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Victoria Hendrick, MD

Victoria Hendrick, MD

Dr. Hendrick is a clinical professor at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA and is the director of inpatient psychiatry at Olive View—UCLA Medical Center, where she carries a caseload of patients and provides teaching and supervision for medical students and psychiatry residents. After completing medical school and psychiatric residency at UCLA, she spent several years working as a principal investigator and co-investigator on N.I.M.H. funded research studies. She has authored or co-authored over 75 research papers, editorials, books and other publications. She has a long-standing interest in the needs of severely mentally ill patients from underserved populations and has worked in community mental health settings her entire career.

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Making the Case: How to Reduce Insurance Denials in Psychiatric Care

July 1, 2025

Victoria Hendrick, MD

Victoria Hendrick, MD. Chief, Inpatient Psychiatry, Olive View-UCLA Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA; Editor-in-Chief, The Carlat Hospital Psychiatry Report.

Dr. Hendrick has no financial relationships with companies related to this material.

Insurance denials are frustrating but preventable. Here we outline strategies to reduce denials.

Mood Disorders in Pregnancy, Postpartum, and Breastfeeding: A Carlat Review Course

May 27, 2025

Victoria Hendrick, MD

This multimedia course teaches you about the diagnosis and treatment of mood disorders during pregnancy, postpartum, and breastfeeding. It is designed to provide practical, evidence-based strategies that you can apply in your practice.

Clinical Guidance

Prolonged Grief Disorder: Diagnosis and Treatment

November 29, 2024

Victoria Hendrick, MD and Daniel Carlat, MD

Dr. Hendrick and Dr. Carlat have no financial relationships with companies related to this material.
Full Fact Sheet Editorial Information

Prolonged grief disorder (PGD) occurs when the normal grieving process becomes extended and disabling.

Clinical Guidance

How to Diagnose Major Depressive Episode

November 29, 2024

Victoria Hendrick, MD and Daniel Carlat, MD

Dr. Hendrick and Dr. Carlat have no financial relationships with companies related to this material.
Full Fact Sheet Editorial Information

To diagnose a major depressive episode, DSM-5 requires depressed mood or anhedonia plus four out of eight SIGECAPS symptoms for at least two weeks.

Clinical Guidance

How To Choose Medications for Major Depressive Disorder

November 29, 2024

Victoria Hendrick, MD and Daniel Carlat, MD

Dr. Hendrick and Dr. Carlat have no financial relationships with companies related to this material.
Full Fact Sheet Editorial Information

Patients Who Have Never Tried Antidepressants

Clinical Guidance

Differential Diagnosis of Depressive Disorders

November 29, 2024

Victoria Hendrick, MD and Daniel Carlat, MD

Dr. Hendrick and Dr. Carlat have no financial relationships with companies related to this material.
Full Fact Sheet Editorial Information

Depressed mood + SIGECAPS symptoms (four of eight).

Clinical Guidance

Liver Impairment: Prescribing Psychiatric Medications

November 26, 2024

Victoria Hendrick, MD and Daniel Carlat, MD

Dr. Hendrick and Dr. Carlat have no financial relationships with companies related to this material.
Full Fact Sheet Editorial Information

Prescribing psychiatric medications for patients with liver impairment is a complex task, given the liver’s critical role in drug metabolism.

Clinical Guidance

Kidney Impairment: Prescribing Psychiatric Medications

November 26, 2024

Victoria Hendrick, MD and Daniel Carlat, MD

Dr. Hendrick and Dr. Carlat have no financial relationships with companies related to this material.
Full Fact Sheet Editorial Information

Most psychotropic medications can be used safely in patients with kidney disease, although you will need to adjust doses in some cases.

Clinical Guidance

Psychiatric Admission Notes: Structure and Key Elements

November 26, 2024

Victoria Hendrick, MD and Daniel Carlat, MD

Dr. Hendrick and Dr. Carlat have no financial relationships with companies related to this material.
Full Fact Sheet Editorial Information

Admission notes are intended to provide a succinct summary of why the patient is hospitalized, their mental status, the diagnosis, and the initial treatment plan.

Clinical Guidance

How to Document Daily Progress Notes

November 26, 2024

Victoria Hendrick, MD and Daniel Carlat, MD

Dr. Hendrick and Dr. Carlat have no financial relationships with companies related to this material.
Full Fact Sheet Editorial Information

Progress notes should be succinct, readable notes that summarize your patient’s progress over the last 24 hours (or whatever interval your hospital requires)

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