Psychiatric Views on the Daily News

Nuclear war and climate instability driven by a desire for power and money.

We must not allow what happened at the Alamo to happen to Ukraine.

The Ukrainian invasion has begun. What does this say of Putin?

The state of US mental health may be poor, but what about psychiatrists specifically?

Is the US doing a worse job at caring for its citizens mental health than countries like the Netherlands?

Presidents Day may be a good signifier of the changing times.

Dancing may be under-recognized and under-appreciated in its potential health benefits.

This Valentine’s Day, there’s a lot of love to go around.

The Olympics: a time of togetherness or tension?

Frank Clark, MD, may have made history this weekend with an epic musical and poetry performance.

What did Punxsutawney Phil really say on Groundhog Day?

It might be time for an Asian-American Supreme Court Justice.

Are social psychiatric problems the responsibility of psychiatrists? Governments? Laws? Sociologists?

Helping patients is important, but so is a firm sense of physical and psychological safety and security.

With hate on the rise once more, remember these 10 conclusions.

Does prior trauma build resilience?

Your words of 2021 are gathered. How did others describe the past pandemic year?

Several important events, all in 1 day.

Rationing of crucial materials during the pandemic, like masks and vaccines, has become a matter of life and death.

What word best describes 2021 for you?

As rising health care needs meet inadequate resources and overstressed physicians, is a strike necessary?

Today marks the 1-year anniversary of the conflict at the Capitol. What psychiatric trauma did this event leave in its wake?

Does it sometimes take distance to better understand one another?

The new Mayor of New York is looking for a very specific skill in his appointees: empathy.

We know who the TIME editors picked for Person of the Year, but what about the readers?

TIME’s People of the Year have closer ties to mental health than you think.

In psychiatry, as in journalism, truth, facts, and trust go hand in hand.

Humility and gratitude are among the lessons learned by this psychiatrist...

A change in the wind…

High winds and high anxiety—one doctor’s concerns about climate change feel justified.