More Than Medication | Dr Aleem Khan
Episode 257 of the Young Blood - Men’s Mental Health podcast, hosted by Cal MacPherson, titled "More Than Medication | Dr Aleem Khan" was published on December 18, 2025 and runs 61 minutes.
December 18, 2025 ·61m · Young Blood - Men’s Mental Health
Summary
When you hear the word psychiatrist, you might think medicating mental illness, but there’s more nuance to it than that.Psychiatry brings together biology, psychology medicine and lived experience to understand what’s going on in someone’s mind and how to treat it. Aleem is a Pakistani Australian who migrated here 16 years ago, became a psychiatrist and in doing so recognised a major need to increase access to psychiatric services particularly for people in regional areas. He’s since founded HelloDoc, a nationwide telehealth service connecting thousands of people with psychiatrists across Australia. We discuss the ins and outs of psychiatry, where medication fits in, how culture shapes the way mental health is understood, why so many adults are being diagnosed with ADHD later in life and more.This is Aleem Khan…
Episode Description
When you hear the word psychiatrist, you might think medicating mental illness, but there’s more nuance to it than that.
Psychiatry brings together biology, psychology medicine and lived experience to understand what’s going on in someone’s mind and how to treat it.
Aleem is a Pakistani Australian who migrated here 16 years ago, became a psychiatrist and in doing so recognised a major need to increase access to psychiatric services particularly for people in regional areas. He’s since founded HelloDoc, a nationwide telehealth service connecting thousands of people with psychiatrists across Australia.
We discuss the ins and outs of psychiatry, where medication fits in, how culture shapes the way mental health is understood, why so many adults are being diagnosed with ADHD later in life and more.
This is Aleem Khan…
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