The Carlat Psychiatry Podcast

Recent Episodes

Diagnosing and Treating Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder

Posted August 10, 2022 • 00:23:15

Nine years after DSM-5, Avoidant Restrictive Food Intake Disorder (ARFID) is still settling into clinical practice. Dr. Jennifer Thomas helps sort out...

Rethinking Topiramate

Posted August 1, 2022 • 00:14:16

Topiramate can cause psychosis, or treat psychosis; worsen cognition, or improve it; cause depression or… You get the point. A look at the paradoxical...

Medication Management of Antipsychotic-Induced Weight Gain in Children and Teens

Posted July 25, 2022 • 00:13:19

Second-generation antipsychotics routinely breach the FDA’s level of concern of >7% body weight gain. This article examines the efficacy and safety...

To Benzo, or not to Benzo: An Interview with Carl Salzman

Posted July 18, 2022 • 00:22:06

Carl Salzman removes the stigma from the much aligned benzo, reminding us of when they are essential to treatment and when they cause harm. Dr. Salzman...

Management of Psychogenic Polydipsia

Posted July 11, 2022 • 00:11:37

Psychogenic polydipsia (PP), also known as primary polydipsia and potomania, was first described in the 1930s. It is surprisingly common with a prevalence...