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Proposed Treatment Algorithm for Postpartum Psychosis

March 1, 2025
Alex Evans, PharmD, MBA.
From The Carlat Psychiatry Report
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Alex Evans, PharmD, MBA. Dr. Evans has no financial relationships with companies related to this material.

Zuranolone (Zurzuvae) may be FDA-approved for postpartum depression, but we need a very different medication approach for the 1-2 in 1,000 who develop postpartum psychosis.
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Clinical Update

Magnetic Seizure Therapy: A Safer, Gentler Alternative to ECT?

February 1, 2025
Dee Rapposelli
From The Carlat Psychiatry Report
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Dee Rapposelli. Ms. Rapposelli has no financial relationships with companies related to this material.

Can MST rival ECT for severe depression? A new trial suggests similar efficacy—with fewer cognitive side effects.

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Expert Q&A

ECT: An Update

February 1, 2025
W. Vaughn McCall, MD, MS
From The Carlat Psychiatry Report
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Professor Emeritus, Department of Psychiatry and Health Behavior; Medical College of Georgia, Augusta University.

Dr. McCall reports that he is a consultant for Alza TV, Axon Medical Technologies, Carelon, Haleon, and Idorsia. Dr. Aiken has reviewed this educational activity and has determined that there is no commercial bias as a result of this financial relationship.

The FDA has changed the labeling on ECT, and Vaughn McCall clarifies where this treatment fits among newer interventions like ketamine and TMS.


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Ethical Principles and Capacity Assessment in Dementia Care

April 1, 2024
Paul Appelbaum, MD
From The Carlat Geriatric Psychiatry Report
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Dollard Professor of Psychiatry, Medicine, & Law; Director, Center for Law, Ethics, and Psychiatry, Columbia University, New York, NY. Co-author of Assessing Competence to Consent to Treatment (Oxford University Press; 1998).

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

Dr. Appelbaum provides suggestions on adapting a capacity assessment for people with dementia. 



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Research Update

How Does Ketamine Compare to ECT in Treatment-Resistant Depression?

November 9, 2023
Awais Aftab, MD.
From The Carlat Psychiatry Report
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Awais Aftab, MD. Dr. Aftab has no financial relationships with companies related to this material.

This study made headlines with its surprising results, but you’ll want to read the fine print to understand how it informs practice.


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Research Update

Electroconvulsive Therapy and Risk of Suicide in Major Depression

April 1, 2023
Sébastien Hardy, PharmD, BCPS
From The Carlat Hospital Psychiatry Report
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Sébastien Hardy, PharmD, BCPS. Dr. Hardy has no financial relationships with companies related to this material.

ECT appears effective in reducing suicidality, especially among patients 65+ years and patients with severe depression.


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