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Articles Tagged with ''antidepressants''

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Update on Psychocardiology for Older Adults

October 1, 2026
Roy Williams, MD, MPH
From The Carlat Geriatric Psychiatry Report
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Roy Williams, MD, MPH. Transplant psychiatry and consultation-liaison psychiatry, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX.

Dr. Williams has no financial relationships with companies related to this material.

Is it the heart or the mind—and which psychotropic is safe to prescribe? This update reviews QTc risk, orthostasis, and metabolic effects across antidepressants and antipsychotics in cardiac patients.


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Research Update

Antidepressant Black-Box Warnings May Have Increased Harm in Youth

October 1, 2026
Carlat Staff
From The Carlat Child Psychiatry Report
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The FDA’s 2004 black-box warning aimed to boost suicidality monitoring in youth on antidepressants. Two decades and thousands of prescriptions later, did it work—or did it quietly reshape treatment patterns in unintended ways?


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Expert Q&A

Perinatal Mental Health

January 28, 2026
Amritha Bhat, MBBS, MD, MPH
From The Carlat Psychiatry Report
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Amritha Bhat, MBBS, MD, MPH. Associate Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Washington.

Dr. Bhat has no financial relationships with companies related to this material.

We take a close look at the new FDA panel on antidepressants in pregnancy, treatment guidelines for postpartum psychosis, and the role of zuranolone.


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Research Update

Vitamin D Has Dose-Dependent Effect on Depressive Symptoms

January 28, 2026
Alex Evans, PharmD, MBA.
From The Carlat Psychiatry Report
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Alex Evans, PharmD, MBA. Dr. Evans has no financial relationships with companies related to this material.

Investigators reveal measurable antidepressant effects of Vitamin D but limited benefits for anxiety, quality of life, or depression remission.


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Research Update

Comparing Options for Treatment-Resistant Depression

September 1, 2025
Dominic Le, MD
From The Carlat Psychiatry Report
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Dominic Le, MD. Dr. Le has no financial relationships with companies related to this material.

Two new and related studies compare treatments for resistant depression, shedding light on how different strategies stack up after medication trials fail.


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Fact Sheet

Antidepressants in Older Adults

August 2, 2025
Rehan Aziz, MD

Dr. Aziz has no financial relationships with companies related to this material.
Full Fact Sheet Editorial Information

  • SSRIs are the first-line treatment for late-life depression (LLD) because of their favorable side effect profiles and because they also help with frequent co-occurring anxiety.




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    You’re sitting with a patient. They’re worried about weight gain.

    August 1, 2025
    Daniel Carlat, MD

    You’re sitting with a patient.

    They’ve had terrible luck with sexual side effects.
    And you’re silently trying to recall which SSRI is "less bad" on GI issues.
    It’s not that you don’t know the data—it’s that it’s never all in one place.


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    Weight Changes and Antidepressants: What to Tell Patients

    May 1, 2025
    Dominic Le, MD
    From The Carlat Psychiatry Report
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    Dominic Le, MD. Dr. Le has no financial relationships with companies related to this material.

    When patients ask about weight changes with antidepressants, providing guidance can be challenging. While bupropion is often considered weight-neutral and paroxetine an offender, how do other common antidepressants compare?


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    Benzodiazepines

    May 1, 2025
    Daniel Morehead MD
    From The Carlat Psychiatry Report
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    Director, General Psychiatry Residency Program, Tufts Medical Center.

    Dr. Morehead has no financial relationships with companies related to this material.

    Dr. Morehead discusses when to use them, how to taper them, and new research on withdrawal risks.


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    Enhancing Antidepressant Efficacy in Older Adults

    April 1, 2025
    Jaime A.B. Wilson, PhD, ABN
    From The Carlat Geriatric Psychiatry Report
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    Jaime A.B. Wilson, PhD, ABN. Dr. Wilson has no financial relationships with companies related to this material. 

    It’s not just finding the antidepressant—dose, duration, and augmentation strategies matter.


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