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.Read More
Note From the Editor-in-Chief 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.Read More
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: Read More
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.Read More
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.Read More
A New FDA Approval Brings New Psychiatric Risks September 1, 2025 Chris Aiken, MD and Kellie Newsome, PMHNP The FDA just approved the cyclobenzaprine (Tonmya, Flexeril) for fibromyalgia. We look at three risks that medication raises in psychiatry.Read More
A New Ketamine August 25, 2025 Chris Aiken, MD and Kellie Newsome, PMHNP The FDA just approved Ketarx for surgical pain, but the company has its eyes on depression.Read More
How to Start a Psych Medication III August 18, 2025 Chris Aiken, MD and Kellie Newsome, PMHNP Meds that require special skill to start: Atomoxetine and prazosin, plus a new FDA warning on stimulants.Read More
How to Start a Psych Medication II August 11, 2025 Chris Aiken, MD and Kellie Newsome, PMHNP Meds that require special skill to start: Antipsychotics, Cobenfy, and a research update on antidepressant metabolism in Asians.Read More
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.Read More
General PsychiatryKarXT (Cobenfy): The Breakthrough Antipsychotic That Could Change EverythingRead More
How to Fulfill the DEA's One Time, 8-Hour Training Requirement for Registered PractitionersMay 24, 2024
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