# The Spectrum of Mood Disorders with Dr. Chris Aiken

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Podcast: [PsychRounds: The Psychiatry Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/psychrounds-the-psychiatry-podcast-6714703)
Published: 2025-09-03T05:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/psychrounds/episodes/The-Spectrum-of-Mood-Disorders-with-Dr--Chris-Aiken-e37lv20
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## Resource

Welcome Back! Today we are interviewing Dr. Chris Aiken, Editor-in-Chief of the Carlat Psychiatry Report. We will be speaking about the broad spectrum of mood disorders, how Bipolar Disorder is different from Manic-Depressive Illness, affective temperaments, non-pharmacological treatments, and more! Dr. Aiken's new book, Difficult to Treat Depression , will be released later this year (2025). Sources: Akiskal Article: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/10550853/ Dr. Aiken's Website: https://chrisaikenmd.com/ Dr. Aiken's Twitter: https://x.com/chrisaikenmd TEMPS-A Scale: https://chrisaikenmd.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/tempsa.pdf

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