The Carlat Psychiatry Podcast

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From the editors of The Carlat Psychiatry Report, this weekly podcast brings clear, engaging, and practical updates on clinical psychiatry. Through expert interviews and authoritative reviews, we cover all things psychiatric with an independent eye. The Carlat Report has operated free of pharmaceutical support since its inception in 2003. Hosted by Chris Aiken, MD, and Kellie Newsome, RN.

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Research Theme Park: Anxiety

12.02.2019

A ride through recent studies on anxiety, highlighting the playful and the practical. Why anxious people prefer to worry than relax. City parks lift mood, and a bike helmet changes the perception of risk. Anxious triggers are less distracting as ...

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12.02.2019 Research Theme Park: Anxiety A ride through recent studies on anxiety, highlighting the playful and the practical. Why anxious people prefer to worry than relax. City parks lift mood, and a bike helmet changes the perception of risk. Anxious triggers are less distracting as ...
11.25.2019 Hysteroid Dysphoria. Donald Klein's Lost Diagnosis. Donald Klein was known as the father of psychopharmacology, and when he passed earlier this year he left behind a legacy that remains relevant to practice. We survey his ideas that lasted - panic disorder, atypical depression, antidepressant withdrawal - ...
11.18.2019 Neuroticism and SSRIs Neuroticism is not in the DSM, but it's a common cause of anxiety and may predict thether a patient respond to an SSRI. We talk with Nassir Ghaemi and bring you practical insights into this personality trait. How to recognize ...
11.18.2019 Neuroticism and SSRIs Neuroticism is not in the DSM, but it's a common cause of anxiety and may predict thether a patient respond to an SSRI. We talk with Nassir Ghaemi and bring you practical insights into this personality trait. How to recognize ...
11.11.2019 Does Trintellix Treat Generalized Anxiety? Trintellix looks like a natural fit for anxiety disorders, with a serotonergic mechanism that overlaps with buspirone (5HT1a agonism). But things are not always as they seem in psychiatry. In this second installment of our anxiety series we delve into ...
11.11.2019 Does Trintellix Treat Generalized Anxiety? Trintellix looks like a natural fit for anxiety disorders, with a serotonergic mechanism that overlaps with buspirone (5HT1a agonism). But things are not always as they seem in psychiatry. In this second installment of our anxiety series we delve into ...
11.04.2019 A Scandalous History of Anxiety Is Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD) an anxious temperament, a symptom of another disorder, or a valid disorder on its own? In Part One of our November series on anxiety, we trace the history of GAD from Sigmund Freud to DSM-5. ...
11.04.2019 A Scandalous History of Anxiety Is Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD) an anxious temperament, a symptom of another disorder, or a valid disorder on its own? In Part One of our November series on anxiety, we trace the history of GAD from Sigmund Freud to DSM-5. ...
10.28.2019 Informed Consent: An Ongoing Process for Focused Care Informed consent is a foundation for good clinical practice and can provide legal protection. But informed consent is more than defensive medicine. It is a vehicle for framing good care. How often do people use the consent process? In this ...
10.28.2019 Informed Consent: An Ongoing Process for Focused Care Informed consent is a foundation for good clinical practice and can provide legal protection. But informed consent is more than defensive medicine. It is a vehicle for framing good care. How often do people use the consent process? In this ...
10.21.2019 Prescription Mental Health Apps Prescription apps are here, and in this interview Dr. John Torous will help you get ready for them. From a list of 250,000 health apps, we highlight the top 7, including video games that treat ADHD, medication reminders, and digital ...
10.21.2019 Prescription Mental Health Apps Prescription apps are here, and in this interview Dr. John Torous will help you get ready for them. From a list of 250,000 health apps, we highlight the top 7, including video games that treat ADHD, medication reminders, and digital ...
10.14.2019 Vyleesi: A Drug for What You Don't Feel Vyleesi was just released for low sex drive in women, but it hasn't received a warm welcome. Kellie Newsome goes undercover to explore some bold marketing techniques for these kinds of drugs. After getting lost in the politics and business ...
10.14.2019 Vyleesi: A Drug for What You Don't Feel Vyleesi was just released for low sex drive in women, but it hasn't received a warm welcome. Kellie Newsome goes undercover to explore some bold marketing techniques for these kinds of drugs. After getting lost in the politics and business ...
10.07.2019 Should You Consider TMS for Kids? With concerns about both safety and efficacy surrounding antidepressant use in children and adolescents, we are always looking for safe, effective treatments for our patients. Transcranial Stimulation (TMS) has been around for many years, and its use in youth is ...
