Articles by Ahmed Hankir, MD

Respect is the single most important factor that helps to sustain long term relationships.

SPIRIT (Social Psychiatry Interested in Recovery from International Trauma) Voices Some Current Concerns
ByH. Steven Moffic, MD,Omar Reda, MD,Andrew J. McLean, MD, MPH,Rama Rao Gogineni, MD,Ahmed Hankir, MD,Rahn K. Bailey, MD,Barry Marcus, MSW,SPIRIT (Social Psychiatrists Interested in Recovery from International Trauma) All these events that occurred over the weekend bear social psychiatric weight.

The Psychosocial Impacts of War and Armed Conflict on Children
ByIman Farajallah, PsyD,Omar Reda, MD,H. Steven Moffic, MD,John R. Peteet, MD,Ahmed Hankir, MD,SPIRIT (Social Psychiatrists Interested in Recovery from International Trauma) A call to action both to support the youngest victims of war and to prevent future trauma.

We Refuse to Hate
ByOmar Reda, MD,H. Steven Moffic, MD,Rahn K. Bailey, MD,John R. Peteet, MD,Ahmed Hankir, MD,Rama Rao Gogineni, MD,Sharon Packer, MD,Andrew J. McLean, MD, MPH,Mary V. Seeman, MD,Jack Gorman, MD,Saul Levine, MD,Sigalit Gal, PhD,Narpinder Kaur Malhi, MD,SPIRIT (Social Psychiatrists Interested in Recovery from International Trauma) The recent hostage situation at a synagogue in Texas in indicative of a larger underlying problem.

Psychiatrists Concerned With the Afghanistan Situation: Ethical and Practical Issues
ByOmar Reda, MD,H. Steven Moffic, MD,Saul Levine, MD,Mary V. Seeman, MD,Rahn K. Bailey, MD,Narpinder Kaur Malhi, MD,Neil Krishan Aggarwal, MD, MBA, MA, DFAPA,Rania Awaad, MD,Andrew J. McLean, MD, MPH,Rama Rao Gogineni, MD,John R. Peteet, MD,Ahmed Hankir, MD,SPIRIT (Social Psychiatrists Interested in Recovery from International Trauma) What can psychiatrists do to help veterans, Muslims, immigrants, refugees, and all those affected by the US withdrawal?

An Interfaith Psychiatrist Prescription for Middle East Peace
ByOmar Reda, MD,H. Steven Moffic, MD,Andrew J. McLean, MD, MPH,John R. Peteet, MD,Mary V. Seeman, MD,Rama Rao Gogineni, MD,Rahn K. Bailey, MD,Narpinder Kaur Malhi, MD,Sharon Packer, MD,Jack Gorman, MD,Saul Levine, MD,Sigalit Gal, PhD,Ahmed Hankir, MD,Rania Awaad, MD,SPIRIT (Social Psychiatrists Interested in Recovery from International Trauma) A cease fire is welcome, but a far cry from what we want to achieve—lasting Middle East peace.

Some words of advice on coronavirus: "God grant me the serenity to accept what I cannot change, the courage to change what I can, and the wisdom to tell the difference between the 2..."

I’m feeling the heat. Not the high temperature associated with an infection but the hot flush that is a psychosomatic symptom of anxiety.

From homeless man with mental illness to the Royal College of Psychiatrists-the journey was not easy, but few things worthwhile are.