The Carlat Psychiatry Podcast
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Clear, engaging, and practical updates on clinical psychiatry. Hosted by Chris Aiken, MD, and Kellie Newsome, PMHNP.
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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 relevant financial or other interests in any commercial companies pertaining to this educational activity.
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.
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.
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.
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 educational activity.
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 activity.
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 companies pertaining to this educational activity.
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 this educational activity.
1We 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.
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 pertaining to this educational activity.
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 pertaining to this educational activity.
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.
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.
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 financial or other interests in any commercial companies pertaining to this educational activity.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 flexible in how they use them.
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 disclosed no relevant financial or other interests in any commercial companies pertaining to this educational activity.
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I am a prospective Psych NP student, and I plan to recommend this podcast to every mental health practitioner I can! The content is packaged in well-produced, bite-sized pieces for a busy student/nurse as myself. Thank you to the Carlat Psychiatry team for producing great content about psychopharmacology that is unaffiliated with pharmaceutical bias!