Wine for mental health…?
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
It's time for a psychological spring cleaning yet again...
Explore the connections between jazz and psychiatry.
Though compassion would seem to be part and parcel of psychiatry, its value and expression has seemed to vary.
How does everything connect?
How can we prevent the transmission of intergenerational trauma?
Did you view the solar eclipse? What was your experience?
Are you watching the solar eclipse?
Will your eyes be on the sky for the total solar eclipse?
How does the therapeutic alliance apply outside of psychiatry?
Can the growing interest in psychiatry and religion contribute to more healing rather than harm?
An example of a female leader…
Trying to predict the future: foolish or wise?
Tomorrow is National Doctors’ Day!
Courageous leadership is relevant for any stage of an organization or individual patient encountering crisis and the choice of multiple options of how to proceed.
Here's why it's important to take your time...
The world would benefit from the values and knowledge of Indigenous individuals, who have been displaced and colonized.
A convergence of religion and spring… What does it mean for our mental health?
This may be a pivotal moment in the history of psychedelics...
How can we fix our loneliness problem?
It has been 4 years of COVID-19. Are we in a better spot now than we were then?
Have you used AI in your clinical practice, research, or administration?
“A narrow way through”: can H. Steven Moffic, MD, predict the future of psychiatry?
Approximately 4 years of COVID-19…
What positivity emerged from the Oscars?
Over these years psychiatry has made strides in the interfaith relationships that can contribute to unity among religious diversity.
Using Dune as an indicator of the future of psychiatry…
As we enter the second coming of psychedelics popularity, H. Steven Moffic, MD, looks ahead to their third coming. Will it be similar to that of Dune?
Science fiction or reality? Women’s rights take the center stage in today’s discussion, and in the new movie “Dune: Part Two.”
H. Steven Moffic, MD, views the Dune book and movies through a psychiatric lens.
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