SPOTLIGHT -
Remembering: A Gentleman and a Psychiatrist
Johan Verhulst, MD, left this world exactly as he lived-with grace, honor, integrity, humor, love, humility, intellect, and a continuing interest in our ongoing professional conversations.
If It Were Physical Pain, It Would Be Called Torture: A Story of Two Young Men
When did human rights become negotiable in the US? A commentary on dismantling and closure of federal and state mental hospitals.
Underprivileged and Overmedicated
"Drugging our Kids" is deserving of all of our attention, says this psychiatrist.
Solitary Confinement: It Defines Who We Are
Detainees in state and federal prisons have committed crimes that many of us can never forgive. But how we treat such people beyond the loss of freedom and certain rights is entirely about who we are as a society. More in this commentary.
Jails That Masquerade as Psychiatric Hospitals
In the eyes of many, the current societal approach to the treatment of psychiatric disorders cannot possibly be considered humane. More in this commentary.
Guns, Violence, and Mental Health: Did We Close the State Mental Hospitals Prematurely?
When our jails become our largest public mental health facilities, we definitely have a problem-a problem we created-in how we respond to serious mental illness.