Daniel Carlat, MD

PANDAS/PANS: A Constellation of Symptoms Searches for a Cause

June 1, 2017

Daniel Carlat Editor-in-chief, The Carlat Child Psychiatry Report Dr. Carlat has disclosed that he has no relevant financial or other interests in any commercial companies pertaining to this educational activity.

PANS and PANDAS--a hitherto normal child suddenly develops severe OCD symptoms. These may include refusing to leave the house, engaging in constant checking and washing rituals, asking repeatedly if the door is locked, making odd facial movements, having full-on tantrums with kicking and screaming, wetting the bed, and being unable to perform in school. “I lost my child overnight” was, and is, a common refrain.

SSRIs and Bipolar Switching: Evidence of Safety

May 1, 2017

Daniel Carlat, MD

Daniel Carlat, MD Editor-in-chief, TCPR Dr. Carlat has disclosed that he has no relevant financial or other interests in any commercial companies pertaining to this educational activity.

Do antidepressants cause bipolar II patients to switch from depression to hypomania? It’s a controversial question, and you’ll find academic psychiatrists who will argue passionately that antidepressants are either safe or dangerous in these patients. The latest study appears to endorse the “safe” camp.

Pharmacogenetic Testing: An Update

March 1, 2017

Daniel Carlat, MD

Daniel Carlat, MD Publisher The Carlat Psychiatry Report Dr. Carlat has disclosed that he has no relevant financial or other interests in any commercial companies pertaining to this educational activity.

Given how many essentially equivalent medications we have to choose from, how great would it be to have a test that tells us which drug to prescribe for which patient? Everybody wants personalized medicine, and in some other specialties, such as oncology, this is becoming a standard part of treatment. In this article, we’ll review some of the basics of pharmacogenetic testing and examine in more detail the commercial genetic tests that are currently available.

Treating Opioid Use Disorder—A Fact Book (2024)

PDF/eBook and CME Access

February 28, 2017

Noah Capurso, MD, MHS, Talia Puzantian, PharmD, BCPP, and Daniel Carlat, MD

Noah Capurso, MD, MHS, Talia Puzantian, PharmD, BCPP, and Daniel Carlat, MD, have no financial or other interests in any commercial companies pertaining to this educational activity.

This page has links and instructions for downloading your PDF and eBook copies of Treating Opioid Use Disorder—A Fact Book (2024). All versions of this product include access to the 8 CME Post-Test.

Treating Opioid Use Disorder—A Fact Book (2024)

Print Copy With PDF/eBook and CME Access

February 28, 2017

Noah Capurso, MD, MHS, Talia Puzantian, PharmD, BCPP, and Daniel Carlat, MD

Noah Capurso, MD, MHS, Talia Puzantian, PharmD, BCPP, and Daniel Carlat, MD, have no financial or other interests in any commercial companies pertaining to this educational activity.

This page has links and instructions for downloading your PDF and eBook copies of Treating Opioid Use Disorder—A Fact Book (2024). All versions of this product include access to the 8 CME Post-Test.

Treating Alcohol Use Disorder—A Fact Book (2023)

PDF/eBook and CME Access

February 28, 2017

Daniel Carlat, MD, Michael Weaver, MD, and Talia Puzantian, PharmD, BCPP

Daniel Carlat, MD, Michael Weaver, MD, and Talia Puzantian, PharmD, BCPP, have no financial or other interests in any commercial companies pertaining to this educational activity.

This page has links and instructions for downloading your PDF and eBook copies of Treating Alcohol Use Disorder—A Fact Book (2023). All versions of this product include access to the 6 CME Post-Test.

Treating Alcohol Use Disorder—A Fact Book (2023)

Print Copy with PDF/eBook and CME Access

February 28, 2017

Daniel Carlat, MD, Michael Weaver, MD, and Talia Puzantian, PharmD, BCPP

Daniel Carlat, MD, Michael Weaver, MD, and Talia Puzantian, PharmD, BCPP, have no financial or other interests in any commercial companies pertaining to this educational activity.

This page has links and instructions for downloading your PDF and eBook copies of Treating Alcohol Use Disorder—A Fact Book (2023). All versions of this product include access to the 6 CME Post-Test.

Sexual Side Effects of the Newer Antidepressants

October 1, 2016

Daniel Carlat, MD

Daniel Carlat, MD. Editor-in-Chief, Publisher, The Carlat Report.
Dr. Carlat has disclosed that he has no relevant relationships or financial interests in any commercial company pertaining to this educational activity.

It’s no secret that SSRIs and SNRIs cause sexual dysfunction (SD) in a large proportion of patients who take them. The exact size of that proportion, though, is difficult to pinpoint with any reliability. Most of the large clinical trials of antidepressants ascertain side effects through spontaneous reports, and research subjects are understandably embarrassed about coming out and complaining about sexual problems.

Psychiatry Practice Boosters, First Edition (2016)

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September 30, 2016

Daniel Carlat, MD

This page has links and instructions for downloading your PDF and eBook copies of Psychiatry Practice Boosters 2016.

Correctional Psychiatry: Salary and Benefits Are Generous

May 1, 2016

Daniel Carlat, MD

Daniel Carlat, MD Editor-in-Chief, Publisher, The Carlat Report. Dr. Carlat has disclosed that he has no relevant relationships or financial interests in any commercial company pertaining to this educational activity.

The average annual wage for U.S. psychiatrists in 2015 is about $194,000 (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics). According to a 2011 salary survey, the average salary of a prison psychiatrist in the U.S. is $204,909. And these averages are probably on the low side.