The Carlat Psychiatry Podcast
Pocket Psychiatry: A Carlat Podcast 100 episodes Nov 9, 2026
Clear, engaging, and practical updates on clinical psychiatry. Hosted by Chris Aiken, MD, and Kellie Newsome, PMHNP. Earn CME for listening at www.thecarlatreport.com/podcastcme.
Episodes
Kraepelin on Clancy Part 2
Four months after giving birth, Lindsay Clancy stopped sleeping, and each new prescription seemed to make it worse. In Part 2, we follow her from hypomania through depression to the border of psychosis, and find a new way to interpret dissociation. Plus: A research update on a potentially fatal risk with GLP-1 agonists: Low thiamine.CME: Take the CME Post-Test for this EpisodePublished On: 11/09/2
Kraepelin on Clancy Part 1
Lindsay Clancy’s trial became a televised spectacle this summer. In this series, we set the courtroom aside and focus on her psychiatric signs and treatments, following them month by month over the postpartum course. Plus: a new trial on what happened when depressed patients cut ultra-processed food.CME: Take the CME Post-Test for this EpisodePublished On: 11/02/2026Duration: 17 minutes, 11 second
Balancing Focus and Cardiovascular Risk with ADHD Treatment
We prescribe ADHD medications to help with focus and impulsivity, but what happens when someone stays on them for years? Today, we're digging into new research that links long-term ADHD medication use to higher cardiovascular risk. It's not a reason to panic, but it is a reason to look twice at the dosages, duration, and how we follow up. CME: Take the CME Post-Test for this EpisodePublished On:
Treating Couples: Integrative Behavioral Couple Therapy — Balancing Acceptance and Change Andrew Christensen, PhD
Dr. Andrew Christensen, distinguished research professor of psychology at UCLA and co-developer of Integrative Behavioral Couple Therapy (IBCT), explains how IBCT balances acceptance and change in treating relationship distress. He walks clinicians through the assessment and feedback process and the DEEP formulation, describes the three core interventions—empathic joining, unified detachment, and
How Much Do SSRIs Really Help Kids with OCD?
Parents often come into treatment hoping an SSRI will make their child's OCD disappear. But how much relief do these medications actually provide? Today, we look at a large meta-analysis that gives us a more realistic picture of what SSRIs can and can't do for pediatric OCD.CME: Take the CME Post-Test for this EpisodePublished On: 10/12/2026Duration: 14 minutes, 12 secondsJoshua Feder, MD, and M
Treating BPD Series, Episode 4: Mentalization-Based Treatment—From Reacting to Reflecting with Carla Sharp, PhD
Dr. Carla Sharp is a leading expert in Mentalization-Based Treatment (MBT), developmental psychopathology, and the treatment of personality disorders. She is the John and Rebecca Moores Professor of Clinical Psychology at the University of Houston, where she serves as Associate Dean for Faculty and Research and directs the Developmental Psychopathology Lab and the Adolescent Diagnosis, Assessment,
ADHD Undone: The Corporate Practice of Medicine
Prescribing stimulants outside of ADHD is not illegal, but what Done did sent the clinical leader to jail. We look at what went wrong and what the charges were, and end with a research update that improves access to psychiatric care the honest way.CME: Take the CME Post-Test for this EpisodePublished On: 09/28/2026Duration: 15 minutes, 25 secondsChris Aiken, MD and Kellie Newsome, PMHNP have discl
ADHD Undone: The Stimulant Conspiracy
Done paid clinicians by the refill, not the visit. We trace how a telehealth company built its business model around stimulant prescriptions. Along the way you’ll learn why amphetamines are the #1 stimulant in America, but rarely used outside the US.Plus: a research update on tapering and switching sleep medication.CME: Take the CME Post-Test for this EpisodePublished On: 09/21/2026Duration: 26 mi
