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Fact Sheet

Melatonin Sheet from Complementary and Alternative Medicine in Psychiatry: A Fact Book (2026)

October 16, 2026

Chris Aiken, MD

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Melatonin is the brain’s darkness signal, inducing sleep and regulating circadian rhythms.

Clinical Update

Pharmacological Treatments for Autism

August 1, 2026

Shiyu Chen, MD and Chris Aiken, MD

Chris Aiken, MD. Editor-in-Chief, The Carlat Psychiatry Report; Assistant Professor, NYU Langone Department of Psychiatry; practicing psychiatrist, Winston-Salem, NC. Shiyu Chen, MD. Chief resident, Family Health Centers at NYU Langone Psychiatry Residency Program, Department of Psychiatry, Brooklyn, NY.

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No drug targets autism's core symptoms, but medications from antipsychotics to leucovorin can address irritability, sleep, attention, and other co-occurring challenges.

Fact Sheet

Melatonin Fact Sheet [G]

January 1, 2026

Talia Puzantian, PharmD, BCPP and Daniel Carlat, MD

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Melatonin is a hormone secreted by the pineal gland that helps regulate the sleep-wake cycle.

Expert Q&A

Sleep and Senescence: Managing Sleep Disorders in Older Adults

April 1, 2025

Ellen Lee, MD

Ellen Lee, MD, Estelle and Edgar Levi Memorial Chair in Aging, Associate Professor, and Chief of Geriatric Psychiatry at the University of California, San Diego; Staff Psychiatrist, San Diego VA Healthcare System, San Diego, CA.

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Dr. Lee shares her clinical experience on identifying and managing sleep issues as part of aging, including her algorithms to prioritize treatments.

Fact Sheet

Melatonin for Children and Adolescents

September 23, 2023

Joshua Feder, MD, Elizabeth Tien, MD, and Talia Puzantian, PharmD, BCPP

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Short-term melatonin treatment appears to have only a modest effect size in kids with insomnia.