Why I DIDN'T... Psychiatry

[@tab8294]

We got "why I didn't psychiatry" before GTA 6

[@kevinjubbalmd]

😂

[@PabloHernandez-zw2we]

This honestly solidified my career aspirations, thank you. I find the dynamic nature of the mind, that you find frustrating, to be beautiful. Isn't it fascinating just thinking about the neuroscience of a shift in our perspective to the world? I was typing this up and as i was typing the "if you know you know" part really hit home haha.

[@kevinjubbalmd]

Awesome! Glad the video helped add clarity. That’s my hope

[@fabiangonzalezreyes]

Same here. To me, both pyschiatry and neurology are so interesting and appeal to my deeper interests and fears at the same time. I hope you can do well!

[@AhmedDahshan_]

Okay, wow! That's far from being biased personal opinions. This is very well thought out, thank you.

[@noelrymbai9757]

I would like to see more on the mindfulness apps. Bringing objectivity to subjective field is amazing

[@airlion1205]

I am caught between psych and family med. not matter which one, I have mid level creep to worry about

[@badushathahir5263]

Wow I'm at the exact same state. Between psychiatry and GP in the UK

[@NewtonMD]

I think you can find a dual specialty program

[@airlion1205]

@badushathahir5263 so question, are yall experiencing the mid level creep too? Was just curious

[@DennisBolanos]

9:48-There was a popular book inspired by that. It was written by a plastic surgeon (Maxwell Maltz, MD) and titled “Psychocybernetics” .

[@mijmij8]

great content as always! and yes, please cover the medication devices in a separate video, i would love to hear more about your experience 😊

[@KenmanG1982]

Great video as usual Dr. Jubbal- one important point to be made is that because the environment is “chill” and the specialty is non competitive, it does not always attract the best people. In a field like plastic surgery the vetting process is intense. In psychiatry there are a lot of mediocre residents who are unlikely to advance the field and to have a very shallow, checklist, oriented way of thinking about mental illness.

[@airlion1205]

What do you mean by advancing the field? Like research?

[@KenmanG1982]

@ yes, research. But also practising in a thoughtful and complex way- not relying on DSM checklists, prescribing unnecessarily, and developing a more complex way of formulating patients.

[@psydrone8]

12:00 This is just a form of Neurofeedback!

[@hariacharya]

studio/office looks clean 👌🏽

[@dbptravel]

Love the glasses look.

[@shristisharmamedic]

Can you talk more on those devices Kevin? Fascinated by the EEG band and their utility 😊

[@josesaucedo8312]

Whats the 2 app used to tract heart rate and brain waves ?? that would be a cool video to expand on

[@reddbendd]

you think people making $350 an hour up to 850k a year being a senior correctional psychiatrist are weird? stick to family med

[@tylerdurden8422]

Second Camera angle isn't necessary

[@shristisharmamedic]

Disagree 😊. Sometimes necessary to break the monotony of a video like this where it’s just mainly talking. Plus his office setup is neat !

[@judjudersawn2596]

This is more “why I wouldn’t” not “why I didn’t” as you are discussing things you learned throughout your medical career through the present instead of your perspective as a medical student.

[@nathanielpekas4469]

He talked a lot about his experiences on rotation if you listen to the whole video

[@KenmanG1982]

Great video as usual Dr. Jubbal- one important point to be made is that because the environment is “chill” and the specialty is non competitive, it does not always attract the best people. In a field like plastic surgery the vetting process is intense. In psychiatry there are a lot of mediocre residents who are unlikely to advance the field and to have a very shallow, checklist, oriented way of thinking about mental illness.

[@judjudersawn2596]

@@KenmanG1982There are mediocre residents in every field. I do not agree that less competitive fields are mediocrity magnets.

[@judjudersawn2596]

@@nathanielpekas4469 He spent about a minute describing some things he saw on his psych rotation but they’re all interpreted in the lens of his entire career. My point is he never seriously thought about becoming a psychiatrist during medical school.

[@KenmanG1982]

I agree that there are good and bad residents in every field- but as a whole less competitive specialties will probably attract, on average, worse residents, since most people can easily get acceptance. Also, many people go into psychiatry for the lifestyle, not for interest in the field, as in plastics or surgical fields.

[@Aaron-cc7yq]

The fact that Psychiatry is a medical specialty is absolutely wild. Most of the diagnoses 1st line treatments are SSRIs or 2nd gen antipsychotics. And it has been proven that there is no correlation between low serotonin levels and depression.

[@Skepticalstudent45]

We use a lot of medications even though they are not correcting a deficiency. Serotonergic enhancement can facilitate neuroplasticity as well as “take the edge off” for lack of better phrasing… they aren’t perfect meds, as with all pharm it’s about tradeoffs. Specialty training is important for judicious prescribing imo, I agree there is an overprescribing issue, but remember that >50% of SSRIs are prescribed by PCP’s… not throwing shade, but more mild mood disorders shouldn’t be jumping to pharma therapy only, as appears to be the predominate issue I’ve observed personally.