Resources
Programs, reading, and support.
A curated list of specialty programs, books, and organizations I recommend to patients and their families. These resources are educational and do not replace individual medical advice.
Other Resources
Psychiatry Handbook
An orientation to modern psychiatry: core concepts behind diagnosis and treatment planning, the major treatment modalities, and a table of psychiatry subspecialties.
Read the handbook →Psychiatry Glossary
Plain-language definitions of the terms used across this site, from MAOI and serotonin syndrome to rTMS and neuroleptic malignant syndrome.
Browse the glossary →Psychiatry FAQ
Common patient questions about antidepressants, psychotic disorders, and treatments including rTMS, ECT, clozapine, and ketamine.
Read the psychiatry FAQ →Treatment Programs
Advanced intensive outpatient programs for psychosis spectrum conditions, including coordinated specialty care and early psychosis clinics.
View treatment programs →Other Websites of Interest
Trusted websites, online communities, and educational resources about thought disorders and psychosis.
View other websites →Books and Articles
Recommended reading on bipolar disorder, psychosis, self-help, and first-person accounts.
View books and articles →The Mind Exposed Podcast
Conversations on psychiatry, neuroscience, and the stories behind modern mental health care.
Listen to the podcast →Psychiatry Blogs & Vlogs
Articles, commentary, and video content on psychiatry, neuroscience, and modern mental health care.
View blogs & vlogs →Special Topics
MAOIs in Depression
A detailed clinical report on monoamine oxidase inhibitors: efficacy, tyramine diet, drug interactions, bipolar depression, and practical safety considerations.
Explore MAOIs in depression →Mental Health Law
Interactive California mental health law and jurisprudence explorer covering acute holds, capacity, conservatorship, and statutory frameworks.
Explore mental health law →Psychiatric Genetics
Interactive psychiatric genetics and genomics explorer covering heritability, polygenic risk, pharmacogenomics, and genomic medicine in psychiatry.
Explore psychiatric genetics →Neurocognitive Disorders
Interactive explorer of the spectrum of neurocognitive disorders, covering diagnosis, epidemiology, and clinical management of cognitive impairment.
Explore neurocognitive disorders →Perinatal Psychopharmacology
Interactive clinical decision support explorer for psychiatric medication use during pregnancy and lactation.
Explore perinatal psychopharmacology →Autoimmune Psychosis
Recognizing antibody-mediated psychosis such as anti-NMDA receptor encephalitis: red flags, consensus criteria, CSF workup, and immunotherapy.
Explore autoimmune psychosis →Computational Psychiatry
A guided set of tutorials on the computational models behind psychosis care: how the brain predicts, where prediction fails, and which treatments target each mechanism.
Explore computational psychiatry →Psychosis and Regression in Down Syndrome
Separating Down Syndrome Regression Disorder from primary psychosis, catatonia, delirium, and reversible medical mimics in adolescents and young adults.
Explore Down syndrome regression →Mixed Hypomania vs. Irritable Depression
An interactive diagnostic explorer distinguishing mixed features and hypomania from irritable unipolar depression, with treatment implications.
Explore mixed states →Clozapine Primer
Interactive clinical guide to clozapine: pharmacology, titration, 2025 REMS monitoring changes, and management of high-risk adverse effects.
Explore the clozapine primer →Historical vs. Modern Sleep Patterns
The architecture of human slumber: segmented pre-industrial sleep, photoperiod biology, and CBT-I versus pharmacotherapy for insomnia.
Explore sleep patterns →Postpartum Psychosis
A clinical review of postpartum (puerperal) psychosis: phenomenology, differential diagnosis, the lithium–antipsychotic–ECT treatment algorithm, and recurrence prevention.
Explore postpartum psychosis →Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome
A clinical review of neuroleptic malignant syndrome: pathophysiology, causative agents, atypical variants, treatment, and distinction from serotonin syndrome.
Explore neuroleptic malignant syndrome →References and Citations
A consolidated bibliography of every source cited across the special topics articles, grouped by topic.
View all references →Legal Disclaimer
Terms governing educational content, clinical care, expert witness and forensic engagements, and scientific consulting.
Read the legal disclaimer →rTMS in Schizophrenia
A comprehensive evidence review of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation for auditory hallucinations and negative symptoms: protocols, dosing, safety, and guideline positions.
Explore rTMS in schizophrenia →Jurisprudence of Criminal Responsibility
A comparative analysis of legal standards for the insanity defense in murder cases, contrasting California's M'Naghten framework with Massachusetts's Model Penal Code approach.
Explore criminal responsibility →