Victoria Hendrick, MD

Clinical Guidance

Bipolar Disorder Diagnostic Interview

November 19, 2024

Victoria Hendrick, MD and Daniel Carlat, MD

Dr. Hendrick and Dr. Carlat have no financial relationships with companies related to this material.
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The most challenging aspect of diagnosing bipolar disorder is establishing a history of a manic or hypomanic episode.

Clinical Guidance

Screening for Common Anxiety Disorders

November 19, 2024

Victoria Hendrick, MD and Daniel Carlat, MD

Dr. Hendrick and Dr. Carlat have no financial relationships with companies related to this material.
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Many hospitalized patients present with significant anxiety. Sometimes this anxiety is secondary to depression or psychosis, but often an underlying anxiety disorder is present.

Clinical Guidance

Panic Disorder Diagnosis and Treatment

November 19, 2024

Victoria Hendrick, MD and Daniel Carlat, MD

Dr. Hendrick and Dr. Carlat have no financial relationships with companies related to this material.
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Panic disorder is a common, highly distressing, but very treatable condition.

Clinical Guidance

Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder Diagnosis and Treatment (OCD)

November 19, 2024

Victoria Hendrick, MD and Daniel Carlat, MD

Dr. Hendrick and Dr. Carlat have no financial relationships with companies related to this material.
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OCD can be profoundly disabling, and many patients arrive on inpatient units after years of escalating symptoms.

Clinical Guidance

How to Manage Anxiety with Non-Addictive Medications

November 19, 2024

Victoria Hendrick, MD and Daniel Carlat, MD

Dr. Hendrick and Dr. Carlat have no financial relationships with companies related to this material.
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Many patients with substance use disorders experience significant anxiety and agitation.

CARLAT WEBINAR

Management of Depression During Postpartum and Breastfeeding

November 15, 2022

Victoria Hendrick, MD

0.50 CME Credits. Women who have postpartum depression can find reassurance in knowing there are four evidence-based treatments that are safe for them and their babies.

Psychiatric Medication-Induced Hyperprolactinemia

October 30, 2022

Victoria Hendrick, MD and Prabhjot Gill

Medication–induced hyperprolactinemia is more common than you might think and it can produce detrimental long-term health sequelae. In this podcast, we will review the work-up and management of this common side effect.

CARLAT WEBINAR

Treatment of Depression During Pregnancy

September 13, 2022

Victoria Hendrick, MD

0.50 CME Credits. How to have a discussion with patients and to document risks and benefits to educate them the baseline risk of depression treatment in pregnancy.

Management of Psychogenic Polydipsia

July 11, 2022

Victoria Hendrick, MD and Zachary Davis

Psychogenic polydipsia (PP), also known as primary polydipsia and potomania, was first described in the 1930s. It is surprisingly common with a prevalence rate between 3 to 25% in institutionalized patients. In this podcast, we will discuss how to accurately diagnose and manage psychogenic polydipsia in patients.

Note From the Editor-in-Chief

March 23, 2022

Victoria Hendrick, MD

Victoria Hendrick, MD Editor-in-Chief of The Carlat Hospital Psychiatry Report. Clinical professor at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA. Medical Director of Inpatient Psychiatry at Olive View—UCLA Medical Center

For the first time in nine years, DSM-5 has undergone a text revision. DSM-5-TR, released in March 2022, contains updates and clarifications for the descriptive texts and criteria of most disorders.