
There is a question older than medicine, and perhaps older than philosophy, that psychiatry has largely avoided: What makes us human?
Free speech should enhance mental health, not decrease it.
Psychiatry & Society
H. Steven Moffic, MD, discusses free speech inhibitions. To read more, see "
Dr Moffic 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. He is an advocate for mental health issues relate to climate instability, burnout, Islamophobia, and anti-Semitism for a better world. He serves on the Editorial Board of Psychiatric Times™.