These are the most-read articles from the past year. They are free to read even without Total Access to the Carlat archives.

Rachel Aviv delves into the unsettling experiences of patients grappling with the aftermath of discontinuing psychiatric medications.

Sometimes it takes more than psychotherapy and medications to break familial patterns.

Discover the emotional journey of a mother whose life was forever changed when she learned her son was involved in a crime.

College today is not your grandfather’s alma mater.

The first in a series of interesting reading for psychiatrists

A constellation of factors contributes to successful outcomes in weight loss surgery and one of them is a thorough assessment.

A guest on NPR's On Point about a systematic review on the "chemical imbalance" theory, Dr. Carlat relays his experience as a practicing psychiatrist.