• Home
  • Store
    • Newsletter Subscriptions
    • Multimedia
    • Books
    • eBooks
    • ABPN SA Courses
    • Social Work Courses
  • CME Center
  • Multimedia
    • Podcast
    • Webinars
    • Blog
    • Psychiatry News Videos
    • Medication Guide Videos
  • Newsletters
    • General Psychiatry
    • Child Psychiatry
    • Addiction Treatment
    • Hospital Psychiatry
    • Geriatric Psychiatry
    • Psychotherapy and Social Work
  • FAQs
  • Med Fact Book App
  • Log In
  • Register
  • Welcome
  • Sign Out
  • Subscribe
Home » Authors » Chris Aiken, MD
Chris Aiken, MD

Chris Aiken, MD

Editor-in-Chief of 
Articles

ARTICLES

shutterstock_2622607431.jpg

Should You Test MTHFR?

May 5, 2025
Kellie Newsome, PMHNP and Chris Aiken, MD
MTHFR is a genetic test that aims to clarify who will respond to methylfolate in depression. But is it worth testing for?


Read More

Psych Meds That Cause Weight Loss

May 1, 2025
Chris Aiken, MD
From The Carlat Psychiatry Report
Issue Links: Editorial Information | PDF of Issue

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.

Some patients will only take a psych med that is weight neutral. We found nine that can cause weight loss.


Read More
shutterstock_2619171379.jpg

Folate and Depression

April 28, 2025
Kellie Newsome, PMHNP and Chris Aiken, MD
We learn how psychiatrists figured out that low folate causes depression, and how the vitamin can treat depression even when serum levels are normal.


Read More
shutterstock_2597364587.jpg

Folate, Valproate, and Lamotrigine

April 21, 2025
Kellie Newsome, PMHNP and Chris Aiken, MD
We interview Victor Hoffbrand on the discovery of folate and look at how this vitamin can help or harm the action of anticonvulsants in bipolar disorder.


Read More
shutterstock_2603816031.jpg

A Scam for Every Woman, Child, and Man: Part 2

April 14, 2025
Kellie Newsome, PMHNP and Chris Aiken, MD
1 in 3 Americans were victims of online scams in the past year. Even when you know your patient is being scammed, it is hard to pull them out. We speak with Cathy Wilson about the therapeutic techniques to break psychological trap.
Read More
shutterstock_2604969485.jpg

A Scam for Every Woman, Child, and Man: Part 1

April 7, 2025
Kellie Newsome, PMHNP and Chris Aiken, MD
1 in 3 Americans were victims of online scams in the past year. Learn the signs, and the psychological traps that can make people lose everything.
Read More
shutterstock_1690802194.jpg
Clinical Update

New Weight Loss Drugs in Psychiatry

April 1, 2025
Chris Aiken, MD and David Liebers, MD
From The Carlat Psychiatry Report
Issue Links: Editorial Information | PDF of Issue

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

David Liebers, MD. Psychiatry resident at NYU Langone, Department of Psychiatry.

Drs. Aiken and Liebers have no financial relationships with companies related to this material.

From liraglutide (Saxenda) to tirzepatide (Mounjaro), new weight loss medications are reshaping the treatment of diabetes and obesity. But what’s their impact in psychiatry?



Read More
shutterstock_2599382473.jpg

Flourishing with Mental Illness

March 17, 2025
Kellie Newsome, PMHNP, Chris Aiken, MD, and Margaret S. Chisolm, MD

How to help patients build fulfilling lives even in the face of unremitted illness.


Read More
shutterstock_1964497453.jpg

TIMING: Postpartum Depression

March 10, 2025
Kellie Newsome, PMHNP and Chris Aiken, MD

How post is postpartum? And how fast do you need to intervene?


Read More
shutterstock_1690802194.jpg

TIMING: Weight Gain and Panic

March 3, 2025
Kellie Newsome, PMHNP and Chris Aiken, MD

We look at the ideal times to intervene for antipsychotic weight gain and panic attacks.


Read More
View All Articles by Chris Aiken, MD
Carlat Total Access Subscriptions: Get access to every article on the website.

Complete access to every article you search on the website.

Shop for Total Access
Free Psychiatry Updates
The latest unbiased psychiatric information sent to your inbox.
Specify Your Interests
Featured Book
  • HospPsychiatry_Spiral_Binding_Sm.png

    Hospital Psychiatry Fact Book, First Edition (2025) - Spiral Bound

    This comprehensive guide is designed to be a valuable resource for professionals working in...
    READ MORE
Featured Video
  • KarXT (Cobenfy)_ The Breakthrough Antipsychotic That Could Change Everything.jpg
    General Psychiatry

    KarXT (Cobenfy): The Breakthrough Antipsychotic That Could Change Everything

    Read More
Featured Podcast
  • shutterstock_2603816031.jpg
    General Psychiatry

    A Scam for Every Woman, Child, and Man: Part 2

    1 in 3 Americans were victims of online scams in the past year. Even when you know your patient is being scammed, it is hard to pull them out. We speak with Cathy Wilson about...
    Listen now
Recommended
  • Join Our Writing Team

    July 18, 2024
    WriteForUs.png
  • Insights About a Rare Transmissible Form of Alzheimer's Disease

    February 9, 2024
    shutterstock_2417738561_PeopleImages.com_Yuri A.png
  • How to Fulfill the DEA's One Time, 8-Hour Training Requirement for Registered Practitioners

    May 24, 2024
    DEA_Checkbox.png
  • Join Our Writing Team

    July 18, 2024
    WriteForUs.png
  • Insights About a Rare Transmissible Form of Alzheimer's Disease

    February 9, 2024
    shutterstock_2417738561_PeopleImages.com_Yuri A.png
  • How to Fulfill the DEA's One Time, 8-Hour Training Requirement for Registered Practitioners

    May 24, 2024
    DEA_Checkbox.png
  • Join Our Writing Team

    July 18, 2024
    WriteForUs.png
  • Insights About a Rare Transmissible Form of Alzheimer's Disease

    February 9, 2024
    shutterstock_2417738561_PeopleImages.com_Yuri A.png
  • How to Fulfill the DEA's One Time, 8-Hour Training Requirement for Registered Practitioners

    May 24, 2024
    DEA_Checkbox.png

About

  • About Us
  • CME Center
  • FAQ
  • Contact Us

Shop Online

  • Newsletters
  • Multimedia Subscriptions
  • Books
  • eBooks
  • ABPN Self-Assessment Courses

Newsletters

  • The Carlat Psychiatry Report
  • The Carlat Child Psychiatry Report
  • The Carlat Addiction Treatment Report
  • The Carlat Hospital Psychiatry Report
  • The Carlat Geriatric Psychiatry Report
  • The Carlat Psychotherapy Report

Contact

carlat@thecarlatreport.com

866-348-9279

PO Box 626, Newburyport MA 01950

Follow Us

Please see our Terms and Conditions, Privacy Policy, Subscription Agreement, Use of Cookies, and Hardware/Software Requirements to view our website.

© 2025 Carlat Publishing, LLC and Affiliates, All Rights Reserved.