The Carlat Psychiatry Podcast (Pocket Psychiatry: A Carlat Podcast)

50 years ago the APA removed code 302.0: Homosexuality from the DSM. Almost.

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Published On: 06/26/2023

Duration: 16 minutes, 10 seconds

Chris Aiken, MD, and Kellie Newsome, PMHNP have disclosed no relevant financial or other interests in any commercial companies pertaining to this educational activity.

50 years ago the APA removed code 302.0: Homosexuality from the DSM. Almost.

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Published On: 07/03/2023

Duration: 19 minutes, 38 seconds

Chris Aiken, MD, and Kellie Newsome, PMHNP have disclosed no relevant financial or other interests in any commercial companies pertaining to this educational activity.

Updates from the 2023 International Bipolar Conference, including new diagnostic tools for bipolar disorder. Stanford researchers propose a new subtype of depression.

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Published On: 07/10/2023

Duration: 30 minutes, 43 seconds

Chris Aiken, MD, and Kellie Newsome, PMHNP have disclosed no relevant financial or other interests in any commercial companies pertaining to this educational activity.

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 lead to poor health outcomes including increased suicide risk. In this episode, we will shed some light on assessing and treating PTSD in the older patient.

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Published On: 07/24/23

Duration: 12 minutes, 27 seconds

Rehan Aziz, MD, and Prabhjot Gill, BS have disclosed no relevant financial or other interests in any commercial companies pertaining to this educational activity.

Bipolar disorder is not what it used to be, and today we’ll bring you updates on lithium from the 2023 International Bipolar Conference.

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Published On: 07/17/2023

Duration: 21 minutes, 07 seconds

Chris Aiken, MD, and Kellie Newsome, PMHNP have disclosed no relevant financial or other interests in any commercial companies pertaining to this educational activity.

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.

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Published On: 07/31/2023

Duration: 23 minutes, 07 seconds

Chris Aiken, MD, and Kellie Newsome, PMHNP have disclosed no relevant financial or other interests in any commercial companies pertaining to this educational activity.

Lurasidone (Latuda) has gone generic. Find out where this antipsychotic fits in bipolar disorder with updates from the 2023 International Bipolar Conference.

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Published On: 08/07/2023

Duration: 20 minutes, 25 seconds

Chris Aiken, MD, and Kellie Newsome, PMHNP have disclosed no relevant financial or other interests in any commercial companies pertaining to this educational activity.

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?

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Published On: 08/14/2023

Duration: 22 minutes, 54 seconds

Chris Aiken, MD has disclosed no relevant financial or other interests in any commercial companies pertaining to this educational activity.

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 approach for sorting through the history and addressing these problems separately.

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Published On: 08/21/2023

Duration: 16 minutes, 04 seconds

Joshua Feder, MD, and Mara Governman, LCSW, have disclosed no relevant financial or other interests in any commercial companies pertaining to this educational activity.

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.

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Published On: 08/28/2023

Duration: 12 minutes, 20 seconds

Chris Aiken, MD, and Kellie Newsome, PMHNP have disclosed no relevant financial or other interests in any commercial companies pertaining to this educational activity.

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?

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Published On: 08/31/2023

Duration: 19 minutes, 23 seconds

Chris Aiken, MD, and Kellie Newsome, PMHNP have disclosed no relevant financial or other interests in any commercial companies pertaining to this educational activity.

New research on light therapy in bipolar disorder from the 2023 International Bipolar Conference.

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Published On: 09/04/2023

Duration: 10 minutes, 55 seconds

Chris Aiken, MD, and Kellie Newsome, PMHNP have disclosed no relevant financial or other interests in any commercial companies pertaining to this educational activity.

"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 Ghaemi

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Published On: 09/07/2023

Duration: 21 minutes, 46 seconds

Chris Aiken, MD, and Kellie Newsome, PMHNP have disclosed no relevant financial or other interests in any commercial companies pertaining to this educational activity.

Updates on dark therapy for mania from the 2023 International Bipolar Conference.

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Published On: 09/11/2023

Duration: 15 minutes, 21 seconds

Chris Aiken, MD, and Kellie Newsome, PMHNP have disclosed no relevant financial or other interests in any commercial companies pertaining to this educational activity.

