The Carlat Psychiatry Podcast

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What's The Carlat Psychiatry Podcast about?

Clear, engaging, and practical updates on clinical psychiatry. Hosted by Chris Aiken, MD, and Kellie Newsome, PMHNP.

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The Carlat Psychiatry Podcast episodes:

04.22.2024
ADHD Algorithm
What steps should clinicians take if psychopharmacologic treatments and school behavioral strategies are insufficient for managing a child with ADHD? We've all been there. ADHD, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, of course, affects millions of children and adolescents worldwide and can...
04.15.2024
Stimulant Update with Dr. Brian Hurley
In today's episode, Dr. Brian Hurley provides expert insights into the current state of stimulant use disorder, its implications across different regions, and available treatment options. CME: Take the CME Post-Test for this EpisodePublished On: 04/15/2024Duration: 30 minutes, 43 secondNoah...
04.08.2024
Controversies in Psychiatry
Does psychiatry keep making the same mistakes? Edward Shorter gives us a historical perspective. CME: Take the CME Post-Test for this EpisodePublished On: 04/08/2024Duration: 22 minutes, 16 secondChris Aiken, MD, Edward Shorter, PhD and Kellie Newsome, PMHNP have disclosed no...
04.01.2024
Viibryd Goes Generic
Viibryd has gone generic, but is it worth prescribing? We review all there is to know about vilazodone in this update from our #1 most read article of 2023.CME: Take the CME Post-Test for this EpisodePublished On: 04/01/2024Duration: 12 minutes,...
03.25.2024
Deprescribing Anti-anxiety Meds in Older Adults
All sorts of medications are prescribed for anxiety in older adults. Today, we look at when and how to discontinue them.CME: Take the CME Post-Test for this EpisodePublished On: 03/25/2024Duration: 22 minutes, 47 secondChris Aiken, MD, and Kellie Newsome, PMHNP...
03.18.2024
Dissociative Identity Disorder vs Plural Identity in Teens and Young Adults
Today we are discussing dissociative identity disorder (DID) and related topics Published On: 03/18/2024Duration: 17 minutes, 31 secondsJoshua Feder, MD, and Mara Goverman, LCSW, have disclosed no relevant financial or other interests in any commercial companies pertaining to this educational activity.
03.11.2024
Navigating Narcissistic Personality Disorder
Today, I am discussing narcissistic personality with Dr. Frank Yeomans, a world leader in the psychotherapy of personality disorders.Published On: 03/11/2024Duration: 31 minutes, 17 secondsMark Ruffalo, MSW, DPsa and Frank Yeomans, MD, PhD have disclosed no relevant financial or...
03.04.2024
SSRIs and Hydroxyzine for Avoidant Restrictive Food Intake Disorder
Today, Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder (ARFID) and its treatmentmodalities in the world of mental health are explored.Published On: 03/04/2024Duration: 17 minutes, 23 secondsJoshua Feder, MD, and Mara Goverman, LCSW, have disclosed no relevant financial or other interests in any commercial...
02.26.2024
Tapering Antipsychotics
Today, we will be discussing the challenges of managing antipsychotic medications in children and adolescents. We will explore various strategies that aim to balance symptom relief with potential side effects, while also guiding towards personalized and safer treatment options. Join...
02.22.2024
Hypnotic Depression Throwback
Here's a Throwback Thursday episode originally cast in March of 2021, where we're going to look at the question of whether adding a z hypnotic improves antidepressant response. And stay tuned to the very end where I'm going to update...
02.19.2024
Stimulant Dosing
Dosing is not a collaborative venture when it comes to controlled substances, and here we look for the safe upper limits of stimulant dosing.CME: Take the CME Post-Test for this Episode (https://www.thecarlatreport.com/blogs/2-the-carlat-psychiatry-podcast/post/4623-stimulant-dosing)Published On: 02/19/2024Duration: 22 minutes, 23 secondChris Aiken, MD,...
02.15.2024
Throwback Benzos
The release of the fast-acting antidepressant Auvelity got us thinking about an older strategy to speed up antidepressants, benzodiazepines. So we're bringing you this Thursday throwback, do benzodiazepines treat depression? Benzos and sleep meds rarely earn a mention in textbooks...
