SPOTLIGHT -
November 28th 2023
How do specific calendar days impact mental health?
November 15th 2023
Be kind!
November 14th 2023
How do you respond to change? What does properly adjusting to change acquire?
Respect is the single most important factor that helps to sustain long term relationships.
November 8th 2023
We need psychiatrists now more than ever...
Psychiatric Boarding in Emergency Departments
What does it mean to receive crisis care in the typical emergency department? Psychiatrists have a powerful role in reducing boarding.
Don’t! A Prescription for Reducing Counterproductive Revenge
A list of what not to do about conflicts.
Testing the Principles of Transformational Community: What We Can Learn From the Burning Man Mudpocalypse About a Civilization Under Climate Duress
The 2023 Burning Man gave us a glimpse into the power of community under climate duress.
Psychiatry in the Courtroom: Climate Disruption and ACEs
The Third Year Anniversary of Our Psychiatry & Society Weekly Videos
Celebrating 3 years of Psychiatry & Society!
Hallelujah! A Series on Awe
Do you have any recent experiences of awe?
Travel Log Redux: How Can We Assess the Success of Climate Activism?
Climate activism: how can you be involved as a mental health clinician?
Social Media Use and Youth Mental Health: A Guide for Clinicians Based on Youth Voices
Check out this guide for supporting youth in their social media use.
Nasal Spray Demonstrates Ability to Reduce Social Anxiety Disorder Symptoms
Fasedienol meets trial endpoints by reducing anxiety during public speaking simulations in patients with social anxiety disorder.
The Benefits of Vacations for Your State of Mind
Are you going on vacation this year?
Psychiatry on TikTok: Providing Education to Teens in an Ethical Manner
84% of 500 TikToks offered inaccurate or potentially damaging medical advice. How can you address TikTok as a mental health professional?
Gun Control. Serbia Just Did It. Why Can’t We?
New gun laws in Serbia were created after a number of mass shootings.
A Social Psychiatric Prescription for Mid-Grief Celebrations of Life After Death
A new, creative kind of grieving process…
The Three Line Model of Mental Health
Learn how to use this simple heuristic model, which illustrates both the interplay of social (historical and current), psychological, and biological factors in the development of psychopathology.
Juneteenth and All That Jazz in Psychiatry
Racism must be addressed on an ongoing basis.
National Best Friends Day!
Happy belated National Best Friends Day!
Examining the Reality: The Influence of Social Inequities on Child and Adolescent Mental Health
The recent social disruption and stress placed on families has led to heightened mental health concerns in children and adolescents. Here's how you can address them.
Commencement Addresses for Psychiatrists, #2: Now
Join us for a mock commencement!
The Psychology of Book Banning and Burning: How the Concept of Moral Panic Can Inform our Understanding
What is the psychology behind the destruction of books?
The Double-Edged Sword of Social Media: Exploring the Complex Relationships Between Social Media Use and Youth Mental Health
Youth today have a relatively nuanced and mixed experience with social media. How can you best navigate this relationship as a mental health clinician?
The Debt Crisis and A Bio-Psycho-Social-Financial Model for Psychiatry
Does the bio-psycho-social model still appropriately fit the current mental health needs of the United States?
Paul Simon’s Song Journey from Social Determinants of Mental Health to Death and Dying
Exploring death through music and art…
From the Pages of Psychiatric Times: May 2023
The experts weighed in on a wide variety of psychiatric issues for the May 2023 issue of Psychiatric Times.
It May Be Life or Death: A Public Advisory on Social Media
Social media is the new cigarette…
US Surgeon General Issues Advisory on Impact of Social Media on Youth Mental Health
The advisory identifies positive and negative effects of social media usage and next steps for making social media safer for youth.
A Yin and Yang Dialectical Psychiatry
Do we need a dialectical approach to psychiatry?
Mayday! Mayday! It Is B-Day for Migrant Mental Health at Our Border
It’s time for psychiatry to address the crisis at the border.
Psychiatry’s High Holy Days
Are you ready for the APA Annual Meeting, psychiatry's holy days?
A Time for Remembering
Psychiatric Times® salutes our armed forces and remembers those who have fallen during service.
Mayday! Mayday! King Charles Reigns in Great Britain, While Thanatos Reigned in the United Stated Last Saturday
The United States versus Great Britain…
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November 28th 2023
How do specific calendar days impact mental health?