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.

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Published On: 09/14/2023

Duration: 12 minutes, 1 second

Chris Aiken, MD, and Kellie Newsome, PMHNP have disclosed no relevant financial or other interests in any commercial companies pertaining to this educational activity.

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.

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Published On: 09/14/2023

Duration: 13 minutes, 07 seconds

Chris Aiken, MD, and Kellie Newsome, PMHNP have disclosed no relevant financial or other interests in any commercial companies pertaining to this educational activity.

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 children, communication patterns related to

suicide, the screening process for identifying suicidality, and the different levels of care required to effectively address this issue.

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Published On: 09/25/2023

Duration: 21 minutes, 07 seconds

Joshua Feder, MD, and Mara Goverman, LCSW, have disclosed no relevant financial or other interests in any commercial companies pertaining to this educational activity.

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.

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Published On: 10/02/2023

Duration: 20 minutes, 58 seconds

Chris Aiken, MD, and Kellie Newsome, PMHNP have disclosed no relevant financial or other interests in any commercial companies pertaining to this educational activity.

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 review key features to help distinguish between these disorders and provide some tips on their management.

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Published On: 10/09/23

Duration: 16 minutes, 24 seconds

Stephanie Collier, MD, and Neha Jain, MD have disclosed no relevant financial or other interests in any commercial companies pertaining to this educational activity.

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 health on sexuality. We discuss sexual health in long-term care settings and in older adults with cognitive disorders and suggest an approach to commonly encountered sexual health issues. 

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Published On: 10/16/23

Duration: 27 minutes, 42 seconds

Collier, MD, and Neha Jain, MD, and Rehan Aziz, MD, have disclosed no relevant financial or other interests in any commercial companies pertaining to this educational activity.

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.

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Published On: 10/23/2023

Duration: 24 minutes, 34 second

Chris Aiken, MD, and Kellie Newsome, PMHNP have disclosed no relevant financial or other interests in any commercial companies pertaining to this educational activity.

Historian Edward Shorter takes us on a 200 year journey from the age of spa treatments to the birth of psychopharmacology

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Published On: 10/30/2024

Duration: 22 minutes, 23 second

Chris Aiken, MD, and Kellie Newsome, PMHNP have disclosed no relevant financial or other interests in any commercial companies pertaining to this educational activity.

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 better with psychotherapy?

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Published On: 10/30/2024

Duration: 19 minutes, 14 second

Chris Aiken, MD, and Kellie Newsome, PMHNP have disclosed no relevant financial or other interests in any commercial companies pertaining to this educational activity.

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 better with psychotherapy?

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Published On: 11/13/2023

Duration: 19 minutes, 46 second

Chris Aiken, MD, and Kellie Newsome, PMHNP have disclosed no relevant financial or other interests in any commercial companies pertaining to this educational activity.

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.

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Published On: 11/20/2023

Duration: 13 minutes, 25 second

Chris Aiken, MD, and Kellie Newsome, PMHNP have disclosed no relevant financial or other interests in any commercial companies pertaining to this educational activity.

Richard Brown, MD, shows us how to use his top five natural therapies for ADHD: Pycnoginol, Rhodiola rosea, Racetams, American Ginseng.

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Published On: 11/27/2023

Duration: 21 minutes, 07 second

Chris Aiken, MD, and Kellie Newsome, PMHNP have disclosed no relevant financial or other interests in any commercial companies pertaining to this educational activity.

Sigmund Freud’s theories are challenged by his granddaughter, Sophie Freud.



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Published On: 12/04/2023

Duration: 13 minutes, 40 second

Chris Aiken, MD, and Kellie Newsome, PMHNP have disclosed no relevant financial or other interests in any commercial companies pertaining to this educational activity.

Sigmund Freud’s theories are challenged by his granddaughter, Sophie Freud.

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Published On: 12/11/2023

Duration: 17 minutes, 53 second

Chris Aiken, MD, and Kellie Newsome, PMHNP have disclosed no relevant financial or other interests in any commercial companies pertaining to this educational activity.

