The psychiatrist who actually writes the prescriptions.
A YouTube channel about what psychiatric medications actually do — how doctors choose them, what to expect, and what nobody explains in the appointment. In plain English, from the prescriber's side of the desk.
New videos weekly on youtube.com/@drjoekenan
What you'll learn
How psychiatrists choose ADHD medications
Adderall, Vyvanse, and the rest — the actual decision a prescriber is making when you're sitting across from them, not the textbook answer.
The first 30 days on an antidepressant
What actually happens week by week, what's normal, what isn't, and what your doctor is watching for.
Why medications stop working
You're not imagining it. What's behind it, and the questions a psychiatrist runs through before deciding what happens next.
Adult ADHD, from the doctor who treats it
How it's really diagnosed and managed in adults — and what it actually looks like when it hides as anxiety, mess, and chronic lateness.
Sleep medications, without the hype
Trazodone, Ambien, melatonin — what each one is actually for, why doctors reach for them, and what the alternatives are.
Medications in the news, checked against the evidence
When a medication story breaks or a claim goes viral, what forty years of data actually show — evidence first, never diagnosis of named people.
Who's behind the channel
Joseph Kenan, MD — Board-certified in Psychiatry and Child & Adolescent Psychiatry (ABPN). Licensed physician, California & Nevada.
A former Assistant Clinical Professor at UCLA, Dr. Kenan spent years teaching medical students, residents, and fellows how to think about psychiatric medications — and more than two decades explaining them to the people who actually take them.
"Teaching has always been the through-line — this channel is the same work, in a bigger classroom."
How this channel is made
Presented in person
Every video is presented by Dr. Kenan on camera, and every script is reviewed, edited, and approved by Dr. Kenan, MD. What you hear is the prescriber himself — the same explanations he has given across a career of patient visits and teaching.
Ethics
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.
Privacy
No patient information is ever used. Content is built from the published medical literature and public sources — never from clinical records. Any illustrative example is either a cited, published case report or clearly labeled as a hypothetical.
Authenticity
Dr. Kenan publishes only on his verified channels. Any "Dr. Kenan" content or advice appearing anywhere else is fraudulent.
Understand your medication.
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