Daniel J. Carlat, M.D., is Associate Clinical
Professor of Psychiatry at Tufts University School of Medicine, and is
the Editor-in-Chief of
The Carlat Psychiatry Report, a monthly newsletter on psychopharmacology widely read by psychiatrists and nurses in the United States.
Dr. Carlat received his undergraduate education at University of California, Berkeley, where he graduated in 1983
cum laude and
Phi Beta Kappa.
He received his medical degree at University of California, San
Francisco, and went on to complete a residency in psychiatry at
Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, from 1992-1995. He was chief
resident of the MGH inpatient psychiatry unit in 1995.
After residency, Dr. Carlat began private practice in Newburyport,
Massachusetts, and was founder and series editor of the Practical Guide
Series in Psychiatry, published by Lippincott Williams and Wilkins. His
textbook,
The Psychiatric Interview, currently in its second
edition, has been translated into four languages, and is the bestselling
book in the Practical Guide series. It was selected as one of 17 top
recommended psychiatric books on the
Brandon/Hill Selected List of print media for small medical libraries.
Dr. Carlat founded Clearview Publishing in 2002, and its flagship publication,
The Carlat Psychiatry Report, has become one of the most well-respected newsletters in the field; it is quoted widely in the national media. His blog,
The Carlat Psychiatry Blog is consistently ranked as one of the 10 most influential health blogs by
Wikio, and has received an award for outstanding mental health journalism by the
Psych Central Website. He also blogs for
Psychology Today and
Psychiatric Times.
In addition to his medical writing, Dr. Carlat has written for the
New York Times, the
New York Times Magazine, and
Wired). His article for
The New York Times Magazine, "
Dr. Drug Rep," was selected for Harper Perennial’s
Best Science Writing 2008 anthology.
Dr. Carlat is an active member of the American Psychiatric
Association, and is a elected Massachusetts representative on the
organization’s national Assembly.
