0.5 CME Credits. This webinar is a 30-minute overview of psychological and psychodynamic factors that can impact the psychopharmacological treatment of patients.

0.5 CME Credits. This webinar is a comprehensive 30-minute overview of psychodynamic principles, processes, and evolution for mental health professionals.

0.75 CME Credits. This webinar discusses ADHD and its varied presentations, co-occurring issues, and the importance of accurate assessment for effective treatment.

0.50 CME Credits. Dr. Collier explores diagnosis, overlapping symptoms, and treatments for delirium in older adults.

0.25 CME Credits. In this episode, we explore nine groundbreaking stories in mental health and psychiatric medicine, covering everything from healthcare fraud to the latest advancements in drug trials. First, we dive into the recent charges brought by the US Department of Justice against executives at Done, a California-based telehealth company, for alleged healthcare fraud. Done is accused of prescribing over 40 million Adderall pills to patients without proper evaluation, raising concerns about the balance between increasing mental healthcare access and responsible prescribing practices.

The modern DSM began as a short list of 12 well-validated diagnoses. But the list expanded as the authors changed the goals from validity to reliability. Lost in this history is a missing page that helps separate adult ADHD from its mimics.

Nine studies have tried to find out whether ADHD can start in adulthood, we dig into the data and find some answers to the controversy.

DSM-5 loosened the criteria for adult ADHD, but did it get too lose? We look at what recent prosecutions of telehealth companies mean for those trying to diagnose this disorder on the front-lines.

Dr. Shireen Rizvi provides an overview of Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) and the treatment of Borderline Personality Disorder.

Women clear some psychiatric medications more slowly, lose bone density at higher rates, and face greater medical consequences from alcohol and smoking than men. This final episode in a four-part series covers side effects, drug metabolism, drugs of abuse, urine incontinence, and what we do — and don't — know about prescribing for transgender patients.

Dr. Chris Aiken and Kellie Newsome, PMHNP have covered lithium quite a bit on The Carlat Psychiatry Podcast. Are you up to date on this cornerstone of psychiatry? Here's a clearinghouse of lithium episodes to catch you up.        

How to make a 12-step referral patients will actually try. 

Five free episodes on the issues that matter most in child and adolescent psychiatry today — from suicide risk in autistic youth to anxiety, sleep, legal systems, and expanding access to care. Hosted by Dr. Joshua Feder and Mara Goverman, LCSW.

For 23 years, Dr. Carlat and his team of clinical experts have developed a mountain of peer-reviewed articles and books covering almost every aspect of psychiatry. Unlike many journals, these resources are straightforward, plain spoken, and actionable for the everyday work clinicians face. This year we took that massive archive and put it to work for you in a brand new interface called AskCarlat AI.

Two malpractice cases — one worth $2 million — are reshaping the standards of gender-affirming care. This episode traces what went wrong, what held up in court, and what every clinician needs to know when referring patients for gender affirming procedures.