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Adult ADHD 4: Other Causes

August 17, 2026
Chris Aiken, MD and Kellie Newsome, PMHNP

How to separate adult ADHD from other causes of cognitive problems like bipolar disorder, sleep apnea, medication effects, brain injury, temperament, and malingering.


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Adult ADHD 3: The Missing Page in DSM

August 10, 2026
Chris Aiken, MD and Kellie Newsome, PMHNP

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.


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When Patients Don’t Know They Are Ill

August 1, 2026
Xavier F Amador, PhD
From The Carlat Psychiatry Report
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Xavier F. Amador, PhD. Director, LEAP Institute. Visiting professor of psychology, State University of New York.

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


Xavier Amador explains how the LEAP communication strategy helps clinicians build trust with patients whose anosognosia makes them unable to recognize their own illness.



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Free 4-Part Podcast Series: Jeffrey Epstein on the Couch

June 1, 2026
Chris Aiken, MD and Kellie Newsome, PMHNP

Chris Aiken, MD, and Kellie Newsome, PMHNP, have been digging through the Epstein files, and this podcast series brings you updates that shed light on his psychiatric diagnosis.


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Depression Rarely Travels Alone

March 7, 2026
Daniel Carlat, MD
We tend to blame the meds.

But what if the real reason a patient isn’t improving… is because we’re treating the wrong thing?


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The Diagnostic Expansion of ADHD, Part 1

November 1, 2025
C. Thomas Gualtieri, MD
From The Carlat Psychiatry Report
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C. Thomas Gualtieri, MD

Medical Director, North Carolina Neuropsychiatry Clinics, Chapel Hill and Charlotte, NC. Author of ADD World and the Adderall Explosion (2024).

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

How did we get from “math pills” in 1937 to today’s “ADHD boom”? Dr. Gualtieri traces the surprising history—and overreach—of stimulant use. 


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Depression in Older Adults: Diagnosis

August 2, 2025
Rehan Aziz, MD

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Alzheimer’s Dementia (AD) is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder that primarily impacts older adults. 




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Prolonged Grief Disorder: Diagnosis and Treatment

November 29, 2024
Victoria Hendrick, MD and Daniel Carlat, MD

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  • Prolonged grief disorder (PGD) occurs when the normal grieving process becomes extended and disabling.





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    How to Diagnose Major Depressive Episode

    November 29, 2024
    Victoria Hendrick, MD and Daniel Carlat, MD

    Dr. Hendrick and Dr. Carlat have no financial relationships with companies related to this material.
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  • To diagnose a major depressive episode, DSM-5 requires depressed mood or anhedonia plus four out of eight SIGECAPS symptoms for at least two weeks.





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    Bipolar Disorder Diagnostic Interview

    November 19, 2024
    Victoria Hendrick, MD and Daniel Carlat, MD

    Dr. Hendrick and Dr. Carlat have no financial relationships with companies related to this material.
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    The most challenging aspect of diagnosing bipolar disorder is establishing a history of a manic or hypomanic episode.




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