Psychiatry is complicated. The science matters, but so does what happens when that science meets a real person, a real family, and a treatment plan they actually have to live with.

I’m Dr. Lori Kumar, a doctoral-prepared, board-certified Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner with nearly a decade of specialized behavioral health experience. My clinical work centers on serious mental illness and complex psychopharmacology.

I have worked across community outpatient, acute inpatient, forensic, geriatric, substance-use, and interventional psychiatry. Those settings have shaped the way I practice and the questions I continue to ask about psychiatric treatment.

That curiosity eventually pushed me beyond the clinic.

I created Unpacking Schizophrenia and Bipolar Disorder with Dr. Lori Kumar because I wanted a place to explore the parts of psychiatric treatment that do not always fit neatly into a textbook. I host the podcast, write a clinical newsletter on LinkedIn, create short educational videos, and interview clinicians and experts whose work I want to learn from. My YouTube channel brings that work together in one place.

I’m interested in taking complicated science and asking: What does this actually mean when we are sitting across from a client trying to make a treatment decision?

I have also had the opportunity to present at Psych Congress Elevate, precept future clinicians, and receive patient-nominated recognition for compassionate, patient-centered care. Teaching has become an increasingly important part of the work I want to continue doing.

I am especially interested in thoughtful collaborations with clinicians, healthcare organizations, pharmaceutical and Medical Affairs teams, educators, advocates, and others working to improve how we understand and treat serious mental illness.

Psychopharmacology. Impact. Empathy.

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