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Intellectual Disabilities: Management in Inpatient Psychiatry

November 30, 2023

Victoria Hendrick, MD and Daniel Carlat, MD

Dr. Carlat has no financial relationships with companies related to this material.
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Patients with intellectual disabilities (ID) may be admitted to adult inpatient units for a range of issues, often related to self-harm or impulsive violence toward caregivers.

Clinical Guidance

Autism Spectrum Disorder: Diagnosis and Management

November 30, 2023

Victoria Hendrick, MD and Daniel Carlat, MD

Dr. Carlat has no financial relationships with companies related to this material.
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Patients with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) may be admitted to inpatient units for a variety of reasons.

Clinical Guidance

Providing Gender-Affirming Care to LGBTQ Patients in Hospital Units

November 30, 2023

Daniel Carlat, MD

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You'll often work with patients who are part of the LGBTQ community.

Four Natural Therapies for ADHD (with Richard Brown, MD)

November 27, 2023

Chris Aiken, MD, Kellie Newsome, PMHNP, and Richard P. Brown, MD

Richard Brown, MD, shows us how to use his top four natural therapies for ADHD: Pycnoginol, Rhodiola rosea, Racetams, American Ginseng.

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ADHD: 3 Associated Syndromes

November 20, 2023

Chris Aiken, MD, Kellie Newsome, PMHNP, and Richard P. Brown, MD

Around 50% of people with ADHD suffer from other cognitive problems, and Richard Brown, MD, describes them: 1) Working memory 2) Slow processing speed and 3) Dyslexia.

CARLAT WEBINAR

0.50 CME Credits. We no longer recommend medications as first-line treatment. Here are the current pharmacotherapy approaches for the treatment of insomnia. Here are the indications for the use of benzodiazepines, non-benzodiazepines, and sedating antidepressants, and we're going to understand the mechanism of action and how to use the newest medications, orexin antagonists.

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Ketamine: Six New Findings Part 2

November 13, 2023

Chris Aiken, MD and Kellie Newsome, PMHNP

New research brings clarity to the big ketamine questions. How does it compare to ECT and antipsychotics? How much of it is placebo? Which is more effective – ketamine or esketamine? How do you sustain the benefits? Does it work better with psychotherapy?

Research Update