
Frank Clark, MD, the Psychiatric Times Diversity & Inclusion Section Editor, was recently appointed president of The Greenville County Medical Society, the first Black doctor to serve in this role.

Dr Clark is an outpatient psychiatrist at Prisma Health-Upstate and clinical associate professor at the University of South Carolina School of Medicine, Greenville. He served on the American Psychiatric Association’s Task Force to Address Structural Racism Throughout Psychiatry, and he currently serves as the Diversity and Inclusion section editor and advisory board member for Psychiatric TimesTM.

Frank Clark, MD, the Psychiatric Times Diversity & Inclusion Section Editor, was recently appointed president of The Greenville County Medical Society, the first Black doctor to serve in this role.

As Martin Luther King Day approaches, a psychiatrist shares his thoughts... and hopes we are in within reach of those dreams and ideals.

A psychiatrist reflects on a new year and anticipatory growth.

On Christmas, a psychiatrist shares his emboldening reflections...

Here are some highlights from Frank A. Clark, MD’s, Poetry for Inclusion from throughout 2023, as seen in Psychiatric Times.

"This letter I write from the heavenly ashes wishing that ebony and ivory twirl as one into the arms of divine humanity."
How does one heal? Perhaps by "degrees of revealedness," according to a psychiatrist's reflections.

A psychiatrist reflects on gratitude and Thanksgiving...

A psychiatrist reflects on how much we all have in common and the need for healing...

A psychiatrist reflects on the latest shootings.

A psychiatrist reflects on blue fortitude as he visits the Columbine Memorial.

A psychiatrist has an undeniable response to the Jacksonville shooting.

This Special Report invites readers to journey with individuals who use their artistic side to reflect on their experiences as healers and the healed.

A psychiatrist reflects on the Fourth of July in light of current events....

A psychiatrist shares further reflections on the most recent Court decisions...

A psychiatrist finds the recent Supreme Court decision unbecoming...

A psychiatrist mourns as he reflects on the Supreme Court decision....

A psychiatrist reflects on the 2 recent tragedies at sea...

A psychiatrist poetically reflects on Juneteenth...

A psychiatrist shares his thoughts and reflections after an inaugural poem receives a "warning"...

A psychiatrist reflects on the passing of a music legend.

How can creativity help dismantle racist structures?

A psychiatrist reflects on the deviations in today's world...

A psychiatrist reflects on the death of Jordan Neely, only a couple of weeks after his murder...

In honor of Mother's Day...


"life, liberty, and happiness pursue survival hanging in the distance..."

"And I believe that the current state of America is seeing rivers of red minus the white and blue..."

A psychiatrist reflects on trivial times...

When faced with struggles, stress, and burnout, sometimes the best medicine is simply letting go...