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 DSM-5. In this episode, we will discuss what callous unemotional behaviors are, how they look like, how to assess these behaviors, types of interventions, and more. 

Dr. Meghan Rose Donohue joins us today to help us unpack this topic. She is an instructor in psychiatry and works in the division of child and adolescent psychiatry at Washington University School of Medicine.

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Published On: 12/18/2023

Duration: 24 minutes, 33 seconds

Joshua Feder, MD, and Mara Goverman, LCSW, have disclosed no relevant financial or other interests in any commercial companies pertaining to this educational activity.

In today’s podcast, we explore background knowledge, experiences, and

misconceptions surrounding psychodynamic therapy and discuss how we define evidence for it with our guest, Dr. Jonathan Shedler.

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Published On: 12/25/2023

Duration: 52 minutes, 47 seconds

Mark L. Ruffalo, MSW, DPsa, Jonathan Shedler, PhD, and Geneva Valeska, have disclosed no relevant financial or other interests in any commercial companies pertaining to this educational activity.

A year of research on lithium, including updates on its efficacy, renal risks, tremor, and a controlled trial of instant vs. extended release

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Published On: 01/01/2024

Duration: 22 minutes, 06 second

Chris Aiken, MD, and Kellie Newsome, PMHNP have disclosed no relevant financial or other interests in any commercial companies pertaining to this educational activity.

We interview Stephan Jackman, whose company is developing a new formulation of lithium, and bring updates on lithium in younger, older, and peripartum patients.

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Published On: 01/08/2024

Duration: 16 minutes, 44 second

Chris Aiken, MD, and Kellie Newsome, PMHNP have disclosed no relevant financial or other interests in any commercial companies pertaining to this educational activity.

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 and take a closer look at deep brain stimulation.

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Published On: 01/14/2024

Duration: 11minutes, 49 seconds

Joshua Feder, MD, and Mara Goverman, LCSW, have disclosed no relevant financial or other interests in any commercial companies pertaining to this educational activity.

Bipolar disorder is different in the elderly. Today we look at the medical causes to watch out for.

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Published On: 01/22/2024

Duration: 12 minutes, 19 second

Chris Aiken, MD, and Kellie Newsome, PMHNP have disclosed no relevant financial or other interests in any commercial companies pertaining to this educational activity.

How to choose a mood stabilizer in older adults.

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Published On: 01/29/2024

Duration: 17 minutes, 40 second

Chris Aiken, MD, and Kellie Newsome, PMHNP have disclosed no relevant financial or other interests in any commercial companies pertaining to this educational activity.

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 depression

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Published On: 02/05/2024

Duration: 14 minutes, 02 second

Chris Aiken, MD, and Kellie Newsome, PMHNP have disclosed no relevant financial or other interests in any commercial companies pertaining to this educational activity.

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.

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Published On: 02/12/2024

Duration: 16 minutes, 44 second

Chris Aiken, MD, and Kellie Newsome, PMHNP have disclosed no relevant financial or other interests in any commercial companies pertaining to this educational activity.

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 on depression these days, but that has not always been the case.

Today, in part one of a two-part series, we'll open up a forgotten repository of psychiatric research, where a stack of about 50 controlled trials has been archived away, suggesting that the GABAergic benzos might actually treat depression.

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Published On: 02/15/2024

Duration: 27 minutes, 43 second

Chris Aiken, MD, and Kellie Newsome, PMHNP have disclosed no relevant financial or other interests in any commercial companies pertaining to this educational activity.

Dosing is not a collaborative venture when it comes to controlled substances, and here we look for the safe upper limits of stimulant dosing.

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Published On: 02/19/2024

Duration: 22 minutes, 23 second

Chris Aiken, MD, and Kellie Newsome, PMHNP have disclosed no relevant financial or other interests in any commercial companies pertaining to this educational activity.

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 it with new research. We all know that when you sleep better, you feel better.

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Published On: 02/22/2024

Duration: 27 minutes, 56 second

Chris Aiken, MD, and Kellie Newsome, PMHNP have disclosed no relevant financial or other interests in any commercial companies pertaining to this educational activity.

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 us in discovering the art of precision in pediatric mental health care.

