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Uncommon Tips: Which Is Better—Citalopram or Escitalopram?

June 1, 2022
Chris ­Aiken, MD.
From The Carlat Psychiatry Report
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Chris Aiken, MD. Editor-in-Chief, The Carlat Psychiatry Report. Dr. Aiken has disclosed no relevant financial or other interests in any commercial companies pertaining to this educational activity.

Citalopram and escitalopram are very similar drugs, but there are reasons to prefer one over the other.


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Quetiapine Reconsidered

June 1, 2022
Paul Riordan, MD.
From The Carlat Psychiatry Report
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Paul Riordan, MD. Assistant Consulting Professor of Psychiatry, Duke University. Dr. Riordan has disclosed no relevant financial or other interests in any commercial companies pertaining to this educational activity.

It is the best of drugs; it is the worst of drugs. Quetiapine (Seroquel) has a few benefits that are unmatched by other medications, and here we explore where it fits in depression, bipolar, schizophrenia, as well as off-label uses like anxiety and sleep.


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Learning Objectives, Psychotic Depression, The Carlat Psychiatry Report, June/July 2022

May 17, 2022
After reading these articles, you should be able to…
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Learning Objectives, Race and Mental Health, The Carlat Psychiatry Report, May 2022

May 3, 2022
From The Carlat Psychiatry Report
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After reading these articles, you should be able to…
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How to Use Varenicline (Chantix)

May 1, 2022
Stephen Wyatt, DO.
From The Carlat Psychiatry Report
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Steven A. Wyatt, DO. Adjunct faculty, University of North Carolina at Charlotte. Dr. Wyatt has disclosed no relevant financial or other interests in any commercial companies pertaining to this educational activity.

There are three medications with FDA approval for nicotine dependence: Nicotine replacement therapies, bupropion, and varenicline. Varenicline (Chantix) is arguably the most effective, but cost and concerns about neuropsychiatric side effects have limited its use, and a recent recall of the product temporarily stopped it entirely.
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Racism and Psychiatry

May 1, 2022
From The Carlat Psychiatry Report
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Kali D. Cyrus, MD, MPH 

Assistant professor, Department of Psychiatry, Johns Hopkins Medicine, Baltimore, MD. Physician-activist in private practice, Washington, DC.

Dr. Cyrus has disclosed no relevant financial or other interests in any commercial companies pertaining to this educational activity. 


Race and identity are hot topics, even for White people, so psychiatrists need to find a better way to talk about it. The pandemic brought the dynamics of oppression and inequality to the forefront in medicine. Racism is not just happening in the news, the protests, and the Black Lives Matter movement.
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Tricyclic Antidepressants: When and How to Use Them

May 1, 2022
From The Carlat Psychiatry Report
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Edmund S. Higgins, MD. Clinical associate professor, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Medical University of South Carolina. Dr. Higgins has disclosed no relevant financial or other interests in any commercial companies pertaining to this educational activity.

Tricyclics have been used in psychiatry since the 1950s, when imipramine was introduced as the first mass-marketed antidepressant. Fluoxetine and the other SSRIs largely supplanted the tricyclics in the 1990s, but these medications still have their uses.
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CME Post-Test - Race and Mental Health, TCPR, May 2022

May 1, 2022
From The Carlat Psychiatry Report
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The post-test for this issue is available for one year after the publication date to subscribers only. By successfully completing the test you will be awarded a certificate for 1 CME Credit.
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What Works in Bipolar Depression

April 11, 2022
Chris Aiken, MD and Kellie Newsome, PMHNP
From psychotherapy to ECT, pramipexole to lamotrigine, a walk through 20 therapies for bipolar depression.
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Thyroid Augmentation in Bipolar Disorder

April 5, 2022
Tammas Kelly, MD.
From The Carlat Psychiatry Report
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Tammas Kelly, MD. Clinical Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at the Jacobs School of Medicine and Clinical Associate Professor of Psychiatry at the George Washington University School of Medicine. Author of The Art and Science of Thyroid Supplementation for the Treatment of Bipolar Depression. Dr. Kelly has disclosed no relevant financial or other interests in any commercial companies pertaining to this educational activity.
A primer on the role of thyroid augmentation in bipolar depression, including dosing tips, side effects, interactions, and when and if to perform labs. With Tammas Kelly, MD.
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