The Carlat Psychiatry Podcast

Recent Episodes

Antidepressants in Bipolar II: What the Experts Do

Posted April 19, 2021 • 00:28:11

18 experts weigh in on how they use antidepressants in bipolar II. Sleep onset latency is defined, and we uncover the neuropsychiatric effects of marijuana...

Mood, Metabolism, and Cognition: An Interview with Rodrigo Mansur, MD

Posted April 12, 2021 • 00:24:10

We look at three ways that the body influences psychiatric disorders in the brain – through neurohormones, inflammation, and metabolic health. Dr....

Do Benzos Treat Depression?

Posted April 5, 2021 • 00:25:41

Around 50 controlled trials have tested benzodiazepines in depression, and the results are surprising. They seem to work. In this episode we look at...

COVID, Benzos, and Opioids

Posted March 29, 2021 • 00:26:50

Overdose deaths have been rising during COVID, but simply stopping the drug causes problems of its own. In this episde, Ashwin Patkar and Richard Weisler...

How to Stop Benzos and Stimulants

Posted March 22, 2021 • 00:21:34

Swapnil Gupta, author of Deprescribing in Psychiatry, shares tips on how to help patients taper off benzodiazepines and psychostimulants. She adds a...