Cultural Psychiatry

"...Rising out of the ground like a swamp mist, and falling out of heaven like soft dew..."

We know what you knead...

Here's a couple ways you can get better...

Two traumatic events... the same timing.

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

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

This rejection was DNA-deep...

Moms do it best.

The rise in anti-Asian violence will likely lead to a rise in Asian Americans presenting for psychiatric care. Here is how best to address the longer-term problems they face...

By recognizing the importance of minority mental health and caring for all types of patients, psychiatrists depict the epitome of humanity.

Too much time on phones is tearing the family apart...

What can philosophy learn from madness?

A 17-year-old girl starts panicking about sharks thousands of miles from the ocean. Did a movie cause her fear?

So many numbers, so little time...

You don't have to make it all about you...

Some people are easier to read than others...

How is “disease” defined? A popular criticism of psychiatry gets debunked.

About these facial ticks...

Mental health conditions do not discriminate by race—but mental health treatment might.

Normalizing mental illness, reducing stigma, and the importance of self-care take a giant step forward during the Olympics.

Acknowledging a patient's ability to grow and recover may help them feel more understood despite ongoing suffering.

I have issues...

"I can still hear my patient shriek..."

Anything new to discuss...?