ADHD Undone: A Telehealth Tale
A Silicon Valley founder built a telehealth company to make ADHD treatment as easy as ordering takeout, until federal prosecutors traced 37 million pills of Adderall back to the clinic. We follow Done from venture-backed startup to criminal conviction, and ask what the case means for how we diagnose and treats ADHD. Plus: a new FDA approval adds a third option to the ADHD reuptake-inhibitor family
Medication or Therapy? A Clinical Framework for Substance Use Disorders
Today, we’re tackling a deceptively simple question that comes up all the time in clinical practice: When should we prioritize medication, when should we emphasize psychotherapy, and when can we recommend both? This question comes up especially often with patients who are new to treatment. They’ll ask, “Do I need a medication?” or “Can I just do therapy?” And while it’s tempting to answer in gener
CBT-I: The First-Line Treatment for Chronic Insomnia with Dr. Donn Posner (Part 2 of 2)
Dr. Donn Posner is a leading expert in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia (CBT-I), founder and president of Sleepwell Consultants, and an adjunct clinical associate professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the Stanford University School of Medicine. He is co-author of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia: A Session-by-Session Guide, and he has trained and co
CBT-I: The First-Line Treatment for Chronic Insomnia with Dr. Donn Posner (Part 1 of 2)
Dr. Donn Posner is one of the most active educators in CBT-I. He's founder and president of Sleepwell Consultants, adjunct clinical associate professor in Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Stanford, and spent twenty-five years before that as director of behavioral sleep medicine at the Sleep Disorders Center of Lifespan Hospitals.In this first of two episodes, Dr. Posner explains that chronic
Adult ADHD 4: Other Causes
How to separate adult ADHD from other causes of cognitive problems like bipolar disorder, sleep apnea, medication effects, brain injury, temperament, and malingering.CME: Take the CME Post-Test for this EpisodePublished On: 08/17/2026Duration: 15 minutes, 35 secondsChris Aiken, MD and Kellie Newsome, PMHNP have disclosed no relevant financial or other interests in any commercial companies pertaini
Adult ADHD 3: The Missing Page in DSM
The modern DSM began as a short list of 12 well-validated diagnoses. But the list expanded as the authors changed the goals from validity to reliability. Lost in this history is a missing page that helps separate adult ADHD from its mimics.CME: Take the CME Post-Test for this EpisodePublished On: 08/10/2026Duration: 14 minutes, 39 secondsChris Aiken, MD and Kellie Newsome, PMHNP have disclosed no
Adult ADHD 2: The Late-Onset Controversy
Nine studies have tried to find out whether ADHD can start in adulthood, we dig into the data and find some answers to the controversy.CME: Take the CME Post-Test for this EpisodePublished On: 08/03/2026Duration: 13 minutes, 07 secondsChris Aiken, MD and Kellie Newsome, PMHNP have disclosed no relevant financial or other interests in any commercial companies pertaining to this educational activity
Adult ADHD 1: The Child Grows Up
DSM-5 loosened the criteria for adult ADHD, but did it get too lose? We look at what recent prosecutions of telehealth companies mean for those trying to diagnose this disorder on the front-lines.CME: Take the CME Post-Test for this EpisodePublished On: 07/27/2026Duration: 15 minutes, 10 secondsChris Aiken, MD and Kellie Newsome, PMHNP have disclosed no relevant financial or other interests in any
BPD Series, Episode 3: Dialectical Behavior Therapy — Balancing Acceptance and Change
Dr. Shireen Rizvi provides an overview of Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) and the treatment of Borderline Personality Disorder.
