Daniel Carlat, MD

DMH Expands Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner Authority

April 4, 2020

The Massachusetts Department of Mental Health issued an emergency expansion of what psychiatric nurse practitioners are allowed to do on psychiatric inpatient units.

CDC and the Great Face Mask Dithering

April 1, 2020

Daniel Carlat, MD

My COVID news feed is filled with articles about how CDC is considering recommending that everybody wear face masks. It’s about time.

Telehealth for Inpatient Psychiatry: Strategies in the Age of COVID-19

March 26, 2020

Daniel Carlat, MD

Social distancing is very difficult on our typically crowded and small inpatient units. The ultimate social distancing technique is to avoid setting foot in the unit, which is where telehealth comes in.

How to Social Distance on the Psych Unit

March 19, 2020

Daniel Carlat, MD

Social distancing on a psychiatric inpatient unit is not easy but it must be done. Here are some tips. It’s helpful to break these strategies out into four categories: visitors, patient/patient, staff/staff, and staff/patient.

The Medication Fact Book for Psychiatric Practice, Fifth Edition (2020)

PDF Access and CME Post-Test

February 29, 2020

Talia Puzantian, PharmD, BCPP and Daniel Carlat, MD

Dr. Puzantian and Dr. Carlat have disclosed that they has no relevant relationships or financial interests in any commercial company pertaining to this educational activity.

This page has links and instructions for downloading your PDF and eBook copies of The Medication Fact Book for Psychiatric Practice, Fifth Edition (2020) and completing the 12 CME Post-Test.

CLINICAL Q&A

Diagnosing and Treating Borderline Personality Disorder

June 1, 2017

Joel Paris, MD and Daniel Carlat, MD

Joel Paris, MD Professor, Department of Psychiatry, McGill University Dr. Paris has no relevant financial or other interests in any commercial companies pertaining to this educational activity. Daniel Carlat, MD Editor-in-chief, The Carlat Psychiatry Report Dr. Carlat has disclosed that they have no relevant financial or other interests in any commercial companies pertaining to this educational activity.

By and large, psychiatrists aren’t terribly comfortable when it comes to diagnosing and treating borderline personality disorder (BPD). Fortunately, diagnosing BPD is relatively easy and can often be done in 20–30 minutes. The key is to have a systematic approach, to ask high-yield questions, and to know how to efficiently follow up on responses.

CLINICAL UPDATE

Medication Treatment of Anxiety Disorders in Substance Abusers

May 1, 2016

Daniel Carlat, MD

Daniel Carlat, MD

Editor-in-Chief, Publisher, The Carlat Report.

Dr. Carlat has disclosed that he has no relevant relationships or financial interests in any commercial company pertaining to this educational activity.

While benzodiazepines are effective anti-anxiety workhorses for many patients, most guidelines tell us to avoid prescribing them to substance abusers. The concern is that the benzo high will remind patients of their substances of choice, and that benzo withdrawal symptoms will lead to old substance abuse habits.

Medication Fact Book, Second Edition (2014) - Out of Stock

Medication Fact Book, Second Edition (2014)

February 28, 2014

Talia Puzantian, PharmD, BCPP and Daniel Carlat, MD

Quick-reference medication fact sheets for the medications you use and are asked about the most.

PTSD: Is it Real?

June 1, 2007

Daniel Carlat, MD

A recent issue of the Journal of Anxiety Disorders (Vol. 21, 2007) focused on the troubling possibility that the PTSD (posttraumatic stress disorder) construct is not nearly as valid as has been assumed. The articles are both fascinating and provocative and are well worth reading.

The Latest, Greatest Treatments for PTSD

June 1, 2007

Daniel Carlat, MD

At least in Britain, it’s official: psychotherapy works better than medication for PTSD. You shouldn’t be too surprised. The last time we covered PTSD (TCPR April 2004) we reviewed the SSRIs and found them to have evidence of only modest efficacy.

Guidance, clinical pearls, and bottom-line assessments of more than 100 of the most common medications you use and are asked about in your practice. Includes a 12 CME Post-Test.

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A comprehensive reference guide covering all the important facts, from cost to pharmacokinetics, about the most commonly prescribed medications in psychiatry. Includes a 12 CME Post-Test.

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A comprehensive reference guide covering all the important facts, from cost to pharmacokinetics, about the most commonly prescribed medications in psychiatry.

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