November 15th 2023
Be kind!
November 14th 2023
How do you respond to change? What does properly adjusting to change acquire?
Ahmed Hankir, MD
November 14th 2023
Respect is the single most important factor that helps to sustain long term relationships.
November 8th 2023
We need psychiatrists now more than ever...
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Psychiatric Boarding in Emergency Departments
What does it mean to receive crisis care in the typical emergency department? Psychiatrists have a powerful role in reducing boarding.
Don’t! A Prescription for Reducing Counterproductive Revenge
A list of what not to do about conflicts.
Testing the Principles of Transformational Community: What We Can Learn From the Burning Man Mudpocalypse About a Civilization Under Climate Duress
The 2023 Burning Man gave us a glimpse into the power of community under climate duress.
Psychiatry in the Courtroom: Climate Disruption and ACEs
The Third Year Anniversary of Our Psychiatry & Society Weekly Videos
Celebrating 3 years of Psychiatry & Society!
Hallelujah! A Series on Awe
Do you have any recent experiences of awe?
Travel Log Redux: How Can We Assess the Success of Climate Activism?
Climate activism: how can you be involved as a mental health clinician?
Social Media Use and Youth Mental Health: A Guide for Clinicians Based on Youth Voices
Check out this guide for supporting youth in their social media use.
Nasal Spray Demonstrates Ability to Reduce Social Anxiety Disorder Symptoms
Fasedienol meets trial endpoints by reducing anxiety during public speaking simulations in patients with social anxiety disorder.
The Benefits of Vacations for Your State of Mind
Are you going on vacation this year?
Psychiatry on TikTok: Providing Education to Teens in an Ethical Manner
84% of 500 TikToks offered inaccurate or potentially damaging medical advice. How can you address TikTok as a mental health professional?
Gun Control. Serbia Just Did It. Why Can’t We?
New gun laws in Serbia were created after a number of mass shootings.
A Social Psychiatric Prescription for Mid-Grief Celebrations of Life After Death
A new, creative kind of grieving process…
The Three Line Model of Mental Health
Learn how to use this simple heuristic model, which illustrates both the interplay of social (historical and current), psychological, and biological factors in the development of psychopathology.
Juneteenth and All That Jazz in Psychiatry
Racism must be addressed on an ongoing basis.
National Best Friends Day!
Happy belated National Best Friends Day!
Examining the Reality: The Influence of Social Inequities on Child and Adolescent Mental Health
The recent social disruption and stress placed on families has led to heightened mental health concerns in children and adolescents. Here's how you can address them.
Commencement Addresses for Psychiatrists, #2: Now
Join us for a mock commencement!
The Psychology of Book Banning and Burning: How the Concept of Moral Panic Can Inform our Understanding
What is the psychology behind the destruction of books?
The Double-Edged Sword of Social Media: Exploring the Complex Relationships Between Social Media Use and Youth Mental Health
Youth today have a relatively nuanced and mixed experience with social media. How can you best navigate this relationship as a mental health clinician?
The Debt Crisis and A Bio-Psycho-Social-Financial Model for Psychiatry
Does the bio-psycho-social model still appropriately fit the current mental health needs of the United States?
Paul Simon’s Song Journey from Social Determinants of Mental Health to Death and Dying
Exploring death through music and art…
From the Pages of Psychiatric Times: May 2023
The experts weighed in on a wide variety of psychiatric issues for the May 2023 issue of Psychiatric Times.
It May Be Life or Death: A Public Advisory on Social Media
Social media is the new cigarette…
US Surgeon General Issues Advisory on Impact of Social Media on Youth Mental Health
The advisory identifies positive and negative effects of social media usage and next steps for making social media safer for youth.
A Yin and Yang Dialectical Psychiatry
Do we need a dialectical approach to psychiatry?
Mayday! Mayday! It Is B-Day for Migrant Mental Health at Our Border
It’s time for psychiatry to address the crisis at the border.
Psychiatry’s High Holy Days
Are you ready for the APA Annual Meeting, psychiatry's holy days?
A Time for Remembering
Psychiatric Times® salutes our armed forces and remembers those who have fallen during service.
Mayday! Mayday! King Charles Reigns in Great Britain, While Thanatos Reigned in the United Stated Last Saturday
The United States versus Great Britain…