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20 Years of The Carlat Report

January 1, 2023
Daniel Carlat, MD
From The Carlat Psychiatry Report
Issue Links: Learning Objectives | Editorial Information | PDF of Issue

QA_daniel-carlat_headshot.jpgDaniel Carlat, MD. 

Medical Director of Inpatient Psychiatry/Chairman of Psychiatry at Melrose Wakefield Healthcare. Publisher, Carlat Publishing.

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

Twenty years ago, Danny Carlat walked away from industry-funded education and started The Carlat Report. Here he looks back on pivotal moments that have changed the field and shares his perspective on the controversies of today.


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Integrating Trauma-Informed Care into Addiction Treatment

October 31, 2022
Lydia Bartholow, DNP, PMHNP, CARN-AP
From The Carlat Addiction Treatment Report
Issue Links: Learning Objectives | Editorial Information | PDF of Issue

QA headshot_Bartholow.jpgLydia Bartholow, DNP, PMHNP, CARN-AP     

Medical Director, Central City Concern, Portland, OR. Assistant professor, University of California at San Francisco, San Francisco, CA.        

Dr. Bartholow, expert for this educational activity, has no financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.

Trauma-informed care is a treatment approach that is gaining traction in the treatment of psychiatric disorders, including substance use disorders. Dr. Bartholow describes the underpinnings of trauma-informed care and reviews ways to integrate this approach into the treatment of patients with addiction.


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The Enduring Value of Talking Therapy

October 30, 2022
Allen Frances, MD
From The Carlat Psychiatry Report
Issue Links: Editorial Information | PDF of Issue

Allen Frances, MD. Dr. Frances has no financial relationships with companies related to this material.

An interview with Dr. Allen Frances about the enduring value of talk therapy, and insights into how therapy is being used in modern clinical practice.


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Assessing Sensory Processing Challenges

October 1, 2022
Virginia Spielmann PhD and Sarah A Schoen PhD, OTR/L
From The Carlat Child Psychiatry Report
Issue Links: Learning Objectives | Editorial Information | PDF of Issue

Virginia Spielmann, PhD, and Sarah A. Schoen, PhD, OTR/L. Executive Director (Dr. Spielmann) and Director of Research (Dr. Schoen), STAR Institute for Sensory Processing. Centennial, CO. Dr. Spielmann and Dr. Schoen, experts for this educational activity, have no relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.

Learn to identify sensory challenges to address these barriers to effective care in teens and adolescents.



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Assessing and Treating Catatonia in Children and Adolescents

October 1, 2022
Lee Wachtel MD
From The Carlat Child Psychiatry Report
Issue Links: Learning Objectives | Editorial Information | PDF of Issue

Lee Wachtel, MD, Medical Director, Neurobehavioral Unit, Kennedy Krieger Institute. Psychiatry Professor, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. Baltimore, MD. 

Dr. Wachtel, expert for this educational activity, has no relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.

Catatonia is marked by a change from the person’s baseline state with distinct motor, vocal, and behavioral symptoms. Clinicians usually think of a catatonic person as being like a statue—immobile, unresponsive, staring, and with waxy flexibility.


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A Primer for Psychiatrists on Subpoenas

October 1, 2022
Ashley H. VanDercar, MD, JD.
From The Carlat Hospital Psychiatry Report
Issue Links: Editorial Information | PDF of Issue

QA2_VanDercar_Headshot_gry.jpgAshley H. VanDercar, MD, JD.

Psychiatrist, Northcoast Behavioral Healthcare, Northfield, OH.

Dr. VanDercar, expert for this educational activity, has no relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.

Subpoenas can be tricky. You must balance your legal duties to comply with your obligations to your patients confidentiality. To make things even more complicated, not all subpoenas are valid. Dr. VanDercar walks us through the steps to follow when we receive a subpoena.


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Paraphilic Disorders

October 1, 2022
Brian Holoyda, MD, MPH, MBA
From The Carlat Hospital Psychiatry Report
Issue Links: Editorial Information | PDF of Issue

QA1_Holoyda_headshot_gry.jpgBrian Holoyda, MD, MPH, MBA

Forensic psychiatrist, Portland, OR. 

Dr. Holoyda, expert for this educational activity, has no relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.

Paraphilias, eg voyeurism and exhibitionism, are intense and recurrent sexual interests and
behaviors that involve atypical objects or activities. They become disorders when they put people at risk of harm or cause distress or impairment. Dr. Holoyda reviews the latest
treatments for these disorders and discusses approaches for working with registered sex
offenders on psychiatric units.


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QT Intervals in Psychiatric Practice

October 1, 2022
Victoria Hendrick, MD and Paul Barkopoulos, MD.
From The Carlat Hospital Psychiatry Report
Issue Links: Editorial Information | PDF of Issue

Paul Barkopoulos, MD. Clinical Assistant Professor, Psychiatry & Biobehavioral Sciences, UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine and Olive View UCLA Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA.

Victoria Hendrick, MD. Editor-in-Chief, The Carlat Hospital Psychiatry Report; Chief, Inpatient Psychiatry, Olive View UCLA Medical Center. 

Dr. Barkopoulos and Dr. Hendrick, authors for this educational activity, have no relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.

Several psychiatric medications prolong the QTc interval and place patients at risk of the dreaded torsade de pointes. Some patients are particularly vulnerable to QTc prolongation: the elderly, patients with heart disease and electrolyte imbalances, and patients taking certain medications, like thioridazine and ziprasidone. We provide a step-by-step guide so that you can keep your patients safe from this cardiovascular side effect.


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Assessing Suicide Risk in the Older Adult

October 1, 2022
Yeates Conwell, MD
From The Carlat Geriatric Psychiatry Report
Issue Links: Editorial Information | PDF of Issue

QA_Conwell_Headshot.jpgProfessor, vice-chair, and co-director at the Center for the Study and Prevention of Suicide and director of the geriatric psychiatry program, University of Rochester, NY. Director, Office for Aging Research and Health Services, University of Rochester Medical Center. 

Dr. Conwell, expert for this educational activity, has no relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.

Dr. Yeates Conwell discusses how to assess suicide risk and provides examples on how to intervene.


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Treatment-Resistant Depression

September 25, 2022
Charles DeBattista, MD
From The Carlat Psychiatry Report
Issue Links: Learning Objectives | Editorial Information | PDF of Issue

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Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Stanford University, Stanford, CA.

Dr. DeBattista has reported receiving research funding from Relmada, Compass, Janssen, Biolite, Myriad, Neurocentia, Beckley, and Sage, and has served as a consultant for Abvie, Sage, and Corcept. This article was reviewed by Dr. Aiken, Editor-in-Chief, who has concluded that there is no evidence of commercial bias in this educational activity. 

Charles DeBattista offers tips for working with patients with treatment-resistant depression.


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