The Carlat Psychiatry Podcast

We interview Linda Carpenter, lead investigator on the new FDA approved device for difficult-to-treat depression. CME: Take the CME Post-Test for this Episode Published On: 01/19/2026 Duration: 20 minutes, 49 seconds Chris Aiken, MD and Kellie Newsome, PMHNP have disclosed no relevant financial or other interests in any commercial companies pertaining to this educational activity.

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. CME: Take the CME Post-Test for this Episode Published On: 01/12/2026 Duration: 16 minutes, 50 seconds Chris Aiken, MD and Kellie Newsome, PMHNP have disclosed no relevant financial or other interests in any commercial companie...

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.  CME: Take the CME Post-Test for this Episode Published On: 01/05/2026 Duration: 16 minutes, 50 seconds Chris Aiken, MD and Kellie Newsome, PMHNP have disclosed no relevant financial or other interests in any commercial compa...

How a tip from Carl Jung inspired Alcoholics Anonymous and the 12-step recovery movement.  CME: Take the CME Post-Test for this Episode Published On: 12/29/2025 Duration: 08 minutes, 55 seconds Chris Aiken, MD and Kellie Newsome, PMHNP have disclosed no relevant financial or other interests in any commercial companies pertaining to this educational activity.

Are psychosis and OCD ever normal? We explore this question from Carl Jung’s breakdown to a new neurologic condition, hyperphantasia. CME: Take the CME Post-Test for this Episode Published On: 12/22/2025 Duration: 15 minutes, 41 seconds Chris Aiken, MD and Kellie Newsome, PMHNP have disclosed no relevant financial or other interests in any commercial companies pertaining to this educational activi...

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. CME: Take the CME Post-Test for this Episode Published On: 12/19/2025 Duration: 19 minutes, 01 seconds Joshua Feder, MD, and Mara Goverman, LCSW, have disclosed no relevant fina...

Some of the people who revolutionized psychiatry lived with mental illness themselves.  CME: Take the CME Post-Test for this Episode Published On: 12/15/2025 Duration: 15 minutes, 15 seconds Chris Aiken, MD and Kellie Newsome, PMHNP have disclosed no relevant financial or other interests in any commercial companies pertaining to this educational activity.

How to help bipolar patients manage holiday stress, and a new drug interaction with lithium and GLP1 agonists like semaglutide (Ozempic). CME: Take the CME Post-Test for this Episode Published On: 12/08/2025 Duration: 18 minutes, 33 seconds Chris Aiken, MD has disclosed no relevant financial or other interests in any commercial companies pertaining to this educational activity.

SAINT TMS is now available. We take a closer look at its record-breaking effect size. CME: Take the CME Post-Test for this Episode Published On: 12/01/2025 Duration: 16 minutes, 04 seconds Chris Aiken, MD and Kellie Newsome, PMHNP have disclosed no relevant financial or other interests in any commercial companies pertaining to this educational activity.

SAINT TMS is now available. We take a closer look at its record-breaking effect size. CME: Take the CME Post-Test for this Episode Published On: 11/24/2025 Duration: 09 minutes, 53 seconds Chris Aiken, MD and Kellie Newsome, PMHNP have disclosed no relevant financial or other interests in any commercial companies pertaining to this educational activity.

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. Despite their different styles, these treatments share core elements and similar effectiveness, and Dr. Levy makes the case that therapists best serve patients when they understand multiple approaches and remain f...

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. CME: Take the CME Post-Test for this Episode Published On: 11/17/2025 Duration: 24 minutes, 07 seconds Joshua Feder, MD, and Mara Goverman, LCSW, have di...

Owen Muir, MD, believes TMS ought to come before antidepressants for many teens with depression, but does the FDA agree with him? CME: Take the CME Post-Test for this Episode Published On: 11/10/2025 Duration: 13 minutes, 39 seconds Chris Aiken, MD and Kellie Newsome, PMHNP have disclosed no relevant financial or other interests in any commercial companies pertaining to this educational activity....

