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Research Update

Update: Is Watching 13 Reasons Why Bad for Teens?

From The Carlat Child Psychiatry Report, Identity & Culture in Children and Adolescents

Review of: Bridge JA et al, J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry 2020;59(2):236–243 Netflix’s 13 Reasons Why (13RW) continues to generate controversy that it may do more harm than good amid the backdrop of an already increasing teen suicide rate, and CCPR has been watching the unfolding research (see Mar/Apr 2019 and Sept/Oct 2019 issues). Last tim

Research Update

Update: Is Watching 13 Reasons Why Bad for Teens?

From The Carlat Child Psychiatry Report, Substance Use in Children and Adolescents

Review of: Niederkrotenthaler T et al, JAMA Psychiatry 2019. doi: 10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2019.0922 Several studies have examined whether Netflix’s 13 Reasons Why is good or bad for teens. Results have been mixed. In the CCPR March/April 2019 issue, we reported a study finding that most suicidal ideation decreased after watching the first season of

Clinical Update

Smartphone Apps as Adjuncts for Substance Use Treatment

From The Carlat Addiction Treatment Report, Alternative Treatment in Addiction

The majority (81%) of Americans own a smartphone, and a little over one-half (58%) have downloaded a health-related app (www.pewresearch.org/internet/fact-sheet/mobile). Could addiction apps be the next tool to improve treatment outcomes? This article will review some apps for substance use disorders (SUD) and discuss strategies for integrating them int

Expert Q&A

Alternative Therapies for SUDs

From The Carlat Addiction Treatment Report, Alternative Treatment in Addiction

CATR: Please tell us about your work. Dr. Novella: As an academic neurologist at Yale, I spend most of my time seeing patients, usually in the context of teaching students, residents, fellows, etc, and I do some clinical research. I also run the site Science-Based Medicine (www.sciencebasedmedicine.org), which promotes high standards of science through