CARLAT PUBLISHING The Carlat Report https://www.thecarlatreport.com/rss/articles Lithium: From 7UP to Table Salt p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: #000000}

Before lithium became a cornerstone of psychiatry, it was in soda, spa water, and salt shakers. Trace lithium’s journey from Victorian health fad to life-saving mood stabilizer, and discover why the uric acid theory that launched it may be making a comeback.
]]> Mon, 13 Apr 2026 02:00:00 -0400 https://www.thecarlatreport.com/blogs/2-the-carlat-psychiatry-podcast/post/5925-lithium-from-7up-to-table-salt http://www.thecarlatreport.com/blogs/2/post/5925 When Autism Meets the Legal System: A Clinician’s Guide p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: #000000}

Legal questions come up in clinical care of autistic children and adults more often than many of us expect. A parent asks for a custody letter; a school requests documentation for services; a patient asks about disability benefits or driving. When autistic patients face legal systems, clinicians can help, but only if we stay within our role.
]]> Mon, 06 Apr 2026 02:00:00 -0400 https://www.thecarlatreport.com/blogs/2-the-carlat-psychiatry-podcast/post/5904-when-autism-meets-the-legal-system-a-clinicians-guide http://www.thecarlatreport.com/blogs/2/post/5904 Jeffrey Epstein on the Couch: Part IV p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: #000000}

Narcissism, antisocial, pedophilia… A lot of psychiatric terms have been used to explain Jeffrey Epstein. We’ll look at what fits.
]]> Mon, 30 Mar 2026 02:00:00 -0400 https://www.thecarlatreport.com/blogs/2-the-carlat-psychiatry-podcast/post/5895-jeffrey-epstein-on-the-couch-part-iv http://www.thecarlatreport.com/blogs/2/post/5895 Jeffrey Epstein on the Couch: Part III p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: #000000}

Narcissism, antisocial, pedophilia… A lot of psychiatric terms have been used to explain Jeffrey Epstein. We’ll look at what fits.

]]> Mon, 23 Mar 2026 02:00:00 -0400 https://www.thecarlatreport.com/blogs/2-the-carlat-psychiatry-podcast/post/5893-jeffrey-epstein-on-the-couch-part-iii http://www.thecarlatreport.com/blogs/2/post/5893 Jeffery Epstein on the Couch: Part II p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: #000000}

Does money lead to happiness? What kind of stress causes depression? Why the FDA change their requirements for new drug approvals? And what happened between Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell that launched an enterprise of abuse?

]]> Mon, 16 Mar 2026 02:00:00 -0400 https://www.thecarlatreport.com/blogs/2-the-carlat-psychiatry-podcast/post/5892-jeffery-epstein-on-the-couch-part-ii http://www.thecarlatreport.com/blogs/2/post/5892 Jeffrey Epstein on the Couch: Part I p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: #000000}

Narcissism, antisocial, pedophilia… We examine the diagnoses people invoke to explain Jeffrey Epstein and determine if any fit.

]]> Sun, 08 Mar 2026 03:00:00 -0400 https://www.thecarlatreport.com/blogs/2-the-carlat-psychiatry-podcast/post/5891-jeffery-epstein-on-the-couch-part-1 http://www.thecarlatreport.com/blogs/2/post/5891 Hidden Gems: Pramipexole Part II p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: #000000}

Pramipexole has moved up the in our algorithm for treatment resistant depression. Today, learn how to use this dopamine agonist.


]]> Mon, 02 Mar 2026 02:00:00 -0500 https://www.thecarlatreport.com/blogs/2-the-carlat-psychiatry-podcast/post/5889-hidden-gems-pramipexole-part-ii http://www.thecarlatreport.com/blogs/2/post/5889 Hidden Gems: Pramipexole Part I p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: #000000}

New research moves pramipexole up in the algorithm for treatment resistant depression.




]]> Mon, 23 Feb 2026 00:00:00 -0500 https://www.thecarlatreport.com/blogs/2-the-carlat-psychiatry-podcast/post/5844-hidden-gems-pramipexole-part-i http://www.thecarlatreport.com/blogs/2/post/5844 Wounded Healers: Steven Hayes Part II p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: #000000}

We interview Steve Hayes, originator of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, on the personal struggles that inspired the treatment.




]]> Mon, 16 Feb 2026 02:00:00 -0500 https://www.thecarlatreport.com/blogs/2-the-carlat-psychiatry-podcast/post/5842-wounded-healers-steven-hayes-part-ii http://www.thecarlatreport.com/blogs/2/post/5842 Wounded Healers: Steve Hayes, from Panic to ACT p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: #000000}

An interview with Steve Hayes, originator of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), on how his struggle with panic disorder inspired his work.




