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Chris Aiken, MD

Chris Aiken, MD

Dr. Aiken is the Editor in Chief of The Carlat Psychiatry Report; director of Psych Partners. 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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Advances in College Mental Health

September 2, 2022
Chris Aiken, MD, Garrett Rossi, MD., and Michelle Riba MD
From The Carlat Psychiatry Report
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Professor, Department of Psychiatry; Co-Director, Workplace Mental Health Solutions, Eisenberg Family Depression Center; Director, PsychOncology Program, University of Michigan Rogel Cancer Center. Editor, College Psychiatry: Strategies to Improve Access to Mental Health (co-editor: Meera Menon, MD).

Interview by Garrett Rossi, MD. Inpatient/consult attending psychiatrist, AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center, Pomona, NJ.

Dr. Riba, expert of this educational activity, has disclosed that she receives book royalties from Springer, Wiley, and APA Publishing. Dr. Aiken has reviewed this educational activity and has determined that there is no commercial bias as a result of this financial relationship. Dr. Rossi has no relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.

College life is not what it used to be, and Dr. Riba shares ways to improve psychiatric care for students facing COVID lockdowns, financial strain, and the contagion of campus suicide.


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In Brief

Sexual Activity on the Decline

September 1, 2022
Chris Aiken, MD
From The Carlat Psychiatry Report
Issue Links: Learning Objectives | Editorial Information | PDF of Issue

Chris Aiken, MD. Editor-in-Chief, The Carlat Psychiatry Report. Dr. Aiken has disclosed no relevant financial or other interests in any commercial companies pertaining to this educational activity.

What are the clinical implications of the largest and broadest study that shows declining sexual activity in the past decade?


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What Gets in the Way of Antidepressants?

August 1, 2022
Chris Aiken, MD and Garrett Rossi, MD.
From The Carlat Psychiatry Report
Issue Links: Learning Objectives | Editorial Information | PDF of Issue

Garrett Rossi, MD.
Inpatient/consult attending psychiatrist, AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center, Pomona, NJ.

Chris Aiken, MD.
Editor-in-Chief, The Carlat Psychiatry Report. Practicing psychiatrist, Winston-Salem, NC.

Dr. Rossi and Dr. Aiken, authors for this educational activity, have no relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.

Recent research has added to our understanding of factors that inhibit response to treatment, including major stress, nonadherence, and anxiety.


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Five New Findings in Psychopharmacology

July 4, 2022
Chris Aiken, MD and Kellie Newsome, PMHNP

Bupropion-dextromethorphan combo in depression. Lithium for COVID-19. The top med for nicotine cessation. Mirtazapine in OCD. Mediterranean diet in depression. 


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What Works in Bipolar Depression

April 11, 2022
Chris Aiken, MD and Kellie Newsome, PMHNP
From psychotherapy to ECT, pramipexole to lamotrigine, a walk through 20 therapies for bipolar depression.
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Structural Brain Changes After ECT for Depression

April 5, 2022
Batya Swift Yasgur, MA, LSW and Chris Aiken, MD
From The Carlat Psychiatry Report
Issue Links: Learning Objectives | Editorial Information | PDF of Issue
Chris Aiken, MD Batya Swift Yasgur, MA, LSW The authors have disclosed no relevant financial or other interests in any commercial companies pertaining to this educational activity.
How does ECT change the brain? A systemic review offers up some answers.
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Benzodiazepines in Older Adults

April 1, 2022
Chris Aiken, MD
From The Carlat Geriatric Psychiatry Report
Issue Links: Learning Objectives | Editorial Information | PDF of Issue

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Editor-in-Chief, The Carlat Psychiatry Report. Dr. Aiken specializes in mood disorders and works with older adults in private practice. Dr. Aiken has disclosed no relevant financial or other interests in any commercial companies pertaining to this educational activity.

The best evidence for benzodiazepines in the elderly is in panic disorder, followed by phobias, social anxiety disorder, and generalized anxiety disorder. Benzodiazepines are also the mainstay of treating catatonia, rapid eye movement sleep behavior disorder, and alcohol withdrawal
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7 Tips for Better Sleep

March 14, 2022
Chris Aiken, MD and Kellie Newsome, PMHNP
A new app for insomnia might also lift depression. We show you how it works and end with 7 practical tips to share with your patients who have insomnia.
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Prescribing Psychotropics: From Drug Interactions to Pharmacogenetics (2022)

PDF/eBook Access and CME Post-Test
January 1, 2022
Chris Aiken, MD, Daniel Carlat, MD, and Joshua Feder, MD

Dr. Aiken, Dr. Feder, and Dr. Carlat have disclosed no relevant financial or other interests in any commercial companies pertaining to this educational activity. have no relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.

This page has links and instructions for taking the 10 CME post-test for Prescribing Psychotropics (2022) and downloading your PDF and eBook copies. 


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In Brief: Who Needs the Therapeutic Alliance?

March 11, 2021
Chris Aiken, MD
From The Carlat Psychiatry Report
Issue Links: Learning Objectives | Editorial Information | PDF of Issue
Oxytocin levels tend to fluctuate in synchrony when people are in strong, connected relationships, from the mother-child bond to romantic partnerships. A new study extended that to the therapist-patient dyad by comparing the change in oxytocin levels for patient and therapist during each session of psychotherapy for depression. The greater the synchrony in the oxytocin flux, the better the therapy outcomes.
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