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Clinical Update

Lithium for Children and Adolescents

November 2, 2023

Max S. Rosen, MD. Assistant Professor of Psychiatry (Child); Director, Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Outpatient Services; Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO.

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

Lithium is FDA-approved for bipolar disorder in children and adolescents 12 years and up; however, its potential off-label utility is broad, from affective aggression to anorexia nervosa. This clinical update covers how to prescribe lithium for children and adolescents and how to talk with patients and parents about lithium.

The Medical Evaluation of Anorexia

February 1, 2023

Chris Aiken, MD and Garrett Rossi, MD.

Chris Aiken, MD. Editor-in-Chief of The Carlat Psychiatry Report. Assistant Professor, NYU Langone Department of Psychiatry. Practicing psychiatrist, Winston-Salem, NC.
Garrett Rossi, MD. Adult psychiatrist, AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center, Pomona, NJ.

Dr. Aiken and Dr. Rossi have no financial relationships with companies related to this material.

When do you order labs, how do you weight patients, and what signs and symptoms should prompt a higher level of care?

Anorexia: An Update for the Psychopharmacologist

January 31, 2023

Chris Aiken, MD and Garrett Rossi, MD.

Chris Aiken, MD. Editor-in-Chief of The Carlat Psychiatry Report. Assistant Professor, NYU Langone Department of Psychiatry. Practicing psychiatrist, Winston-Salem, NC.
Garrett Rossi, MD. Adult psychiatrist, AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center, Pomona, NJ.

Dr. Aiken and Dr. Rossi have no financial relationships with companies related to this material.

A half-dozen reviews have concluded that no medication is effective for anorexia. We agree, but they may have overlooked a common supplement with evidence to help: Zinc.