Chris Aiken, MD

Bipolar Treatment Upgrade Part I

July 10, 2023

Chris Aiken, MD and Kellie Newsome, PMHNP

Updates from the 2023 International Bipolar Conference, including new diagnostic tools for bipolar disorder. Stanford researchers propose a new subtype of depression.

Slow Fade: Homosexuality and the DSM Part 2

July 3, 2023

Chris Aiken, MD and Kellie Newsome, PMHNP

50 years ago the APA removed code 302.0: Homosexuality from the DSM. Almost.

Clinical Update

Auvelity: A Fast-Acting Antidepressant?

July 3, 2023

Chris Aiken, MD

Chris Aiken, MD. Editor-in-Chief of 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.

Auvelity, a new rapid acting medication for depression, is a branded combination of two generic drugs. We look at how to use it and the pros/cons of generic substitution.

CLINICAL UPDATE

How to Advise Clients About Light Therapy

June 30, 2023

Chris Aiken, MD

Chris Aiken, MD. Editor-in-Chief of 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.

Light therapy is an effective treatment for winter and nonseasonal depression as well as other related disorders. To use this therapy, you’ll need to know a few basics.

Stahl Goes Generic: 3 Reasons to use MAOIs

June 12, 2023

Chris Aiken, MD and Kellie Newsome, PMHNP

Stephen Stahl steps down from the industry-sponsored podium to remind us of 3 reasons to use an MAOI: Atypical depression, treatment-resistant depression, and social anxiety disorder.

Clinical Update

A Psychedelic Primer

June 1, 2023

Chris Aiken, MD and Garrett Rossi, MD.

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

Garrett Rossi, MD. Inpatient/Consult Attending Psychiatrist, AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center, Pomona, NJ.

The authors have no financial relationships with companies related to this material.

How did a dangerous drug of abuse become a therapeutic panacea?