10.07.2019 Should You Consider TMS for Kids? With concerns about both safety and efficacy surrounding antidepressant use in children and adolescents, we are always looking for safe, effective treatments for our patients. Transcranial Stimulation (TMS) has been around for many years, and its use in youth is ...
09.30.2019 Top Myths in Psychopharmacology Nassir Ghaemi takes issue with some of psychiatry's cherished notions in this expert interview. From the practical to the philosophical, he considers symptomatic treatments, preventative medicine, and whether medications are best given in divided doses or once-a-day. Date Published: 9/30/19 ...
09.30.2019 Top Myths in Psychopharmacology Nassir Ghaemi takes issue with some of psychiatry's cherished notions in this expert interview. From the practical to the philosophical, he considers symptomatic treatments, preventative medicine, and whether medications are best given in divided doses or once-a-day. Date Published: 9/30/19 ...
09.23.2019 Remeron Runs out of Rocket Fuel When a popular antidepressant combination is discredited, what do we do with it? Dr. Aiken sorts through the possibilities for mirtazapine (Remeron) augmentation, and pulls up a few more myths about this medicine. Date Published: 9/23/19 Duration: 9 minutes 11 ...
09.23.2019 Remeron Runs out of Rocket Fuel When a popular antidepressant combination is discredited, what do we do with it? Dr. Aiken sorts through the possibilities for mirtazapine (Remeron) augmentation, and pulls up a few more myths about this medicine. Date Published: 9/23/19 Duration: 9 minutes 11 ...
09.16.2019 Should we trust the experts? Why does the top-selling psychiatric textbook base its recommendations on the lowest grade of medical evidence? Psychiatric practice is often mislead by expert opinion, practice trends, and neurotransmitter theories. In the case of paroxetine (Paxil), venlafaxine (Effexor), and mirtazapine (Remeron), ...
09.16.2019 Should we trust the experts? Why does the top-selling psychiatric textbook base its recommendations on the lowest grade of medical evidence? Psychiatric practice is often mislead by expert opinion, practice trends, and neurotransmitter theories. In the case of paroxetine (Paxil), venlafaxine (Effexor), and mirtazapine (Remeron), ...
09.09.2019 A New Way to Talk About Psych Meds Psychiatrist Shawn Christopher Shea shares his top tips on engaging patients in their medication treatment. Dr. Shea has been fine tuning the art of doctor-patient communications for over 30 years through best-selling texts on psychiatric interviewing and suicide assessment. His ...
09.09.2019 A New Way to Talk About Psych Meds Psychiatrist Shawn Christopher Shea shares his top tips on engaging patients in their medication treatment. Dr. Shea has been fine tuning the art of doctor-patient communications for over 30 years through best-selling texts on psychiatric interviewing and suicide assessment. His ...
09.02.2019 How to Address School Refusal School refusal is a common problem, affecting up to 5% of schoolchildren. This episode takes a look at the limited research on the subject and goes over work done by experts at the Yale Child Center to put together some ...
09.02.2019 How to Address School Refusal School refusal is a common problem, affecting up to 5% of schoolchildren. This episode takes a look at the limited research on the subject and goes over work done by experts at the Yale Child Center to put together some ...
08.26.2019 A New Treatment for Postpartum Depression William S. Meyer is a clinical social worker and psychoanalytic psychotherapist who holds faculty positions at Duke in the Departments of Psychiatry and Ob/Gyn. He has spent 20 years working with postpartum depression at the Duke Medical Center. In this ...
08.26.2019 A New Treatment for Postpartum Depression William S. Meyer is a clinical social worker and psychoanalytic psychotherapist who holds faculty positions at Duke in the Departments of Psychiatry and Ob/Gyn. He has spent 20 years working with postpartum depression at the Duke Medical Center. In this ...
08.19.2019 Weight Gain on Psych Meds Metformin is the top antidote for antipsychotic weight gain, but is it good for patient's health or just their looks? We explore how to use it, delve into its fabled anti-aging effects, and end with a new discovery that may ...
08.19.2019 Weight Gain on Psych Meds Metformin is the top antidote for antipsychotic weight gain, but is it good for patient's health or just their looks? We explore how to use it, delve into its fabled anti-aging effects, and end with a new discovery that may ...
08.12.2019 Is Watching 13 Reasons Why Bad for Teens? Join Josh Feder, MD, and Mara Goverman, LICW, for a special episode focused on child psychiatry, suicidality, and the popular Netflix series 13 Reasons Why. The show stirred controversy when it portrayed the bullying and suicide of a teenager. Although ...
08.12.2019 Is Watching 13 Reasons Why Bad for Teens? Join Josh Feder, MD, and Mara Goverman, LICW, for a special episode focused on child psychiatry, suicidality, and the popular Netflix series 13 Reasons Why. The show stirred controversy when it portrayed the bullying and suicide of a teenager. Although ...
08.05.2019 The Choice: Deplin, Folate, or Folic acid Folate, folic acid, l-methylfolate, Deplin, folinic acid… How do we choose among the many forms of this vitamin? All have proved useful as add-on therapies in depression, but they differ in important ways. Some may work in bipolar disorder, and ...