02.12.2024
Auvelity: 4 Controversies
Auvelity, a new rapid acting medication for depression, is a branded combination of two generic drugs. We look at its side effects, addictive potential, and whether you can just use the generic components.CME: Take the CME Post-Test for this EpisodePublished...
02.05.2024
Auvelity A Fast Acting Antidepressant
Auvelity, a new rapid acting medication for depression, is a branded combination of two generic drugs. We look at how it works and the clinical trials, including new data in treatment resistant depressionCME: Take the CME Post-Test for this EpisodePublished...
01.29.2024
Mood Stabilizers in Older Adults
How to choose a mood stabilizer in older adults.CME: Take the CME Post-Test for this EpisodePublished On: 01/29/2024Duration: 17 minutes, 40 secondChris Aiken, MD, and Kellie Newsome, PMHNP have disclosed no relevant financial or other interests in any commercial companies...
01.22.2024
Bipolar in Older Adults
Bipolar disorder is different in the elderly. Today we look at the medical causes to watch out for.CME: Take the CME Post-Test for this Episode (https://www.thecarlatreport.com/blogs/2-the-carlat-psychiatry-podcast/post/4605-bipolar-in-older-adults)Published On: 01/22/2024Duration: 12 minutes, 19 secondChris Aiken, MD, and Kellie Newsome, PMHNP have disclosed...
01.15.2024
Efficacy of Deep Brain Stimulation for OCD
Have you ever wondered about using Deep Brain Stimulation, DBS, for kids dealing with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, OCD? It's a hot topic among parents, but do we have enough evidence to back up this rather intense treatment? Let's dive in...
01.08.2024
A New Form of Lithium
We interview Stephan Jackman, whose company is developing a new formulation of lithium, and bring updates on lithium in younger, older, and peripartum patients.CME: Take the CME Post-Test for this EpisodePublished On: 01/08/2024Duration: 16 minutes, 44 secondChris Aiken, MD, and...
01.01.2024
Lithium: 12 Updates from 2023
A year of research on lithium, including updates on its efficacy, renal risks, tremor, and a controlled trial of instant vs. extended releaseCME: Take the CME Post-Test for this EpisodePublished On: 01/01/2024Duration: 22 minutes, 06 secondChris Aiken, MD, and Kellie...
12.25.2023
Evidence for Psychodynamic Psychotherapy
In today’s podcast, we explore background knowledge, experiences, andmisconceptions surrounding psychodynamic therapy and discuss how we define evidence for it with our guest, Dr. Jonathan Shedler.Published On: 12/25/2023Duration: 52 minutes, 47 secondsMark L. Ruffalo, MSW, DPsa, Jonathan Shedler, PhD, and...
12.18.2023
Understanding Callous and Unemotional Behaviors in Children and Adolescents
Callous unemotional behaviors can be challenging to understand. One community study of 1136 children (from 3rd-7th grade) found that 10%–32% of those with conduct disorder and 2%–7% of those without conduct disorder met the callous emotional specifier threshold in the...
12.11.2023
The Other Freud 2
Sigmund Freud’s theories are challenged by his granddaughter, Sophie Freud.CME: Take the CME Post-Test for this EpisodePublished On: 12/11/2023Duration: 17 minutes, 53 secondChris Aiken, MD, and Kellie Newsome, PMHNP have disclosed no relevant financial or other interests in any commercial...
12.04.2023
The Other Freud 1
Sigmund Freud’s theories are challenged by his granddaughter, Sophie Freud.CME: Take the CME Post-Test for this EpisodePublished On: 12/04/2023Duration: 13 minutes, 40 secondChris Aiken, MD, and Kellie Newsome, PMHNP have disclosed no relevant financial or other interests in any commercial...
11.27.2023
Four Natural Therapies for ADHD (with Richard Brown)
Richard Brown, MD, shows us how to use his top five natural therapies for ADHD: Pycnoginol, Rhodiola rosea, Racetams, American Ginseng.CME: Take the CME Post-Test for this EpisodePublished On: 11/27/2023Duration: 21 minutes, 07 secondChris Aiken, MD, and Kellie Newsome, PMHNP have disclosed...
11.20.2023
ADHD: 3 Associated Syndromes
Around 50% of people with ADHD suffer from other cognitive problems, and Richard Brown, MD, describes them: 1) Working memory 2) Slow processing speed and 3) Dyslexia. CME: Take the CME Post-Test for this EpisodePublished On: 11/20/2023Duration: 13 minutes, 25...
