The Carlat Psychiatry Podcast

Recent Episodes

Ultraprocessed Foods Raise Depression Risk [60 Sec Psych]

Posted November 4, 2020 • 00:03:26

In 2004 Morgan Spurlock decided to see what would happen when he ate a typical McDonald’s meal for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Over the next 30...

The Metformin Recall

Posted November 2, 2020 • 00:13:13

The FDA keeps recalling medications for contamination with NDMA, and the contamination was recently found in the first-line antidote for antipsychotic...

A New Cause of ADHD [60 Sec Psych]

Posted October 31, 2020 • 00:03:01

Chemicals from plastics, pesticides, and food processing are linked to ADHD, according to a new paper in JAMA Open Network. [

A New Medication for Narcolepsy [60 Sec Psych]

Posted October 28, 2020 • 00:02:04

Xyrem is a branded form of sodium oxybate, the sodium salt of gamma-hydroxybutyrate, or GHB , to precursor to GABA, glutamate, and glycine which is...

How to use Guanfacine and Clonidine

Posted October 26, 2020 • 00:19:55

We take you through the story of rational drug discovery that lead to the approval of guanfacine and clonidine for ADHD, and share some tips on how...