Trauma can span generations. Let's help break the cycle with these 10 steps.
Omar Reda, MD
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The holidays are a good time for forgiveness.
Caring adulthood experiences have the power to combat some of the impacts of adverse childhood experiences.
For this doctor, silence on the violence in the Middle East is a betrayal.
Divinity and psychiatry: how do they connect? One psychiatrist shares his perspective.
A psychiatrist discusses how he helps individuals around the world heal from invisible wounds.
If you have a choice, choose compassion.
Here’s why we need to do the hard work of making changes that help achieve our goals.
"Dementia is a mental health condition that can make or break families. Remember that behind the difficult behavior is your loved one."
How can we, as clinicians, humanize our field and provide better care for our patients?
Acknowledging the impact of holidays on others, and what to do when things get dark.
The importance of normalizing discussions about the 4 Ss with children.
How can we reimagine youth empowerment in order to break the cycles of dysfunction caused by trauma?
A reminder to cherish your parents and the older adults in your life.
All these events that occurred over the weekend bear social psychiatric weight.
“Changing the status quo requires all of us to take an active stand.”
This model of care aims to bear witness and break the cycles of trauma that can otherwise permanently damage us as individuals, families, and communities.
What is the role of seclusion in creating a culture of care within acute inpatient psychiatric units?
We need to heal children impacted by trauma.
This new book encourages clinicians to take care of themselves.
A call to action both to support the youngest victims of war and to prevent future trauma.
Healing our relationships, and ourselves, through acts of self-care, compassion, and grace.
With hate on the rise once more, remember these 10 conclusions.
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.
Life is like a car ride—but what does this have to do with psychiatry?
Many Afghan refugees are coming to the United States. How can we effectively work with our new neighbors?
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?
There are beautiful things that you can only see in the dark.
Psychiatry and spirituality have many things in common, including family dynamics, self-care, emotional intelligence, trauma healing, and suicide prevention.
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.
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