11.13.2023
Ketamine: Six New Findings Part 2
New research brings clarity to the big ketamine questions. How does it compare to ECT and antipsychotics? How much of it is placebo? Which is more effective – ketamine or esketamine? How do you sustain the benefits? Does it work...
11.06.2023
Ketamine: Six New Findings Part 1
New research brings clarity to the big ketamine questions. How does it compare to ECT and antipsychotics? How much of it is placebo? Which is more effective – ketamine or esketamine? How do you sustain the benefits? Does it work...
10.30.2023
History of Psychiatry
Historian Edward Shorter takes us on a 200 year journey from the age of spa treatments to the birth of psychopharmacologyCME: Take the CME Post-Test for this EpisodePublished On: 10/30/2023Duration: 22 minutes, 23 secondChris Aiken, MD, and Kellie Newsome, PMHNP...
10.23.2023
Uncontrolled Misuse
There are many reasons why patients misuse medications. Today, Joseph Pierre shakes us out of our 1990s understanding of addiction and explains a new trend, misuse of uncontrolled medications like Bupropion, Quetiapine and the Gabapentinoids.CME: Take the CME Post-Test for...
10.16.2023
Sexual Heath in Older Adults: A Primer
Sexuality is a broad term that encompasses sexual identity, activity, attitude toward sex, intimacy, partnership, and pleasure. In this podcast, we cover the basics of sexual function and the effects of aging, medical comorbidities, and mental healt...
10.09.2023
3 D's of Geriatric Psychiatry
Both common, yet elusive, symptoms of depression, dementia, and delirium may overlap in older adults, which provides a diagnostic challenge. Even more confounding, these three disorders, the three Ds of geriatric psychiatry, frequently present simutaneously. In this episode, we will...
10.02.2023
Bipolar Upgrade 7: Social Rhythm Therapy
Social Rhythm Therapy helps patients regulate their circadian rhythm. It treats bipolar disorder, and here we show how to weave it in with medication therapy.CME: Take the CME Post-Test for this Episode (https://thecarlatcmeinstitute.com/mod/quiz/view.php?id=3559)Published On: 10/02/2023Duration: 20 minutes, 58 secondsChris Aiken,...
09.25.2023
Addressing Suicidality in Autistic Children and Teens
Autistic kids and teens can become despondent or suicidal. When this happens, we need to take it as seriously as with anyone else. In today's podcast, Mara and I will explore the distinction between self-injurious behavior and suicidality in autistic...
09.21.2023
Throwback Thursday: ADHD and Identity
When a child grows up with untreated mental illness, there's a good chance it'll affect their identity. We'll look at how to work with that in the psychotherapy of ADHD.CME: Take the CME Post-Test for this EpisodePublished On: 09/14/2023Duration: 13...
09.18.2023
Gender Affirming Care in Children and Adolescents: A Primer
Child and adolescent psychiatrists are seeing increasing numbers of transgender and gender-diverse children and teens. This podcast will help clinicians understand the basics of gender-affirming care (GAC) as they work with families around issues of gender dysphoria.CME: Take the CME...
09.14.2023
Throwback Thursday: Brief Therapy for ADHD
You started a stimulant medication for a young woman with ADHD. When she returns her symptoms are 70% better, but what can we do about the rest? Today a conversation with psychiatrist Scott Shapiro about behavioral interventions for adult ADHD.CME:...
09.11.2023
Bipolar Upgrade 6: Dark Therapy
Updates on dark therapy for mania from the 2023 International Bipolar Conference.CME: Take the CME Post-Test for this EpisodePublished On: 09/11/2023Duration: 15 minutes, 21 secondsChris Aiken, MD, and Kellie Newsome, PMHNP have disclosed no relevant financial or other interests in...
09.07.2023
Throwback Thursday: Neuroticism and SSRIs
"I think that anxiety is the fever of psychiatry, not a disease, it's not a diagnosis, it's not an illness. It's just a symptom, usually of other illnesses or condition." - Nassir GhaemiCME: Take the CME Post-Test for this EpisodePublished...
09.04.2023
Bipolar Upgrade 5: Light therapy