]]> Mon, 09 Feb 2026 02:00:00 -0500 https://www.thecarlatreport.com/blogs/2-the-carlat-psychiatry-podcast/post/5840-wounded-healers-steve-hayes-from-panic-to-act http://www.thecarlatreport.com/blogs/2/post/5840 Treating Anxiety and Sleep Issues in Children and Adolescents p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: #000000}

A parent sits across from you and asks, "Why can't my child just take the same anxiety medicine that helps me?” Sounds reasonable, but the evidence tells a very different story.




]]> Mon, 02 Feb 2026 02:00:00 -0500 https://www.thecarlatreport.com/blogs/2-the-carlat-psychiatry-podcast/post/5837-treating-anxiety-and-sleep-issues-in-children-and-adolescents http://www.thecarlatreport.com/blogs/2/post/5837 ProLivRx: How it Works p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: #000000}

How a new FDA approved device for difficult-to-treat depression engages the brain through the sensory nerves in part II of our interview with Linda Carpenter.




]]> Mon, 26 Jan 2026 02:00:00 -0500 https://www.thecarlatreport.com/blogs/2-the-carlat-psychiatry-podcast/post/5827-prolivrx-how-it-works http://www.thecarlatreport.com/blogs/2/post/5827 ProLivRx: A New Approval in Depression p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: #000000}

We interview Linda Carpenter, lead investigator on the new FDA approved device for difficult-to-treat depression.




]]> Mon, 19 Jan 2026 02:00:00 -0500 https://www.thecarlatreport.com/blogs/2-the-carlat-psychiatry-podcast/post/5826-prolivrx-a-new-approval-in-depression http://www.thecarlatreport.com/blogs/2/post/5826 Wounded Healers: Linehan and DBT Part 2 p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: #000000}

Marsha Linehan finds the core principles of DBT in a Buddhist monastery, challenges the psychoanalytic establishment, and returns to the hospital where her journey started.




]]> Mon, 12 Jan 2026 02:00:00 -0500 https://www.thecarlatreport.com/blogs/2-the-carlat-psychiatry-podcast/post/5824-wounded-healers-linehan-and-dbt-part-2 http://www.thecarlatreport.com/blogs/2/post/5824 Wounded Healers: Linehan and DBT Part 1 p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: #000000}

Marsha Linehan makes it out of a long-term psychiatric hospital and vows to develop a better approach to suicidality, reinventing therapy for borderline personality disorder. 




]]> Mon, 05 Jan 2026 02:00:00 -0500 https://www.thecarlatreport.com/blogs/2-the-carlat-psychiatry-podcast/post/5815-wounded-healers-linehan-and-dbt-part-1 http://www.thecarlatreport.com/blogs/2/post/5815 Wounded Healers: 12-Steps from Jung p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: #000000}

How a tip from Carl Jung inspired Alcoholics Anonymous and the 12-step recovery movement. 


]]> Mon, 29 Dec 2025 00:00:00 -0500 https://www.thecarlatreport.com/blogs/2-the-carlat-psychiatry-podcast/post/5814-wounded-healers-12-steps-from-jung http://www.thecarlatreport.com/blogs/2/post/5814 Wounded Healers: Psychosis, Spirituality, and Jung p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: #000000}

Are psychosis and OCD ever normal? We explore this question from Carl Jung’s breakdown to a new neurologic condition, hyperphantasia. 


]]> Mon, 22 Dec 2025 00:00:00 -0500 https://www.thecarlatreport.com/blogs/2-the-carlat-psychiatry-podcast/post/5806-wounded-healers-psychosis-spirituality-and-jung http://www.thecarlatreport.com/blogs/2/post/5806 Living Without Illusions: Psychological Survival in a World of Persistent Hatred Today’s episode is one we’ve been sitting with for a long time. We’re talking about how to survive psychologically in a world where hatred is persistent, not abstract, not metaphorical but recurring, and sometimes lethal.



]]> Fri, 19 Dec 2025 23:00:00 -0500 https://www.thecarlatreport.com/blogs/2-the-carlat-psychiatry-podcast/post/5802-living-without-illusions-psychological-survival-in-a-world-of-persistent-hatred http://www.thecarlatreport.com/blogs/2/post/5802 Wounded Healers: Freud and Jung p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: #000000}

Some of the people who revolutionized psychiatry lived with mental illness themselves.


]]> Mon, 15 Dec 2025 02:00:00 -0500 https://www.thecarlatreport.com/blogs/2-the-carlat-psychiatry-podcast/post/5794-wounded-healers-freud-and-jung http://www.thecarlatreport.com/blogs/2/post/5794 Christmas, Bipolar, and Ozempic p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: #000000}

How to help bipolar patients manage holiday stress, and a new drug interaction with lithium and GLP1 agonists like semaglutide (Ozempic).
]]> Mon, 08 Dec 2025 02:00:00 -0500 https://www.thecarlatreport.com/blogs/2-the-carlat-psychiatry-podcast/post/5783-christmas-bipolar-and-ozempic http://www.thecarlatreport.com/blogs/2/post/5783 How to Find SAINT TMS p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: #000000}

SAINT TMS is now available. We take a closer look at its record-breaking effect size.


