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The Carlat Psychiatry Report

When to Use Lithium (September) | 2020

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CME Post-Test - When to Use Lithium, TCPR, September 2020

September 3, 2020
The post-test for this issue is available for one year after the publication date to subscribers. By successfully completing the test you will be awarded a certificate for 1 CME credit. Read More

Highlights From This Issue

September 3, 2020
The coronavirus can penetrate the brain, causing delirium, psychosis, and persistent cognitive problems in patients with COVID-19.Lithium has antiviral effects, but its role in COVID-19 is undetermined. 1 in 3 patients with bipolar disorder are excellent lithium responders.Delusional disorder requires more than medication. Antipsychotics have limited efficacy here, and pimozide... Read More

How COVID-19 Affects the Brain

September 3, 2020
Paul Riordan, MD.
Pandemics create a long list of psychosocial stressors, but COVID-19 also has direct effects on the CNS. Neuropsychiatric syndromes can develop after the respiratory illness resolves. Paul Riordan reviews the cardinal symptoms to look for after a COVID infection. Read More

Who Should Get Lithium?

September 3, 2020
Janusz Rybakowski, MD, PhD
Some patients respond so well to lithium that they rarely need other interventions. Janusz Rybakowski sums up what we know about the optimal lithium responder, how to use this underutilized medication, and what lithium’s antiviral properties mean in the era of COVID-19. Read More

Modern Challenges of Delusional Disorder

September 3, 2020
Joseph Pierre, MD.
Delusional disorder may be in the psychotic chapter, but it doesn’t respond to antipsychotics like we’d expect. Joseph Pierre reviews how to use them, which ones to avoid, and how to enhance your therapeutic relationship with this population. Read More

Two Augmentation Strategies Compared in Bipolar I

September 3, 2020
Richard Moldawsky, MD
Carbamazepine or valproic acid? Both have been used to augment lithium for decades, but which one works best? A new trial tests them head-to-head. Read More

Confidentiality in a Time of COVID

September 3, 2020
On July 13, 2020, SAMHSA modernized the law to allow disclosure without patient consent during emergencies that result from a natural disaster. COVID-19 is included alongside hurricanes and floods in the list, though the opioid crisis is not. Read More

Learning Objectives, When to Use Lithium, TCPR, September 2020

September 3, 2020
After reading these articles, you should be able to… Read More
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Dr. Aiken is the Editor in Chief of The Carlat Psychiatry Report; director of the Mood Treatment Center in North Carolina, where he maintains a private practice combining medication and therapy along with evidence-based complementary and alternative treatments; and Assistant Professor NYU Langone Department of Psychiatry. He has worked as a research assistant at the NIMH and a sub-investigator on clinical trials, and conducts research on a shoestring budget out of his private practice. Follow him on Twitter and find him on LinkedIn.

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