Laughter: the best medicine?
H. Steven Moffic, MD
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Dr Moffic is an award-winning psychiatrist who specialized in the cultural and ethical aspects of psychiatry and is now in retirement and retirement 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 presented the third Rabbi Jeffrey B. Stiffman lecture at Congregation Shaare Emeth in St. Louis on Sunday, May 19, 2024. 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 The Eastern Religions, and Spirituality. He serves on the Editorial Board of Psychiatric Times.
Articles by H. Steven Moffic, MD
How do you define heroism? Who is a modern hero?
These 2 perspectives, one from ancient religious faith sources and the other from modern substantiating scientific research, gives H. Steven Moffic, MD, hope that psychoexemplaries have mental health value.
What does being a humanitarian mean to H. Steven Moffic, MD, winner of the 22024 Abraham L. Halpern Humanitarian Award?
"An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure."
H. Steven Moffic, MD, interviews Neil Krishan Aggarwal, MD, MBA, MA, DFAPA, on his new book and the concept of peacemaking.
What questions did a Milwaukee community of older adults have for a psychiatrist?
What we need more of: generosity.
The importance of compassion.
The need for effective leadership is apparent.
How does the Voice Lab relate to psychotherapy?
What can 2 recent deaths show us about depression and suicidality?
In what ways can we make peace?
Celebrating our fallen soldiers and protecting the mental health of the military.
Modern day psychiatry through the lens of John Lennon.
As a mental health clinician, are you ready to give peace a chance?
A year of unusual graduations…
May is Jewish, Haitian, and Asian Pacific American Heritage Month. What trauma have these groups inherited?
Exploring the connection between motherhood and mental health.
Celebrating the life and smile of Herbert Pardes, MD.
Remembering the many ways Carl I. Cohen, MD, added to the field of psychiatry.
H. Steven Moffic, MD: winner of the Abraham Halpern Humanitarian Award at the 2024 APA Annual Meeting.
A late eulogy for George Tarjan, MD…
Wisdom, age, and the presidential election...
It’s time to center homelessness in the conversation around mental health.
How do the current student protests compare with that of the late 60s?
In remembrance of 2 Milwaukee psychiatrists…
Humanitarian values include the basic right to seek asylum, as enshrined in both international and US law.
What are the psychological implications of Passover?
How have the advancements of television and the internet changed our perception of war?
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