New research on light therapy in bipolar disorder from the 2023 International Bipolar Conference.CME: Take the CME Post-Test for this EpisodePublished On: 09/04/2023Duration: 10 minutes, 55 secondsChris Aiken, MD, and Kellie Newsome, PMHNP have disclosed no relevant financial or other...
08.31.2023
Throwback Thursday: A Scandalous History of Anxiety
What is generalized anxiety disorder? Is it an anxious temperament, or is it a symptom of another mental illness such as depression, or is it a valid disorder on its own?CME: Take the CME Post-Test for this Episode (https://thecarlatcmeinstitute.com/mod/quiz/view.php?id=3511)Published On:...
08.28.2023
Bipolar Upgrade 4: from Valproate to Functioning
Updates from the 2023 International Bipolar Conference: Avoid valproate (Depakote) in women of childbearing age; who to blame when patients are noncompliant; and functioning trumps symptom reduction.CME: Take the CME Post-Test for this Episode (https://thecarlatcmeinstitute.com/mod/quiz/view.php?id=3508)Published On: 08/28/2023Duration: 12 minutes, 20...
08.21.2023
Recognizing and Treating Psychosis in Autism
Is it autism or psychosis or both? Autistic traits and psychotic symptoms can look a lot alike. How common is psychosis in autism? And how can we differentiate co-occurring autistic traits from psychotic symptoms? Dr. Kristin Cadenhead gives us an...
08.14.2023
Zuranolone: 10 Questions about a New Antidepressant
Zuranolone (Zurzuvae) is newly approved for postpartum depression, but does it work in regular depression? And why did they put so many “Zs” in the name?CME: Take the CME Post-Test for this Episode (https://thecarlatcmeinstitute.com/mod/quiz/view.php?id=3502)Published On: 08/14/2023Duration: 22 minutes, 54 secondsChris...
08.07.2023
Bipolar Upgrade 3: Lurasidone
Lurasidone (Latuda) has gone generic. Find out where this antipsychotic fits in bipolar disorder with updates from the 2023 International Bipolar Conference.CME: Take the CME Post-Test for this Episode (https://thecarlatcmeinstitute.com/mod/quiz/view.php?id=3499)Published On: 08/07/2023Duration: 20 minutes, 25 secondsChris Aiken, MD, and Kellie...
07.31.2023
How to Set Behavioral Goals in the Med Visit
Do you see patients who have no motivation to do anything? Michael Posternak has a novel strategy for working with this depressive symptom during the medication visit in this special tribute to the late psychiatrist.CME: Take the CME Post-Test for...
07.24.2023
Assessment and Treatment of PTSD in the Older Patient
Almost 90% of older adults have experienced at least one traumatic event in their lifetime, yet post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) continues to be overlooked in older patients. Clinicians should routinely assess for symptoms of PTSD, as a missed diagnosis can...
07.17.2023
Bipolar Treatment Upgrade Part 2
Bipolar disorder is not what it used to be, and today we’ll bring you updates on lithium from the 2023 International Bipolar Conference.CME: Take the CME Post-Test for this Episode (https://thecarlatcmeinstitute.com/mod/quiz/view.php?id=3440)Published On: 07/17/2023Duration: 21 minutes, 07 secondsChris Aiken, MD, and...
07.10.2023
Bipolar Treatment Upgrade Part I
Updates from the 2023 International Bipolar Conference, including new diagnostic tools for bipolar disorder. Stanford researchers propose a new subtype of depression.CME: Take the CME Post-Test for this Episode (https://thecarlatcmeinstitute.com/mod/quiz/view.php?id=3407)Published On: 07/10/2023Duration: 30 minutes, 43 secondsChris Aiken, MD, and Kellie...
07.03.2023
Slow Fade: Homosexuality and the DSM Part 2
50 years ago the APA removed code 302.0: Homosexuality from the DSM. Almost.CME: Take the CME Post-Test for this Episode (https://thecarlatcmeinstitute.com/mod/quiz/view.php?id=3390)Published On: 07/03/2023Duration: 19 minutes, 38 secondsChris Aiken, MD, and Kellie Newsome, PMHNP have disclosed no relevant financial or other...
06.26.2023
Slow Fade: Homosexuality and the DSM Part 1
50 years ago the APA removed code 302.0: Homosexuality from the DSM. Almost.CME: Take the CME Post-Test for this Episode (https://thecarlatcmeinstitute.com/mod/quiz/view.php?id=3379)Published On: 06/26/2023Duration: 16 minutes, 10 secondsChris Aiken, MD, and Kellie Newsome, PMHNP have disclosed no relevant financial or other...

