On this channel I explain psychiatric conditions and medications in plain language.
My goal is to help anyone curious about mental health to understand it better. I cover conditions like ADHD, anxiety, bipolar disorder, and how medications and therapy potentially work.
Psychiatric Conditions
Plain-language explanations of common psychiatric conditions such as ADHD, bipolar disorder, and anxiety. I cover what they are, how they're diagnosed, and the nuances of diagnosis and treatment.
Bipolar Disorder Explained 3 Ways : Simple, DSM, and Beyond the DSM
Why Bipolar Disorder is Hard to Treat : Good Psychiatry
Medications Explained
Explaining in more detail the proposed mechanisms of how psychiatric medications are supposed to work …and the limitations of these proposed frameworks.
Psychiatrist explains: Auvelity, Caplyta, and Cobenfy
SSRIs : Breaking down the serotonin hypothesis of depression
Therapy Explained
How different types of therapy work, and what they can look like in practice.
How Psychodynamic Therapy Works: The Supportive-Expressive Continuum Explained
Psychiatrist explains 3 common therapies for anxiety
Why perfectionism is so hard to change — the psychology behind high-achievers
Asian American Mental Health
Contextualizing mental health concepts an applying it to the Asian American experience.
Why High-Achieving Asian Americans Struggle to Accept Praise : Psychiatrist Explains
Video Podcast Episodes
Conversations with other clinicians on therapy, psychiatry, and mental health.
How motherhood shaped the way Dr. Amerault practices
Two Psychiatrists Talk about the Impact of Social Media on Mental Health : Feat Dr. Allison Jackson
Dr. Bilal Bari and Dr. Andy Wu talk about therapeutic alliance
How to find a good fit with a therapist or psychiatrist, ft. Dr. Barbara Burton