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Published On: 02/26/2024

Duration: 19minutes, 25 seconds

Joshua Feder, MD, and Mara Goverman, LCSW, have disclosed no relevant financial or other interests in any commercial companies pertaining to this educational activity.

Today, Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder (ARFID) and its treatment

modalities in the world of mental health are explored.

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Published On: 03/04/2024

Duration: 17 minutes, 23 seconds

Joshua Feder, MD, and Mara Goverman, LCSW, have disclosed no relevant financial or other interests in any commercial companies pertaining to this educational activity.

Today we are discussing dissociative identity disorder (DID) and related topics 



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Published On: 03/18/2024

Duration: 17 minutes, 31 seconds

Joshua Feder, MD, and Mara Goverman, LCSW, have disclosed no relevant financial or other interests in any commercial companies pertaining to this educational activity.

All sorts of medications are prescribed for anxiety in older adults. Today, we look at when and how to discontinue them.

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Published On: 03/25/2024

Duration: 22 minutes, 47 second

Chris Aiken, MD, and Kellie Newsome, PMHNP have disclosed no relevant financial or other interests in any commercial companies pertaining to this educational activity.

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.

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Published On: 04/01/2024

Duration: 12 minutes, 47 second

Chris Aiken, MD, and Kellie Newsome, PMHNP have disclosed no relevant financial or other interests in any commercial companies pertaining to this educational activity.

Does psychiatry keep making the same mistakes? Edward Shorter gives us a historical perspective.

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Published On: 04/08/2024

Duration: 22 minutes, 16 second

Chris Aiken, MD, Edward Shorter, PhD and Kellie Newsome, PMHNP have disclosed no relevant financial or other interests in any commercial companies pertaining to this educational activity.

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.

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Published On: 04/15/2024

Duration: 30 minutes, 43 second

Noah Capurso, MD, Brian Hurley, MD have disclosed no relevant financial or other interests in any commercial companies pertaining to this educational activity.

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 significantly impact focus, impulses, and engagement with friends.

Parents and caregivers need to understand the different kinds of medications and therapies that are available to help manage ADHD. In this podcast, Mara and I will explore the various treatment options for ADHD in children and discuss how to navigate the process of selecting more effective treatments.

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Published On: 04/22/2024

Duration: 26 minutes, 43 seconds

Joshua Feder, MD, and Mara Goverman, LCSW, have disclosed no relevant financial or other interests in any commercial companies pertaining to this educational activity.

14 clinicians with mental illness share how they ask patients about mania, depression, psychosis, OCD, panic disorder, addiction, trauma, and suicide.

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Published On: 04/29/2024

Duration: 20 minutes, 08 second

Chris Aiken, MD and Kellie Newsome, PMHNP have disclosed no relevant financial or other interests in any commercial companies pertaining to this educational activity.

Clinicians who live with mental illness share the do’s and don’t’s of self-disclosure

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Published On: 05/06/2024

Duration: 21 minutes, 46 second

Chris Aiken, MD and Kellie Newsome, PMHNP have disclosed no relevant financial or other interests in any commercial companies pertaining to this educational activity.

Clinicians who have lived with mental illness show us how to build a deeper empathy from our past wounds, starting with Carl Jung.

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Published On: 05/13/2024

Duration: 11 minutes, 14 second

Chris Aiken, MD and Kellie Newsome, PMHNP have disclosed no relevant financial or other interests in any commercial companies pertaining to this educational activity.

As we delved into Carl Jung's archetype of the wounded healer last Monday, it reminded us of something we learned about the serotonin transporter gene. Has modern genetics discovered a pathway to the archetype? You be the judge in this throwback to a 2021 episode. 

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Published On: 05/20/2024

Duration: 22 minutes, 31 second

Chris Aiken, MD and Kellie Newsome, PMHNP have disclosed no relevant financial or other interests in any commercial companies pertaining to this educational activity.

Clinicians who have lived with mental illness share how it impaired them - and strengthened

them - on the job.

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Published On: 05/27/2024

Duration: 21 minutes, 50 second

Chris Aiken, MD and Kellie Newsome, PMHNP have disclosed no relevant financial or other interests in any commercial companies pertaining to this educational activity.

