The Carlat Psychiatry Podcast

Recent Episodes

Should You Test MTHFR?

Posted May 5, 2025 • 00:18:53

MTHFR is a genetic test that aims to clarify who will respond to methylfolate in depression. But is it worth testing for?

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Folate and Depression

Posted April 28, 2025 • 00:08:30

We learn how psychiatrists figured out that low folate causes depression, and how the vitamin can treat depression even when serum levels are normal.

Folate, Valproate, and Lamotrigine

Posted April 21, 2025 • 00:16:40

We interview Victor Hoffbrand on the discovery of folate and look at how this vitamin can help or harm the action of anticonvulsants in bipolar disorder.

A Scam for Every Woman, Child, and Man: Part 2

Posted April 14, 2025 • 00:11:27

1 in 3 Americans were victims of online scams in the past year. Even when you know your patient is being scammed, it is hard to pull them out. We speak...

A Scam for Every Woman, Child, and Man: Part 1

Posted April 7, 2025 • 00:13:14

1 in 3 Americans were victims of online scams in the past year. Learn the signs, and the psychological traps that can make people lose everything.