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The Development of GI Psychology with Megan Riehl, PsyD

Gut Talk

Release Date: 12/06/2023

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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.

We’d love to hear from you! Send your comments/questions to guttalkpodcast@healio.com. Follow us on X, formerly known as Twitter, @HealioGastro @sameerkberry @umfoodoc. For more from Megan, follow @DrRiehl on X, formerly known as Twitter. 

Disclosures: Berry and Chey report no relevant financial disclosures. Riehl reports she is a co-parent owner of GI OnDemand with Gastro Girl, Inc.