A new antidepressant is under development that could change the field even more than esketamine. And even if it doesn't, its novel effects on the mind reveals something that can help our patients today. This fascinating drug was commonly prescribed by psychiatrists in the 1950's until Richard Nixon tried to...

Antipsychotics.  For some, long term use is best, for others, you need to keep it short. In this interview with Nassir Ghaemi we dig into the research to find some answers.Date Published: 1/27/20Duration: 27 minutes, 1 secondArticle Referenced: "Antipsychotic Maintenance: How Long Is Enough?", The Carlat Psychiatry Report, January 2020The...

From a public health standpoint, ADHD is worse than the top five killers in the U.S. combined. Russell Barkley, PhD, is a Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at the Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center (VCUMC), Richmond, VA. His research findings have lit a fire under the ADHD community. Listen to excerpts of his...

The gut microbiome influences the brain in numerous ways, but can building a better microbiome treat depression? Dr. Ted Dinan walks us through the science in this interview.Published On: 1/17/21Duration: 27 minutes, 50 secondsArticle Referenced: "Probiotics in Psychiatry," The Carlat Psychiatry Report, January 2021Transcript:Today, an interview with Dr. Ted Dinan (Dee-nan)...

These are the articles from 2019 that changed our practice. Dark therapy for mania. CBD oil. Genetic testing. An antidepressant diet. Viagra and the brain. Sleep in PTSD. Antidotes for weight gain and nausea. Light therapy for depression.Date Published: 1/6/2020Duration: 10 minutes, 48 secondsTake the Podcast Survey to help us launch a CME...

When a patient is diagnosed with ADHD for the first time in adulthood, they have a lot of baggage to overcome. Years of living with the symptoms has probably shaped their identity, and in part 2 of our interview with Scott Shapiro, MD, we learn how to address the core...

Child psychiatrists are grappling with the problem of pervasive use of marijuana in an age where legalization of use for adults has led to even greater use in teens. In this episode, Dr. Feder and Mara go over two recent interviews in The Carlat Child Psychiatry Report with Gabriella Gobbi, MD, PhD, of...

Vitamins have dozens of positive studies in mental health, but is it better to give one single vitamin or a broad variety? Or should you just stick with a healthy diet? In this interview, Dr. Julia Rucklidge explains the difference, and how micronutrients can help people with ADHD, irritability, emotional...

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 we get older, and for a select group of patients...

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 - and pull one out of the dustbins that still has...