In today's episode, Dr. DePhilippis tells us all about Contingency Management: what it is, how it works, and its evidence for the treatment of stimulant use disorders.

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Published On: 06/03/2024

Duration: 43 minutes, 29 second

Noah Capurso, MD, Dominick DePhilippis, MD have disclosed no relevant financial or other interests in any commercial companies pertaining to this educational activity.

Did boundary violations sink MDMA assisted psychotherapy? We explore the reasons behind the FDA panel’s rejection of this psychedelic therapy.

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Published On: 06/10/2024

Duration: 20 minutes, 01 second

Chris Aiken, MD and Kellie Newsome, PMHNP have disclosed no relevant financial or other interests in any commercial companies pertaining to this educational activity.

An FDA panel just rejected MDMA assisted therapy. We look at the reasons why, and what this means for the future of psychedelic therapy. 

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Published On: 06/17/2024

Duration: 25 minutes, 59 second

Chris Aiken, MD and Kellie Newsome, PMHNP have disclosed no relevant financial or other interests in any commercial companies pertaining to this educational activity.

Kyle Greenway developed the Montreal Model to pair ketamine with psychotherapy. In this 3-part series, he shows us how to do it.

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Published On: 06/24/2024

Duration: 19 minutes, 13 second

Chris Aiken, MD and Kellie Newsome, PMHNP have disclosed no relevant financial or other interests in any commercial companies pertaining to this educational activity.

Kyle Greenway developed the Montreal Model to pair ketamine with psychotherapy. In this 3-part series, he shows us how to do it.

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Published On: 07/01/2024

Duration: 18 minutes, 55 second

Chris Aiken, MD and Kellie Newsome, PMHNP have disclosed no relevant financial or other interests in any commercial companies pertaining to this educational activity.

Kyle Greenway developed the Montreal Model to pair ketamine with psychotherapy. In this 3-part series, he shows us how to do it.

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Published On: 07/08/2024

Duration: 23 minutes, 38 second

Chris Aiken, MD and Kellie Newsome, PMHNP have disclosed no relevant financial or other interests in any commercial companies pertaining to this educational activity.

We talk with Beverly Stoute, MD, about how unconscious racial biases play out between therapist and patient.

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Published On: 07/15/2024

Duration: 16 minutes, 40 second

Chris Aiken, MD and Kellie Newsome, PMHNP have disclosed no relevant financial or other interests in any commercial companies pertaining to this educational activity.

Beverly Stoute, MD, shares research on the origins of unconscious racial bias.

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Published On: 07/22/2024

Duration: 11 minutes, 12 second

Chris Aiken, MD, Beverly Stoute, MD, and Kellie Newsome, PMHNP have disclosed no relevant financial or other interests in any commercial companies pertaining to this educational activity.

The Holmes Report looked at racial, social, and economic biases in psychoanalysis. Beverly Stoute, MD, shares the findings.

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Published On: 07/29/2024

Duration: 22 minutes, 11 second

Chris Aiken, MD, Beverly Stoute, MD, and Kellie Newsome, PMHNP have disclosed no relevant financial or other interests in any commercial companies pertaining to this educational activity.

Research updates on benzo discontinuation, iloperidone in mania, lithium, schizophrenia, ECT, a new circadian psychotherapy, and therapy for multi-trauma PTSD.

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Published On: 08/05/2024

Duration: 16 minutes, 10 second

Chris Aiken and Kellie Newsome, PMHNP have disclosed no relevant financial or other interests in any commercial companies pertaining to this educational activity.

Today, we are talking about dysmorphology and genetic disorders in psychiatry. Dr. Marilyn Jones joins us to help us identify and understand these conditions. Dr. Jones tells us about the prevalence and diagnostic considerations for these conditions, such as 22q and Fragile X. Join us as we talk about the importance of early identification, genetic testing, and strategies for supporting individuals and families affected by these conditions.

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Published On: 08/12/2024

Duration: 29 minutes, 29 seconds

Joshua Feder, MD, and Mara Goverman, LCSW, have disclosed no relevant financial or other interests in any commercial companies pertaining to this educational activity.

Why do some people get PTSD after a trauma and not others? What goes on in the brain during PTSD.