14 Reasons Why Psychopharmacology Differs in Women, Part 4
Women clear some psychiatric medications more slowly, lose bone density at higher rates, and face greater medical consequences from alcohol and smoking than men. This final episode in a four-part series covers side effects, drug metabolism, drugs of abuse, urine incontinence, and what we do — and don't — know about prescribing for transgender patients.CME: Take the CME Post-Test for this EpisodePu
14 Reasons Why Psychopharmacology Differs in Women, Part 3
Estrogen shapes nearly every neurotransmitter system in the brain, and when it starts to fall, psychiatric disorders often follow. This episode walks through what psychiatrists need to know about the perimenopause: which conditions worsen, which treatments help, and when to call the OB-GYN about hormone replacement therapy.CME: Take the CME Post-Test for this EpisodePublished On: 07/06/2026Duratio
14 Reasons Why Psychopharmacology Differs in Women, Part 2
Premenstrual hormones can destabilize mood, worsen ADHD, trigger psychosis, and drive binge eating. This episode walks through the tools to manage hormonal fluctuations in female patients, from SSRIs to overlooked supplements to the lamotrigine-contraceptive drug interaction.CME: Take the CME Post-Test for this EpisodePublished On: 06/23/2026Duration: 23 minutes, 32 secondsChris Aiken, MD and Kell
14 Reasons Why Psychopharmacology Differs in Women, Part 1
Women and men respond to psychiatric medications differently. In this first of a four-part series, Chris Aiken and Kellie Newsome walk through why valproate is risky for women, and when it’s worth using; why the FDA cut the zolpidem dose in half for female patients, and why SSRIs outperform tricyclics in women with depression. Plus: a sneak preview of DSM-6.CME: Take the CME Post-Test for this Epi
Psilocybin: What You Need to Know
Psilocybin is going mainstream: Trump has signed an executive order opening psychedelics to patients with severe mental illness, and one in eight American adults has already tried it. But as we dig into the research, a more complicated picture emerges, one that separates the profound personal experience from the clinical evidence.CME: Take the CME Post-Test for this EpisodePublished On: 06/15/2026
EMDR in Practice: A Clinician's Guide to Trauma Reprocessing with Roger Solomon, PhD
Dr. Roger Solomon provides a comprehensive introduction to Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), explaining the adaptive information processing model that underlies the treatment, walking through all eight phases of the protocol, and discussing how EMDR can be applied across a wide range of presentations—from single-incident trauma to complex trauma with dissociation. Dr. Solomon a
Why We Miss Suicide Risk in Autistic Youth
What if the patients we assume are safest from suicide are actually the ones we miss? Today we're talking about suicide risk in autistic youth, why it's higher than many clinicians expect, how distress shows up differently, and what small changes in our assessment process and treatment can make a real difference.CME: Take the CME Post-Test for this EpisodePublished On: 06/01/2026Duration: 18 minu
Gender Affirming Care in Exile: Origins
It's 1979, and Johns Hopkins has just shut down the first gender surgery clinic in the US. But investigations into the biological roots of gender identity are about to reopen those doors — and reshape how medicine thinks about sex, gender, and who gets to decide.CME: Take the CME Post-Test for this EpisodePublished On: 05/25/2026Duration: 11 minutes, 52 secondsChris Aiken, MD, and Kellie Newsome,
Gender Affirming Care: Fall of the House of Hopkins
In 1966, Johns Hopkins opened the first gender surgery clinic in the US. Thirteen years later, a single study shut it down. We examine what the research said, what it didn't say, and how new standards of care emerged from the ashes.CME: Take the CME Post-Test for this EpisodePublished On: 05/18/2026Duration: 13 minutes, 39 secondsChris Aiken, MD, and Kellie Newsome, PMHNP, have disclosed no releva
Gender Affirming Care in Exile: Targeting the Leader
The president of the US branch of WPATH built one of the largest youth gender clinics in the country, then watched it close under political fire. Now she's facing a malpractice lawsuit from a former patient. We examine the unpublished study at the center of the controversy.CME: Take the CME Post-Test for this EpisodePublished On: 05/11/2026Duration: 16 minutes, 11 secondsChris Aiken, MD, and Kelli
Gender Affirming Care in Exile: The Trials
