In these videos, I help patients and families understand diagnoses better. It is important to remember that children, adolescents, and adults
can have some characteristics of a few diagnoses. And, children, adolescents, and young adults often do not meet full criteria of a psychiatric illness
because illnesses are evolving over time. Also, a child, adolescent, or adult may appear to have one psychiatric diagnosis but really something else going on.

 

 

  • ADHD

    ADHD

    In this Ask Dr K video, Dr K explains why children who can focus for hours on a task can still have ADHD

  • Adult Bipolar Disorder

    Adult Bipolar Disorder

  • Autism

    Autism

  • Child Bipolar Disorder

    Child Bipolar Disorder

  • Depression

    Depression

    In this Ask Dr K video, Dr K answers the question: “Does my child have depression or another mental illness?”

  • Mood versus Thought Disorder?

    Mood versus Thought Disorder?

    In this Ask Dr K video, Dr K answers the question: “What is a mood disorder versus a thought disorder?”

  • OCD

    OCD

  • Substance-induced Psychosis

    Substance-induced Psychosis