Psychiatric Views on the Daily News

Why don’t psychiatrists and mental health professionals ever seem to win People of the Year awards?

Thanks to climate change, weather disasters are neither unimaginable nor unbelievable.

The healing process of Braver Angels: should we all emulate it?

Have we seen this vision of mental health before?

Is this patient reaction the calm before the storm?

What do we know about the psychiatric implications of having an abortion and not having access to such services? And what are the medical ethics involved?

“Senseless” is not the proper term to describe tragedies or violence.

Gratitude: the essence of psychology and psychiatry.

Memorials for Richard P. Gerhardstein, MD, should be sent to RIP Medical Debt, as Gerhardstein felt medical debt was a particularly problematic American injustice.

Charles Atkins, MD, knew better than anyone how to captivate a room full of people.

Carl Malmquist, MD: a man whose “mind was at home in the world.”

Is psychiatry doing enough to address societal challenges? We can honor those who have made a difference but have recently passed by taking up the charge.

A story of teamwork and lessons on resiliency...

Psychedelics: returning hope to veterans with PTSD.

The new crisis hotline aims to enhance and complement, not replace, police with 24/7 local mental health crisis call centers, mobile crisis teaming, and crisis stabilization options.

“When you’re smiling, the whole world smiles with you…”

Talk to a veteran about their service today.

Aaron Feurstein and Malden Mills: a good example of how to prevent burnout.

We sometimes cannot see situations as they really are when we are in the middle of them. Is this the truth with climate change?

“Give me liberty, or give me death.” How does this apply to rural America today?

The deserts of Arrakis serve as a warning for our own climate crisis.

What does the movie Dune say about our society’s current relationship with psychedelics?

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

In everyday life amidst the tragedies and divisiveness, we see remarkable resilience and recoveries in psychiatry.

The MacArthur Fellows for this year have been chosen. How is their work contributing to the field of psychiatry?

It was recently announced that Colin Powell has died at the age of 84 from COVID-complications.

Do you know any mental health heroes?

Many workers are going on strike. Should psychiatrists join them?

Is the saying “there is no free lunch” really true?

William Shatner, age 90, just made a brief journey to space—like life imitating art.