Do TMS and psychotherapy share a common mechanism? We talk with Owen Muir about how to engage patients with this magnetic therapy. CME: Take the CME Post-Test for this Episode Published On: 11/03/2025 Duration: 18 minutes, 43 seconds Chris Aiken, MD and Kellie Newsome, PMHNP have disclosed no relevant financial or other interests in any commercial companies pertaining to this educational activity....

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 inter...

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?   CME: Take the CME Post-Test for this Episode Published On: 10/20/2025 Duration: 14 minutes, 06 seconds Joshua Feder, MD, and Mara Goverman, LCSW, have disclosed no relevant financial or other interests in any commercial compani...

Today, we'll be talking about psychedelics and addiction psychiatry, what they are, how they work, and what the research actually tells us.  CME: Take the CME Post-Test for this Episode Published On: 10/13/2025 Duration: 23 minutes, 38 seconds Noah Capurso, MD, MHS, and Snehal Bhatt, MD, have disclosed no relevant financial or other interests in any commercial companies pertaining to this educatio...

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?   CME: Take the CME Post-Test for this Episode Published On: 10/06/2025 Duration: 15 minutes, 56 seconds Joshua Feder, MD, and Mara Goverman, LCSW, have disclosed no relevant financial or other interests in any commercial compani...

There are two variations of long-acting injectable buprenorphine on the market. But what differentiates them, who might benefit, and how well do they work? Find out in today’s podcast. CME: Take the CME Post-Test for this Episode Published On: 09/29/2025 Duration: 11 minutes, 36 seconds Noah Capurso, MD, MHS, and Geneva Valeska have disclosed no relevant financial or other interests in any commerc...

Lithium, pramipexole, bupropion, carbamazepine, valproate, and trazodone. Meds that require special skill to start:  CME: Take the CME Post-Test for this Episode Published On: 09/15/2025 Duration: 17 minutes, 27 seconds Chris Aiken, MD and Kellie Newsome, PMHNP have disclosed no relevant financial or other interests in any commercial companies pertaining to this educational activity.

Meds that require special skill to start: Clozapine and lamotrigine. CME: Take the CME Post-Test for this Episode Published On: 09/15/2025 Duration: 10 minutes, 19 seconds Chris Aiken, MD and Kellie Newsome, PMHNP have disclosed no relevant financial or other interests in any commercial companies pertaining to this educational activity.

Dr. Josh Feder shares how to talk with kids about school shootings and help them feel safe. CME: Take the CME Post-Test for this Episode Published On: 09/12/2025 Duration: 04 minutes, 04 seconds Joshua Feder, MD, and Geneva Valeska have disclosed no relevant financial or other interests in any commercial companies pertaining to this educational activity.

Ziprasidone and quetiapine. One goes better fast, one slow. Also the mystery of ghost pills, and a research update on pramipexole. CME: Take the CME Post-Test for this Episode Published On: 09/08/2025 Duration: 13 minutes, 47 seconds Chris Aiken, MD and Kellie Newsome, PMHNP have disclosed no relevant financial or other interests in any commercial companies pertaining to this educational activity.

The FDA just approved the cyclobenzaprine (Tonmya, Flexeril) for fibromyalgia. We look at three risks that medication raises in psychiatry. CME: Take the CME Post-Test for this Episode Published On: 09/01/2025 Duration: 16 minutes, 42 seconds Chris Aiken, MD and Kellie Newsome, PMHNP have disclosed no relevant financial or other interests in any commercial companies pertaining to this educational...

The FDA just approved Ketarx for surgical pain, but the company has its eyes on depression. CME : Take the CME Post-Test for this Episode Published On: 08/15/2025 Duration: 18 minutes, 30 seconds Chris Aiken, MD and Kellie Newsome, PMHNP have disclosed no relevant financial or other interests in any commercial companies pertaining to this educational activity.