Treatment resistant depression is defined as having 2 failed, 6-week antidepressant trials. Another way of putting is, you have depression, you take medication for at least 6 weeks and you don’t get...

Why do antidepressants kill your sex drive? Sexual side effects are a common unwanted medication side effect. Serotonin is a neurotransmitter or nerve chemical that plays a role regulating your mood. But it also does affects...

Did you know that many medications are derived from plants? For example, salicin from willow bark is the basis for aspirin, and valeric acid from valerian root is chemically modified to make Valproic acid, which psychiatrists use to...

Testosterone deficiency is a common cause of depression in men and can often go unrecognized. As a psychiatrist, what I see is the either the depressed man who doesn’t get enough improvement with...

Here’s rundown of the different psychedelics and why people are so excited about them.
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Psychedelics activate the serotonin 5HT2a receptor in the brain. Antidepressants and the atypical antipsychotics...

This is part two of a series on women's mental health. The first video was on postpartum depression, what it looks like and how it harms your baby. This video is on how we treat postpartum depression. This would be depression...

Food has varying effects on your medications. They can Reduce how much of the medicine is absorbed, they can INCREASE how much is absorbed or they can delay when the medication is absorbed.
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Ketamine is a very powerful anesthetic drug that’s made it’s way into psychiatry. In this video I talk in detail about how Ketamine is used to treat depression.
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Ketamine is known on the street as special K....

MDMA, also known as Ecstasy or Molly is the psychedelic that is the closest to getting FDA approval for treatment for PTSD. In this video, I talk about how it will be used.
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Do antidepressants shrink your brain? No, but depression does. This question is based on a viewer comment. I think it’s pretty common for people to believe this. But in actuality, the illness, major depression causes...

CBD or cannabidiol has become a popular go to drug to use for a variety of problems. There’s only one FDA approved CBD prescription medication – Epidiolex. It’s approved for a specific kind of seizure disorder. But you can get CBD...

It’s estimated that 25% of people develop tolerance to their antidepressant medications. This medication tolerance issue was first noticed in the early 1980’s when we were using Monoamine Oxidase Inhibitors,...

Combination therapy is very common in bipolar disorder because different medications have different purposes. The medication that gets you better, may not be the same medication that keeps you better.
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Typically, people...

In this video I define autism spectrum disorder and specifically focus on the what you can do about the sensory crisis.
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The way we define autism has changed over the years. It began as infantile autism in 1980 and then in...

There are natural medicines for depression that can be used as add on treatment. Some of these options for depression can be used alone to help mild to moderate symptoms. In this video I discuss some of the options for helping your...

Legal cannabis production is taking the investing world by storm. As more big names move to cash-in on this green-gold-rush, you might be wondering… am I missing out?

After WWII, the leadership of the pharma industry was taken over by America, just as with many other industries. And heavy investment in pharma research produced some spectacular breakthroughs that made this post-war era the "Golden Era...

Prescription drugs cost way more in America than most other countries... but is it wise (or safe) to buy them abroad?

Legal scholar Nita Farahany (Duke University) describes how neuroscience is involved in the legal process.

Duke University legal scholar Nita Farahany gives her perspective on how advances in neuroscience and medical technology might lead to a safer and more ethical society.

For 53 years, John Kapellas enjoyed the bright sky of the western US, but one day he started to burn, blister and break out in rashes whenever he was exposed to light. Now allergic to the entire spectrum of light, Kapellas has spent the...

Corey Pegues grew up in Jamaica, Queens in the 1970s and 80s. As a young teenager, he and his friends split their time between the basketball court and the streets. At a young age, they began selling crack without understanding the...

For a long time, American society has generally accepted the system in place that has protected us from the detrimental effects of scheduled drugs. But what if the "most dangerous drugs", Schedule 1 controlled substances, could actually...

After a horrific turn of events, the truth will finally be revealed. Dr Lanyon, an old friend of Jekyll and Utterson’s, gives his version of the facts in a tell-all letter. But it’s Dr Jekyll’s letter that finally explains everything –...