What's The Carlat Psychiatry Podcast about?

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The Carlat Psychiatry Podcast episodes:

ADHD Algorithm

Stimulant Update with Dr. Brian Hurley

Controversies in Psychiatry

Viibryd Goes Generic

Deprescribing Anti-anxiety Meds in Older Adults

Dissociative Identity Disorder vs Plural Identity in Teens and Young Adults

Navigating Narcissistic Personality Disorder

SSRIs and Hydroxyzine for Avoidant Restrictive Food Intake Disorder

Tapering Antipsychotics

Hypnotic Depression Throwback

Stimulant Dosing

Throwback Benzos

Auvelity: 4 Controversies

Auvelity A Fast Acting Antidepressant

Mood Stabilizers in Older Adults

Bipolar in Older Adults

Efficacy of Deep Brain Stimulation for OCD

A New Form of Lithium

Lithium: 12 Updates from 2023

Evidence for Psychodynamic Psychotherapy

Understanding Callous and Unemotional Behaviors in Children and Adolescents

The Other Freud 2

The Other Freud 1

Four Natural Therapies for ADHD (with Richard Brown)

ADHD: 3 Associated Syndromes

Ketamine: Six New Findings Part 2

Ketamine: Six New Findings Part 1

History of Psychiatry

Uncontrolled Misuse

Sexual Heath in Older Adults: A Primer

3 D's of Geriatric Psychiatry

Bipolar Upgrade 7: Social Rhythm Therapy

Addressing Suicidality in Autistic Children and Teens

Throwback Thursday: ADHD and Identity

Gender Affirming Care in Children and Adolescents: A Primer

Throwback Thursday: Brief Therapy for ADHD

Bipolar Upgrade 6: Dark Therapy

Throwback Thursday: Neuroticism and SSRIs

Bipolar Upgrade 5: Light therapy

Throwback Thursday: A Scandalous History of Anxiety

Bipolar Upgrade 4: from Valproate to Functioning

Recognizing and Treating Psychosis in Autism

Zuranolone: 10 Questions about a New Antidepressant

Bipolar Upgrade 3: Lurasidone

How to Set Behavioral Goals in the Med Visit

Assessment and Treatment of PTSD in the Older Patient

Bipolar Treatment Upgrade Part 2

Bipolar Treatment Upgrade Part I

Slow Fade: Homosexuality and the DSM Part 2

Slow Fade: Homosexuality and the DSM Part 1