]]> Mon, 01 Dec 2025 02:00:00 -0500 https://www.thecarlatreport.com/blogs/2-the-carlat-psychiatry-podcast/post/5773-copy-of-a-more-powerful-antidepressant http://www.thecarlatreport.com/blogs/2/post/5773 A More Powerful Antidepressant p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: #000000}

SAINT TMS is now available. We take a closer look at its record-breaking effect size.


]]> Mon, 24 Nov 2025 02:00:00 -0500 https://www.thecarlatreport.com/blogs/2-the-carlat-psychiatry-podcast/post/5727-a-more-powerful-antidepressant http://www.thecarlatreport.com/blogs/2/post/5727 Crossing the Alphabet Divide: An Integrative Overview of BPD Treatments with Dr. Kenneth Levy Dr. Kenneth Levy provides an overview of the major evidence-based treatments for Borderline Personality Disorder and explains why clinicians shouldn’t limit themselves to just one model.

]]> Thu, 20 Nov 2025 02:00:00 -0500 https://www.thecarlatreport.com/blogs/2-the-carlat-psychiatry-podcast/post/5672-crossing-the-alphabet-divide-an-integrative-overview-of-bpd-treatments-with-dr-kenneth-levy http://www.thecarlatreport.com/blogs/2/post/5672 AACAP Policy Statement – Expanding Access to Care for the Autism Community For years, autism care has centered on one model, but that’s changing. The American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry just redefined what evidence-based care really means. This shift could transform how we support children and families.



]]> Mon, 17 Nov 2025 01:00:00 -0500 https://www.thecarlatreport.com/blogs/2-the-carlat-psychiatry-podcast/post/5642-aacap-policy-statement-expanding-access-to-care-for-the-autism-community http://www.thecarlatreport.com/blogs/2/post/5642 TMS, Teens, and Antidepressants p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: #000000}

Owen Muir, MD, believes TMS ought to come before antidepressants for many teens with depression, but does the FDA agree with him?


]]> Mon, 10 Nov 2025 02:00:00 -0500 https://www.thecarlatreport.com/blogs/2-the-carlat-psychiatry-podcast/post/5629-tms-teens-and-antidepressants http://www.thecarlatreport.com/blogs/2/post/5629 How to Explain TMS p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: #000000}

Do TMS and psychotherapy share a common mechanism? We talk with Owen Muir about how to engage patients with this magnetic therapy.


]]> Mon, 03 Nov 2025 02:00:00 -0500 https://www.thecarlatreport.com/blogs/2-the-carlat-psychiatry-podcast/post/5582-how-to-explain-tms http://www.thecarlatreport.com/blogs/2/post/5582 ADHD in Young Adults: Assessment, Daily Functioning, and Support That Fits Working with young adults who are navigating ADHD is rarely straightforward. They’re often dealing with more than just distractibility or missed deadlines. There’s anxiety, identity shifts, life transitions, and sometimes a long history of feeling misunderstood. This isn’t about checking boxes on a symptom list, it’s about understanding how their brain, their environment, and their story all interact. Today, we’re going to unpack that. 



]]> Mon, 27 Oct 2025 02:00:00 -0400 https://www.thecarlatreport.com/blogs/2-the-carlat-psychiatry-podcast/post/5578-adhd-in-young-adults-assessment-daily-functioning-and-support-that-fits http://www.thecarlatreport.com/blogs/2/post/5578 When Your Schedule Is Full: Managing Referrals in Child Psychiatry You want to help every family that calls, but your schedule's full, and the need keeps growing. What can you do when you can't take another patient? In this episode, we will talk about how to manage referrals, support other providers, and build systems that make a difference even when you have to say no. 

]]> Mon, 20 Oct 2025 02:00:00 -0400 https://www.thecarlatreport.com/blogs/2-the-carlat-psychiatry-podcast/post/5573-when-your-schedule-is-full-managing-referrals-in-child-psychiatry http://www.thecarlatreport.com/blogs/2/post/5573 Psychedelics and Addiction Psychiatry p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: #000000}

Today, we'll be talking about psychedelics and addiction psychiatry, what they are, how they work, and what the research actually tells us. 

]]> Mon, 13 Oct 2025 02:00:48 -0400 https://www.thecarlatreport.com/blogs/2-the-carlat-psychiatry-podcast/post/5562-psychedelics-and-addiction-psychiatry http://www.thecarlatreport.com/blogs/2/post/5562 Understanding Climate Anxiety in Youth More teens are saying they can’t sleep because they’re worried about the environment. Today, we’re asking: How do we respond to climate anxiety without pathologizing it?  



]]> Mon, 06 Oct 2025 02:00:00 -0400 https://www.thecarlatreport.com/blogs/2-the-carlat-psychiatry-podcast/post/5549-understanding-climate-anxiety-in-youth http://www.thecarlatreport.com/blogs/2/post/5549