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Published On: 08/19/2024

Duration: 16 minutes, 03 second

Chris Aiken and Kellie Newsome, PMHNP have disclosed no relevant financial or other interests in any commercial companies pertaining to this educational activity.

Why do some people get PTSD after a trauma and not others? What goes on in the brain during PTSD.

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Published On: 08/26/2024

Duration: 17 minutes, 38 seconds

Chris Aiken and Kellie Newsome, PMHNP have disclosed no relevant financial or other interests in any commercial companies pertaining to this educational activity.

The transition to college can be challenging for any adolescent, but when an adolescent has psychological conditions, or they're dealing with other mental health concerns, it is especially difficult to navigate this transition.

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Published On: 09/02/2024

Duration: 24 minutes, 47 seconds

Joshua Feder, MD, and Mara Goverman, LCSW, have disclosed no relevant financial or other interests in any commercial companies pertaining to this educational activity.

Learn what therapies work for PTSD, what goes on in session, and how to prevent PTSD when your patient calls after a trauma.

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Published On: 09/09/2024

Duration: 16 minutes, 10 seconds

Chris Aiken and Kellie Newsome, PMHNP have disclosed no relevant financial or other interests in any commercial companies pertaining to this educational activity.

Should we follow the FDA and give SSRIs, or venture off label with the fabled prazosin?

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Published On: 09/16/2024

Duration: 18 minutes, 35 seconds

Chris Aiken and Kellie Newsome, PMHNP have disclosed no relevant financial or other interests in any commercial companies pertaining to this educational activity.

A new medication is knocking on the door for FDA approval in PTSD, and it isn’t MDMA. We cover that, and 8 other off label medications.

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Published On: 09/23/2024

Duration: 27 minutes, 18 seconds

Chris Aiken and Kellie Newsome, PMHNP have disclosed no relevant financial or other interests in any commercial companies pertaining to this educational activity.

Today, we are talking about using cognitive behavioral therapy to treat Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder in clinical settings.

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Published On: 09/30/2024

Duration: 20 minutes, 20 seconds

Joshua Feder, MD, and Mara Goverman, LCSW, have disclosed no relevant financial or other interests in any commercial companies pertaining to this educational activity.

KarXT (Cobenfy) is the first antipsychotic that doesn’t block dopamine. We trace the origins of this new drug to a South Asian herb used for over 5,000 years, up to the three EMERGENT trials that led to its FDA approval.

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Published On: 10/07/2024

Duration: 12 minutes, 28 seconds

Chris Aiken and Kellie Newsome, PMHNP have disclosed no relevant financial or other interests in any commercial companies pertaining to this educational activity.

We count down the top 10 research updates of the past year with a focus on treatment resistant depression and benzo withdrawal.

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Published On: 10/14/2024

Duration: 19 minutes, 35 seconds

Chris Aiken and Kellie Newsome, PMHNP have disclosed no relevant financial or other interests in any commercial companies pertaining to this educational activity.

New studies change how we think about lithium and weight gain, and updates on lumateperone, lavender, and esketamine in depression

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Published On: 10/21/2024

Duration: 24 minutes, 43 seconds

Chris Aiken and Kellie Newsome, PMHNP have disclosed no relevant financial or other interests in any commercial companies pertaining to this educational activity.

A new med combo for alcohol use disorder, antipsychotic dose reduction in schizophrenia, and two new tips for using stimulants in ADHD.

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Published On: 10/28/2024

Duration: 24 minutes, 12 seconds

Chris Aiken and Kellie Newsome, PMHNP have disclosed no relevant financial or other interests in any commercial companies pertaining to this educational activity.

Top psychiatric findings from the 2022 Carlat Report.

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Publication Date: 1/9/2023

Duration: 26 mins, 50 seconds

Chris Aiken, MD, and Kellie Newsome, PMHNP have disclosed no relevant financial or other interests in any commercial companies pertaining to this educational activity.

In this podcast, we will review strategies for the evaluation and management of HIV-associated mood and cognitive changes and we’ll list potential drug interactions between psychiatric and antiretroviral medications. 