Medical societies are reversing decades of support for gender-affirming care in youth — but is it the science driving the shift, or the politics? This episode walks through the evidence, from randomized trials to regret rates, and finds a more complicated picture than either side presents.CME: Take the CME Post-Test for this EpisodePublished On: 05/04/2026Duration: 13 minutes, 09 secondsChris Aike
Gender Affirming Care in Exile: The Lawsuits
Two malpractice cases — one worth $2 million — are reshaping the standards of gender-affirming care. This episode traces what went wrong, what held up in court, and what every clinician needs to know when referring patients for gender affirming procedures.CME: Take the CME Post-Test for this EpisodePublished On: 04/20/2026Duration: 12 minutes, 18 secondsChris Aiken, MD, and Kellie Newsome, PMHNP,
Lithium Goes Mainstream
In the 1950s, a young Danish psychiatrist named Mogens Schou staked his career — and his family — on a mineral most of his colleagues dismissed as dangerous nonsense. This is the story of how lithium went from fringe curiosity to the gold standard for bipolar disorder, and the bitter scientific battle that nearly derailed it.CME: Take the CME Post-Test for this EpisodePublished On: 04/20/2026Durat
Treating BPD Series Ep 2: Transference-Focused Psychotherapy—From Splitting to Coherence with Frank Yeomans, MD, PhD
Dr. Frank Yeomans is an Adjunct Associate Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons. He is one of the developers of Transference-Focused Psychotherapy (TFP). In this episode, he offers a deep dive into the theory and clinical practice of TFP as a treatment for Borderline Personality Disorder. Drawing on object relations theory, Dr. Yeomans e
Lithium: From 7UP to Table Salt
Before lithium became a cornerstone of psychiatry, it was in soda, spa water, and salt shakers. Trace lithium’s journey from Victorian health fad to life-saving mood stabilizer, and discover why the uric acid theory that launched it may be making a comeback.CME: Take the CME Post-Test for this EpisodePublished On: 04/13/2026Duration: 12 minutes, 48 secondsChris Aiken, MD, and Kellie Newsome, PMHNP
When Autism Meets the Legal System: A Clinician’s Guide
Legal questions come up in clinical care of autistic children and adults more often than many of us expect. A parent asks for a custody letter; a school requests documentation for services; a patient asks about disability benefits or driving. When autistic patients face legal systems, clinicians can help, but only if we stay within our role.CME: Take the CME Post-Test for this EpisodePublished On
Jeffrey Epstein on the Couch: Part IV
Narcissism, antisocial, pedophilia… A lot of psychiatric terms have been used to explain Jeffrey Epstein. We’ll look at what fits.CME: Take the CME Post-Test for this EpisodePublished On: 03/30/2026Duration: 12 minutes, 34 secondsChris Aiken, MD, and Kellie Newsome, PMHNP, have disclosed no relevant financial or other interests in any commercial companies pertaining to this educational activity.
Jeffrey Epstein on the Couch: Part III
Narcissism, antisocial, pedophilia… A lot of psychiatric terms have been used to explain Jeffrey Epstein. We’ll look at what fits.CME: Take the CME Post-Test for this EpisodePublished On: 03/23/2026Duration: 23 minutes, 38 secondsChris Aiken, MD, and Kellie Newsome, PMHNP, have disclosed no relevant financial or other interests in any commercial companies pertaining to this educational activity.
Jeffery Epstein on the Couch: Part II
Does money lead to happiness? What kind of stress causes depression? Why the FDA change their requirements for new drug approvals? And what happened between Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell that launched an enterprise of abuse?CME: Take the CME Post-Test for this EpisodePublished On: 03/16/2026Duration: 16 minutes, 49 secondsChris Aiken, MD, and Kellie Newsome, PMHNP, have disclosed no releva
Jeffrey Epstein on the Couch: Part I
Narcissism, antisocial, pedophilia… We examine the diagnoses people invoke to explain Jeffrey Epstein and determine if any fit. CME: Take the CME Post-Test for this EpisodePublished On: 03/09/2026Duration: 15 minutes, 29 secondsChris Aiken, MD, and Kellie Newsome, PMHNP, have disclosed no relevant financial or other interests in any commercial companies pertaining to this educational activity.
Hidden Gems: Pramipexole Part II
Pramipexole has moved up the in our algorithm for treatment resistant depression. Today, learn how to use this dopamine agonist.CME: Take the CME Post-Test for this EpisodePublished On: 03/02/2026Duration: 19 minutes, 24 secondsChris Aiken, MD, and Kellie Newsome, PMHNP, have disclosed no relevant financial or other interests in any commercial companies pertaining to this educational activity.
