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Cultural Psychiatry
Immigrant
June 22, 2020
Grandpa Murray, rags to riches, American big shot, the man who dreamt even bigger for his first grandson when he placed a doctor’s bag in my crib . . . the proudest man at my med school graduation.
Non-Applicable #Hashtag
June 19, 2020
Can you imagine telling a breast cancer survivor, “All cancers matter?” Dr Frank Clark discusses what led up to writing the words in his poem, Non-Applicable #Hashtag.
Code Black “I Can’t Breathe”
June 18, 2020
The country has erupted into a wave of anger that demands justice and reform; but what can we, psychiatrists, do when we hear “code black”?
A Black Man's Lament
June 16, 2020
The recent ghastly killings of Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor, and George Floyd serve as a reminder that the pursuit of happiness and longevity remain a dream deferred for Black America due to systemic racism.
The Coronavirus Meets the Racial Virus
June 08, 2020
It might be advisable to bring in psychiatrists to keep the peace and not federal troops.
A Hope and a Prayer for All Humanity
June 05, 2020
In this poignant video, Dr Frank Clark shares what led up to his writing Chocolate-Flavored PTSD and Runner's Paradox.
Chocolate-Flavored PTSD
June 05, 2020
Frank A. Clark, MD, Clinical Assistant Professor, University of South Carolina School of Medicine – Greenville, SC, presents a timely slice of poetic history.
Tchaikovsky: Music and Melancholy
June 02, 2020
A virtuoso concert pianist and psychiatrist's "play" on the role of music in healing and the influence of psychological and medical factors on the creative output of the great composers in music history.
The Navajo Nation and Our Country in The Coronavirus Pandemic
May 29, 2020
The Navajo population are vulnerable to lung disease due to decades of exposure to uranium mines and the use of wood or coal for heat and cooking. It is now vulnerable to COVID-19.