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is an award-winning psychiatrist who specialized in the cultural and ethical aspects of psychiatry, and is now in retirement and refirement as a private pro bono community psychiatrist. A prolific writer and speaker, he has done a weekday column titled “Psychiatric Views on the Daily News” and a weekly video, “Psychiatry & Society,” since the COVID-19 pandemic emerged. He was chosen to receive the 2024 Abraham Halpern Humanitarian Award from the American Association for Social Psychiatry. Previously, he received the Administrative Award in 2016 from the American Psychiatric Association, the one-time designation of being a Hero of Public Psychiatry from the Speaker of the Assembly of the APA in 2002, and the Exemplary Psychiatrist Award from the National Alliance for the Mentally Ill in 1991. He is an advocate and activist for mental health issues related to climate instability, physician burnout, and xenophobia. He is now editing the final book in a 4-volume series on religions and psychiatry for Springer: Islamophobia, anti-Semitism, Christianity, and now

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is a child psychiatrist in Cleveland, Ohio and is affiliated with MetroHealth Medical Center.

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Unraveling Minds: The Impact of Global Climate Change on Mental Health

"In the face of such a pervasive crisis, being present for those with addiction can ignite hope and foster healing."

Enduring the Weight of Addiction in Clinical Practice

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 is an associate clinical professor in the department of psychiatry at the University of California, San Diego.

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