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Chris Aiken, M.D.
Carlat Psychiatry Report
Biography
Chris Aiken, M.D., is the editor-in-chief of the Carlat Psychiatry Report and an assistant professor of psychiatry at New York University and Wake Forest Schools of Medicine. He is the author of peer-reviewed papers and books, including 2022’s Prescribing Psychotropics.
Publications of Chris Aiken, M.D.
Pharmacotherapy Bipolar Depression: Strategies for Everyday Management
1.75 CMEs
A comprehensive series on bipolar depression covering subtypes, assessment tools, and evidence-based treatments. Topics include lithium, lamotrigine, atypical antipsychotics, and off-label options like pramipexole and light therapy.
Chris Aiken, M.D.
Carlat Psychiatry Report
104.15 minutes in 12 sections
The Role of Genetic Testing in Psychiatry – Interview
0.50 CMEs
A discussion on pharmacogenetic testing in psychiatry, explaining the limited clinical utility of most genetic panels while highlighting specific FDA-recommended drug-gene interactions worth testing. The interview explores appropriate responses when patients present with genetic test results.
Chris Aiken, M.D.
Carlat Psychiatry Report
36.36 minutes of audio interview
The Role of Genetic Testing in Psychiatry
0.75 CMEs
A presentation on pharmacogenetic testing in psychiatry, exploring when it's clinically useful and its limitations. It examines how genetic variations affect medication metabolism and response, focusing on specific gene-drug interactions that matter in practice.
Chris Aiken, M.D.
Carlat Psychiatry Report
48.14 minutes in 10 sections
