Joseph Kenan, MD · Psychiatry on YouTube
The psychiatrist who actually writes the prescriptions.
A YouTube channel dedicated to educating the public about psychiatric medications — what they do, how doctors choose them, and what to expect. Plain English, from the prescriber's side of the desk.
Educational content only·Not medical advice·No doctor–patient relationship
On the channel
What you'll learn
How psychiatrists choose between ADHD medications
Adderall, Vyvanse, and the rest — how the decision actually gets made at the prescriber's desk, and what separates one stimulant from another.
Watch on YouTube →The first 30 days on an antidepressant
What's normal, what's not, and what your prescriber is watching for during the weeks when most people are tempted to quit.
Watch on YouTube →Why medications stop working
The real reasons a medication that helped can fade — and the questions a psychiatrist asks before changing anything.
Watch on YouTube →Adult ADHD, from the doctor who treats it
Diagnosis, treatment, and daily reality — explained by a physician who manages adult ADHD in practice every week.
Watch on YouTube →Sleep medications, without the hype
Trazodone, Ambien, melatonin — what each one actually does, why doctors reach for them, and what's worth trying before a prescription.
Watch on YouTube →Medications in the news, checked against the evidence
When a drug story breaks — or an AI "therapist" goes viral — what the science actually says, from the prescriber's side of the desk.
Watch on YouTube →About Dr. Joe
Who's behind the channel
Joseph Kenan, MD — Board-certified in Psychiatry and Child & Adolescent Psychiatry (ABPN). Licensed physician, California & Nevada.
Former Assistant Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at UCLA, where he taught more than one hundred medical students, psychiatric residents, and fellows. Teaching has always been the through-line — this channel is the same work, in a bigger classroom.
Transparency
How this channel is made
Videos combine real footage of Dr. Kenan with an AI-generated avatar of Dr. Kenan, disclosed on every upload. Every script is reviewed, edited, and approved by Dr. Kenan, MD.
This channel is produced in accordance with the ethical guidelines of the American Psychiatric Association, including the Goldwater Rule: no diagnosis of named individuals, and no individual medical advice.
No patient information is used in creating this site or channel. Content is produced entirely apart from clinical records and patient encounters; examples are general and educational, never drawn from any patient's care.
Dr. Kenan publishes only on his verified channels. Any "Dr. Kenan" content or advice appearing elsewhere is fraudulent.
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