Hidden Gems: Pramipexole Part I
New research moves pramipexole up in the algorithm for treatment resistant depression.CME: Take the CME Post-Test for this EpisodePublished On: 02/23/2026Duration: 13 minutes, 41 secondsChris Aiken, MD, and Kellie Newsome, PMHNP, have disclosed no relevant financial or other interests in any commercial companies pertaining to this educational activity.
Wounded Healers: Steven Hayes Part II
We interview Steve Hayes, originator of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, on the personal struggles that inspired the treatment.CME: Take the CME Post-Test for this EpisodePublished On: 02/16/2026Duration: 19 minutes, 01 secondsChris Aiken, MD, Kellie Newsome, PMHNP, and Steven Hayes, PhD, have disclosed no relevant financial or other interests in any commercial companies pertaining to this educa
Wounded Healers: Steve Hayes, from Panic to ACT
An interview with Steve Hayes, originator of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), on how his struggle with panic disorder inspired his work. CME: Take the CME Post-Test for this EpisodePublished On: 02/09/2026Duration: 20 minutes, 32 secondsChris Aiken, MD, and Steven Hayes, PhD, have disclosed no relevant financial or other interests in any commercial companies pertaining to this educational
Treating Anxiety and Sleep Issues in Children and Adolescents
A parent sits across from you and asks, "Why can't my child just take the same anxiety medicine that helps me?” Sounds reasonable, but the evidence tells a very different story.CME: Take the CME Post-Test for this EpisodePublished On: 02/02/2025Duration: 17 minutes, 53 secondsJoshua Feder, MD, and Mara Goverman, LCSW, have disclosed no relevant financial or other interests in any commercial comp
ProLivRx: How it Works
How a new FDA approved device for difficult-to-treat depression engages the brain through the sensory nerves in part II of our interview with Linda Carpenter.CME: Take the CME Post-Test for this EpisodePublished On: 01/26/2026Duration: 12 minutes, 33 secondsChris Aiken, MD and Kellie Newsome, PMHNP have disclosed no relevant financial or other interests in any commercial companies pertaining to th
ProLivRx: A New Approval in Depression
We interview Linda Carpenter, lead investigator on the new FDA approved device for difficult-to-treat depression.CME: Take the CME Post-Test for this EpisodePublished On: 01/19/2026Duration: 20 minutes, 49 secondsChris Aiken, MD and Kellie Newsome, PMHNP have disclosed no relevant financial or other interests in any commercial companies pertaining to this educational activity.
Wounded Healers: Linehan and DBT Part 2
Marsha Linehan finds the core principles of DBT in a Buddhist monastery, challenges the psychoanalytic establishment, and returns to the hospital where her journey started.CME: Take the CME Post-Test for this EpisodePublished On: 01/12/2026Duration: 16 minutes, 50 secondsChris Aiken, MD and Kellie Newsome, PMHNP have disclosed no relevant financial or other interests in any commercial companies pe
Wounded Healers: Linehan and DBT Part 1
Marsha Linehan makes it out of a long-term psychiatric hospital and vows to develop a better approach to suicidality, reinventing therapy for borderline personality disorder. CME: Take the CME Post-Test for this EpisodePublished On: 01/05/2026Duration: 16 minutes, 50 secondsChris Aiken, MD and Kellie Newsome, PMHNP have disclosed no relevant financial or other interests in any commercial companies
Wounded Healers: 12-Steps from Jung
How a tip from Carl Jung inspired Alcoholics Anonymous and the 12-step recovery movement. CME: Take the CME Post-Test for this EpisodePublished On: 12/29/2025Duration: 08 minutes, 55 secondsChris Aiken, MD and Kellie Newsome, PMHNP have disclosed no relevant financial or other interests in any commercial companies pertaining to this educational activity.
Wounded Healers: Psychosis, Spirituality, and Jung
Are psychosis and OCD ever normal? We explore this question from Carl Jung’s breakdown to a new neurologic condition, hyperphantasia.CME: Take the CME Post-Test for this EpisodePublished On: 12/22/2025Duration: 15 minutes, 41 secondsChris Aiken, MD and Kellie Newsome, PMHNP have disclosed no relevant financial or other interests in any commercial companies pertaining to this educational activity.
