About this episode

This episode covers the basics of serotonin syndrome.

Welcome to PsychEd, the psychiatry podcast for medical learners, by medical learners. This short episode covers the basics of serotonin syndrome. Hosts: Eric Yu (MS3) Dr. Angad Singh (PGY2) Dr. Shaoyuan Wang (PGY5) Audio Editing: Dr. Angad Singh (PGY2) References : 1. Boyer, E. W. (2024). Serotonin syndrome (serotonin toxicity). In UpToDate. 2. Buckley, N. A., Dawson, A. H., & Isbister, G. K. (2014). Serotonin syndrome. Bmj, 348. 3. Dunkley, E. J. C., Isbister, G. K., Sibbritt, D., Dawson, A. H., & Whyte, I. M. (2003). The Hunter Serotonin Toxicity Criteria: simple and accurate diagnostic decision rules for serotonin toxicity. Qjm , 96 (9), 635-642. 4. Foong, A. L., Grindrod, K. A., Patel, T., & Kellar, J. (2018). Demystifying serotonin syndrome (or serotonin toxicity). Canadian Family Physician , 64 (10), 720-727. For more PsychEd, follow us on Instagram ( ⁠@psyched.podcast⁠ ), Facebook ( ⁠PsychEd Podcast⁠ ), X ( ⁠@psychedpodcast⁠ ), and Bluesky ( ⁠@psychedpodcast.bsky.social‬⁠ ). You can email us at ⁠psychedpodcast@gmail.com⁠ and visit our website at ⁠ psychedpodcast.org⁠ .

Topics covered

• serotonin syndrome
• psychiatry
• medical education
• mental health
• toxicology

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