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Published On: 1/16/2023

Duration: 15 minutes, 31 seconds

Referenced Article: “Management of Depression and Neurocognitive Impairment in Patients With HIV,” The Carlat Hospital Psychiatry Report, Jan/Feb/March 2023

Victoria Hendrick, MD, and Prabhjot Gill, BS, have disclosed no relevant financial or other interests in any commercial companies pertaining to this educational activity.

Adderall is in short supply, and the backlog is having a domino effect on other stimulants. 

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Publication Date: 1/23/2023

Duration: 7 mins, 25 seconds

Chris Aiken, MD, and Kellie Newsome, PMHNP have disclosed no relevant financial or other interests in any commercial companies pertaining to this educational activity.

A new medical investigation changes our understanding of Elvis Presley’s untimely death and offer some pearls for modern psychiatric practice.

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Publication Date: 1/30/2023

Duration: 21 mins, 36 seconds

Chris Aiken, MD, and Kellie Newsome, PMHNP have disclosed no relevant financial or other interests in any commercial companies pertaining to this educational activity.

Learn to identify sensory challenges to address these barriers to effective care in teens and adolescents.

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Published On: 02/13/2023

Duration: 21 minutes, 4 seconds

Related Article: “Assessing Sensory Processing Challenges” The Carlat Child Psychiatry Report, October 2022

Joshua Feder, MD, and Mara Governman, LCSW, have disclosed no relevant financial or other interests in any commercial companies pertaining to this educational activity.

This common pharmacokinetic reaction will help you manage many of bad medication reactions in psychiatric practice. But did it lead to Elvis Presley’s death? 

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Publication Date: 2/6/2023

Duration: 23 mins, 26 seconds

Chris Aiken, MD, and Kellie Newsome, PMHNP have disclosed no relevant financial or other interests in any commercial companies pertaining to this educational activity.

Learn how clinicians can enhance their patient’s quality of life by improving sleep outcomes.

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Published On: 02/20/2023

Duration: 18 minutes, 48 seconds

Link to Finding a Sleep Specialist: Society of Behavioral Sleep Medicine Members

United States

Online clinics delivered at-home ketamine throughout the pandemic, and we’re just becoming aware of the consequences. 

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Publication Date: 2/27/2023

Duration: 19 mins, 15 seconds

Chris Aiken, MD, and Kellie Newsome, PMHNP have disclosed no relevant financial or other interests in any commercial companies pertaining to this educational activity.

David Healy shows how to figure out when psychiatric meds might be causing unusual symptoms.

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Publication Date: 3/6/2023 

Duration: 20 mins, 50 seconds

Chris Aiken, MD, and David Healy, MD, PMHNP have disclosed no relevant financial or other interests in any commercial companies pertaining to this educational activity.

Learn how to assess and intervene with NSSI, including ideas for supporting autonomy while addressing the behavior.

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Published On: 03/13/2023

Duration: 20 minutes, 45 seconds

Joshua Feder, MD, and Mara Governman, LCSW, have disclosed no relevant financial or other interests in any commercial companies pertaining to this educational activity.

MAOIs rank high in efficacy and are pretty well tolerated too, as long as you watch for two critical interactions.

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Published On: 03/20/2023

Duration: 22 minutes, 40 seconds

Chris Aiken, MD, and Kellie Newsome, PMHNP have disclosed no relevant financial or other interests in any commercial companies pertaining to this educational activity.

Learn how to assess and intervene with NSSI, including ideas for supporting autonomy while addressing the behavior.

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Published On: 04/17/2023

Duration: 17 minutes, 46 seconds

Joshua Feder, MD, and Mara Governman, LCSW, have disclosed no relevant financial or other interests in any commercial companies pertaining to this educational activity.

The DEA has warned pharmacists to watch for Red Flags in controlled prescriptions, and we’ll show you what they are and how to use them therapeutically in practice.

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Published On: 04/03/2023

Duration: 15 minutes, 25 seconds

Chris Aiken, MD, and Kellie Newsome, PMHNP have disclosed no relevant financial or other interests in any commercial companies pertaining to this educational activity.

More red flags to watch for when prescribing controls, and how to manage them in practice.

