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Chris Aiken, MD

Chris Aiken, MD

Dr. Aiken is the Editor in Chief of The Carlat Psychiatry Report; director of the Mood Treatment Center in North Carolina, where he maintains a private practice combining medication and therapy along with evidence-based complementary and alternative treatments; and Assistant Professor NYU Langone Department of Psychiatry. He has worked as a research assistant at the NIMH and a sub-investigator on clinical trials, and conducts research on a shoestring budget out of his private practice. Follow him on Twitter and find him on LinkedIn.
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A More Powerful Antidepressant

November 24, 2025
Chris Aiken, MD and Kellie Newsome, PMHNP

SAINT TMS is now available. We take a closer look at its record-breaking effect size.



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TMS, Teens, and Antidepressants

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

Owen Muir, MD, believes TMS ought to come before antidepressants for many teens with depression, but does the FDA agree with him?



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Difficult To Treat Depression: A Carlat Guide - PDF/eBook

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November 7, 2025
Chris Aiken, MD

This page has links and instructions for downloading your PDF and eBook copies of Difficult To Treat Depression: A Carlat Guide (2026) and completing the 12 CME Post-Test.


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Difficult To Treat Depression: A Carlat Guide

PDF/eBook, CME Post-Test, and Study Guide Access
November 7, 2025
Chris Aiken, MD

This page has links and instructions for downloading your PDF and eBook copies of Difficult To Treat Depression: A Carlat Guide (2026) and completing the 12 CME Post-Test.


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How to Explain TMS

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

Do TMS and psychotherapy share a common mechanism? We talk with Owen Muir about how to engage patients with this magnetic therapy.



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Bipolar Disorder and Addiction: Untangling a Complex Overlap

November 1, 2025
Chris Aiken, MD
From The Carlat Addiction Treatment 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. 

When bipolar disorder and substance use disorders co-occur patients can be difficult to diagnose and treat, particularly because they often present with mixed states rather than classic mood episodes. This article reviews evidence-based treatment approaches for specific substance combinations, including valproate for alcohol use, citicoline for stimulant use, and considerations for managing this complex dual diagnosis.


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An App for Tardive Dyskinesia

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

Second-generation antipsychotics have cut the risk of tardive dyskinesia (TD) in half—from 7% to 3% per year—but it is still a problem.


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How to Start a Psych Medication VI

September 22, 2025
Chris Aiken, MD and Kellie Newsome, PMHNP

Lithium, pramipexole, bupropion, carbamazepine, valproate, and trazodone. Meds that require special skill to start: 



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How to Start a Psych Medication V

September 15, 2025
Chris Aiken, MD and Kellie Newsome, PMHNP

Meds that require special skill to start: Clozapine and lamotrigine.



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How to Start a Psych Medication IV

September 8, 2025
Chris Aiken, MD and Kellie Newsome, PMHNP

Ziprasidone and quetiapine. One goes better fast, one slow. Also the mystery of ghost pills, and a research update on pramipexole.



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