Living Without Illusions: Psychological Survival in a World of Persistent Hatred
Today’s episode is one we’ve been sitting with for a long time. We’re talking about how to survive psychologically in a world where hatred is persistent, not abstract, not metaphorical but recurring, and sometimes lethal. CME: Take the CME Post-Test for this EpisodePublished On: 12/19/2025Duration: 19 minutes, 01 secondsJoshua Feder, MD, and Mara Goverman, LCSW, have disclosed no relevant financi
Wounded Healers: Freud and Jung
Some of the people who revolutionized psychiatry lived with mental illness themselves. CME: Take the CME Post-Test for this EpisodePublished On: 12/15/2025Duration: 15 minutes, 15 secondsChris Aiken, MD and Kellie Newsome, PMHNP have disclosed no relevant financial or other interests in any commercial companies pertaining to this educational activity.
Christmas, Bipolar, and Ozempic
How to help bipolar patients manage holiday stress, and a new drug interaction with lithium and GLP1 agonists like semaglutide (Ozempic).CME: Take the CME Post-Test for this EpisodePublished On: 12/08/2025Duration: 18 minutes, 33 secondsChris Aiken, MD has disclosed no relevant financial or other interests in any commercial companies pertaining to this educational activity.
How to Find SAINT TMS
SAINT TMS is now available. We take a closer look at its record-breaking effect size.CME: Take the CME Post-Test for this EpisodePublished On: 12/01/2025Duration: 16 minutes, 04 secondsChris Aiken, MD and Kellie Newsome, PMHNP have disclosed no relevant financial or other interests in any commercial companies pertaining to this educational activity.
A More Powerful Antidepressant
SAINT TMS is now available. We take a closer look at its record-breaking effect size.CME: Take the CME Post-Test for this EpisodePublished On: 11/24/2025Duration: 09 minutes, 53 secondsChris Aiken, MD and Kellie Newsome, PMHNP have disclosed no relevant financial or other interests in any commercial companies pertaining to this educational activity.
Crossing the Alphabet Divide: An Integrative Overview of BPD Treatments with Dr. Kenneth Levy
Dr. Kenneth Levy provides an overview of the major evidence-based treatments for Borderline Personality Disorder and explains why clinicians shouldn’t limit themselves to just one model. Despite their different styles, these treatments share core elements and similar effectiveness, and Dr. Levy makes the case that therapists best serve patients when they understand multiple approaches and remain f
AACAP Policy Statement – Expanding Access to Care for the Autism Community
For years, autism care has centered on one model, but that’s changing. The American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry just redefined what evidence-based care really means. This shift could transform how we support children and families.CME: Take the CME Post-Test for this EpisodePublished On: 11/17/2025Duration: 24 minutes, 07 secondsJoshua Feder, MD, and Mara Goverman, LCSW, have disclo
TMS, Teens, and Antidepressants
Owen Muir, MD, believes TMS ought to come before antidepressants for many teens with depression, but does the FDA agree with him?CME: Take the CME Post-Test for this EpisodePublished On: 11/10/2025Duration: 13 minutes, 39 secondsChris Aiken, MD and Kellie Newsome, PMHNP have disclosed no relevant financial or other interests in any commercial companies pertaining to this educational activity. Dr.
