Dec 6, 2023
In this podcast episode, Megan Riehl, PsyD,
discusses symptoms and solutions in GI psychology, building
educational tools for patients and physicians on GI psychology and
more.
• Intro :02
• Welcome to this episode of Gut Talk
:23
• The interview/about Riehl
:33
• Riehl on early influences on her career.
:48
• Growing up, how did your family system influence
you? 2:12
• How did you get into psychology, and who were the
people that influenced you to go into this field?
3:45
• How did you become interested in GI psychology?
5:27
• Chey and Riehl on risk-taking behavior and building
the GI psychology program at Michigan.
7:29
• Were there other fields you were considering as a
subspecialty in psychology?
10:23
• Is there something physiologic about
gastroenterology that makes the path to psychology more appropriate
than other specialties in the health care system?
13:33
• Can you explain the difference between a GI
psychologist and a general psychologist, and what types of patients
will benefit most from GI psychology? 16:12
• Do you get inappropriate referrals from clinicians,
such as patients with compliance and adherence issues or lack of
belief in the validity of their diagnosis?
19:33
• Do you think the term ‘GI psychologist’ is limiting,
and have you thought of different words or terminology we can use
to refer to this type of work? 22:20
• Berry, Chey and Riehl on potential benefits, risks
and
the impact of digital therapeutics on behavioral health.
24:37
• Berry and Riehl on the issues facing patients’
ability to access GI psychology, and how digital therapeutics can
potentially address these issues.
28:04
• What are the main types of interventions in GI
psychology, and what do they do?
31:48
• Riehl on her upcoming book,
Mind Your Gut: The Whole-body, Science-based Guide to Living with
IBS, co-written with Kate Scarlata, RDN.
36:09
• Thank you, Megan 38:40
• Thanks for listening
38:55
Megan Riehl, PsyD, is a GI psychologist with
expertise in psycho-gastroenterology and the management of GI
conditions. She is the clinical director of the GI behavioral
health program at the University of Michigan, where she has a
full-time clinical practice, leads GI behavioral health trainings
and provides peer consultation.
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Disclosures: Berry and Chey report no relevant
financial disclosures. Riehl reports she is a co-parent owner of GI
OnDemand with Gastro Girl, Inc.