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The Group for the Advancement of Psychiatry Committee on Arts and Humanities highlights some exemplary representations of mental health issues in film and television.

Top 7 Screen Portrayals of Mental Health Issues in 2021

Take a look at the compiled lessons we can learn from Dune. 

Lessons From the Science Fiction World of Dune for Our Non-Fiction Time and Place

Microdosing at “Tranquillum House,” and its implications for real-world experimental psychopharmacology.

Nine Perfect Strangers

is a psychiatrist and psychopharmacologist. He is the retired professor and chair of psychiatry at the Milwaukee Campus of the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine (1980-1992). He trained in medicine at Cambridge University and Guy’s Hospital, and in psychiatry at the Maudsley Hospital in London. He migrated to the US in 1968, and served in a variety of academic, clinical, and research positions. He has received many awards and honors, including National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) Administrator’s Meritorious Achievement Award for Homeless Mentally Ill (1991), American Psychiatric Association Warren Williams Award for Community Services (1992), and National Alliance on Mental Illness Exemplary Psychiatrist (1993). Professional volumes authored by him include 

 (with Sperry, Faulkner, and Gudeman, 1992, American Psychiatric Press), and

 Treatment Compliance and the Therapeutic Alliance 

(1997, Harwood Academic Publishers). He served as deputy editor to Thomas Ban on 

 (Vols 4,7, and 9). His most recent book is 

The history of modern psychopharmacology: a history of epic proportions. 

An Introduction to Treating the Brain: An Odyssey

Karl Deisseroth's new book is a compelling, educational experience.





Projections: A Story of Human Emotions

Dune releases in theaters this week. What echoes of our current socio-cultural situation does it contain? 

Digging the Movie Dune (Part 1)

Dr Pies is Professor Emeritus of Psychiatry and Lecturer on Bioethics and Humanities, SUNY Upstate Medical University; Clinical Professor of Psychiatry, Tufts University School of Medicine; and Editor in Chief Emeritus of 

 (2007-2010). Dr Pies is the author of several books. A collection of his works can be found on

The philosopher Plato kicked poets out of his republic because they elevated passion over reason. Do they belong in a psychiatrist's office instead? 

Art Imitating Life: A Poet’s Words

Candid examples from psychotherapy and supervision makes this book by Jerome S. Gans, MD, a useful and enjoyable book for mental health professionals. 

Addressing Challenging Moments in Psychotherapy: Clinical Wisdom for Working with Individuals, Groups and Couples

This book is a rich roadmap on how to bring discipline and direction to integrative medicine. 

An Integrative Paradigm for Mental Health Care: Ideas and Methods Shaping the Future

A 17-year-old girl starts panicking about sharks thousands of miles from the ocean. Did a movie cause her fear? 

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