Articles by John R. Peteet, MD

Further arguments opposing MAID.

There has long been a social, ethical consensus that a physician should intervene not to end a person’s life…

This doctor suggests helping patients find value in their lives rather than turning to medical aid in dying.

The Psychosocial Impacts of War and Armed Conflict on Children
ByIman Farajallah, PsyD,Omar Reda, MD,H. Steven Moffic, MD,John R. Peteet, MD,Ahmed Hankir, MD,SPIRIT (Social Psychiatrists Interested in Recovery from International Trauma) A call to action both to support the youngest victims of war and to prevent future trauma.

We Refuse to Hate
ByOmar Reda, MD,H. Steven Moffic, MD,Rahn K. Bailey, MD,John R. Peteet, MD,Ahmed Hankir, MD,Rama Rao Gogineni, MD,Sharon Packer, MD,Andrew J. McLean, MD, MPH,Mary V. Seeman, MD,Jack Gorman, MD,Saul Levine, MD,Sigalit Gal, PhD,Narpinder Kaur Malhi, MD,SPIRIT (Social Psychiatrists Interested in Recovery from International Trauma) The recent hostage situation at a synagogue in Texas in indicative of a larger underlying problem.

Psychiatrists Concerned With the Afghanistan Situation: Ethical and Practical Issues
ByOmar Reda, MD,H. Steven Moffic, MD,Saul Levine, MD,Mary V. Seeman, MD,Rahn K. Bailey, MD,Narpinder Kaur Malhi, MD,Neil Krishan Aggarwal, MD, MBA, MA, DFAPA,Rania Awaad, MD,Andrew J. McLean, MD, MPH,Rama Rao Gogineni, MD,John R. Peteet, MD,Ahmed Hankir, MD,SPIRIT (Social Psychiatrists Interested in Recovery from International Trauma) What can psychiatrists do to help veterans, Muslims, immigrants, refugees, and all those affected by the US withdrawal?

An Interfaith Psychiatrist Prescription for Middle East Peace
ByOmar Reda, MD,H. Steven Moffic, MD,Andrew J. McLean, MD, MPH,John R. Peteet, MD,Mary V. Seeman, MD,Rama Rao Gogineni, MD,Rahn K. Bailey, MD,Narpinder Kaur Malhi, MD,Sharon Packer, MD,Jack Gorman, MD,Saul Levine, MD,Sigalit Gal, PhD,Ahmed Hankir, MD,Rania Awaad, MD,SPIRIT (Social Psychiatrists Interested in Recovery from International Trauma) A cease fire is welcome, but a far cry from what we want to achieve—lasting Middle East peace.

A patient’s spiritual “framework” can hold the key to therapeutic breakthroughs.