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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Which Medications Should You Stop Before ECT?

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Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) depends on the seizure threshold, so you don’t want to throw that off before starting it. Anticonvulsants...

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SAMSHA has changed their laws around the release of substance use information, and the result applies to more mental health professionals than one...

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Posted July 25, 202000:05:51

Race-based traumatic stress affects mental health in young people of color. A 2019 paper in American Psychologist puts that racial socialization into...

Preventing Trauma With Racial Socialization [60 Sec Psych]

Posted July 25, 202000:05:51

Race-based traumatic stress affects mental health in young people of color. A 2019 paper in American Psychologist puts that racial socialization into...