The Carlat Psychiatry Podcast

Hosted by psychiatrist Chris Aiken, MD and psychiatric nurse practitioner Kellie Newsome, the Carlat Psychiatry Podcast is aimed primarily at mental health professionals but remains surprisingly accessible to general listeners. The big draw for clinicians is the CME credits you can earn just by listening, but the content stands on its own even without that incentive. Episodes cover the full spectrum of clinical psychiatry: medication updates, therapeutic approaches like DBT and ACT, new FDA-approved treatments, and interviews with major figures in the field. A recent standout featured Steve Hayes, the creator of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, talking about how his own panic disorder drove him to develop a new framework for treating psychological suffering. There's also an episode on Marsha Linehan's reinvention of therapy for borderline personality disorder that's genuinely fascinating. The production style is clean and information-dense, with episodes running anywhere from 8 to 48 minutes. Most pack in a remarkable amount of clinically relevant detail without feeling like a textbook reading. The post-test format tied to each episode means the hosts structure content clearly, which benefits all listeners regardless of whether they're pursuing credits. With 104 episodes, a 4.7 rating from over 500 reviews, and weekly releases, it's built a strong professional following. For regular listeners dealing with depression, this show offers a window into how the people prescribing your medication and guiding your therapy actually think about treatment decisions. That perspective alone makes it worth including here.