The Carlat Psychiatry Podcast

Recent Episodes

How to Measure Cognition on Trintellix

Posted October 12, 2020 • 00:23:30

Trintellix claims to improve cognition in depression, but what does this effect look like in patient’s lives? We speak with Tom Gualtieri about the...

Living Well with Lithium

Posted October 5, 2020 • 00:23:53

A special edition for patients. Lithium is one of the most effective medications for bipolar and depression, but many of its marvels have remained...

How To Spot An Ultraprocessed Food [60 Sec Psych]

Posted October 3, 2020 • 00:05:34

This month the first systemic meta-analysis of epidemiologic studies of ultra processed foods has come out, and we have a clearer picture of what poor...

26 Medications for PTSD [60 Sec Psych]

Posted September 30, 2020 • 00:04:53

When it comes to PTSD, pharmacotherapy is second-line and psychotherapy has the more robust evidence. The effect size for therapy is in the large range,...

The Mental Toll of Quarantine

Posted September 28, 2020 • 00:22:07

How did the rate of depression triple over a single month in 2020? In this episode you’ll learn how to distinguish clinical depression from normal...