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|Videos|May 12, 2021
Mothers, Mother's Day, and the Mother's Mother
Author(s)H. Steven Moffic, MD
Mothers may have been erroneously viewed by psychiatry in the past. What's known now?
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H. Steven Moffic, MD, discusse motherhood, the important first months of a child's life, and the importance of maternal grandmothers.
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 being a Hero of Public Psychiatry from the Assembly of the American Psychiatric Association in 2002. He has recently been leading Tikkun Olam advocacy movements on climate instability, burnout, Islamophobia, and anti-Semitism for a better world. He serves on the Editorial Board of Psychiatric TimesTM.
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