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"I’ve told these war stories for decades, made them tales of friendship, savvy, good luck, and brotherhood’s strength..."

War Stories

is associate professor at the University of South Carolina School of Medicine - Greenville and medical director and division chief for Adult Inpatient and Consult-Liaison Services for the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine at Prisma Health - Upstate. He served on the American Psychiatric Association’s Task Force to Address Structural Racism Throughout Psychiatry, and he currently serves as the Diversity and Inclusion section editor and advisory board member for

Articles

Understanding addiction through new, creative lenses can offer a fresh perspective. 

Substance Use: The Importance of Advocacy 

"The moon drops one or two feathers into the field..."

Beginning

Fraternity Paddle

Two traumatic events... the same timing. 

8:46 Shock and Reflections

It's been 20 years since the 9/11 attacks. What have we learned?

Posttraumatic Growth: Reflections on 9/11

"Until then, every forest had wolves in it..."

First Grade

Taking a page from African philosophy that emphasizes the importance of humanity into the psychiatric realm.  

Contagious Philosophy and Perspectives

Prayer/Oracion

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 summer began with such promise. Where did it go? And what hope can we see in the future?

Poetry