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Chris Aiken, MD

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How to Start a Psych Medication

August 4, 2025
Chris Aiken, MD and Kellie Newsome, PMHNP

Before you cook, oil the pan; before you plant that spring lawn, aerate the soil. Before you start a psych med, these are six things you need to have in place.



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Therapy for Postpartum Depression

July 28, 2025
Chris Aiken, MD and Kellie Newsome, PMHNP

We interview psychoanalyst William Meyer on a therapeutic approach to postpartum depression.




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Bipolar in the Postpartum

July 21, 2025
Chris Aiken, MD and Kellie Newsome, PMHNP

We look at how often postpartum depression converts to bipolar, and what that means for treatment.



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So Long, Brexanolone

July 14, 2025
Chris Aiken, MD and Kellie Newsome, PMHNP

Brexanolone has quietly exited the pharmaceutical stage, and we look at what that means for its stand-in, zuranolone (Zurzuvae), in postpartum depression. 



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Environmentally Induced Narcissism

July 7, 2025
Chris Aiken, MD and Kellie Newsome, PMHNP

We explore the DSM-style criteria for Hubris Syndrome, a variation of narcissism that can be induced by too much power and adoration.



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Narcissism

June 30, 2025
Chris Aiken, MD and Kellie Newsome, PMHNP
Two ways to approach narcissism in therapy, and how AI can ramp up the problem.

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Psychopharm Secrets: Coming Off Meds

June 23, 2025
Chris Aiken, MD and Kellie Newsome, PMHNP
There’s a hidden placebo response to watch for when patients stop meds on their own.

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Psychopharm Secrets: Starting Meds

June 16, 2025
Chris Aiken, MD and Kellie Newsome, PMHNP
We look at a hidden placebo effect that can confuse the picture when starting a medication.
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AI in Practice

June 9, 2025
Chris Aiken, MD and Kellie Newsome, PMHNP
Artificial Intelligence is full of medical information. Here’s how to use it wisely.
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CLINICAL UPDATE

Generic Lurasidone Shifts the Balance in Bipolar Depression

June 1, 2025
Chris Aiken, MD
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Chris Aiken, MD. Editor-in-Chief, The Carlat Psychiatry Report. Assistant Professor, NYU Langone Department of Psychiatry. Practicing psychiatrist, Winston-Salem, NC.

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

Lurasidone was heralded as a game changer when it first gained FDA approval for bipolar depression in 2013. In 2023, this article covers what that means for patients with bipolar disorder and schizophrenia who can now afford its $10–$20/month cost.


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