailability

Psilocybin: From Serendipity to Credibility?

COMPASS Pathways

★ Support this podcast ★

Professor Allan Young is a psychopharmacologist and the Director of the Centre for Affective Disorders in the Department of Psychological Medicine in the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience at King’s College London. Prof Young is the clinical academic lead in the Psychological Medicine and Integrated Care Clinical Academic Group in the South London and Maudsley NHS Trust where he is also a Consultant Psychiatrist and the head of the National Affective Disorders Tertiary Clinic.  

Professor Young’s research interests focus on the cause and treatments for severe psychiatric illnesses, particularly mood disorders like depression. He has received research grant funding from the UK Medical Research Council, the Wellcome Trust, and numerous other respected funding agencies worldwide. He has published over 400 peer-reviewed publications and a number of books about psychopharmacology and affective disorders. According to the 2014 Thomson Reuters Highly Cited Researcher list, Professor Young was recently ranked as one of the world's leading scientific minds in the field of Psychiatry and Psychology. 

Depression

Bipolar disorder

Major depressive episode

Anhedonia

ICD-10

DSM-5

Atypical depression

Immuno-metabolic depression

SSRI

Rapid cycling bipolar disorder

Tricyclic antidepressants

Monoamine oxidase inhibitors (MAOIs)

Dopamine receptor D2

Cognitive Remediation Therapy

Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience

CBT

Ketamine

Esketamine: Ketamine nasal spray 

Bioavailability

Psilocybin: From Serendipity to Credibility?

COMPASS Pathways

★ Support this podcast ★

Professor Allan Young is a psychopharmacologist and the Director of the Centre for Affective Disorders in the Department of Psychological Medicine in the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience at King’s College London. Prof Young is the clinical academic lead in the Psychological Medicine and Integrated Care Clinical Academic Group in the South London and Maudsley NHS Trust where he is also a Consultant Psychiatrist and the head of the National Affective Disorders Tertiary Clinic.  

Professor Young’s research interests focus on the cause and treatments for severe psychiatric illnesses, particularly mood disorders like depression. He has received research grant funding from the UK Medical Research Council, the Wellcome Trust, and numerous other respected funding agencies worldwide. He has published over 400 peer-reviewed publications and a number of books about psychopharmacology and affective disorders. According to the 2014 Thomson Reuters Highly Cited Researcher list, Professor Young was recently ranked as one of the world's leading scientific minds in the field of Psychiatry and Psychology. 

Depression

Bipolar disorder

Major depressive episode

Anhedonia

ICD-10

DSM-5

Atypical depression

Immuno-metabolic depression

SSRI

Rapid cycling bipolar disorder

Tricyclic antidepressants

Monoamine oxidase inhibitors (MAOIs)

Dopamine receptor D2

Cognitive Remediation Therapy

Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience

CBT

Ketamine

Esketamine: Ketamine nasal spray 

Bioavailability

Psilocybin: From Serendipity to Credibility?

COMPASS Pathways

★ Support this podcast ★

Professor Allan Young is a psychopharmacologist and the Director of the Centre for Affective Disorders in the Department of Psychological Medicine in the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience at King’s College London. Prof Young is the clinical academic lead in the Psychological Medicine and Integrated Care Clinical Academic Group in the South London and Maudsley NHS Trust where he is also a Consultant Psychiatrist and the head of the National Affective Disorders Tertiary Clinic.  

Professor Young’s research interests focus on the cause and treatments for severe psychiatric illnesses, particularly mood disorders like depression. He has received research grant funding from the UK Medical Research Council, the Wellcome Trust, and numerous other respected funding agencies worldwide. He has published over 400 peer-reviewed publications and a number of books about psychopharmacology and affective disorders. According to the 2014 Thomson Reuters Highly Cited Researcher list, Professor Young was recently ranked as one of the world's leading scientific minds in the field of Psychiatry and Psychology. 