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Published On: 04/10/2023

Duration: 21 minutes, 22 seconds

Chris Aiken, MD, and Kellie Newsome, PMHNP have disclosed no relevant financial or other interests in any commercial companies pertaining to this educational activity.

Antipsychotics can be very effective for irritability in autism, but they are often unnecessary, and the side effects are truly problematic. Don’t be the prescriber who hears irritability in autism and immediately prescribes antipsychotics. There are usually multiple steps to try before using the FDA approved antipsychotic medications.

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Published On: 04/24/2023

Duration: 15 minutes, 56 seconds

Joshua Feder, MD, and Mara Governman, LCSW, have disclosed no relevant financial or other interests in any commercial companies pertaining to this educational activity.

How to reduce unnecessary polypharmacy, and when it makes sense to keep it going

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Published On: 05/01/2023

Duration: 20 minutes, 19 seconds

Chris Aiken, MD, and Kellie Newsome, PMHNP have disclosed no relevant financial or other interests in any commercial companies pertaining to this educational activity.

How to reduce unnecessary polypharmacy, and when it makes sense to keep it going

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Published On: 05/08/2023

Duration: 25 minutes, 24 seconds

Chris Aiken, MD, and Kellie Newsome, PMHNP have disclosed no relevant financial or other interests in any commercial companies pertaining to this educational activity.

Whether due to COVID, conflict, climate, or common car crashes, children often lose their caregiver at the same time they experience trauma. Our podcast with Julian Ford will help you understand the proposed diagnostic criteria and ideas for intervention for this complex developmental trauma disorder.

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Published On: 05/15/2023

Duration: 29 minutes, 55 seconds

Joshua Feder, MD, and Mara Governman, LCSW, have disclosed no relevant financial or other interests in any commercial companies pertaining to this educational activity.

Why valproate is the #1 contraindicated med in pregnancy, and what are the other close contenders.

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Published On: 05/22/2023

Duration: 12 minutes, 00 seconds

Chris Aiken, MD, and Kellie Newsome, PMHNP have disclosed no relevant financial or other interests in any commercial companies pertaining to this educational activity.

Surprising health benefits of our riskiest meds: Lithium, quetiapine, and clozapine.

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Published On: 05/29/2023

Duration: 17 minutes, 31 seconds

Chris Aiken, MD, and Kellie Newsome, PMHNP have disclosed no relevant financial or other interests in any commercial companies pertaining to this educational activity.

Delirium is widespread among patients in ICUs and surgery units. In this podcast, we will review the workup and management of this common condition and give you tips to help prevent it in high-risk patients 

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Published On: 6/05/2023

Duration: 16 minutes, 05 seconds

Victoria Hendrick, MD, and Prabhjot Gill, BS, have disclosed no relevant financial or other interests in any commercial companies pertaining to this educational activity.

Stephen Stahl steps down from the industry-sponsored podium to remind us of 3 reasons to use an MAOI: Atypical depression, treatment-resistant depression, and social anxiety disorder.

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Published On: 06/12/2023

Duration: 26 minutes, 24 seconds

Chris Aiken, MD, and Kellie Newsome, PMHNP have disclosed no relevant financial or other interests in any commercial companies pertaining to this educational activity.

Several psychiatric medications prolong the QTc interval and place patients at risk of the dreaded torsade de pointes. Some patients are particularly vulnerable to QTc prolongation: the elderly, patients with heart disease and electrolyte imbalances, and patients taking certain medications, like thioridazine and ziprasidone. In this podcast, we provide a step-by-step guide so that you can keep your patients safe from this cardiovascular side effect.

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Published On: 6/18/2023

Duration: 15 minutes, 00 seconds

Victoria Hendrick, MD, and Prabhjot Gill, BS, have disclosed no relevant financial or other interests in any commercial companies pertaining to this educational activity.

Today, I am discussing narcissistic personality with Dr. Frank Yeomans, a world leader in the psychotherapy of personality disorders.

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Published On: 03/11/2024

Duration: 31 minutes, 17 seconds

Mark Ruffalo, MSW, DPsa and Frank Yeomans, MD, PhD have disclosed no relevant financial or other interests in any commercial companies pertaining to this educational activity