The Carlat Psychiatry Podcast

The Carlat Psychiatry Podcast


What We Learned in 2020

December 28, 2020


A look at the top 10 practice-changing highlights from our 2020 journal. Tardive dyskinesia, inflammation, lumateperone, top first-line medications, trazodone in depression, Silexan for anxiety, excellent lithium responders, hormones and mood, and ramelteon’s generic debut.


Published On: 12/28/2020


Duration: 26 minutes, 30 seconds


Articles Referenced:



  1. "How to Treat Tardive Dyskinesia," The Carlat Psychiatry Report, January 2020
  2. "Inflammatory Biomarkers in Depression," The Carlat Psychiatry Report, February 2020
  3. "Lumateperone and lemborexant," The Carlat Psychiatry Report, March 2020
  4. "The Psychopharmacology Algorithm Project," The Carlat Psychiatry Report, April 2020
  5. "Trazodone: The Forgotten Antidepressant," The Carlat Psychiatry Report, May 2020
  6. "When Further Medication Trials Seem Futile," The Carlat Psychiatry Report, June/July 2020
  7. "Silexan: A Novel Anxiolytic," The Carlat Psychiatry Report, August 2020
  8. "Who Should Get Lithium?," The Carlat Psychiatry Report, September 2020
  9. "Mood and Menopause," The Carlat Psychiatry Report, October 2020
  10. "Is Ramelteon an Effective Hypnotic?," The Carlat Psychiatry Report, November 2020