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Expert Q&A

From The Carlat Psychiatry Report, Depression

Topics: Antidepressants | Depression | Nutrition | Registered Articles

TCPR: A few years ago, your group conducted the first clinical trial of diet on depression. Where did you get the idea for that? Dr. Jacka: We had a decade of observational evidence linking the quality of people’s diets to their risk for depression. Those findings were pretty consistent across countries, cultures, and age groups: A healthy diet is

Clinical Update

How to Prescribe Omega-3 Fatty Acids

From The Carlat Psychiatry Report, Living With Mental Illness

Omega-3 fatty acids (“fish oil”) claim broad benefits in physical and mental health and have even made it into a few treatment guidelines in psychiatry. But most products on the shelf do not have the right ingredients for psychiatric use. In this article, I’ll review how and when to use omega-3s. Mechanism Omega-3s are “essential fatty acids

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Nutritional Psychiatry in Practice

From The Carlat Psychiatry Report, Bipolar Disorder

TCPR: Why should we talk about diet with our patients? Dr. Ramsey: I am an avid practitioner of psychotherapy and psychopharmacology, but we often need more tools to help our patients, and there is a lot of science behind nutritional psychiatry. There are now three randomized trials showing that people with depression can benefit by shifting to a Medit

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Probiotics in Psychiatry

From The Carlat Psychiatry Report, Mind-Gut Connection

TCPR: What is the gut microbiome? Dr. Dinan: It is the collection of microorganisms within the intestine. It functions like a separate organ and is about the same weight as an adult brain. Mainly it’s made up of bacteria, which is where our research has focused, but there are viruses and fungi in there as well. The traditional view was that these org

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Inflammatory Biomarkers in Depression

From The Carlat Psychiatry Report, Inflammation and Depression

TCPR: What is inflammation? Dr. Miller: Inflammation is the body’s natural response to infection or wounding. It’s important for survival, but if it goes on too long it damages the body in various ways. It contributes to heart disease, cancer, metabolic disorders, and neurodegenerative disorders. Ultimately, it can change set points in the brain th

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Highlights From This Issue

From The Carlat Psychiatry Report, Inflammation and Depression

Inflammation contributes to treatment resistance in depression and can be measured with a blood test, C-reactive protein (CRP). An elevated CRP predicts a favorable response to certain antidepressants, as well as specific lifestyle interventions. Nuedexta’s expanded use in dementia is based on questionable efficacy, but it is safer than many

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Micronutrients in Mental Health

From The Carlat Psychiatry Report, Adult ADHD

TCPR: You’ve studied micronutrients in ADHD and other psychiatric disorders. What are micronutrients?Dr. Rucklidge: They are small nutrients—vitamins, minerals, and amino acids—that are essential for your brain to function optimally. They include cofactors like B6, zinc, and magnesium that are involved in the synthesis of neurotransmitters and h

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l-Methylfolate for Depression: Costly Mistake or Good Thinking?

From The Carlat Psychiatry Report, Side Effects Part II

Folate (Vitamin B9) has a long track record as a low-cost, low-risk augmentation strategy in depression. It’s also available in a more expensive form, l-methylfolate (Deplin), that promises better results but at a premium price. So, is the cost worth it? Folate pathwaysFolate (the natural form of folic acid) is a B vitamin that’s important in psych