PsychEd Shorts 11: Serotonin Syndrome
From PsychEd: Educational Psychiatry Podcast by PsychEd
April 1, 2026 · 8 min
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 .
People in this episode
Hosts: Eric Yu, Dr. Angad Singh, Dr. Shaoyuan Wang
Topics covered
- serotonin syndrome
- psychiatry
- medical education
- mental health
- toxicology
Keywords
- serotonin syndrome
- psychiatry
- mental health
- toxicology
- medical education
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: UpToDate, Bmj, Qjm, Canadian Family Physician
Books & works: Serotonin syndrome (serotonin toxicity), Serotonin syndrome, The Hunter Serotonin Toxicity Criteria: simple and accurate diagnostic decision rules for serotonin toxicity, Demystifying serotonin syndrome (or serotonin toxicity)
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