Kellie Newsome, PMHNP

Folate and Depression

April 28, 2025

Kellie Newsome, PMHNP and Chris Aiken, MD

We learn how psychiatrists figured out that low folate causes depression, and how the vitamin can treat depression even when serum levels are normal.

Folate, Valproate, and Lamotrigine

April 21, 2025

Kellie Newsome, PMHNP and Chris Aiken, MD

We interview Victor Hoffbrand on the discovery of folate and look at how this vitamin can help or harm the action of anticonvulsants in bipolar disorder.

A Scam for Every Woman, Child, and Man: Part 2

April 14, 2025

Kellie Newsome, PMHNP and Chris Aiken, MD

1 in 3 Americans were victims of online scams in the past year. Even when you know your patient is being scammed, it is hard to pull them out. We speak with Cathy Wilson about the therapeutic techniques to break psychological trap.

A Scam for Every Woman, Child, and Man: Part 1

April 7, 2025

Kellie Newsome, PMHNP and Chris Aiken, MD

1 in 3 Americans were victims of online scams in the past year. Learn the signs, and the psychological traps that can make people lose everything.

Flourishing with Mental Illness

March 17, 2025

Kellie Newsome, PMHNP, Chris Aiken, MD, and Margaret S. Chisolm, MD

How to help patients build fulfilling lives even in the face of unremitted illness.

TIMING: Postpartum Depression

March 10, 2025

Kellie Newsome, PMHNP and Chris Aiken, MD

How post is postpartum? And how fast do you need to intervene?

TIMING: Weight Gain and Panic

March 3, 2025

Kellie Newsome, PMHNP and Chris Aiken, MD

We look at the ideal times to intervene for antipsychotic weight gain and panic attacks.

TIMING: Clozapine’s Sweet Spot

February 24, 2025

Kellie Newsome, PMHNP and Chris Aiken, MD

Sometimes we have a window of opportunity to make a difference. In this series we discuss time-frames where panic, clozapine, and metformin have the greatest benefits.

TIMING: When Lithium Comes First

February 17, 2025

Kellie Newsome, PMHNP and Chris Aiken, MD

Sometimes we have a window of opportunity to make a difference. In this series we discuss time-frames where lithium, clozapine, and metformin have the greatest benefits.

TIMING: A Better Bipolar Diagnosis

February 10, 2025

Kellie Newsome, PMHNP and Chris Aiken, MD

Sometimes we have a window of opportunity to make a difference. Here, we discuss time-frames where lithium, clozapine, and metformin have the greatest benefits.