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"I scribble as if my father is beside me years and years ago, scoring whole-notes, white holes through rims of night." 


Aubade and Regression 

 is an award-winning psychiatrist who has specialized in the cultural and ethical aspects of psychiatry. A prolific writer and speaker, he received the one-time designation of Hero of Public Psychiatry from the Assembly of the American Psychiatric Association in 2002. To create a better world, he is an advocate for treating mental health issues related to climate instability, burnout, Islamophobia, and anti-Semitism. He serves on the Editorial Board of

How can psychiatrists help ease the fear surrounding elections? 

Midterm Elections: Fear Can Be a Mind Killer

How are these conditions connected, and what are the unique risks for athletes and military personnel?

Exploring PTSD and TBI in Sports and Military

"In the silence I could feel the air slip in and out of his lungs and the moment when the motion reversed, like a goldfish making the turn at the glass end of its tank..."


Phone Therapy

Are we like autumn leaves, psychologically preparing ourselves?

This Season of Death and Dying

is a physician consultant and Certified Peer Specialist in the Department of Psychiatry at McLean Hospital and the Massachusetts General Hospital. She is the author of four books and a blog on managing depression, most recently 

Helping Others With Depression: Words to Say, Things to Do (December 2020)

mental health and wellness virtual coaching practice, opening in July 2021, known as 

and can be confidentially reached through her website at 

What makes a good friend? It takes work. Here's how you can share that with your patients. 

Helping Patients Make Friends in Adulthood

"I was a Jewish boy from the Jersey burbs raised on corned beef and Milano cookies. She was a Mennonite farmgirl whose father shot deer for dinner."


"Chemistry Lesson"

In the final episode of this series, the experts share their conclusions and why examining the human side of fraud—in addition to the instruments of fraud—is key.

The Psychology of Fraud, Episode 4: A Focus on the Human Side

The Lone Ranger's Creed: Remembering the Masks We Wear

"The sand stuck in an hourglass? Your brain is like stop it." 