Depression

Bipolar disorder

Major depressive episode

Anhedonia

ICD-10

DSM-5

Atypical depression

Immuno-metabolic depression

SSRI

Rapid cycling bipolar disorder

Tricyclic antidepressants

Monoamine oxidase inhibitors (MAOIs)

Dopamine receptor D2

Cognitive Remediation Therapy

Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience

CBT

Ketamine

Esketamine: Ketamine nasal spray 

Bioavailability

Psilocybin: From Serendipity to Credibility?

COMPASS Pathways

★ Support this podcast ★

Professor Allan Young is a psychopharmacologist and the Director of the Centre for Affective Disorders in the Department of Psychological Medicine in the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience at King’s College London. Prof Young is the clinical academic lead in the Psychological Medicine and Integrated Care Clinical Academic Group in the South London and Maudsley NHS Trust where he is also a Consultant Psychiatrist and the head of the National Affective Disorders Tertiary Clinic.  

Professor Young’s research interests focus on the cause and treatments for severe psychiatric illnesses, particularly mood disorders like depression. He has received research grant funding from the UK Medical Research Council, the Wellcome Trust, and numerous other respected funding agencies worldwide. He has published over 400 peer-reviewed publications and a number of books about psychopharmacology and affective disorders. According to the 2014 Thomson Reuters Highly Cited Researcher list, Professor Young was recently ranked as one of the world's leading scientific minds in the field of Psychiatry and Psychology. 

Depression

Bipolar disorder

Major depressive episode

Anhedonia

ICD-10

DSM-5

Atypical depression

Immuno-metabolic depression

SSRI

Rapid cycling bipolar disorder

Tricyclic antidepressants

Monoamine oxidase inhibitors (MAOIs)

Dopamine receptor D2

Cognitive Remediation Therapy

Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience

CBT

Ketamine

Esketamine: Ketamine nasal spray 

Bioavailability

Psilocybin: From Serendipity to Credibility?

COMPASS Pathways

★ Support this podcast ★

Professor Allan Young is a psychopharmacologist and the Director of the Centre for Affective Disorders in the Department of Psychological Medicine in the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience at King’s College London. Prof Young is the clinical academic lead in the Psychological Medicine and Integrated Care Clinical Academic Group in the South London and Maudsley NHS Trust where he is also a Consultant Psychiatrist and the head of the National Affective Disorders Tertiary Clinic.  

Professor Young’s research interests focus on the cause and treatments for severe psychiatric illnesses, particularly mood disorders like depression. He has received research grant funding from the UK Medical Research Council, the Wellcome Trust, and numerous other respected funding agencies worldwide. He has published over 400 peer-reviewed publications and a number of books about psychopharmacology and affective disorders. According to the 2014 Thomson Reuters Highly Cited Researcher list, Professor Young was recently ranked as one of the world's leading scientific minds in the field of Psychiatry and Psychology. 

Depression

Bipolar disorder

Major depressive episode

Anhedonia

ICD-10

DSM-5

Atypical depression

Immuno-metabolic depression

SSRI

Rapid cycling bipolar disorder

Tricyclic antidepressants

Monoamine oxidase inhibitors (MAOIs)

Dopamine receptor D2

Cognitive Remediation Therapy

Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience

CBT

Ketamine

Esketamine: Ketamine nasal spray 

Bioavailability

Psilocybin: From Serendipity to Credibility?

COMPASS Pathways

★ Support this podcast ★

Professor Allan Young is a psychopharmacologist and the Director of the Centre for Affective Disorders in the Department of Psychological Medicine in the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience at King’s College London. Prof Young is the clinical academic lead in the Psychological Medicine and Integrated Care Clinical Academic Group in the South London and Maudsley NHS Trust where he is also a Consultant Psychiatrist and the head of the National Affective Disorders Tertiary Clinic.  