How to Explain TMS
Do TMS and psychotherapy share a common mechanism? We talk with Owen Muir about how to engage patients with this magnetic therapy.CME: Take the CME Post-Test for this EpisodePublished On: 11/03/2025Duration: 18 minutes, 43 secondsChris Aiken, MD and Kellie Newsome, PMHNP have disclosed no relevant financial or other interests in any commercial companies pertaining to this educational activity. Dr
ADHD in Young Adults: Assessment, Daily Functioning, and Support That Fits
Working with young adults who are navigating ADHD is rarely straightforward. They’re often dealing with more than just distractibility or missed deadlines. There’s anxiety, identity shifts, life transitions, and sometimes a long history of feeling misunderstood. This isn’t about checking boxes on a symptom list, it’s about understanding how their brain, their environment, and their story all inter
When Your Schedule Is Full: Managing Referrals in Child Psychiatry
More teens are saying they can’t sleep because they’re worried about the environment. Today, we’re asking: How do we respond to climate anxiety without pathologizing it? CME: Take the CME Post-Test for this EpisodePublished On: 10/20/2025Duration: 14 minutes, 06 secondsJoshua Feder, MD, and Mara Goverman, LCSW, have disclosed no relevant financial or other interests in any commercial companies p
Psychedelics and Addiction Psychiatry
Today, we'll be talking about psychedelics and addiction psychiatry, what they are, how they work, and what the research actually tells us. CME: Take the CME Post-Test for this EpisodePublished On: 10/13/2025Duration: 23 minutes, 38 secondsNoah Capurso, MD, MHS, and Snehal Bhatt, MD, have disclosed no relevant financial or other interests in any commercial companies pertaining to this educational
Understanding Climate Anxiety in Youth
More teens are saying they can’t sleep because they’re worried about the environment. Today, we’re asking: How do we respond to climate anxiety without pathologizing it? CME: Take the CME Post-Test for this EpisodePublished On: 10/06/2025Duration: 15 minutes, 56 secondsJoshua Feder, MD, and Mara Goverman, LCSW, have disclosed no relevant financial or other interests in any commercial companies p
The Rise of Long-Acting Buprenorphine
There are two variations of long-acting injectable buprenorphine on the market. But what differentiates them, who might benefit, and how well do they work? Find out in today’s podcast.CME: Take the CME Post-Test for this EpisodePublished On: 09/29/2025Duration: 11 minutes, 36 secondsNoah Capurso, MD, MHS, and Geneva Valeska have disclosed no relevant financial or other interests in any commercial
How to Start a Psych Medication VI
Lithium, pramipexole, bupropion, carbamazepine, valproate, and trazodone. Meds that require special skill to start: CME: Take the CME Post-Test for this EpisodePublished On: 09/15/2025Duration: 17 minutes, 27 secondsChris 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 Start a Psych Medication V
Meds that require special skill to start: Clozapine and lamotrigine.CME: Take the CME Post-Test for this EpisodePublished On: 09/15/2025Duration: 10 minutes, 19 secondsChris Aiken, MD and Kellie Newsome, PMHNP have disclosed no relevant financial or other interests in any commercial companies pertaining to this educational activity.
Helping Kids Feel Safe: Talking About School Shootings
Dr. Josh Feder shares how to talk with kids about school shootings and help them feel safe.CME: Take the CME Post-Test for this EpisodePublished On: 09/12/2025Duration: 04 minutes, 04 secondsJoshua Feder, MD, and Geneva Valeska have disclosed no relevant financial or other interests in any commercial companies pertaining to this educational activity.
How to Start a Psych Medication IV
Ziprasidone and quetiapine. One goes better fast, one slow. Also the mystery of ghost pills, and a research update on pramipexole.CME: Take the CME Post-Test for this EpisodePublished On: 09/08/2025Duration: 13 minutes, 47 secondsChris 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 FDA Approval Brings New Psychiatric Risks
The FDA just approved the cyclobenzaprine (Tonmya, Flexeril) for fibromyalgia. We look at three risks that medication raises in psychiatry.CME: Take the CME Post-Test for this EpisodePublished On: 09/01/2025Duration: 16 minutes, 42 secondsChris Aiken, MD and Kellie Newsome, PMHNP have disclosed no relevant financial or other interests in any commercial companies pertaining to this educational acti
A New Ketamine
The FDA just approved Ketarx for surgical pain, but the company has its eyes on depression.CME: Take the CME Post-Test for this EpisodePublished On: 08/15/2025Duration: 18 minutes, 30 secondsChris 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 Start a Psych Medication III
Meds that require special skill to start: Atomoxetine and prazosin, plus a new FDA warning on stimulants.CME: Take the CME Post-Test for this EpisodePublished On: 08/18/2028Duration: 08 minutes, 28 secondsChris 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 Start a Psych Medication II
Meds that require special skill to start: Antipsychotics, Cobenfy, and a research update on antidepressant metabolism in Asians.CME: Take the CME Post-Test for this EpisodePublished On: 08/11/2025Duration: 12 minutes, 19 secondsChris 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 Start a Psych Medication
Before you cook, oil the pan; before you plant that spring lawn, aerate the soil. Before you start a psych med, these are six things you need to have in place.CME: Take the CME Post-Test for this EpisodePublished On: 08/04/2025Duration: 13 minutes, 18 secondsChris Aiken, MD and Kellie Newsome, PMHNP have disclosed no relevant financial or other interests in any commercial companies pertaining to t
Therapy for Postpartum Depression
We interview psychoanalyst William Meyer on a therapeutic approach to postpartum depression.CME: Take the CME Post-Test for this EpisodePublished On: 07/28/2025Duration: 14 minutes, 18 secondsChris Aiken, MD and Kellie Newsome, PMHNP have disclosed no relevant financial or other interests in any commercial companies pertaining to this educational activity.
