is an outpatient psychiatrist at Prisma Health-Upstate and clinical associate professor at the University of South Carolina School of Medicine, Greenville. 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

A psychiatrist reflects on yesterday's tragedy in Texas. 

Enough

Videos

"My mind screams, Sociopath! Liar! but I know he’s gone..."


"I Cursed Him"

What do you do when there seems to be too much sorrow and hate in the world? One psychiatrist answers, "I hope..."

I Hope

I Cursed Him

"All in green went my love riding on a great horse of gold into the silver dawn..."


All in Green Went My Love Riding

A psychiatrist reflects on recent events.

Personified Uterus

When helping patients in the hardest moments of their lives, it is important to have empathy for them—and for ourselves.

Psychological Reflections on Miscarriage

"...we came in peace for all mankind. Then returned to continue the war."


1969

The Gerald F. Berlin Creative Writing Award is rewarding future doctors and poets alike. 

A Headlong Act of Love: The Gerald F. Berlin Creative Writing Award

We can all benefit from a mental health facial.

Poetry