Professor Young’s research interests focus on the cause and treatments for severe psychiatric illnesses, particularly mood disorders like depression. He has received research grant funding from the UK Medical Research Council, the Wellcome Trust, and numerous other respected funding agencies worldwide. He has published over 400 peer-reviewed publications and a number of books about psychopharmacology and affective disorders. According to the 2014 Thomson Reuters Highly Cited Researcher list, Professor Young was recently ranked as one of the world's leading scientific minds in the field of Psychiatry and Psychology. 

Depression

Bipolar disorder

Major depressive episode

Anhedonia

ICD-10

DSM-5

Atypical depression

Immuno-metabolic depression

SSRI

Rapid cycling bipolar disorder

Tricyclic antidepressants

Monoamine oxidase inhibitors (MAOIs)

Dopamine receptor D2

Cognitive Remediation Therapy

Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience

CBT

Ketamine

Esketamine: Ketamine nasal spray 

Bioavailability

Psilocybin: From Serendipity to Credibility?

COMPASS Pathways

★ Support this podcast ★

Professor Allan Young is a psychopharmacologist and the Director of the Centre for Affective Disorders in the Department of Psychological Medicine in the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience at King’s College London. Prof Young is the clinical academic lead in the Psychological Medicine and Integrated Care Clinical Academic Group in the South London and Maudsley NHS Trust where he is also a Consultant Psychiatrist and the head of the National Affective Disorders Tertiary Clinic.  

Professor Young’s research interests focus on the cause and treatments for severe psychiatric illnesses, particularly mood disorders like depression. He has received research grant funding from the UK Medical Research Council, the Wellcome Trust, and numerous other respected funding agencies worldwide. He has published over 400 peer-reviewed publications and a number of books about psychopharmacology and affective disorders. According to the 2014 Thomson Reuters Highly Cited Researcher list, Professor Young was recently ranked as one of the world's leading scientific minds in the field of Psychiatry and Psychology. 

Depression

Bipolar disorder

Major depressive episode

Anhedonia

ICD-10

DSM-5

Atypical depression

Immuno-metabolic depression

SSRI

Rapid cycling bipolar disorder

Tricyclic antidepressants

Monoamine oxidase inhibitors (MAOIs)

Dopamine receptor D2

Cognitive Remediation Therapy

Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience

CBT

Ketamine

Esketamine: Ketamine nasal spray 

Bioavailability

Psilocybin: From Serendipity to Credibility?

COMPASS Pathways

★ Support this podcast ★

Professor Allan Young is a psychopharmacologist and the Director of the Centre for Affective Disorders in the Department of Psychological Medicine in the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience at King’s College London. Prof Young is the clinical academic lead in the Psychological Medicine and Integrated Care Clinical Academic Group in the South London and Maudsley NHS Trust where he is also a Consultant Psychiatrist and the head of the National Affective Disorders Tertiary Clinic.  

Professor Young’s research interests focus on the cause and treatments for severe psychiatric illnesses, particularly mood disorders like depression. He has received research grant funding from the UK Medical Research Council, the Wellcome Trust, and numerous other respected funding agencies worldwide. He has published over 400 peer-reviewed publications and a number of books about psychopharmacology and affective disorders. According to the 2014 Thomson Reuters Highly Cited Researcher list, Professor Young was recently ranked as one of the world's leading scientific minds in the field of Psychiatry and Psychology. 

Depression

Bipolar disorder

Major depressive episode

Anhedonia

ICD-10

DSM-5

Atypical depression

Immuno-metabolic depression

SSRI

Rapid cycling bipolar disorder

Tricyclic antidepressants

Monoamine oxidase inhibitors (MAOIs)

Dopamine receptor D2

Cognitive Remediation Therapy

Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience

CBT

Ketamine

Esketamine: Ketamine nasal spray 

Bioavailability

Psilocybin: From Serendipity to Credibility?

COMPASS Pathways

★ Support this podcast ★