H. Steven Moffic, MD

Suggestions to assess outcomes and measure success levels in combatting racism.

At one time, most medical school classes took the Hippocratic oath, but that is no longer the case.

Psychiatrists should be experts at hearing and seeing what is not visible. That is exactly what we need to do to let the sun shine through the racist dust.

Psychological liberty has been constricted as rates of virtually all mental disorders and subclinical problems like racism have been rising in recent years and during the pandemic. But it's not too late.

Despite our own burnout, we must strive to be part of the solution. Concern and compassion are the ethical way of the physician.

During these challenging times, physicians have to be proactive in helping ourselves. And that starts now.

First, it’s healthy to feel sad and mourn what has been lost, temporarily—or permanently. Then you can move on creatively and find new things.

One was a civil rights activist. Another, a book illustrator on the side. A third practiced medicine for over 70 years. All served as mentors. No one loss is less profound. Their families and psychiatry mourn them.

It might be advisable to bring in psychiatrists to keep the peace and not federal troops.

The Navajo population are vulnerable to lung disease due to decades of exposure to uranium mines and the use of wood or coal for heat and cooking. It is now vulnerable to COVID-19.

Different groups are more susceptible to COVID-19, both socially and medically, which is why cultural sensitivity is so important during this time.

Dr Steve Moffic talks about about some of the psychological dangers clinicians are facing during the pandemic in this video.

If we want the public to wear masks for protection from the coronavirus, not complying with self-protective measures does not model safety.

Strange Fruit was written by a Jewish schoolteacher after seeing a disturbing picture of a black man, lynched in the South. But what does this song have to do with the Coronavirus pandemic?

It is one thing to hear from colleagues about how patients and the public are coping with the pandemic. It is quite another to hear directly from children. Five-year-old Adam, his parents, and I invite you to join Team Earth. Here’s why.

"Mom says viruses don’t attack countries, they attack people. And across countries we are still one people living under one roof." More in this pictorial and therapeutic dialog between a 5-year-old and his mother about the pandemic.

What is a “normal” reaction to this pandemic? How does one adapt to a new normal? How does an organization that has to downsize drastically adjust successfully, especially after the “honeymoon period”?

Three mountains must be climbed to emerge unscathed.

Dr Gabrin said not to forget about the most powerful drugs we have in the pandemic-tolerance, kindness, empathy, compassion, and patience.

They are models of the essence of heroism that is being seen in health professionals and the public during the pandemic.

In these uncertain times, many look to Franklin D. Roosevelt’s quote “The only thing we have to fear is . . . fear itself.” But what does that really mean?

Reports of verbal and physical aggression toward Chinese-American people have undeniable ripple effects, and if left unmonitored, turns into full-fledged Coronasiaphobia.

We thought it may be useful to have a frequent, but temporary (hopefully very temporary), series of brief pieces on the psychological aspects of the news, along with the occasional longer reflection pieces and podcasts.

We are privileged to hear and are trusted with our patients' darkest secrets. Our availability for whatever is needed that is not addressed in the rest of medicine makes us invaluable to society, and this will undoubtedly be the case in the 2020s.

Because climate instability is a global challenge, America and Australia, on different sides of the world, can model how global partnerships can work.

The passing of some elder psychiatrists in the past year demonstrate that love-and psychiatry and psychiatrists-can be “many splendored things,” as the song goes. Here are some models to prove that point.

It is a new year, an election year, with impeachment looming and the Iranian conflict-funnily enough, this book is not about the President of the United States. It's all about cults.

There is too much to learn from extreme behaviors, including those of psychiatrists.

Environmental factors in addition to climate change-air pollution, toxins, noise-seem to have detrimental psychological repercussions.

We may have strong (psychological) bones, but they are still susceptible to stress fractures. Face the new year armed with these guidelines on combatting symptoms of burnout, written by an expert in the field.