Bipolar in the Postpartum
We look at how often postpartum depression converts to bipolar, and what that means for treatment.CME: Take the CME Post-Test for this EpisodePublished On: 07/21/2025Duration: 10 minutes, 27 secondsChris Aiken, MD and Kellie Newsome, PMHNP have disclosed no relevant financial or other interests in any commercial companies pertaining to this educational activity.
Grief, Parenting, and Recovery After a Disaster
Today, we are focusing on how families are responding mentally and emotionally to disaster, and how children process loss when a parent or caregiver dies.CME: Take the CME Post-Test for this EpisodePublished On: 07/17/2025Duration: 19 minutes, 48 secondsJoshua Feder, MD, and Mara Goverman, LCSW, have disclosed no relevant financial or other interests in any commercial companies pertaining to this
So Long, Brexanolone
Brexanolone has quietly exited the pharmaceutical stage, and we look at what that means for its stand-in, zuranolone (Zurzuvae), in postpartum depression. CME: Take the CME Post-Test for this EpisodePublished On: 07/14/2025Duration: 12 minutes, 50 secondsChris Aiken, MD and Kellie Newsome, PMHNP have disclosed no relevant financial or other interests in any commercial companies pertaining to this
Environmentally Induced Narcissism
We explore the DSM-style criteria for Hubris Syndrome, a variation of narcissism that can be induced by too much power and adoration.CME: Take the CME Post-Test for this EpisodePublished On: 07/07/2025Duration: 11 minutes, 44 secondsChris Aiken, MD and Kellie Newsome, PMHNP have disclosed no relevant financial or other interests in any commercial companies pertaining to this educational activity.
Narcissism
Two ways to approach narcissism in therapy, and how AI can ramp up the problem. CME: Take the CME Post-Test for this EpisodePublished On: 06/30/2025Duration: 10 minutes, 44 secondsChris Aiken, MD and Kellie Newsome, PMHNP have disclosed no relevant financial or other interests in any commercial companies pertaining to this educational activity.
Psychopharm Secrets: Coming Off Meds
There’s a hidden placebo response to watch for when patients stop meds on their own.CME: Take the CME Post-Test for this EpisodePublished On: 06/23/2025Duration: 13 minutes, 43 secondsChris Aiken, MD and Kellie Newsome, PMHNP have disclosed no relevant financial or other interests in any commercial companies pertaining to this educational activity.
Psychopharm Secrets: Starting Meds
We look at a hidden placebo effect that can confuse the picture when starting a medication.CME: Take the CME Post-Test for this EpisodePublished On: 06/16/2025Duration: 13 minutes, 22 secondsChris Aiken, MD and Kellie Newsome, PMHNP have disclosed no relevant financial or other interests in any commercial companies pertaining to this educational activity.
AI in Practice
Artificial Intelligence is full of medical information. Here’s how to use it wisely. CME: Take the CME Post-Test for this EpisodePublished On: 06/09/2025Duration: 18 minutes, 48 secondsChris Aiken, MD and Kellie Newsome, PMHNP have disclosed no relevant financial or other interests in any commercial companies pertaining to this educational activity.
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