The Carlat Psychiatry Podcast

Clear, engaging, and practical updates on clinical psychiatry. Hosted by Chris Aiken, MD, and Kellie Newsome, PMHNP.

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Personality Disorders in Therapy

Posted January 17, 202200:18:40

Psychoanalyst Dan Buie describes 5 deficits that cause great suffering for people with personality disorders and how to work with them in therapy.

Countertransference Hate and the Suicidal Patient

Posted January 10, 202200:09:16

Psychoanalyst Dan Buie describes hateful reactions that are common when working with suicidal patients and how to manage these intense emotions

Unusual Medication Effects from 2021

Posted January 3, 202200:16:00

In 2021 we uncovered some paradoxical effects of medications, including meds that can both cause and treat OCD (antipsychotics), depression (benzodiazepines...

Better Billing, Better Care

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DHHS recently unveiled the first major overhaul of its documentation guidelines for the E&M codes often used in outpatient psychiatry. We show you...

A New Way to Diagnose Bipolar

Posted December 20, 202100:16:06

Gordon Parker suggests changes to the DSM-5 criteria for bipolar disorder, and unveils a new screening instrument that aims to separate hypomania from...