08.05.2019 The Choice: Deplin, Folate, or Folic acid Folate, folic acid, l-methylfolate, Deplin, folinic acid… How do we choose among the many forms of this vitamin? All have proved useful as add-on therapies in depression, but they differ in important ways. Some may work in bipolar disorder, and ...
07.29.2019 The Carlat Report Goes to APA Part II More highlights from the American Psychiatric Association's 2019 meeting in the final installment of this two-part series. Expert interviews with Manpreet Singh on childhood mood disorders and Nikhil Rao on novel medications for sleep. Learn what to do when children ...
07.29.2019 The Carlat Report Goes to APA Part II More highlights from the American Psychiatric Association's 2019 meeting in the final installment of this two-part series. Expert interviews with Manpreet Singh on childhood mood disorders and Nikhil Rao on novel medications for sleep. Learn what to do when children ...
07.22.2019 Daniel in the Pharma Den 20 years ago, Danny Carlat signed up to speak for the pharmaceutical industry. Through closed-door meetings and lavish "faculty development programs," he learned how to present their product's data in the most convincing way. The only problem was that he ...
07.22.2019 Daniel in the Pharma Den 20 years ago, Danny Carlat signed up to speak for the pharmaceutical industry. Through closed-door meetings and lavish "faculty development programs," he learned how to present their product's data in the most convincing way. The only problem was that he ...
07.15.2019 How to use Lithium in the Elderly A new study suggests that lithium might work better in geriatric depression, but prescribing it safely in older patients takes skill. To start with, they require different blood levels. In this episode you'll learn how to manage lithium's risks in ...
07.15.2019 How to use Lithium in the Elderly A new study suggests that lithium might work better in geriatric depression, but prescribing it safely in older patients takes skill. To start with, they require different blood levels. In this episode you'll learn how to manage lithium's risks in ...
07.08.2019 The Secret History of Ketamine In 1985 a Soviet psychiatrist began giving his patients ketamine in hopes to cure their alcoholism. The experiment backfired, but the results tell us something about how ketamine might treat depression. Long buried behind the Iron Curtain, this episode uncovers ...
07.08.2019 The Secret History of Ketamine In 1985 a Soviet psychiatrist began giving his patients ketamine in hopes to cure their alcoholism. The experiment backfired, but the results tell us something about how ketamine might treat depression. Long buried behind the Iron Curtain, this episode uncovers ...
07.01.2019 A New Strategy for SSRI Withdrawal Withdrawal problems rank among patients’ top concerns with antidepressants. They include insomnia, flu-like symptoms, irritability, distractibility, and unusual sensory experiences such as “brain zaps.” Earlier this year, a study examined clinical and biological research on tapers of serotonergic antidepressants. In ...
07.01.2019 A New Strategy for SSRI Withdrawal Withdrawal problems rank among patients’ top concerns with antidepressants. They include insomnia, flu-like symptoms, irritability, distractibility, and unusual sensory experiences such as “brain zaps.” Earlier this year, a study examined clinical and biological research on tapers of serotonergic antidepressants. In ...
06.24.2019 How to Use Amantadine Rarely used but often studied, amantadine is a medicine that doesn't fit neatly into any boxes. It's thought to work in OCD, autism, depression, cognition, ADHD, weight loss, sexual dysfunction, and traumatic brain injury. But how good is that research, ...
06.24.2019 How to Use Amantadine Rarely used but often studied, amantadine is a medicine that doesn't fit neatly into any boxes. It's thought to work in OCD, autism, depression, cognition, ADHD, weight loss, sexual dysfunction, and traumatic brain injury. But how good is that research, ...
06.17.2019 The Carlat Report Goes to the APA Part I Follow our editor-in-chief Chris Aiken as he brings you practice-changing highlights from the American Psychiatric Association's 2019 meeting. Featuring an interview with Mark Rappaport on inflammation and depression. Learn about a biomarker that predicts antidepressant response, pharmacologic approaches cannabis and ...
06.17.2019 The Carlat Report Goes to the APA Part I Follow our editor-in-chief Chris Aiken as he brings you practice-changing highlights from the American Psychiatric Association's 2019 meeting. Featuring an interview with Mark Rappaport on inflammation and depression. Learn about a biomarker that predicts antidepressant response, pharmacologic approaches cannabis and ...
06.10.2019 Ginger Ale and Normal Hallucinations Does ginger ale really help nausea? Are hallucinations ever normal? Some of the answers may surprise as we bring you highlights from the June/July double issue of the Carlat Report. Included are practical tips on how to assess spectrum symptoms ...
06.10.2019 Ginger Ale and Normal Hallucinations Does ginger ale really help nausea? Are hallucinations ever normal? Some of the answers may surprise as we bring you highlights from the June/July double issue of the Carlat Report. Included are practical tips on how to assess spectrum symptoms ...

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