The Carlat Psychiatry Podcast

The modern DSM began as a short list of 12 well-validated diagnoses. But the list expanded as the authors changed the goals from validity to reliability. Lost in this history is a missing page that helps separate adult ADHD from its mimics.

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Published On: 08/10/2026
Duration: 14 minutes, 39 seconds

Chris Aiken, MD and Kellie Newsome, PMHNP have disclosed no relevant financial or other interests in any commercial companies pertaining to this educational activity.

Nine studies have tried to find out whether ADHD can start in adulthood, we dig into the data and find some answers to the controversy.

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Published On: 08/03/2026
Duration: 13 minutes, 07 seconds

Chris Aiken, MD and Kellie Newsome, PMHNP have disclosed no relevant financial or other interests in any commercial companies pertaining to this educational activity.

DSM-5 loosened the criteria for adult ADHD, but did it get too lose? We look at what recent prosecutions of telehealth companies mean for those trying to diagnose this disorder on the front-lines.

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Published On: 07/27/2026
Duration: 15 minutes, 10 seconds

Chris Aiken, MD and Kellie Newsome, PMHNP have disclosed no relevant financial or other interests in any commercial companies pertaining to this educational activity.

Dr. Shireen Rizvi provides an overview of Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) and the treatment of Borderline Personality Disorder.

Women clear some psychiatric medications more slowly, lose bone density at higher rates, and face greater medical consequences from alcohol and smoking than men. This final episode in a four-part series covers side effects, drug metabolism, drugs of abuse, urine incontinence, and what we do — and don't — know about prescribing for transgender patients.

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Published On: 07/13/2026
Duration: 17 minutes, 37 seconds

Chris Aiken, MD and Kellie Newsome, PMHNP have disclosed no relevant financial or other interests in any commercial companies pertaining to this educational activity.